Professor Andy Baker
1990-1993 听听听听听听听听听听听听Bristol University, UK. PhD, entitled "Speleothem Growth Rate and Palaeoclimate"
1987-1990 听听听听听听听听听听听听Bristol University, UK. BSc (Hons) degree in Geographical Science.
2010-听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, 探花系列 Sydney, Australia
2003-2010听听听听听听听听听听听听Reader, then Professor of Water Science, University of Birmingham, UK
1998-2003听听听听听听听听听听听听Senior Lecturer, Physical Geography, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
1993-1998听听听听听听听听听听听听Lecturer, Physical Geography, University of Exeter, UK
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
Baker, A. Caves and their stalagmites: linking climate to groundwater recharge. ARC Laureate Fellowship 2024
Baker, A., Shanafield, M., Timms, W., Melo Zurita, M. and Andersen, M.S., 2022. National Groundwater Observation System (NGROS). ARC LIEF 2022
Baker, Treble P. and McDonough, L. Reconstructing Australia's fire history from cave听stalagmites. Australian Research Council Discovery Project 2020. 听
Hartmann, A., Andreo, B., Baker, A., Gleeson, T., Gutierrez, H., Kunstmann, H., Rosolem, R., Wada, Y., Wagener, T. and Zehe, E.听 Global Assessment of Water Stress in Karst Regions in a Changing World. 听German Research Foundation (DFG)听2017.
Baker, A, O'Carroll, D,听Andersen, M. and Meredith, K. Groundwater organic matter: carbon source or sink? Australian Research Council Discovery Project 2016
Baker, A, Meredith, K, Pigois, J, Norman, M., Post, V and Shortland-Jones, H. Unlocking the secrets of the groundwater cycle using Si and Li isotopes. Australian Research Council Linkage Project 2015
Baker, A, Turney, C, Cartwright, I, Schulmeister, J, Larsen, J, Jenkins, K, Pickford, R,听 Timms, W. A coupled听 high temperature elemental analyser - gas chromatograph - mass spectrometer for climate, water and ecological research. ARC LIEF听 2014
Baker, A, Meehan, S, Treble, P, Andersen, M, Fairchild, I, Spate, A, Tozer, M and Baker A. To what extent does fire affect karst processes? Burning questions for fire management. ARC Linkage Round 2013
Baker, A., Khan, S.J., Blyth, A.J., Source 鈥 receptor analysis of lignin phenols and microbial tetraether membrane lipids in karst to quantify stalagmite biomarker proxies of vegetation and temperature change. Australian Research Council Discovery Project, 2011-2014.
Baker, A., Drysdale, R. Frisia, S., Treble, P, Acworth, I., Hua, Q., Herries, A, Meissner, K., and Fink, D.听听 鈥楢 mass spectrometer to analyse carbonate isotope records of Australia's climate, soil and groundwater history鈥. Australian Research Council LIEF 2011.
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2024听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales
2023听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Clarke Medal for Geology, Royal Society of New South Wales
2021听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fellow, American Geophysical Union
2021听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fellow, Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association
2019听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Outstanding Associate Editor, Water Research.
2015听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fred L. and Frances J. Oliver Lectureship in Texas Hydrology and Water Resources.
2009听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fellowship, Institute of Advanced Studies, Durham University
2003听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Philip Leverhulme Prize, Leverhulme Trust
1999听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Millennium Awards Fellow, UK Millennium Commission
My research focuses on the intersection between geology and water,听from听caves to aquifers. Using stalagmites I reconstruct past climates, past groundwater recharge, and past fire听history. I characterise听organic听matter in natural and human听environments, from groundwater to drinking water. Common themes include an interdisciplinary scientific approach between the subject areas of Environmental Earth Science and Engineering, and the use of isotopic and geochemical techniques. I have published over 270 internationally refereed papers in high citation-rate journals including听Nature,听Science, Nature Communications and Nature Geoscience. pdfs of my papers can be found at my . I have been awarded, and have successfully managed over 75 successful research grant applications. I was awarded a Millennium Awards Fellowship in 1999, a Phillip Leverhulme Prize for Geography in 2003, a Durham University Institute for Advanced Studies Fellowship in 2009, and the Fred L. and Frances J. Oliver Lectureship in Texas Hydrology and Water Resources in 2015. In 2021 I was awarded Fellowships of the Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association and the American Geophysical Union, and in 2024 of the Royal Society of New South Wales. I was awarded the Clarke Medal for Geology by the Royal Society of New South Wales in 2022. My H index is between 73 (Scopus) and 88 (Google Scholar).听
My current media work includes ABC radio and ABC television news; specialist and popular national and regional print media, and regional radio including ABC local radio. I write for The Conversation and the WaterUnderground blog hosted by the European Geosciences Union and the American Geophysical Union. My The Conversation article 鈥楾he world鈥檚 biggest source of freshwater is beneath your feet鈥 (published 1st March 2016) was one of most highly circulated on social media and was selected in the 2016 The Conversation Yearbook for the top articles of the year. I write for popular science journals, trade journals and caving society journals and give invited classes in local schools. I provide training on request to staff employed at tourist caves across NSW and inter-state, focusing on the latest developments in cave science. I have a personal website at听https://andy-baker.org/. My previous media and outreach includes BBC documentaries, TV news, radio and print and an interactive exhibit at a tourist cave (Stump Cross Caverns, UK) that resulted in a Millennium Awards Fellowship for the 鈥榩roject which contributed to [awardees] personal skills and development and made a real and lasting difference to the lives in their community鈥.
My Research Supervision
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Alkhilesh Kumar
Danyang Sun
My Teaching
GEOS2291 Earth's Systems and Sustainability (where I teach surface and groundwater geochemistry,听water quality and groundwater recharge).
GEOS1211 Earth & Environmental Science听(course coordinator).