Ian Clark

Dr Ian Clark

School of Mathematical Sciences

College of Science

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Ian Clark is a member of the Water and Natural Resources strand of the Natural and Built Environments Research Centre (NBERC) and conducts research into the hydrogeochemistry and sustainability of groundwater resources and is particularly interested in fractured-rock aquifers.
He is the Executive Officer for the Australian Council of Environmental Deans and Directors (ACEDD) and is the Secretary/Treasurer of the International Union of Geosciences Commission on Geoscience Education. 

Hydrogeological studies: groundwater sustainability; fractured rock aquifers; regional patterns of groundwater resources,Geoscience Education,Teaching and Learning in Higher Education,Best Practice in Environmental Management - Environmental Management systems, Human aspects, Resource Industries

Year Citation
2025 Fildes, S. G., Clark, I. F., Bruce, D., & Raimondo, T. (2025). An ensemble model of knowledge- and data-driven geospatial methods for mapping groundwater potential in a data-scarce, semi-arid fractured rock region. Applied Water Science, 15(4, article no. 86), 1-33.
DOI Scopus2 WoS3
2024 Clark, I., Villacorta, S., Miller, S., & Occhipinti, S. (2024). The history and current status of IUGS-COGE: two decades of progress in Global Geoscience Education. Episodes, 47(4), 699-708.
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2023 Fildes, S. G., Doody, T. M., Bruce, D., Clark, I. F., & Batelaan, O. (2023). Mapping groundwater dependent ecosystem potential in a semi-arid environment using a remote sensing-based multiple-lines-of-evidence approach. International Journal of Digital Earth, 16(1), 375-406.
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2023 Khan, N., Bolan, N., Clark, I., Meier, S., Lewis, D., & Sánchez-Monedero, M. A. (2023). Synergistic Effect of Multiple Metals Present at Slightly Lower Concentration than the Australian Investigation Level Can Induce Phytotoxicity. Land, 12(3), 698.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2022 Fildes, S. G., Bruce, D., Clark, I. F., Raimondo, T., Keane, R., & Batelaan, O. (2022). Integrating spatially explicit sensitivity and uncertainty analysis in a multi-criteria decision analysis-based groundwater potential zone model. Journal of Hydrology, 610(article no. 127837), 1-16.
DOI Scopus19 WoS16
2020 Fildes, S. G., Clark, I. F., Somaratne, N. M., & Ashman, G. (2020). Mapping groundwater potential zones using remote sensing and geographical information systems in a fractured rock setting, Southern Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Journal of Earth System Science, 129(1, article no. 160), 1-25.
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2017 Khan, N., Clark, I., Bolan, N., Meier, S., Saint, C. P., Sánchez-Monedero, M. A., . . . Qiu, R. (2017). Development of a buried bag technique to study biochars incorporated in a compost or composting medium. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 17(3), 656-664.
DOI Scopus9 WoS7
2016 Khan, N., Clark, I., Sánchez-Monedero, M. A., Shea, S., Meier, S., Qi, F., . . . Bolan, N. (2016). Physical and chemical properties of biochars co-composted with biowastes and incubated with a chicken litter compost. Chemosphere, 142, 14-23.
DOI Scopus104 WoS97 Europe PMC43
2016 Bolan, S., Naidu, R., Kunhikrishnan, A., Seshadri, B., Ok, Y. S., Palanisami, T., . . . Clark, I. (2016). Speciation and bioavailability of lead in complementary medicines. Science of the Total Environment, 539, 304-312.
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2016 Ahmed, A., & Clark, I. (2016). Groundwater flow and geochemical evolution in the Central Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Science of the total environment, 572, 837-851.
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2015 Clark, I. F., & Zeegers, Y. (2015). Challenging students' perceptions of sustainability using an Earth Systems Science approach. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 39(2), 260-274.
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2014 Khan, N., Clark, I., Sanchez Monedero, M. A., Shea, S., Meier, S., & Bolan, N. (2014). Maturity indices in co-composting of chicken manure and sawdust with biochar. Bioresource technology, 168, 245-251.
DOI Scopus215 WoS189 Europe PMC103
2013 Zeegers, Y., & Clark, I. F. (2013). Students' perceptions of education for sustainable development. International journal of sustainability in higher education, 15(2), 242-253.
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2013 Laurenson, G., Laurenson, S., Bolan, N., Beecham, S., & Clark, I. (2013). The role of bioretention systems in the treatment of stormwater. Advances in agronomy, 120, 223-274.
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2009 Clark, I. F., & Brake, L. A. (2009). Using local knowledge to improve understanding of groundwater supplies in parts of arid South Australia. GeoJournal, 74(5), 441-450.
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2006 James, P. R., & Clark, I. F. (2006). Overcoming geological misconceptions. Planet.
2006 Clark, I. F., & Carpenter, J. R. (2006). Development, implementation and evaluation of a standards-based Earth systems education course for middle school teachers. Journal of Geoscience Education, 54(3), 272-282.
2005 Clark, I., & James, P. (2005). Blending what? An approach to delivering earth science courses online. CAL - Laborate, 14(1), 7-11.

Year Citation
2016 Ismail, A. A., & Clark, I. (2016). Using GIS techniques and quantitative morphometric analysis to evaluate the groundwater resources in the central flinders ranges, South Australia. In A. Both, M. Duckham, & A. Kealy (Eds.), CEUR Workshop Proceedings Vol. 1570 (pp. 59-64). Germany: Ruzica Piskac.
2013 Zeegers, Y., & Clark, I. (2013). Redesigning pedagogy to challenge students' perceptions of sustainability. In STEM 2013 Conference Proceedings (pp. 173-177). UK: Higher Education Academy.
2009 Shuib, K. B., Clark, I. F., & Hashim, H. (2009). Exploring the Heritage Value of a Malay Landscape. In Built Environment Journal Vol. 5.
2008 Abu Risha, U. A., & Clark, I. F. (2008). Locating the subsurface heterogeneities using the 87Sr/86Sr isotopic ratio and the trace elements, Dalhousie, South Australia. In IAHR International Groundwater Symposium. Flow and Transport in Heterogeneous Subsurface Formations: Theory, Modelling & Applications (pp. 471-478). Turkey: International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research.
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2008 Clark, I. F., & Abu Risha, U. A. F. E. S. A. (2008). Locating the Subsurface Heterogeneities Using the Groundwater 87Sr/86Sr Isotopic Ratios and Trace Elements, Dalhousie Springs, South Australia. In IAHR International Groundwater Symposium : Flow and transport in heterogeneous subsurface formations: theory, modelling and applications (pp. 471-479). Istanbul, Turkey: IAHR International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research.
2007 James, P. R., Clark, I. F., & James, J. (2007). Glorious Kangaroo Island, its Caves and its Beauty Spots JF Bradley, 1926: tales of earthquakes and volcanoes from eighty years past in a potential geopark in South Australia. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Development within Geoparks: Environmental Protection and Education. Beijing, China: Geological Publishing House 2007.
2006 James, P. R., James, J., & Clark, I. F. (2006). Geoparks in Australia : sustainable development with geodiversity, geoconservation and geotourism. In Proceedings of 1st International Symposium on Development within Geoparks: Science and Management. Beijing, China: Geological Publishing House.
2005 James, P. R., & Clark, I. F. (2005). Doing IT paperless and wireless with ESE - Environmentally Sustainable Education. In ALT-C 2005 Annual Conference. Manchester , England.
2005 Clark, I. F., & James, P. R. (2005). Blended learning: an approach to delivering science courses on-line. In Proceedings of the Blended Learning in Science Teaching and Learning Symposium. Australia: UniServe Science.
2004 Clark, I. F., & James, P. R. (2004). Horticultural Rheology. In International Geoscience Congress. Floreda.
2001 Clark, I. F., Zeegers, Y., & James, P. R. (2001). Evaluating constructivist based methods to teach senior undergraduate geoscience classes. In Uniserv Science Proceedings of Research and Development into University Science Teaching and Learning Workshop (pp. 29-35). Australia: UniServe Science.
1998 Clark, I. F., & James, P. (1998). Concept Mapping and Computer-Aided Delivery in Advanced Structural Geology. In Second International Conference on Geoscience Education - 'Learning about the Earth as a System'. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press.

  • Investigation of Northern Water Supply Systems in Fractured Rock Aquifers, SA Water, 01/09/2016 - 31/03/2018

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