Robert Fitzpatrick

Prof Robert Fitzpatrick

School of Biological Sciences

College of Science

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

Available For Media Comment.

Positions:   Adjunct Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Adelaide University
                   Director: Centre for Australian Forensic Soil Science (CAFSS)
                   Deputy Director: Acid Sulfate Soils Centre (ASSC)
 
Education:
1978     Doctor of Philosophy (PhD); University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
1974     Master of Science (Agriculture) (MSc Agric), University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
1972     Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) (BSc Agric) Soil Science (First Class)
             Honours (Inorganic & Analytical Chemistry), University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
1970     Mine Assayer's Certificate of Competency, Part A. Witwatersrand Technical College, South Africa
1966     National Diploma for Chemical Technicians, Part 1, Witwatersrand Technic. College, South Africa
 
 
I am the founding director of both the Centre for Australian Forensic Soil Science (CAFSS) and Acid Sulfate Soils Centre (ASSC). The ASSC is a multidisciplinary research centre with core research staff in Adelaide University, CSIRO and national and international network of collaborators.  In ASSC my focus is on basic and applied research of acid sulfate soils associated with environmental science, mineral exploration and damage to infrastructures. 
 
In the Centre for Australian Forensic Soil Science (CAFSS), which is a national and international facility, my focus is on the development and application in the use of earth materials as forensic evidence. I have conducted over 250 forensic investigations in collaboration with law enforcement agencies involving search and applying advanced soil and mineral analysis techniques to informing major criminal, environmental pollution and counter terrorism cases.  I am also the Vice Chair of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Initiative on Forensic Geology. 
 
I was previously a Chief Research Scientist in CSIRO (2000 to 2011) and Post Retirement and Honorary Fellow in CSIRO (2012 to 2024). I am an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and Chair of the ATSE South Australia and Northern Territory Division. I am also a Fellow of several global soil science and geological societies and have received the following awards for outstanding contributions to science:
·       Sir Joseph Verco Medal by the Royal Society of South Australia.
·       The Prescott Medal and Pioneer Lecture Award by Soil Science Australia.
·       The inaugural Raymond Murray Medal for Forensic Geology by the IUGS (see below webite linkages for detailed information) 
·       Pons Medal for outstanding contribution to acid sulfate soil science and practice by the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS)
 
 

My career has focused on the interface of soil science (pedology), regolith science, mineralogy, biogeochemistry, forensic science, mineral exploration, mine site rehabilitation, climate change and viticulture as applied to: 

1) Landscape processes, 2) Advanced techniques to characterize, map, monitor and manage soil-regolith systems and 3) Criminal and environmental forensic techniques for earth materials. 

I have over 50 years of experience in leading major multi-disciplinary research projects and conducted over 500 specialized soil-regolith investigations and surveys, covering a variety of regions worldwide.  Most of these research projects have required strong collaboration between various scientists to focus on complex soil related problems associated with a wide range of industries and agencies.  This work has enabled me to acquire knowledge of the distribution and properties of global soils with a practical client-focused approach, which has achieved acceptance of the value of soil information to assist agencies in law-enforcement, management of soil & water, viticulture, forestry, mineral exploration, mine site rehabilitation and engineering:

Acid Sulfate Soils (ASS): I am the founding Director and current Deputy Director of the Acid Sulfate Soils Centre (ASSC):  https://adelaideuni.edu.au/research/acid-sulfate-soils-centre/.  The ASSC team has made significant advancements in understanding inland ASS, which led to the publication of the first ever book on Inland ASS in 2008. I developed and led of the Atlas of Australian Acid Sulfate Soils, program under the auspices of the National Committee for Acid Sulfate Soils allowing anyone to check for these soils before digging via The Australian National Soil Information System (ANSIS) http://doi.org/10.4225/08/512E79A0BC589. I have also improved classification schemes for ASS, including the identification of minerals like schwertmannite and jarosite, which serve as diagnostic criteria for recognising extremely acidic sulfuric material (pH < 4) in Australian and international soil classification systems. These improvements facilitate easier identification of acid sulfate soils. The development of a technical soil classification system for user-friendly hazard map legends has influenced best management principles and new policies for several regulatory agencies. I was awarded the Pons Medal for outstanding contribution to acid sulfate soil science and practice by the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS): Pioneering the future of acid sulfate soils.

Mineral Exploration: I demonstrated that inland ASS may contain anomalous concentrations of elements such as Cu, Pb, Zn, Se, As and Sr within the hydrous iron-oxide mineral schwertmannite and observed irregular lead isotope compositions. This led to successfully introducing a new geochemical sampling medium for deeply buried or blind lead and zinc sulfide orebodies and the discovery of two zinc-lead mineral deposits, one of which was eventually mined.

Forensic soil science and geology: I was the founding Director of the Centre for Australian Forensic Soil Science (CAFSS),the first ever facility to drive research and innovation in the use of earth materials as forensic evidence. I have conducted over 250 forensic investigations in collaboration with law enforcement agencies, applying advanced soil and mineral analysis techniques to informing major criminal, environmental pollution and counter terrorism cases. My experience in conducting case studies, together with research has led to contributions, which extend beyond the laboratory and outside the courtroom by: (i) Publishing the first Soil Forensic Investigation User Manual with guidelines for forensic application of earth materials now used by practitioners worldwide and summarised in 3 forensic encyclopedias and taphonomy book; (ii) co-ordinating Editor of the landmark “Forensic Soil Science and Geology” 2021 volume Forensic Soil Science and Geology, published by the Geological Society of London with many publications drawing on real forensic cases globally and Australia (homicides, theft, massacres) to demonstrate the power of soil evidence in criminal investigations, (iii) publishing cutting-edge work at the Australian Synchrotron, where micro-X-ray-diffraction was used as evidence in 2 Supreme Court trials with: (a) tiny brick fragments on a murder victim’s clothing, matching them to a brick driveway and (b) mud on a murder victim’s pyjamas, matching to an estuarine soil, (iv) organizing 3 International Conferences on Soil Forensics and running hands-on soil forensic courses for police in Australia, UK, France (INTERPOL), Italy, USA, Russia, Singapore and China.  For website linkages to podcasts, webinars and popular publications see:

atse.org.au/news/professor-rob-fitzpatrick-ftse-awarded-inaugural-raymond-murray-medal-for-global-impact-in-forensic-geology/

Managing Soil damage to optic fibre cable networks.  I have provided leadership in development of a special-purpose Soil Assessment Manual to minimise soil damage from shrink-swell soils and soil corrosion to the Australian telecommunication optic fibre cable network. Telstra and AARNet engineers use this methodology in installing its telecommunications network. It has saved millions of dollars.

Land-use planning. I have made many contributions across descriptive information on soils, hydrology, and best management practices. These advancements have revolutionised the communication of complex landscape information to land managers and advisors. Practical handbooks, guidelines and user-friendly classification systems are already in use in many sectors, including broadacre farming, viticulture, irrigation, commercial afforestation and wildlife conservation:

  • Land-use planning in catchments. The approach of displaying descriptive information on soils, hydrology, and best management practice along toposequences has opened new ways of communicating complex information with land managers.  It has changed the management of saline and waterlogged soils in several high rainfall catchments in Australia.

  • Land-use planning of regions.  The development of a new generic GIS up-scaling approach for the broad-scale mapping of factors such as waterlogging, acidity, salinity and catchment health has been extended to several other regions in Australia.

  • Draining saline soils.  Developed a new system, which has changed how land managers, policy makers, and teaching institution’s view, monitor, and manage drained/disturbed saline soils.

  • Minesoils.  A technical classification system for soils forming on waste-rock and spoil dumps at open-cut mining operations in Australia, based on management-related properties has been used to modify the Australian Soil Classification and Soil Taxonomy.

  • Soils for Viticulture. Developed and published a national system that identifies restricted soil layers affecting root growth.  Researchers and grape growers have used it successfully to relate rootstock performance to soil properties and deliver soil-specific packages for land development and soil management.

  • Forestry and water quality. Strategies for evaluating soil types to improve commercial afforestation have been developed. New methods to ameliorate soils in reservoir catchments for Water Supply Authorities have also been developed to overcome contaminants (dissolved organic carbon loads, salt, iron and manganese), and to plan land management.

Publication Metrics

I am author of 1,530 scientific publications, including editor/co-editor of 13 books, Monographs and Conference Proceedings with: 

  • Career citations of 10,593 (h-index of 53): with 4048 citations over the past 5 years, which demonstrates continued impact. 
  • 4 papers exceeding 400 citations with 17 exceeding 100 citations: 40 exceeding 50 citations, 120 exceeding 20 citations.
  • lead/joint-lead/senior/sole author of 94 (47 %) of my journal, encyclopaedia and book articles demonstrating his strong capacity to lead Investigation teams and Research groups.

Awards

I was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and Fellow of several Australian and global soil science and geological societies:

  • Fellow, Soil Science Society of America, 2010
  • Fellow, Soil Science Society of Southern Africa, 2009
  • Fellow, British Society of Soil Science, 2015
  • Fellow, Australian Society of Soil Science, 2020
  • Fellow, The Geological Society of London, 2020
  • Honorary Member, Australian Clay Minerals Society (ACMS), 2018

I have received the following awards for outstanding contributions to science:

I have presented the following invited lectures:

  • 4th Harald Jensen Oration Lecture – Soil Science Australia, New South Wales Branch, 2008. "The Weight of the World on the Shoulders of Soil Science: Amazing new linkages between soil, water quality, extreme drought conditions and criminal investigations".

  • 18th Professor GW Leeper Memorial Lecture – Soil Science Australia, Victorian Branch, 2009.
     Soil Science and the role of pedotechnology in solving forensic, water quality, polluted soil, mineral exploration and engineering problems.

  • 3rd Annual Boodja Lecture – Soil Science Australia, Western Australia Branch, 2015:
    Making soil talk: The value of soil in solving criminal investigations.

  • 2018 Pioneer Lecture – Soil Science Australia, South Australia Branch, 2018: Transdisciplinary approaches to soil management during environmental change

Leadership positions held in scientific professional societies:

  • Chair: South Australia and Northern Territory Division of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE).  2026 – present 

  • Deputy Chair: ATSE Water Forum (2020-2025)

  • Vice-Chair: International Union of Geological Sciences, Forensic Geology (2011-present)

  • Member: Geological subcommittee of the Organization of Scientific Area Committee for Forensic Science (OSAC); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA (2008-present)

  • Chair: Advisory Panel of the Atlas of Australian Acid Sulfate Soils (2008 – present)

  • President: Australian Clay Minerals Society (2018-present)

  • President: Royal Society of South Australia (2005-2006); Member: 1983 – present

  • Fellow: Royal Society of South Australia (1983 - Present); 

  • Chair: Commission C2.4 (Soil Mineralogy) International Union of Soil Sciences, 2002-2006

  • Member: National Committee for Acid Sulfate Soils (NatCASS) (2005- 2022)

Professional accreditations 

  • Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS), 1997-present

  • CPSS Soil Survey and Land Evaluation (CPSS-SSLE) (2025 – present)

  • Registered Soil Practitioner: Acid Sulfate Soils (RSP-ASS), 2023-present

 

Date Position Institution name
2023 - ongoing Adjunct Professor University of Adelaide
2012 - 2023 Professorial Research Fellow The University of Adelaide
1983 - 2011 Chief Research Scientist CSIRO Land and Water

Language Competency
Afrikaans Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
German Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
1974 - 1978 University of Natal South Africa PhD
1973 - 1974 University of Natal South Africa MSc (Agric)
1969 - 1970 Witwatersrand Technical College South Africa Mine Assayer's Certificate of Competency, Part A
1968 - 1972 University of Natal South Africa BSc (Agric; Honours in Inorganic Chemistry)
1966 - 1966 Witwatersrand Technical College South Africa National Diploma for Chemical Technicians, Part 1

Year Citation
2026 Iticha, B., Fitzpatrick, R., Marschner, P., & Mosley, L. M. (2026). Synergistic Effects of Lime–Organic Amendment Interactions in Acidic Soils. European Journal of Soil Science, 77(1), e70276-1-e70276-16.
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2026 Mosley, L. M., Fitzpatrick, R. W., Boman, A., Leyden, E., Nystrand, M. I., Rabenhorst, M. C., & Wong, V. N. L. (2026). Editorial for the Special Issue on "New Horizons for Acid Sulfate Soils Research". EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE, 77(2), 5 pages.
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2026 Iticha, B., Hughes, B., Fitzpatrick, R., & Mosley, L. M. (2026). Calibration of rapid lime requirement determination methods for acidic soils in South Australia. Soil Research, 64(4), 15 pages.
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2025 Rabenhorst, M. C., Fitzpatrick, R., & Boman, A. (2025). The Evolving Classification of Acid Sulfate Soils. European Journal of Soil Science, 76(1), 10 pages.
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2025 Bi, L., Du, S., Fitzpatrick, R., Chen, Q. L., Nguyen, T. B. A., He, Z. Y., . . . Hu, H. W. (2025). Potential viral influence on sulfur metabolism in acid sulfate soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 205, 109773-1-109773-11.
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2025 Fitzpatrick, R. W., Thomas, B. P., & Philip, S. R. (2025). Development of Acid Sulfate Soil Transformation Models to Manage Disturbed Freshwater Wetlands on Norfolk Island. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE, 76(5), 15 pages.
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2025 Fitzpatrick, R. W., Thomas, B. P., & Philip, S. R. (2025). Properties and Distribution of Acid Sulfate Soils in Freshwater Wetlands During Drying-Wetting Cycles on Norfolk Island. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE, 76(5), 26 pages.
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2025 Michael, P. S., Reid, R. J., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2025). Mitigation of the stresses of acid sulfate soils by terrestrial and aquatic plants (Melaleuca armillaris and Phragmites australis) under varying moisture regimes. Annals of Tropical Research, 47(2), 19-31.
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2024 Stiglingh, A. D., Mosley, L. M., Smernik, R. J., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2024). Diagnostic soil attributes to predict and manage soil corrosion damage to exclusion fencing used in conservation programs. Geoderma, 442, 14 pages.
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2024 Stiglingh, A. D., Mosley, L. M., Smernik, R. J., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2024). Mapping soil corrosivity potential to exclusion fencing using pedotransfer functions and open-source soil data. SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT, 40(1), 14 pages.
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2024 Kölbl, A., Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., & Kaiser, K. (2024). Sorption retards remediation of clayey sulfuric soils with straw-derived dissolved organic matter. European Journal of Soil Science, 75(5), 13 pages.
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2024 Mosley, L. M., Rengasamy, P., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2024). Soil pH: Techniques, challenges and insights from a global dataset. European Journal of Soil Science, 75(6), e70021-1-e70021-18.
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2023 Stiglingh, A. D., Mosley, L. M., Smernik, R. J., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2023). Mapping soil corrosivity in an Australian arid environment and comparing corrosion rates of exclusion fence netting with different zinc coatings. Geoderma Regional, 34, e00670.
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2022 Mosley, L. M., Dang, T., McLaughlin, M. J., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2022). Extreme biogeochemical effects following simulation of recurrent drought in acid sulfate soils. Applied Geochemistry, 136, 105146-1-105146-10.
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2022 Stiglingh, A. D., Mosley, L. M., Smernik, R. J., Tuft, K., Raven, M. D., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2022). Assessing soil corrosivity along feral-proof fencing in the Australian Arid Zone and the development of a new soil corrosivity index. Geoderma Regional, 29, 1-13.
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2022 Kölbl, A., Kaiser, K., Thompson, A., Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., Marschner, P., . . . Mikutta, R. (2022). Rapid remediation of sandy sulfuric subsoils using straw-derived dissolved organic matter. Geoderma, 420, 1-11.
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2021 Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Raven, M. D. (2021). The forensic comparison of trace amounts of soil on a pyjama top with hypersulphidic subaqueous soil from a river as evidence in a homicide cold case. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 492(1), 197-218.
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2021 Raven, M. D., Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Self, P. G. (2021). Trace evidence examination using laboratory and synchrotron X-ray diffraction techniques. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 492(1), 165-179.
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2021 Jayalath, N., Fitzpatrick, R., Mosley, L. M., & Marschner, P. (2021). Addition of wheat straw to acid sulfate soils with different clay contents reduces acidification in two consecutive submerged-moist cycles. Geoderma, 385, 1-7.
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2021 Trueman, A. M., Fitzpatrick, R. W., Mosley, L. M., & McLaughlin, M. J. (2021). Exploring passivation-based treatments for jarosite from an acid sulfate soil. Chemical Geology, 561, 1-10.
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2021 Kölbl, A., Kaiser, K., Winkler, P., Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., Marschner, P., . . . Mikutta, R. (2021). Transformation of jarosite during simulated remediation of a sandy sulfuric soil. Science of the Total Environment, 773, 1-10.
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2021 Pohl, L., Kölbl, A., Uteau, D., Peth, S., Häusler, W., Mosley, L., . . . Kögel-Knabner, I. (2021). Porosity and organic matter distribution in jarositic phyto tubules of sulfuric soils assessed by combined µCT and NanoSIMS analysis. Geoderma, 399, 115124-1-115124-10.
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2021 Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Donnelly, L. J. (2021). An introduction to forensic soil science and forensic geology: a synthesis. Geological Society Special Publication, 492(1), 1-32.
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2021 Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Donnelly, L. J. (2021). About this title - Forensic Soil Science and Geology. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 492(1).
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2021 Moore, K. R., Moradi, S., Doyle, K., Sydd, O., Amaral, V., Bodin, J., . . . Thomas, G. (2021). Sustainability of switch on-switch off (SOSO) mining: Human resource development tailored to technological solutions. RESOURCES POLICY, 73, 13 pages.
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2020 Tiemensma, M., Fitzpatrick, R. W., Raven, M. D., & Byard, R. W. (2020). Acute Respiratory Obstruction due to Accidental Inhalation of Perlite: A Novel Mechanism for Upper Airway Occlusion with Cast Formation. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 65(4), 1354-1359.
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2020 Trueman, A. M., McLaughlin, M. J., Mosley, L. M., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2020). Composition and dissolution kinetics of jarosite-rich segregations extracted from an acid sulfate soil with sulfuric material. Chemical Geology, 543, 1-10.
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2020 Stirling, E., Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Mosley, L. M. (2020). Drought effects on wet soils in inland wetlands and peatlands. Earth-Science Reviews, 210, 1-15.
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2019 Soriano-Disla, J., Janik, L., Forrester, S., Grocke, S., Fitzpatrick, R., & McLaughlin, M. (2019). The use of mid-infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for acid sulfate soil analysis. Science of the Total Environment, 646, 1489-1502.
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2019 Kölbl, A., Bucka, F., Marschner, P., Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., Schulz, S., . . . Kögel-Knabner, I. (2019). Consumption and alteration of different organic matter sources during remediation of a sandy sulfuric soil. Geoderma, 347, 220-232.
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2018 Dang, T., Marschner, P., Fitzpatrick, R., & Mosley, L. (2018). Assessment of the binding of protons, Al and Fe to biochar at different pH values and soluble metal concentrations. Water (Switzerland), 10(1), 1-9.
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2018 Bargrizan, S., Smernik, R., Fitzpatrick, R., & Mosley, L. (2018). The application of a spectrophotometric method to determine pH in acidic (pH < 5) soils. Talanta, 186, 421-426.
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2018 Kölbl, A., Marschner, P., Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., & Kögel-Knabner, I. (2018). Alteration of organic matter during remediation of acid sulfate soils. Geoderma, 332, 121-134.
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2018 Fitzpatrick, R. (2018). Lee Parkin 1916-2013 OBITUARY. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 142(1), 102-103.
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2018 Gardner, W. K., Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Hindhaugh, C. A. (2018). Restoration of wetlands: successes and failures on scalds comprising an iron oxide clogged layer with areas of acid sulfate soils. Plant and Soil, 433(1-2), 289-307.
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2017 Mosley, L., Biswas, T., Cook, F., Marschner, P., Palmer, D., Shand, P., . . . Fitzpatrick, R. (2017). Prolonged recovery of acid sulfate soils with sulfuric materials following severe drought: causes and implications. Geoderma, 308, 312-320.
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2017 Mosley, L., Cook, F., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2017). Field trial and modelling of different strategies for remediation of soil salinity and sodicity in the Lower Murray irrigation areas. Soil Research, 55(7), 670-681.
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2017 Murray, K., Fitzpatrick, R., Bottrill, R., & Kobus, H. (2017). Patterns produced when soil is transferred to bras by placing and dragging actions: The application of digital photography and image processing to support visible observations. Forensic Science International, 276, 24-40.
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2017 Fitzpatrick, R., Raven, M., & Self, P. (2017). The role of pedology and mineralogy in providing evidence for 5 crime investigations involving a wide range of earth materials. Episodes, 40(2), 148-156.
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2017 Di Maggio, R., Donnelly, L., Al Naimi, K., Barone, P., Da Silva Salvador, F., Dawson, L., . . . Forbes, S. (2017). Global developments in forensic geology. Episodes, 40(2), 120-131.
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2017 Michael, P., Fitzpatrick, R., & Reid, R. (2017). Effects of live wetland plant macrophytes on acidification, redox potential and sulphate content in acid sulphate soils. Soil Use and Management, 33(3), 471-481.
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2017 Kölbl, A., Marschner, P., Fitzpatrick, R., Mosley, L., & Kögel-Knabner, I. (2017). Linking organic matter composition in acid sulfate soils to pH recovery after re-submerging. Geoderma, 308, 350-362.
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2017 Fanning, D., Rabenhorst, M., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2017). Historical developments in the understanding of acid sulfate soils. Geoderma, 308, 191-206.
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2017 Fitzpatrick, R., Mosley, L., Raven, M., & Shand, P. (2017). Schwertmannite formation and properties in acidic drain environments following exposure and oxidation of acid sulfate soils in irrigation areas during extreme drought. Geoderma, 308, 235-251.
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2017 Fitzpatrick, R., Shand, P., & Mosley, L. (2017). Acid sulfate soil evolution models and pedogenic pathways during drought and reflooding cycles in irrigated areas and adjacent natural wetlands. Geoderma, 308, 270-290.
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2017 Smith, P., Raven, M., Walshe, K., Fitzpatrick, R., & Pate, F. (2017). Scientific evidence for the identification of an Aboriginal massacre at the Sturt Creek sites on the Kimberley frontier of north-western Australia. Forensic Science International, 279, 258-267.
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2017 Fitzpatrick, R. (2017). In Memoriam Keith Norrish 1924-2017. CLAYS AND CLAY MINERALS, 65(5), 376-377.
2017 Fitzpatrick, R. (2017). Dr KEITH NORRISH (1924-2017). CLAY MINERALS, 52(4), 537-538.
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2017 R. Murray, K., W. Fitzpatrick, R., Bottrill, R., & Kobus, H. (2017). Soil transference patterns on clothing fabrics and plastic buttons: Image processing and laboratory dragging experiments. Forensic Science and Criminology, 2(1).
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2017 R. Murray, K., W. Fitzpatrick, R., Bottrill, R., & Kobus, H. (2017). An investigation of the pattern formed by soil transfer when clothing fabrics are placed on soil using visual examination and image processing analysis. Forensic Science and Criminology, 2(1), 1-11.
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2016 Jayalath, N., Fitzpatrick, R., Mosley, L., & Marschner, P. (2016). Type of organic carbon amendment influences pH changes in acid sulfate soils in flooded and dry conditions. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 16(2), 518-526.
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2016 Jayalath, N., Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., & Marschner, P. (2016). Addition of organic matter influences pH changes in reduced and oxidised acid sulfate soils. Geoderma, 262, 125-132.
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2016 Murray, K., Fitzpatrick, R., Bottrill, R., Berry, R., & Kobus, H. (2016). Soil transference patterns on bras: Image processing and laboratory dragging experiments. Forensic Science International, 258, 88-100.
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2016 Jayalath, N., Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., & Marschner, P. (2016). Addition of clayey soils with high net negative acidity to sulfuric sandy soil can minimise pH changes during wet and dry periods. Geoderma, 269, 153-159.
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2016 Dang, T., Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., & Marschner, P. (2016). Addition of organic material to sulfuric soil can reduce leaching of protons, iron and aluminium. Geoderma, 271, 63-70.
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2016 Michael, P., Fitzpatrick, R., & Reid, R. (2016). The importance of soil carbon and nitrogen for amelioration of acid sulphate soils. Soil Use and Management, 32(1), 97-105.
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2016 Yuan, C., Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., & Marschner, P. (2016). Organic matter addition can prevent acidification during oxidation of sandy hypersulfidic and hyposulfidic material: effect of application form, rate and C/N ratio. Geoderma, 276, 26-32.
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2016 Dang, T., Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., & Marschner, P. (2016). Organic materials retain high proportion of protons, iron and aluminium from acid sulphate soil drainage water with little subsequent release. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23(23), 23582-23592.
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2016 Thomas, M., Richardson, C., Durbridge, R., Fitzpatrick, R., & Seaman, R. (2016). Mobilising citizen scientists to monitor rapidly changing acid sulfate soils. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 140(2), 186-202.
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2015 Yuan, C., Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., & Marschner, P. (2015). Amount of organic matter required to induce sulfate reduction in sulfuric material after re-flooding is affected by soil nitrate concentration. Journal of Environmental Management, 151, 437-442.
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2015 Grealish, G., Fitzpatrick, R., & Asem, S. (2015). Assisting non-soil experts to identify soil types for land management to support restoration of arid rangeland native vegetation in Kuwait. Arid Land Research and Management, 29(3), 288-305.
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2015 Yuan, C., Fitzpatrick, R., Mosley, L., & Marschner, P. (2015). Sulfate reduction in sulfuric material after re-flooding: effectiveness of organic carbon addition and pH increase depends on soil properties. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 298, 138-145.
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2015 Michael, P., Fitzpatrick, R., & Reid, R. (2015). The role of organic matter in ameliorating acid sulfate soils with sulfuric horizons. Geoderma, 255-256, 42-49.
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2015 Grealish, G., Fitzpatrick, R., & Hutson, J. (2015). Soil survey data rescued by means of user friendly soil identification keys and toposequence models to deliver soil information for improved land management. GeoResJ, 6, 81-91.
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2015 Creeper, N., Shand, P., Hicks, W., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2015). Porewater geochemistry of inland acid sulfate soils with sulfuric horizons following postdrought reflooding with freshwater. Journal of Environmental Quality, 44(3), 989-1000.
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2015 Creeper, N., Hicks, W., Shand, P., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2015). Geochemical processes following freshwater reflooding of acidified inland acid sulfate soils: an in situ mesocosm experiment. Chemical Geology, 411, 200-214.
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2015 Dang, T., Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., & Marschner, P. (2015). Organic materials differ in ability to remove protons, iron and aluminium from acid sulfate soil drainage water. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 226(11), 357-1-357-13.
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2015 Fitzpatrick, R. (2015). Making soil talk: The value of soil in solving criminal investigations. Interaction, 43(2), 15-17.
2014 Mosley, L., Palmer, D., Leyden, E., Cook, F., Zammit, B., Shand, P., . . . Fitzpatrick, R. (2014). Acidification of floodplains due to river level decline during drought. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 161, 10-23.
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2014 Mosley, L., Zammit, B., Jolley, A., Barnett, L., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2014). Monitoring and assessment of surface water acidification following rewetting of oxidised acid sulfate soils. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 186(1), 1-18.
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2014 Mosley, L., Shand, P., Self, P., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2014). The geochemistry during management of lake acidification caused by the rewetting of sulfuric (pH<4) acid sulfate soils. Applied Geochemistry, 41, 49-61.
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2014 Grealish, G., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2014). Assisting nonsoil specialists to identify soil types for land management: an approach using a soil identification key and toposequence models. Soil Use and Management, 30(2), 251-262.
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2014 Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., Palmer, D., Leyden, E., & Shand, P. (2014). Changes in acidity and metal geochemistry in soils, groundwater, drain and river water in the Lower Murray River after a severe drought. Science of the Total Environment, 485-486(1), 281-291.
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2014 Grealish, G., Fitzpatrick, R., & Shand, P. (2014). Regional distribution trends and properties of acid sulfate soils during severe drought in wetlands along the lower River Murray, South Australia: supporting hazard assessment. Geoderma Regional, 2-3(C), 60-71.
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2014 Fitzpatrick, R. (2014). Coonawarra – the trauma of defining the terroir. Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower and Winemaker, 601, 33-40.
2013 Grealish, G., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2013). Acid sulphate soil characterization in Negara Brunei Darussalam: a case study to inform management decisions. Soil Use and Management, 29(3), 432-444.
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2013 Souter, N., Williams, C., Jennings, J., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2013). Submission on the draft Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 137(1), 135-137.
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2013 Creeper, N., Fitzpatrick, R., & Shand, P. (2013). The occurrence of inland acid sulphate soils in the floodplain wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia, identified using a simplified incubation method. Soil Use and Management, 29(1), 130-139.
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2012 Fitzpatrick, R., & Raven, M. (2012). How pedology and mineralogy helped solve a double murder case: using forensics to inspire future generations of soil scientists. Soil Horizons, 53(5), 1-16.
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2012 Creeper, N., Fitzpatrick, R., & Shand, P. (2012). A simplified incubation method using chip-trays as incubation vessels to identify sulphidic materials in acid sulphate soils. Soil Use and Management, 28(3), 401-408.
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2012 Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2012). Forensic earth science: Getting the dirt on crime. e-Science Faculty of Sciences, (2), 5-11.
2011 Baker, A., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2011). A web-based approach to improve collation and communication of complex soil-landscape data with examples relating to agricultural production, environmental degradation and mineral exploration. Soil Use and Management, 27(4), 550-559.
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2011 Thomas, M., Fitzpatrick, R., & Heinson, G. (2011). Spatial and temporal trends in soil salinity for identifying perched and deep groundwater systems. Soil Use and Management, 27(2), 264-279.
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2010 Simpson, S., Fitzpatrick, R., Shand, P., Angel, B., Spadaro, D., & Mosley, L. (2010). Climate-driven mobilisation of acid and metals from acid sulfate soils. Marine and Freshwater Research, 61(1), 129-138.
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2009 Burton, E., Bush, R., Sullivan, L., Hocking, R., Mitchell, D., Johnston, S., . . . Jang, L. (2009). Iron-monosulfide oxidation in natural sediments: resolving microbially mediated S transformations using XANES, electron microscopy, and selective extractions. Environmental Science & Technology, 43(9), 3128-3134.
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2009 Hicks, W., Bowman, G., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2009). Effect of season landscape position on the aluminium geochemistry of tropical acid sulfate soil leachate. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 47(2), 137-153.
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2009 Thomas, M., Fitzpatrick, R., & Heinson, G. (2009). An expert system to predict intricate saline-sodic subsoil patterns in upland South Australia. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 47(6), 602-612.
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2009 Anda, M., Chittleborough, D., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2009). Assessing parent material uniformity of a red and black soil complex in the landscapes. Catena, 78(2), 142-153.
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2009 Poch, R., Thomas, B., Fitzpatrick, R., & Merry, R. (2009). Micromorphological evidence for mineral weathering pathways in a coastal acid sulfate soil sequence with Mediterranean-type climate, South Australia. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 47(4), 403-422.
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2009 Thomas, M., Fitzpatrick, R., & Heinson, G. (2009). Distribution and causes of intricate saline-sodic soil patterns in an upland South Australian hillslope. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 47(3), 328-339.
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2009 Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2009). Soil: Forensic Analysis. Unknown Journal, 1-14.
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2008 Wiersema, J. (2008). Mark Tibbet, David O. Carter (eds): Soil Analysis in Forensic Taphonomy: Chemical and Biological Effects of Buried Human Remains. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 4(4), 269.
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2006 Lamontagne, S., Hicks, W., Fitzpatrick, R., & Rogers, S. (2006). Sulfidic materials in dryland river wetlands. Marine and Freshwater Research, 57(8), 775-788.
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2006 Wells, M., Fitzpatrick, R., & Gilkes, R. (2006). Thermal and mineral properties of Al-, Cr-, Mn-, Ni- and Ti-substituted goethite. Clays and Clay Minerals, 54(2), 176-194.
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2006 Jocteur Monrozier, L., Ladd, J. N., Fitzpatrick, R. W., Foster, R. C., & Raupach, M. (2006). Erratum: Components and microbial biomass content of size fractions in soils of contrasting aggregation (Geoderma (1991) 50, (37-62) DOI: 10.1016/0016-7061(91)90025-O). Geoderma, 132(1-2), 247.
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2005 Paine, M. D., Anand, R. R., Aspandiar, M., Fitzpatrick, R. R., & Verrall, M. R. (2005). Quantitative heavy-mineral analysis of a Pliocene beach placer deposit in southeastern Australia using the autogeosem. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 75(4), 742-759.
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2004 Gardner, W. K., Fawcett, J. D., Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Norton, R. M. (2004). Chemical reduction causing land degradation. I Overview. Plant and Soil, 267(1-2), 51-59.
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2004 Gardner, W. K., Fawcett, J. D., Fitzpatrick, R. W., Norton, R. M., & Trethowan, M. (2004). Chemical reduction causing land degradation. II Detailed observations at a discharge site in the Eastern Dundas Tablelands, Victoria, Australia. Plant and Soil, 267(1-2), 85-95.
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2003 Heinson, G., Direen, N., Thomas, M., Baker, A., Fitzpatrick, R., James, P., . . . Carey, H. (2003). Pedo-geophysics teaching and research in the Adelaide hills. LEMENews, 23(June), 6-8.
2003 Schwenke, G. D., Reuter, D. J., Fitzpatrick, R. W., Walker, J., & O'Callaghan, P. (2003). Soil and catchment health indicators of sustainability: Case studies from southern Australia and possibilities for the northern grains region of Australia. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 43(3), 205-222.
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2003 Fitzpatrick, R. W., Cox, J. W., Munday, B., & Bourne, J. F. (2003). Development of soil-landscape and vegetation indicators for managing waterlogged and saline catchments. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 43(3), 245-252.
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2002 Brouwer, J., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2002). Interpretation of morphological features in a salt-affected duplex soil toposequence with an altered soil water regime in western Victoria. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 40(6), 903-926.
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2002 Brouwer, J., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2002). Restricting layers, flow paths, and correlation between duration of soil saturation and soil morphological features along a hillslope with an altered soil water regime in western Victoria. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 40(6), 927-946.
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2002 Cass, A., Fitzpatrick, R. W., Maschmedt, D., Thomson, K., Dowley, A., & Van Goor, S. (2002). Soils of the Australian Rootstock Trials. The Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker, (461A), 40-49.
2001 Fitzpatrick, R., Slade, P., & Hazelton, P. (2001). Soil-related engineering problems: identification and remedial measures. Geological Society of Australia, Special Publication, 21, 27-36.
2001 Wells, M., Gilkes, R., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2001). Properties and acid dissolution of metal-substituted hematites. Clays and Clay Minerals, 49(1), 60-72.
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2000 Fitzpatrick, R. W., Merry, R. H., & Cox, J. W. (2000). What are saline soils? What happens when they are drained?. Journal of the Australian Association of Natural Resource Management (AANRM), (June), 26-30.
1999 Wells, M. A., Fitzpatrick, R. W., Gilkes, R. J., & Dobson, J. (1999). Magnetic properties of metal-substituted haematite. Geophysical Journal International, 138(2), 571-580.
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1999 Salama, R. B., Otto, C. J., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1999). Contributions of groundwater conditions to soil and water salinization. Hydrogeology Journal, 7(1), 46-64.
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1999 Mao, R., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1999). Preliminary study on magnetic susceptibility of saline soil. Eco-Agriculture Research, 7, 19-21.
1998 Chittleborough, D., Tejan-Kella, M., & Fitzpatrick, R. (1998). Genesis of podzols on coastal dunes in southern Queensland. V. Chemistry and mineralogy of the non-opaque heavy mineral fraction. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 36(4), 699-713.
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1998 Biddle, D., Chittleborough, D., & Fitzpatrick, R. (1998). An algorithm to model mass balances quantitatively. Computers and Geosciences, 24(1), 77-82.
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1997 Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Self, P. G. (1997). Iron oxyhydroxides, sulfides and oxyhydroxysulfates as indicators of acid sulfate weathering environments. Soils and Environment Soil Processes from Mineral to Landscape Scale, 30, 227-240.
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1997 Fritsch, E., Cox, J. W., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1997). Processos Hidro-Geoquimicos De Transformacao De Solos Tropicais: Um Exemplo Do Sul Da Australia. Geochimica Brasiliensis, 11(3), 285-297.
1997 Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1997). Periglacial soils with fossil permafrost horizons in southern Africa. Annals of Natal Museum, 23, 475-484.
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1997 Manley, N. M., Fitzpatrick, R. W., Long, T., & Jones, P. W. (1997). A cost analysis of alfentanil plus propofol vs morphine plus midazolam for the sedation of critically ill patients. PHARMACOECONOMICS, 12(2), 247-255.
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1996 Fitzpatrick, R. W., Fritsch, E., & Self, P. G. (1996). Interpretation of soil features produced by ancient and modern processes in degraded landscapes: V. Development of saline sulfidic features in non-tidal seepage areas. Geoderma, 69(1-2), 1-29.
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1996 Naidu, R., McClure, S., McKenzie, N. J., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1996). Soil solution composition and aggregate stability changes caused by long-term farming at four contrasting sites in South Australia. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 34(4), 511-527.
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1996 Hollingsworth, I. D., Boardman, R., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1996). A soil-site evaluation index of productivity in intensively managed Pinus radiata (D. Don) plantations in South Australia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 39(1-3), 531-541.
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1996 Cox, J. W., Fritsch, E., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1996). Interpretation of soil features produced by ancient and modern processes in degraded landscapes. VII. Water duration. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 34(6), 803-824.
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1996 Hollingsworth, I. D., Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Hudnall, W. H. (1996). Distribution and properties of soils in an experimental sub-catchment with altered soil water regimes near Cooke Plains, South Australia. Divisional Report CSIRO Australia Division of Soils, 126.
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1995 Biddle, D., Chittleborough, D., & Fitzpatrick, R. (1995). Field monitoring of solute and colloid mobility in a gneissic sub-catchment, South Australia. Applied Clay Science, 9(6), 433-442.
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1995 Biddle, D., Chittleborough, D., & Fitzpatrick, R. (1995). Field-based comparison of platinum and wax impregnated graphite redox electrodes. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 33(3), 415-424.
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1994 Kinder, G. E., Fritsch, E., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1994). Computing procedures for mapping soil features at sub-catchment scale. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 32(5), 909-913.
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1994 Fitzpatrick, R. W., Cox, J. W., Fritsch, E., & Hollingsworth, I. D. (1994). A soil‐diagnostic key to manage saline and waterlogged catchments in the Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia. Soil Use and Management, 10(4), 145-152.
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1994 Fritsch, E., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1994). Interpretation of soil features produced by ancient and modern processes in degraded landscapes. I. a new method for constructing conceptual soil-water-landscape models. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 32(5), 889-907.
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1994 Fitzpatrick, R. W., Boucher, S. C., Naidu, R., & Fritsch, E. (1994). Environmental consequences of soil sodicity. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 32(5), 1069-1093.
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1993 Naidu, R., Merry, R. H., Churchman, G. J., Wright, M. J., Murray, R. S., Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Zarcinas, B. A. (1993). Sodicity in south australia—a review. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 31(6), 911-929.
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1993 Fielke, J. M., Riley, T. W., Slattery, M. G., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1993). Comparison of tillage forces and wear rates of pressed and cast cultivator shares. Soil and Tillage Research, 25(4), 317-328.
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1993 Naidu, R., Williamson, D. R., Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Hollingsworth, I. O. (1993). Effect of landuse on the composition of throughflow water immediately above clayey B horizons in the Warren Catchment, South Australia. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 33(2), 239-244.
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1993 Hollingsworth, I. D., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1993). Nature and origin of a duripan in a Durixeralf-Duraqualf toposequence: micromorphological aspects. Developments in Soil Science, 22(C), 835-844.
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1993 NAIDU, R., WILLIAMSON, D. R., FITZPATRICK, R. W., & HOLLINGSWORTH, I. O. (1993). EFFECT OF LANDUSE ON THE COMPOSITION OF THROUGHFLOW WATER IMMEDIATELY ABOVE CLAYEY-B HORIZONS IN THE WARREN CATCHMENT, SOUTH-AUSTRALIA (VOL 33, PG 239, 1993). AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE, 33(3), U259.
1992 Milnes, A. R., Fitzpatrick, R. W., Self, P. G., Fordham, A. W., & McClure, S. G. (1992). Natural iron precipitates in a mine retention pond near Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia. Catena Supplement, 21, 233-261.
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1992 Wells, M. A., Gilkes, R. J., Singh, B., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1992). Differential X‐Ray Diffraction (DXRD) of poorly crystalline materials in synthetic, metal‐substituted goethite and hematite. Zeitschrift Fur Pflanzenernahrung Und Bodenkunde, 155(5), 423-429.
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1992 Skjemstad, J. O., Fitzpatrick, R. W., Zarcinas, B. A., & Thompson, C. H. (1992). Genesis of podzols on coastal dunes in southern queensland. II*. geochemistry and forms of elements as deduced from various soil extraction procedures. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 30(5), 615-644.
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1992 Naidu, R., Hollingsworth, I., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1992). Warren Reservoir catchment studies: chemistry of throughflow water immediately above sodic B horizons. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 32(7), 992.
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1992 Fitzpatrick, R., Naidu, R., & Self, P. (1992). Iron deposits and microorganisms in saline sulfidic soils with altered soil water regimes in South Australia. Catena Supplement, 21, 263-286.
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1992 Schwertmann, U., & Fitzpatrick, R. (1992). Iron minerals in surface environments. Catena Supplement, 21, 7-30.
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1992 Hawker, L. C., Van Rooyen, T. H., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1992). A slope sequence of podzols in the southern cape, south africa 1. physical and micromorphological properties. South African Journal of Plant and Soil, 9(2), 94-102.
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1991 Tejan-Kella, M. S., Chittleborough, D. J., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1991). Weathering assessment of heavy minerals in age sequences of Australian sandy soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 55(2), 427-438.
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1991 Tejan-Kella, M. S., Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Chittleborough, D. J. (1991). Scanning electron microscope study of zircons and rutiles from a podzol chronosequence at Cooloola, Queensland, Australia. Catena, 18(1), 11-30.
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1991 Jocteur Monrozier, L., Ladd, J. N., Fitzpatrick, R. W., Foster, R. C., & Rapauch, M. (1991). Components and microbial biomass content of size fractions in soils of contrasting aggregation. Geoderma, 50(1-2), 37-62.
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1991 Grant, C. D., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1991). Self-Mulching as a Classification Criterion at the Subgroup or Family Level. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 55(6), 1804-1805.
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1991 Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1991). New methods to tackle soil salinity. Australian Grain, 1(3), 40-42.
1991 DIAMOND, D. J., MIRKOVIC, D., HSU, C. J., & FITZPATRICK, R. (1991). THE POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC FUEL DAMAGE DURING BEYOND-DESIGN-BASIS OVERPRESSURIZATION ACCIDENTS IN A BOILING WATER-REACTOR. NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY, 93(2), 158-165.
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1990 Tejan-Keiia, M. S., Chittleborough, D. J., Fitzpatrick, R. W., Thompson, C. H., Prescott, J. R., & Hutton, J. T. (1990). Thermoluminescence dating of coastal sand dunes at cooloola and north stradbroke island, australia. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 28(4), 465-481.
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1990 EGGLETON, R. A., & FITZPATRICK, R. W. (1990). NEW DATA AND A REVISED STRUCTURAL MODEL FOR FERRIHYDRITE - REPLY. CLAYS AND CLAY MINERALS, 38(3), 335-336.
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1988 Eggleton, R. A., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1988). NEW DATA AND A REVISED STRUCTURAL MODEL FOR FERRIHYDRITE.. Clays and Clay Minerals, 36(2), 111-124.
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1987 Milnes, A. R., Bourman, R. P., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1987). Petrology and mineralogy of 'laterites' in southern and eastern Australia and southern Africa. Chemical Geology, 60(1-4), 237-250.
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1987 Taylor, R. M., Self, P. G., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1987). The influence of sucrose and glycerol on the formation and transformation of iron oxides - The implication for soil formation. Applied Clay Science, 2(1), 41-62.
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1987 Milnes, A. R., Bourman, R. P., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1987). Petrology and mineralogy of "laterites" in southern and eastern Australia and Southern Africa. Chemical Geology, 60, 237-250.
1985 Fitzpatrick, R. W., Taylor, R. M., Schwertmann, U., & Childs, C. W. (1985). Occurrence and properties of lepidocrocite in some soils of new zealand, south africa and australia. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 23(4), 543-567.
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1985 MACVICAR, C. N., HUTSON, J. L., & FITZPATRICK, R. W. (1985). Soil formation in the coast aeolianites and sands of Natal. Journal of Soil Science, 36(3), 373-387.
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1984 MACVICAR, C. N., FITZPATRICK, R. W., & SOBCZYK, M. E. (1984). Highly weathered soils in the east coast hinterland of Southern Africa with thick, humus‐rich A1 horizons. Journal of Soil Science, 35(1), 103-115.
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1983 Coventry, R. J., Taylor, R. M., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1983). Pedological significance of the gravels in some red and grey earths of central north queensland. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 21(3), 219-240.
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1982 Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Schwertmann, U. (1982). Al-substituted goethite-An indicator of pedogenic and other weathering environments in South Africa. Geoderma, 27(4), 335-347.
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1981 Schönau, A. P. G., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1981). A tentative evaluation of soil types for commercial afforestation in the Transvaal and Natal. South African Forestry Journal, 116(1), 28-39.
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1979 Schwertmann, U., Fitzpatrick, R. W., Taylor, R. M., & Lewis, D. G. (1979). INFLUENCE OF ALUMINUM ON IRON OXIDES - 2. PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES OF Al-SUBSTITUTED HEMATITES.. Clays and Clay Minerals, 27(2), 105-112.
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1978 FITZPATRICK, R. W., LEROUX, J., & SCHWERTMANN, U. (1978). AMORPHOUS AND CRYSTALLINE TITANIUM AND IRON-TITANIUM OXIDES IN SYNTHETIC PREPARATIONS, AT NEAR AMBIENT CONDITIONS, AND IN SOIL CLAYS. CLAYS AND CLAY MINERALS, 26(3), 189-201.
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1977 Schwertmann, U., Fitzpatrick, R. W., & le Roux, J. (1977). Al substitution and differential disorder in soil hematites. Clays and Clay Minerals, 25(5), 373-374.
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1977 SCHWERTMANN, U., & FITZPATRICK, R. W. (1977). OCCURRENCE OF LEPIDOCROCITE AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH GOETHITE IN NATAL SOILS. SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL, 41(5), 1013-1018.
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1977 FITZPATRICK, R. W., & LEROUX, J. (1977). MINERALOGY AND CHEMISTRY OF A TRANSVAAL BLACK CLAY TOPOSEQUENCE. JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE, 28(1), 165-+.
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- DIAMOND, D. J., HSU, C. J., FITZPATRICK, R., & MIRKOVIC, D. (n.d.). REACTIVITY ACCIDENTS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC FUEL DAMAGE. NUCLEAR SAFETY, 31(3), 311-317.
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Year Citation
2022 Dawson, L. A., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2022). Forensic Soil Science. In Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences Volume 1 4 Third Edition (Vol. 2, pp. 688-699). Elsevier.
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2021 Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Donnelly, L. J. (2021). Forensic Soil Science and Geology Preface. In R. W. Fitzpatrick, & L. J. Donnelly (Eds.), FORENSIC SOIL SCIENCE AND GEOLOGY (Vol. 492, pp. IX-X). GEOLOGICAL SOC PUBLISHING HOUSE.
2021 Raven, M. D., Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Self, P. G. (2021). Trace evidence examination using laboratory and synchrotron X-ray diffraction techniques. In R. W. Fitzpatrick, & L. J. Donnelly (Eds.), FORENSIC SOIL SCIENCE AND GEOLOGY (Vol. 492, pp. 165-179). GEOLOGICAL SOC PUBLISHING HOUSE.
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2018 Fitzpatrick, R. W., Shand, P., & Mosley, L. M. (2018). Soils in the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Region. In L. Mosley, Y. Qifeng, S. Shephard, S. Hemming, & R. Fitzpatrick (Eds.), Natural History of the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Region (pp. 227-252). Adelaide, South Australia: The University of Adelaide Press.
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2018 Bigham, J. M., Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Schulze, D. G. (2018). Iron oxides. In Soil Mineralogy with Environmental Applications (Vol. 7, pp. 323-366). Wiley.
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2018 Milnes, A. R., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2018). Titanium and zirconium minerals. In Minerals in Soil Environments (pp. 1131-1205). Soil Science Society of America.
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2016 Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2016). Soils. In M. M. Houck (Ed.), MATERIALS ANALYSIS IN FORENSIC SCIENCE (pp. 371-378). ELSEVIER ACADEMIC PRESS INC.
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2014 Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2014). Natural History of Spencer Gulf. In S. A. Shepherd, S. M. Madigan, S. Murray-Jones, B. M. Gillanders, & D. J. Wiltshire (Eds.), Natural History of Spencer Gulf (pp. 92-106).
2013 Grealish, G., Fitzpatrick, R., King, P., & Shahid, S. (2013). Conceptual soil-regolith toposequence models to support soil survey and land evaluation. In S. Shahid, F. Taha, & M. Abdelfattah (Eds.), Developments in soil classification, land use planning and policy implications: innovative thinking of soil inventory for land use planning and management of land resources (1 ed., pp. 165-174). Netherlands: Springer.
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2013 Fitzpatrick, R. (2013). Soils. In J. Siegel, & P. Saukko (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences, Second Edition (2 ed., pp. 206-212). United States: Elsevier.
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2013 Fitzpatrick, R. (2013). Demands on soil classification and soil survey strategies: special-purpose soil classification systems for local practical use. In S. Shahid, F. Taha, & M. Abdelfattah (Eds.), Developments in soil classification, land use planning and policy implications: innovative thinking of soil inventory for land use planning and management of land resources (1 ed., pp. 51-83). Netherlands: Springer.
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2009 Fitzpatrick, R., Shand, P., & Merry, R. (2009). Acid sulfate soils. In Natural history of the Riverland and Murraylands (pp. 65-111). Adelaide, Australia: Royal Society of South Australia.
2009 Fitzpatrick, R. (2009). Soil: Forensic analysis. In A. Jamieson, & A. Moenssens (Eds.), Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science (pp. 2377-2388). Wiley.
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2009 Fitzpatrick, R., Raven, M., & Forrester, S. (2009). A systematic approach to soil forensics : Criminal case studies involving transference from crime scene to forensic evidence. In K. Ritz, L. Dawson, & D. Miller (Eds.), Criminal and environmental soil forensics (1 ed., pp. 105-128). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
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2009 Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2009). Soil: Forensic Analysis. In Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science Jamieson Forensic (pp. 1-11).
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2008 Fitzpatrick, R. (2008). Nature, Distribution, and Origin of Soil Materials in the Forensic Comparison of Soils. In M. Tibbett, & D. Carter (Eds.), Soil Analysis in Forensic Taphonomy: Chemical and Biological Effects of Buried Human Remains (pp. 1-28). Australia: CRC Press.
2008 Fitzpatrick, R. (2008). Soils and natural soils management. In Regolith Science (pp. 307-339). Australia and New Zealand: CSIRO Publishing.
2008 Wallace, L., McPhail, B., Fitzpatrick, R., Welch, S., Kirste, D., Beavis, S., & Lamontagne, S. (2008). Spatial variability in the storage of sulfur, carbon and acid generation potential in an inland saline sulfidic wetland, Lower Murray River floodplains, South Australia. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 219-240). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2008 Wallace, L., McPhail, B., Fitzpatrick, R., Welch, S., Kirste, D., Beavis, S., & Lamontagne, S. (2008). Sulfur and carbonate mobility during changes in water regime in an inland sulfidic wetland, Lower Murray floodplains, South Australia. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 241-261). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2008 Simpson, S., Fitzpatrick, R., Shand, P., Angel, B., Spadaro, D., Merry, R., & Thomas, M. (2008). Acid and Metal Mobilisation Following Rewetting of Acid Sulfate Soils from the River Murray, South Australia: A Rapid Laboratory Method. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 90-97). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2008 Degens, B., Shand, P., Fitzpatrick, R., George, R., Rogers, S., & Smith, M. (2008). An Overview of Geochemical Risks of Saline Acidic Discharge from Deep Drains Used to Manage Dryland Salinity in Western Australia. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 169-175). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2008 Fitzpatrick, R., & Shand, P. (2008). Inland Acid Sulfate Soils: Overview and conceptual models. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 6-74). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2008 Fitzpatrick, R., Degens, B., Baker, A., Raven, M., Shand, P., Smith, M., . . . George, R. (2008). Wheatbelt: Acid Sulfate Soils and Salt Efflorescences in Open Drains and Receiving Environments. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 189-204). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2008 Fitzpatrick, R. (2008). Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Sulfidic Drains in Tilley Swamp, South Australia. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 262-267). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2008 Fitzpatrick, R., Merry, R., & Shand, P. (2008). Acid Sulfate Soil Materials and Salt Efflorescences in Subaqueous and Wetland Soil Environments at Tareena Billabong and Salt Creek, NSW: Properties, Risks and Management. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 281-293). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2008 Shand, P., James-Smith, J., Hodgkin, T., Fitzpatrick, R., McClure, S., Raven, M., . . . Stadter, M. (2008). Ancient Acid Sulfate Soils in Murray Basin Sediments: Impacts on Borehole Clogging by Al(OH)3 and Salt Interception Scheme Efficiency. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 129-136). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2008 Hicks, W., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2008). Greenhouse Emissions and Toxic Gas Emissions from Soil Organic Matter and Carbonates Associated with Acid Sulfate Soils. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 137-148). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2008 Hicks, W., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2008). Acid Sulfate Soil Formation in Turfgrass in a Sports Stadium from Applications of Excess Elemental Sulfur as a Soil Amendment. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 149-150). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2008 Degens, B., Fitzpatrick, R., & Hicks, W. (2008). Wheatbelt: Acidification and Formation of Inland ASS Materials in Salt Lakes by Acid Drainage and Regional Groundwater Discharge. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 176-188). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2008 Lamontagne, S., Hicks, W., Fitzpatrick, R., & Rogers, S. (2008). Preliminary Assessment of the Occurrence of Sulfidic Materials in Semi-Arid Wetlands with Contrasting Water and Salinity Regimes. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 211-218). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2008 Grealish, G., Fitzpatrick, R., Ringrose-Voase, A., & Hicks, W. (2008). Brunei: Summary of acid sulfate soils. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 301-309). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2008 Fitzpatrick, R., Raven, M., & Forrester, S. (2008). A Criminal Case Study Involving Transference Of Acid Sulfate Soil Material From A Crime Scene To Forensic Evidence. In R. Fitzpatrick, & P. Shand (Eds.), Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Systems Across Australia (pp. 151-161). Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC Leme).
2004 Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2004). Classification Systems - Australian. In Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment (Vol. 4, pp. 211-216). Elsevier.
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2004 Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2004). CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS. In Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment Four Volume Set (Vol. 1, pp. V1-V1-216).
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2002 Fitzpatrick, R., & Chittleborough, D. (2002). Titanium and zirconium minerals. In Soil Mineralogy with Environmental Applications (Vol. 7, pp. 667-690). America: Soil Science Society of America.
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1995 Naidu, R., De Lacy, N., Hollingsworth, I., & Fitzpatrick, R. (1995). Seasonal changes of iron and dissolved organic carbon concentrations in streams in the Warren Catchment, South Australia. In Australian Sodic Soils. Distribution, Properties and Management (pp. 185-189). CSIRO Publications.
1995 Hollingsworth, I., Naidu, R., & Fitzpatrick, R. (1995). Warren reservoir catchment studies: Soil distribution and stream water salinity. In Australian Sodic Soils. Distribution, Properties and Management (pp. 177-183). CSIRO Publications.
1995 Fitzpatrick, R., & Naidu, R. (1995). Properties, genesis and classification of a sodic Red-brown earth (Calcic Natrixeralf) near Kapunda, South Australia. In Australian Sodic Soils. Distribution, Properties and Management (pp. 65-69). CSIRO Publications.
- Fitzpatrick, R. W., Shand, P., & Mosley, L. M. (2018). Soils in the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Region. In Natural History of the Coorong, Lower Lakes, and Murray Mouth region (Yarluwar-Ruwe). Royal Society of South Australia. University of Adelaide Press.
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2017 Shand, P., Grocke, S., Creeper, N., Baker, A., Fitzpatrick, R., & Love, A. (2017). Impacts of climate change, climate variability and management on soil and water quality in wetlands of South Australia. In J. Marques, & A. Chambel (Eds.), 15TH WATER-ROCK INTERACTION INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, WRI-15 Vol. 17 (pp. 456-459). Evora, PORTUGAL: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.
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2014 Fitzpatrick, R., Raven, M., & Self, P. (2014). Clay mineralogy as significant evidence in 4 murder investigations involving a wide range of earth materials from Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. In Proceedings of the Australian Clay Minerals Society Conference (pp. 23-26). Online: Australian Clay Minerals Society.
2014 Fitzpatrick, R., Raven, M., Self, P., Shand, P., Grealish, G., & Mosley, L. (2014). Irreversible clay mineral transformations from bushfires in acid sulphate soils: An indicator of soil processes involved in climate variability and climate change. In Proceedings of the Australian Clay Minerals Society Conference (pp. 47-50). Perth: Australian Clay Minerals Society.
2014 Michael, P., Reid, R., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2014). Amelioration of sulfuric soil using organic matter with varying nitrogen content. In Proceedings of the Soil Science Australia National Soil Science Conference (pp. 1-4). Australia: Soil Science Australia.
2013 Fitzpatrick, R. (2013). Soil properties and processes involved in climate variability and climate change in South Australia. In Climate Change South Australian Symposium 2013 (pp. 0 pages). Adelaide, South Australia.
2012 Mosley, L., Barnett, L., Bush, R., Cugley, J., Fitzpatrick, R., Hicks, W., . . . Zammit, B. (2012). Assessing acidification risks during rapid water level decline: overview of strategies used in the Lower Lakes of the Murray-Darling Basin. In Proceedings of the 3rd National Acid Sulfate Soil Conference (pp. 63-64). Melbourne: Southern Cross Geoscience.
2012 Shand, P., Fitzpatrick, R., Merry, R., & Grocke, S. (2012). Water and water quality impacts during reflooding of an ox-bow lake (Nelwart Lagoon), Murray-Darling Basin, SA. In Proceedings of the 3rd National Acid Sulfate Soil Conference (pp. 1-4). Melbourne: Southern Cross Geoscience.
2012 Hicks, W., Fitzpatrick, R., Merry, R., & Thomas, M. (2012). Soil organic carbon changes following the revegetation and episodic rewetting of acid sulfate soils. In Proceedings of the 3rd National Acid Sulfate Soil Conference (pp. 39-41). Melbourne: Southern Cross Geoscience.
2012 Fitzpatrick, R. (2012). Understanding inland acid sulfate soils. In Proceedings of the 3rd National Acid Sulfate Soil Conference (pp. 33-36). Melbourne: Southern Cross Geoscience.
2012 Michael, P., Reid, R., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2012). Amelioration of slowly permeable hypersaline peaty-clayey sulfuric and sulfidic materials in acid sulfate soils by mixing with friable sandy loam soil. In Proceedings of the 5th Joint Australian and New Zealand Soil Science Conference (pp. 146-149). online: Australian Society of Soil Science Inc.
2012 Fitzpatrick, R., Raven, M., & Self, P. (2012). Soil as significant evidence in a sexual assault case. In Proceedings of the 5th Joint Australian and New Zealand Soil Science Conference (pp. 656-660). online: Australian Society of Soil Science Inc.
2012 Grealish, G., Fitzpatrick, R., & Shand, P. (2012). Wetland acid sulfate soil distribution between Blanchetown (Lock 1) and Wellington, Murray River - is there a pattern to investigate?. In Proceedings of the 5th Joint Australian and New Zealand Soil Science Conference (pp. 67-70). online: Australian Society of Soil Science Inc.
2012 Wallace, L., Mcphail, D., Fitzpatrick, R., Welch, S., Kirste, D., Beavis, S., & Lamontagne, S. (2012). Sulfur reduction and oxidation processes, from wetland scale to micro scale, in an inland acid sulfate soil of the lower Murray-Darling River floodplains, Australia. In Proceedings of the 7th International Acid Sulfate Soil Conference, 7th IASSC (pp. 110-112). online: GTK.
2012 Shand, P., Grocke, S., Fitzpatrick, R., Merry, R., Thomas, M., & Creeper, N. (2012). Mobilization of acidity and metals during refilling of a dried wetland: A comparison of laboratory and field data. In Proceedings of the 7th International Acid Sulfate Soil Conference, 7th IASSC (pp. 110-112). online: GTK.
2012 Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., Bonten, L., & Groenenberg, J. (2012). A new 1D biogeochemical model framework for assessing and managing acid sulfate soil risks. In Proceedings of the 7th International Acid Sulfate Soil Conference, 7th IASSC (pp. 72-74). online: GTK.
2012 Fitzpatrick, R., Baker, A., Shand, P., Merry, R., Grealish, G., & Mosley, L. (2012). A modern soil-landscape characterization approach to reconstructing and predicting pedogenic pathways of inland acid sulfate soils. In Proceedings of the 7th International Acid Sulfate Soil Conference, 7th IASSC (pp. 47-50). online: GTK.
2012 Creeper, N., Shand, P., Fitzpatrick, R., & Hutson, J. (2012). Behaviour of iron, aluminium and other selected metals following the rewetting of inland acid sulfate soils containing sulfuric material. In Proceedings of the 7th International Acid Sulfate Soil Conference, 7th IASSC (pp. 26-28). online: GTK.
2012 Fitzpatrick, R., Raven, M., & Self, P. (2012). Using forensics to inspire the next generation of regolith, soil and clay scientists. In Proceedings of the combined Australian Regolith Geoscientists Association and Australian Clay Minerals Conference (pp. 25-28). online: Australian Clay Minerals Society.
2012 Fitzpatrick, R., Raven, M., Self, P., Shand, P., Mosley, L., Simpson, S., & Baker, A. (2012). Occurrence, genesis and environmental significance of schwertmannite in re-flooded acid sulfate soils in the Lower Murray reclaimed irrigation area. In Proceedings of the combined Australian Regolith Geoscientists Association and Australian Clay Minerals Conference (pp. 147-152). online: Australian Clay Minerals Society.
2010 Thomas, M., Fitzpatrick, R., & Heinson, G. (2010). Improved hydropedological identification of soil salinity types in upland South Australia using seasonal trends in soil electrical conductivity. In Proceedings of Soil Solutions for a Changing World (pp. 52-55). DVD: CSIRO.
2010 Fitzpatrick, R., Marvanek, S., Powell, B., & Grealish, G. (2010). Atlas of Australian Acid Sulfate Soils: recent developments and future priorities. In Proceedings of Soil Solutions for a Changing World (pp. 28-31). DVD: CSIRO.
2010 Hicks, W., Creeper, N., Hutson, J., Fitzpatrick, R., Grocke, S., & Shand, P. (2010). Acidity fluxes following rewetting of sulfuric material. In Proceedings of the19th World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Solutions for a Changing World (pp. 9-12). DVD: CSIRO.
2010 Grealish, G., Ringrose-Voase, A., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2010). Soil fertility evaluation in Negara Brunei Darussalam. In R. Gilkes, & N. Prakongkep (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science: Soil Solutions of a Changing World (pp. 121-124). DVD: UWA.
2010 Grealish, G., Fitzpatrick, R., & Shand, P. (2010). Acid sulfate soil toposequences in wetlands of the Lower River Murray. In R. Gilkes, & N. Prakongkep (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science: Soil Solutions of a Changing World (pp. 17-20). DVD: UWA.
2010 Fitzpatrick, R., Grealish, G., Shand, P., Merry, R., Creeper, N., Thomas, M., . . . Jayalath, N. (2010). Chip-tray incubation: A new field and laboratory method to support Acid Sulfate Soil Hazard Assessment, Classificationand Communication. In Proceedings of the19th World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Solutions for a Changing World (pp. 28-31). DVD: CSIRO.
2010 Fitzpatrick, R., Shand, P., Raven, M., & McClure, S. (2010). Occurrence and environmental significance of sideronatrite and other mineral precipitates in Acid Sulfate Soils. In R. Gilkes, & N. Prakongkep (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science: Soil Solutions of a Changing World (pp. 80-83). DVD: UWA.
2010 Thomas, B., Fitzpatrick, R., Merry, R., & Hicks, W. (2010). Mobility and storage of metals, metalloids and trace elements in disturbed acid sulfate soils from a tidal estuary in South Australia. In Proceedings of the19th World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Solutions for a Changing World (pp. 88-91). DVD: UWA.
2010 Degens, B., Fitzpatrick, R., & Raven, M. (2010). Hydric halitic sulfuric soils in secondary salinised landscapes of Southwest Western Australia. In Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Solutions for a Changing World (pp. 56-59). DVD: UWA.
2010 Shand, P., Fitzpatrick, R., Thomas, M., Merry, R., Grocke, S., Thomas, B., . . . Goode, J. (2010). Mobilisation of metals and acidity during reflooding of a wetland containing acid sulfate soils. In Proceedings of Water-Rock Interaction 13 (pp. 303-306). UK: Taylor and Francis Group.
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2009 Morgan, K., Burton, E., Cook, P., Raven, M., Fitzpatrick, R., Bush, R., . . . Hocking, R. (2009). Fe and S K-edge XAS determination of iron-sulfur species present in a range of acid sulfate soils: effects of particle size and concentration on quantitative XANES determinations. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol. 109 (pp. 012144-1-012144-4). Online: IOP Publishing.
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2006 Wallace, L. J., McPhail, D. C., Welch, S., Kirste, D., Beavis, S., Lamontagne, S., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (2006). Spatial heterogeneity of S and C stores in an inland acid sulfate soil. In GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA Vol. 70 (pp. A683). Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.
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2005 Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Raven, M. (2005). Soil Mineralogy and Other Properties in Forensic Investigations. In ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES Vol. 61 (pp. C14). INT UNION CRYSTALLOGRAPHY.
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2004 Thomas, M., Fitzpatrick, R., & Heinson, G. (2004). Regional prediction of salt-affected soils in an area of complex soil patterns in South Australia. In I. Roach (Ed.), Proceedings of the CRC LEME Regional Regolith Symposia 2004 (pp. 355-361). Bentley, Western Australia: CRC LEME.
2004 Raggatt, T., Lewis, M., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2004). Spectral discrimination of soil and regolith attributes within herrmanns catchmant, mount lofty ranges, SA. In I. Roach (Ed.), Proceedings of the CRC LEME Regional Regolith Symposia 2004 (pp. 287-291). Bentley, Western Australia: CRC LEME.
2003 Thomas, M., Fitzpatrick, R., & Heinson, G. (2003). Mapping complex soil-landscape patterns using radiometric K%: a dry saline land farming area case study near Jamestown, SA. In I. Roach (Ed.), Proceedings of the CRC LEME Regional Regolith Symposia 2003 (pp. CDROM 411-CDROM 416). CDROM: CRC LEME.
2002 McCarthy, M., Chittleborough, D., Clark, L., Murray, R., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2002). Vineyard soil degradation following irrigation with saline groundwater for twenty years. In 17th World Congress of Soil Science, Bangkok, Thailand, 14-20 August 2002 (pp. 14-20). Bangkok, Thailand: Soil and Fertilizer Society of Thailand.
2000 Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Merry, R. H. (2000). Pedogenic carbonate pools and climate change in Australia. In R. Lal, J. M. Kimble, H. Eswaran, & B. A. Stewart (Eds.), GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND PEDOGENIC CARBONATES (pp. 105-119). TUNIS, TUNISIA: LEWIS PUBLISHERS INC.
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1994 Hollingsworth, I. D., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1994). Nature and origin of a duripan in a Durixeralf-Duraqualf toposequence: micromorphological aspects. In A. J. RingroseVoase, & G. S. Humphreys (Eds.), Soil Micromorphology Vol. 22 (pp. 835-844). TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.
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1994 Hollingsworth, I., Naidu, R., Cox, J. W., & Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1994). Warren reservoir catchment studies: stream gradient and stream water salinity. In National Conference Publication Institution of Engineers Australia Vol. 1 (pp. 127-132).
1992 CHARTRES, C. J., HELYAR, K. R., FITZPATRICK, R. W., & WILLIAMS, J. (1992). LAND DEGRADATION AS A RESULT OF EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND ITS INFLUENCE ON SOIL PROPERTIES. In R. M. GIFFORD, & M. M. BARSON (Eds.), AUSTRALIAS RENEWABLE RESOURCES : SUSTAINABILITY AND GLOBAL CHANGE Vol. 14 (pp. 3-33). CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA: BUREAU RURAL RESOURCES COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA.
1991 NAIDU, R., HAYNES, R. J., GAWANDAR, J. S., MORRISON, R. J., & FITZPATRICK, R. W. (1991). CHEMICAL AND MINERALOGICAL PROPERTIES AND SOIL SOLUTION COMPOSITION OF ACID SOILS FROM THE SOUTH-PACIFIC ISLANDS. In R. J. WRIGHT, V. C. BALIGAR, & R. P. MURRMANN (Eds.), PLANT-SOIL INTERACTIONS AT LOW PH Vol. 45 (pp. 43-53). BECKLEY, WV: KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL.
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1990 RILEY, T. W., FIELKE, J. M., SLATTERY, M. G., & FITZPATRICK, R. W. (1990). PERFORMANCE OF SHARES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SOILS. In AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE 1990 Vol. 90 (pp. 112-117). TOOWOOMBA, AUSTRALIA: INST ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA.
1983 Fitzpatrick, R. W. (1983). OCCURRENCE AND MINERALOGY OF FERRUGINOUS BAUXITES ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF SOUTH AFRICA.. In Special Publication Geological Society of South Africa (pp. 87-96).
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2017 Rabenhorst, M., Daniels, W., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2017). 8th International Acid Sulfate Soil Conference. Poster session presented at the meeting of Geoderma. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.
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2014 Fitzpatrick, R. W., Shand, P., Raven, M., Self, P., Grealish, G., & Mosley, L. (2014). Morphological and mineral transformation processes from bushfires in acid sulfate soils. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the 4th National Acid Sulfate Conference. Australia: Southern Cross University.
2014 Yuan, C., Marschner, P., Fitzpatrick, R. W., & Mosley, L. (2014). Organic carbon availability and low pH may limit sulfate reduction in oxidized acid sulfate soils (ASS) after re-saturation. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the 4th National Acid Sulfate Soil Conference. Australia: Southern Cross University.

Gained, along with collaborators, more than A$90 million in research funding. Leadership and participation in several major joint collaborative projects with staff from international and national organisations involving development of proposals to assess, manage, and remediate ASS sites, using the latest research, practical field manuals and policy: Regional Water & Soil Assessment for Managing Sustainable Agriculture in China & Australia (with Chinese Academy of Sciences via ACIAR 1997-2002), Iraq Marshlands Restoration Program (2004-2005: via U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID), and Soil Fertility Evaluation/Advisory Service in Negara Brunei Darussalam (2006-2008 and Soil survey of Kuwait (1995–1999: Quality Assurance Consultant with Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research). Ongoing forensic investigation cases with State and Federal Police Departments across Australia. Ongoing projects with agencies to develop strategies to protect critical areas such as the Lower Murray Reclaimed Irrigation Area, Lower Lakes, Coorong, wetlands adjacent to Ranger Uranium mine, mangroves & saltmarshes, peat swamps/wetlands from future drought or anthropogenic impacts via (i) Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), (ii) State natural resources agencies in South Australia, NSW, Victoria, Queensland, NT and WA, (iii) Telstra and AARNet Pty Ltd, (iv) Norfolk Island and (v) Mineral Exploration companies.

I was the Lead Chief Investigator of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant to investigate the risks posed by extreme drought and climate change (2017-2024: $502,000.00).

I am Chief Investigator on the current ARC Discovery Grant to investigate aluminium geochemistry in acid sulfate environments (2025 – 2028: $620,000.00).

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Commenced: 8 April 2026
Role: Co-Supervisor
Research Topic: Investigation of aluminium behaviour during partial neutralisation of aluminium-rich acid sulfate systems
Supervision Type: Doctorate
Institution: UofA
Program: Doctor of Philosophy
Student Load: Full Time
Student Name: Miss Priscila Lydia Petrelli
Student ID: 3212639

Commenced: 13 August 2025
Role: Co-Supervisor
Research Topic: Understanding the Relative Sustainability of Harvesting Pruned Vineyard Biomass and the Effect on Carbon Sequestration and Disease Management
Supervision Type: Doctorate
Institution: UofA
Program: Doctor of Philosophy
Student Load: Part Time
Student Name: Mr Benjamin Pike
Student ID: 1093087

Commenced: 13 August 2025
Role: Co-Supervisor
Research Topic: Understanding the Relative Sustainability of Harvesting Pruned Vineyard Biomass and the Effect on Carbon Sequestration and Disease Management
Supervision Type: Doctorate
Institution: UofA
Program: Doctor of Philosophy
Student Load: Part Time
Student Name: Mr Benjamin Pike
Student ID: 1093087

Commenced: 29 August 2024
Role: Co-Supervisor
Research Topic: Impact of Liming and Organic Amendments on pH and Nutrient Availability in Acid Soils
Supervision Type: Doctorate
Institution: UofA
Program: Doctor of Philosophy
Student Load: Full Time
Student Name: Mr Birhanu Iticha Ayanssa
Student ID: 1789049

Commenced: 29 August 2024
Completed: 30 May 2026
Role: Co-Supervisor
Research Topic: <p>Effects of lime and organic amendments on soil acidity amelioration and  carbon dynamics</p>
Supervision Type: Doctorate
Institution: UofA
Program: Doctor of Philosophy
Student Load: Full Time
Student Name: Mr Birhanu Iticha Ayanssa
Student ID: 1789049

Commenced: 11 February 2020
Completed: 21 February 2023
Role: Principal Supervisor
Research Topic: Evaluating the use of diagnostic soil attributes as predictors for mapping fence corrosion risk in South Australian soil environments to enhance management of exclusion fences used in conservation programs
Supervision Type: Doctorate
Institution: UofA
Program: Doctor of Philosophy
Student Load: Full Time
Student Name: Miss Andrea Donne Stiglingh
Student ID: 1686331

Commenced: 27 February 2018
Completed: 8 February 2021
Role: Co-Supervisor
Research Topic: Exploring the Composition, Dissolution Kinetics and Passivation of Jarosite from an Acid Sulfate Soil
Supervision Type: Master
Institution: UofA
Program: Master of Philosophy
Student Load: Full Time
Student Name: Mr Austin Myles Trueman
Student ID: 1753729

Commenced: 21 August 2015
Completed: 24 August 2016
Role: Co-Supervisor
Research Topic: Effect of organic matter and sulfidic clay addition on pH and redox potential of inland acid sulfate soils
Supervision Type: Doctorate
Institution: UofA
Program: Doctor of Philosophy
Student Load: Part Time
Student Name: Mrs Nilmini Jayalath
Student ID: 1168116

Commenced: 28 May 2013
Completed: 5 June 2017
Role: Co-Supervisor
Research Topic: Capacity of Organic Materials to retain Metals and Protons Released from Sulfuric Acid Sulfate Soils
Supervision Type: Doctorate
Institution: UofA
Program: Doctor of Philosophy
Student Load: Full Time
Student Name: Dr Tan Thanh Dang
Student ID: 1649370

Commenced: 6 September 2012
Completed: 12 June 2015
Role: Co-Supervisor
Research Topic: REMEDIATION OF ACID SULFATE SOILS BY ORGANIC MATTER ADDITION
Supervision Type: Doctorate
Institution: UofA
Program: Doctor of Philosophy
Student Load: Full Time
Student Name: Mr Chaolei Yuan
Student ID: 1619268

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2026 Co-Supervisor Investigation of aluminium behaviour during partial neutralisation of aluminium-rich acid sulfate systems Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Priscila Lydia Petrelli
2025 Co-Supervisor Understanding the Relative Sustainability of Harvesting Pruned Vineyard Biomass and the Effect on Carbon Sequestration and Disease Management Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Benjamin Pike
2024 Co-Supervisor Impact of Liming and Organic Amendments on pH and Nutrient Availability in Acid Soils Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Birhanu Iticha Ayanssa

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2024 - 2026 Co-Supervisor Effects of lime and organic amendments on soil acidity amelioration and carbon dynamics Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Birhanu Iticha Ayanssa
2020 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Evaluating the use of diagnostic soil attributes as predictors for mapping fence corrosion risk in South Australian soil environments to enhance management of exclusion fences used in conservation programs Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Andrea Donne Stiglingh
2018 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Exploring the Composition, Dissolution Kinetics and Passivation of Jarosite from an Acid Sulfate Soil Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Austin Myles Trueman
2015 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Effect of organic matter and sulfidic clay addition on pH and redox potential of inland acid sulfate soils Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mrs Nilmini Jayalath
2013 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Capacity of Organic Materials to retain Metals and Protons Released from Sulfuric Acid Sulfate Soils Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Tan Thanh Dang
2012 - 2015 Co-Supervisor REMEDIATION OF ACID SULFATE SOILS BY ORGANIC MATTER ADDITION Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Chaolei Yuan
2012 - 2017 Principal Supervisor A Study of Patterns Produced when Selected Tasmanian Soil Types are Transferred to Clothing: Application of Digital Photography with Image Processing to Support Visible Observations Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Kathleen Rebecca Murray
2011 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Effects of organic amendments and plants on the chemistry of acid sulfate soils under aerobic and anaerobic conditions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Patrick Michael
2010 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Inland Acid Sulfate Soils in the Floodplain Wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin: Regional occurrence using rapid methods and the impacts of reflooding on water quality Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Nathan Leonard Creeper
2009 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Delivery of soil survey information to non-soil specialists to support land management by means of special purpose classifications and conceptual toposequence models Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Gerard John Grealish
2008 - 2010 Co-Supervisor Retention, Release and Plant Availability of Copper and Zinc in Three Tropical Peat Soils of Sarawak, Malaysia Master of Agricultural Science Master Full Time Mrs Margaret Anak Abat
2002 - 2007 Principal Supervisor New Approaches to Investigate and Construct Biogeochemical Models of Inland Acid Sulfate Soils: Linkages to Environmental Degradation Processes and Mineral Exploration Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Andrew Baker
2002 - 2007 Co-Supervisor Multiscale Prediction of Saline-sodic Land Degradation Processes in Two South Australian Regions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mark Thomas
2001 - 2011 Principal Supervisor Coastal acid sulfate soil processes in Barker Inlet, South Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Brett Thomas
2000 - 2004 Co-Supervisor Changes in properties of vineyard Red Brown Earths under long-term drip irrigation, combined with varying water qualities and gypsum application rates Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Louise Clark
1998 - 2001 Co-Supervisor CLAY MOVEMENT IN A SALINE-SODIC SOIL TOPOSEQUENCE Master of Agricultural Science Master Full Time Mr . Muhammad Nathan

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