Person
Grimes, Kenneth George (1944 - 2016)
- Born
- 19 October 1944
Proston, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 17 August 2016
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Geomorphologist and Speleologist
Summary
Kenneth Grimes was a geomorphologist with expertise in karst and pseudokarst formations. During his time with the Geological Survey of Queensland he was involved in the mapping of Mesozoic and Cenozoic deposits throughout Queensland, particularly in the Gulf Country, Cape York Peninsula, and the sand masses of Fraser Island coastline. He made a major contribution to the interpretation of Cenozoic geology and landscape development by the use of duricrust stratigraphy. Grimes came to be regarded as the Survey's expert on the Cenozoic. He became involved in research on the Tertiary Riversleigh fossil sites with Michael Archer, his ability to distinguish deposits from the aerial photos and on the ground leading to discovery of significant fossil vertebrate sites. In 1990 Grimes moved to Victoria and as a consultant geomorphologist concentrated on karst in both limestone and volcanic areas. He published extensively on karst in limestone formations of southern Australia and was involved in the management of the Australian Karst Index. Grimes was a leading member of the Australian Speleological Federation and the Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association, and published guide to a number of cave systems.
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Chronology
- 1968
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)) - University of Queensland
- 1969 - 1990
- Career position - Geologist, Regional Mapping Section, Geological Survey of Queensland
- 1975 - 1991
- Career position - Queensland Co-ordinator, Australian Karst Index, Australian Speleological Federation
- 1990 - 2014
- Career position - Consultant geomorphologist
- 1999 - 2016
- Career position - Co-Editor, Helictite
- 2009
- Award - Edie Smith Award, Australian Speleological Federation
Published resources
Journal Articles
- White, Susan, 'Obituary: Kenneth George Grimes 19 October 1944 - 17 August 2016', Helictite, 42 (2016), 39-41. Details
- White, Susan: with assistance from Ian Withnall, John Siemon and Janeen Samuel, 'Obituary: Kenneth George Grimes - 19 October 1944 - 17 August 2016', The Queensland Geologist, 116 (4) (2016), 6-7. Details
Resources
- 'Grimes, Kenneth George (19441019-20160817)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772688. Details
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Created: 28 November 2017, Last modified: 3 July 2018