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Baker, Andrew

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United Kingdom
Occupation
Geologist
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1552-6166

Summary

Andrew Baker is an international authority in cave science, hydrology and geochemistry, especially in relation to complex underground systems, known as karsrt, formed from dissolution of soluble rocks and characterised by sinkholes, caves and speleothems. His research focuses on the intersection between geology and water, from caves to aquifers. Using an interdisciplinary approach and isotopic and geochemical techniques, he investigates past climates, groundwater recharge, and fire history by examining stalagmites. He has published over 270 research papers. Baker is Professor in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of New South Wales. In 2022 he was awarded the Clarke Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales.

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1993
Education - PhD, University of Bristol
1993 - 1998
Career position - Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
1998 - 2003
Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
2003
Award - Philip Leverhulme Prize, Leverhulme Trust
2003 - 2010
Career position - Reader (later Professor) in Water Science, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
2010 -
Career position - Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
2015
Award - Fred L. and Frances J. Oliver Lectureship in Texas Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
2021 -
Award - Fellow, American Geophysical Union
2022
Award - Clarke Medal, and Clarke Memorial Lecturer, Royal Society of New South Wales
2024 -
Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales

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Helen Cohn

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