Mr David Inkster
Biography/ Background
Employment History
· 2006 - Present, Research Associate, Australian School of Petroleum (ASP), The University of Adelaide.
· 2002 - 2006, Design Engineer, special purpose equipment, Brook Engineering Pty Ltd.
· 2000 - 2002, Consultant Geophysicist and Engineer, Geoplus Pty Ltd.
· 1996 - 2000, Exploration Geophysicist, Normandy Tennant Creek Ltd.
· 1986 - 1994, Approvals Engineer, Electricity Trust of South Australia.
· 1980 - 1986, Project Engineer, Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd.
· 1975 - 1980, Production Engineer, Camelec Cables Ltd.
· 1973 - 1974, Design Engineer, Matser Consultants Ltd.
· 1972 - 1973, Project Engineer, Chrysler Australia Ltd.
· 1970 - 1972, Testing Engineer, electric motors, Simpson Pope Ltd.
Qualifications
| · | B.Sc. (Honours - First Class), 1996, The University of Adelaide, South Australia. Thesis “Filtering Aeromagnetic Data to Reduce the Masking Effect of Near-Surface Basalt”.
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| · | B.Sc. (Geology and Geophysics), 1995, The University of Adelaide, South Australia.
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| · | B.A. (Psychology), 1995, The University of Adelaide, South Australia.
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| · | B.E. (Electrical), 1970, The University of Adelaide, South Australia.
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Awards
· 1995: The Normandy (now Newmont Australia) prize in Geophysics
· 1994: The Western Mining Corporation Scholarship
· 1992: The Reg Sprigg prize for top in geology I
Research Interests
| · | In situ stress determination
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| · | Stress field modelling
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| · | Contemporary stress field of Australia and its implications for plate tectonic-driving mechanisms
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| · | Applications of stress data in hydrocarbon and HDR geothermal energy industries e.g. wellbore stability, fault reactivation, fracture stimulation, reservoir flooding |
Professional Associations
| · | Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust),
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| · | Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM),
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| · | Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG),
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| · | Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA).
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