University of Adelaide, Adelaide. Lecturer (2000-2003), Senior Lecturer (2003-2005), A/Professor (2006-2010), Professor (2010-). Associate Dean of the Faculty of Sciences (IT: 2003- 2004) (Education: 2004- 2006), Head of Geology and Geophysics (May 2007 - June 2010)
My primary teaching
philosophy is to motivate students to develop a scientific rigorous approach
for a career in the Geosciences.Students should become aware of the relevance of the science in their
own lives, in the context of other fields of Geoscience, and in the broader
community.These aims are implemented
by:
Recognising that
not all students have the same learning style and speed, and to try to get the
best from everyone;
Getting to know
the students as people, to learn from and encourage their aspirations and to
seek their input and ideas;
Introducing as
much hands-on experience as possible, both within the course structure and as
extra-curricula activity to encourage participation and motivate students.In the geosciences, this generally means
fieldwork using quality instrumentation and computer analysis using state-of-the-art
software;
Continually cycling
course material through regular quizzes and tutorials to deepen the learning
experience.Students are encouraged to
expect to achieve full marks that count significantly towards the end-of-year
grades;
Encouraging
teamwork, communication and independent learning through research projects,
with various modes of presentation;
Instigating
industry visits and linking with professional societies to provide a context
for the relevance of the science and promote career opportunities.
As
a teacher, I endeavour to be always enthusiastic about the material I convey,
and to be well prepared and organised.Outcomes from teaching are measured and improved from regular
end-of-course evaluation forms, from individual discussion with students and
academic colleagues, by career paths of former students, and from feedback from
industry colleagues.
Australian Learning and Teaching
Council for
Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning as part of the Field Geology teaching team, in 2009
University of Adelaide nominee for the Australian University Teaching
Awards (Physical Sciences) in 2005
University of Adelaide nominee for the SA Premiers Science Excellence
Awards (Science Educator of the Year) in 2005
Executive Dean of
Science Prize and Awards for Excellence in Teaching in 2004
Highly Commended
applicant for the Stephen Cole the Elder Prize in 2004, 2005
Runner up for the
Supervisor of the Year (Postgraduate Students Association) in 2004
Research Interests
My primary research over the last five years has been in the geophysical imaging method of magnetotellurics (MT). The technique yields images of Earth's electrical resistivity to depths of up to 200 km, which provides constraints on the geochemistry, temperature and the presence of melt and fluids. Since 2003, when my group made the first new observations across Broken Hill, we have now made over four hundred measurements in various locations in South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, and overseas in Oman and Tanzania. Project work is now supported by an ARC Discovery grant, three Linkage grants a LIEF grant and is a major component of the AuScope NCRIS Capability 5.13 "Structure and Evolution of the Australian Continent". The NCRIS investment plan noted that "The collection of a continent scale magneto-telluric survey will provide an Australian conductivity image unheralded of in the world. AuScope will allow the commencement of this program with the provision of a world class set of deep-probing low-frequency magneto-telluric recording systems and their immediate deployment".
I have also developed a group that uses electromagnetic methods for groundwater work. The group is focused on developing new technologies for determining porosity and permeability of sediments in the Murray Basin. One of the developments by a Masters student led to a technology that has been used to map ~ 2000 km of the River Murray riverbed sediments, to assess the impact of salt migration into the river. The method has become an industry standard, and was a finalist for the Australian Museum Eureka Prize (2005) in the Land and Water category for "For development of a fast, cost effective and efficient geophysical survey system that detects salinity in riverbed sediments, leading to the more efficient use of salt interception schemes."
Publications
Mortimer, Aydin, Simmons, Heinson, Love, The role
of in situ stress in determining hydraulic connectivity in a fractured rock
aquifer (Australia), Hydrogeology Journal, DOI 10.1007/s10040-011-0760-z, 2011.
Thomas M., Fitzpatrick R.W., Heinson G.S. Spatial and temporal trends in soil salinity for
identifying perched and deep groundwater systems, Soil Use and
Management. 27(2) (pp 264-279), 2011.
Whitley, T., et al. (2011), Worldwide extremely low
frequency magnetic field sensor network for sprite studies, Radio Sci., 46,
RS4007, doi:10.1029/2010RS004523.
Selway K.M., Hand M., Payne J.L., Heinson G.S.,
Reid A., Magnetotelluric constraints on the tectonic setting of Grenville-aged
orogenesis in central Australia , Journal of the Geological Society. 168(1) (pp
251-264), 2011.
Matsuno T., Seama N., Evans R.L., Chave A.D., Baba
K., White A., Goto T.-N., Heinson G., Boren G., Yoneda A., Utada H. , Upper
mantle electrical resistivity structure beneath the central Mariana subduction
system, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 11(9) 2010. Article Number:
Q09003.
Hatch M., Munday T., Heinson G., A comparative
study of in-river geophysical techniques to define variations in riverbed salt
load and aid managing river salinization, Geophysics. 75(4) (pp WA135-WA147),
2010.
Thiel S., Heinson G., Crustal imaging of a mobile
belt using magnetotellurics: An example of the Fowler Domain in South
Australia, Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth. 115(6) 2010. Article
Number: B06102.
Thomas M., Fitzpatrick R.W., Heinson G.S., An
expert system to predict intricate saline sodic subsoil patterns in upland
South Australia, Australian Journal of Soil Research. 47(6) (pp 602-612), 2009.
Selway K., Hand M., Heinson G.S., Payne J.L.,
Magnetotelluric constraints on subduction polarity: Reversing reconstruction
models for Proterozoic Australia, Geology. 37(9) (pp 799-802), 2009.
Thomas M., Fitzpatrick R.W., Heinson G.S.
,Distribution and causes of intricate saline sodic soil patterns in an upland
South Australian hillslope, Australian Journal of Soil Research. 47(3) (pp
328-339), 2009.
Thiel S., Heinson G., Gray D.R., Gregory R.T. ,
Ophiolite emplacement in NE Oman: Constraints from magnetotelluric sounding,
Geophysical Journal International. 176(3) (pp 753-766), 2009.
Maier R., Heinson G., Thiel S., Selway K., Gill R.,
Scroggs M., A 3D lithospheric electrical resistivity model of the GawlerCraton,
Southern Australia, Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy,
Section B: Applied Earth Science. 116(1) (pp 13-21), 2007.
Heinson, G.S. Industrial Uses of EM, In Gubbins, D.
and Herrero-Bervera, E., Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism,
Springer, AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2007, pp 223-227.
Heinson G.S., Direen N.G., Gill R.M.,
Magnetotelluric evidence for a deep-crustal mineralizing system beneath the
Olympic Dam iron oxide copper-gold deposit, southern Australia, Geology. 34(7)
(pp 573-576), 2006
Selway K., Heinson G., Hand M., Electrical evidence
of continental accretion: Steeply-dipping crustal-scale conductivity contrast,
Geophysical Research Letters. 33(6) 2006. Article Number: L06305.
Heinson, G.S., White, A., Robinson, D and
Fathianpour, N., Marine self potential exploration of the continental shelf,
Geophysics, 70, 109-118, 2005.
Thiel, S., Heinson, G.S., White, A, Tectonic
evolution of the Southern Gawler Craton, South Australia, from electromagnetic
sounding, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 52, 887-896, 2005.
Heinson, G.S., White, A. and Lilley, F.E.M.,
Rifting of a passive margin and development of a lower-crustal detachment zone:
new evidence from marine magnetotellurics, Geophysics Research Letters, 32,
L12305, doi:10.1029/2005GL022934.2005, 2005.
Heinson, G.S. and White, A., Electrical resistivity
of the northern Australian lithosphere: crustal anisotropy or mantle
heterogeneity? Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 232, 157-170, 2005.
Fathianpour, N., Heinson, G.S. and White, A., The
total field magnetometric (TFMMR) method I: Theory and 2.5D forward modelling,
Exploration Geophysics, 36, 181-188, 2005.
Fathianpour, N., Heinson, G.S. and White, A., The
total field magnetometric (TFMMR) Method II:2D Inversion of the Flying Doctor Deposit, Broken Hill, Exploration
Geophysics, 36, 189-197, 2005.
Barrett, B., Heinson, G.S., Hatch, M. and Telfer,
A., A water-borne transient electromagnetic system for river sediment salt-load
detection, J App. Geophys., 58, 29-44, 2005.
Professional Associations
Member of National Committee for Earth Sciences, Australian Academy of Sciences (2008-2011) Member of the Steering Committee for ANSIR (2006-);
Deputy Director (2009-) Chair of the Earth Imaging Working Group, NCRIS
5.13 Capability (2006-2007) Member of the RSES Advisory Committee, ANU (2007-) Editor, Pure and Applied Geophysics journal
(2002-2009). Member of the organising committee for the ASEG
international conference in Adelaide, 2003 and
2009; the 3DEM conference, Adelaide
in February 2003; the 19th EM Workshop, Beijing 2008.
Chair of the 21st EM Induction Workshop, 25-31st July 2012, Darwin www.21emiw.com
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