Biography/ Background
Qualifications
Research Interests
Publications
Professional Associations
Media Expertise

Professor Richard Hillis

Position	Adjunct Professor
Email	richard.hillis@adelaide.edu.au
Building	Boart Longyear's Adelaide Airport Facility
Campus	Adelaide Airport Facility
Org Unit	Australian School of Petroleum

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Biography/ Background

I am an Adjunct Professor at the Australian School of Petroleum. I worked at the University of Adelaide from 1992-2010 and held positions including Mawson Professor of Geology and Head of the Australian School of Petroleum.

I am now CEO of the Deep Exploration Technologies CRC and based at the Boart Longyear Facility at Adelaide Airport.

Qualifications

PhD (1988) University of Edinburgh
"The Geology and Tectonic Evolution of the Western Approaches Trough, UK"

BSc (Hons) Geology (1985) Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, University of London

Research Interests

Mineral Exploration Technologies

Petroleum Geomechanics

Sedimentary Basin Tectonics

Geothermal Energy

Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide

Pore Pressure and Basin-Centred Gas

Publications

scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=rRqNsLcAAAAJ&hl=enaddress

Professional Associations

Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

Australian Institute of Company Directors

Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists

European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers

Geological Society of Australia

Geological Society of London

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia

Society of Petroleum Engineers

Expertise for Media Contact

Categories	Mining and energy, Science and technology
Expertise	mineral exploration technology, geothermal energy, petroleum exploration
Mobile	0418 110 737

Entry last updated: Tuesday, 7 Aug 2012

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