Our people

Our people

Discover the School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences team 

Our School is home to some of the brightest minds in science. 

Our teaching and research staff include seasoned explorers, rising stars, and global leaders in their field; all using science to solve some of the biggest questions of our time.


Meet the team

Professor Christopher Sumby

Dean, School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Chris Sumby

NamePosition
Andrew AbellProfessor
Arun AshokanLecturer
Stephen BellAssociate Professor
Christian DoonanProfessor 
Heike Ebendorff-HeidepriemARC Industry Laureate Fellow
Jack EvansARC DECRA Fellow and Senior Lecturer
Thomas FallonLecturer
Hugh HarrisProfessor
Beatriz Jimenez GarridoSenior Lecturer
Tak KeeAssociate Professor
Sara KrivickasLecturer
Gregory MethaProfessor
Tara PukalaProfessor and Dean, Research, College of Science
Cameron ShearerSenior Lecturer 
Christopher SumbyProfessor and Dean, Physics, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Kylie YangLecturer

NamePosition
Adam AbersteinerResearch Fellow
Kathryn AmosChair of GeoEnergy 
Lee ArnoldAssociate Professor
Morgan BladesARC Grant-Funded Researcher
Mark BunchSenior Lecturer
Alan CollinsProfessor
Martina DemuroARC Future Fellow
Georgina FalsterARC DECRA Fellow and Lecturer
Juraj FarkasAssociate Professor
Tamara FletcherRamsay Fellow 
Alexander FranckeSenior Lecturer 
Stijn GlorieProfessor
Martin HandProfessor
Derrick HasterokLecturer 
Graham HeinsonProfessor
Simon HolfordProfessor and State Chair of Petroleum Geoscience 
Rachelle KernenResearch Fellow
Rosalind KingAssociate Professor
Stefan LoehrARC Future Fellow 
Lucy McGeeSenior Lecturer 
Andrew MerdithARC DECRA Fellow and Lecturer
Laura MorrisseySenior Lecturer  
Jack MulderARC DECRA Fellow and Lecturer
Justin PayneAssociate Professor
Tom RaimondoProfessor and Dean, Academic, College of Science 
Carl SpandlerProfessor and ARC Industry Fellow 
Jonathan TylerAssociate Professor and ARC Future Fellow 

NamePosition
Jayne Boase Lecturer
Paul Corcoran Senior Lecturer 
Georgia Csortan Lecturer
Casey DooletteSenior Lecturer
Laura Falkenberg Lecturer
Brianna Le Brusque Senior Lecturer
Stefan Peters Senior Lecturer
Craig Styan Associate Professor
Delene Weber Professor 

NamePosition
Shahraam Afshar VahidAssociate Professor
Irene BologninoLecturer
Giorgio BusoniSenior Lecturer
Lorena Del CastilloLecturer
Sabrina EineckeSenior Lecturer
Gary HillAssociate Professor
Antony HookerAssociate Professor
Paul JacksonProfessor
Natasha Jackson-BoothProfessor
David LancasterElectro Optic Systems (EOS) Chair of Laser Physics
Andre LuitenInstitute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing Chief Innovator
Andrew MacKinnonAssociate Professor
David OttawayProfessor
Gavin RowellProfessor
Sarah ScholtenARC Industry Fellow (C)
Glenn SolomonHicks Chair of Quantum Materials
Nigel SpoonerResearch Professor 
Finn StokesRamsay Fellow
Anthony ThomasElder Chair of Physics 
Tyron TurnbullAssociate Lecturer 
Sam TuttleLecturer 
Peter VeitchProfessor
Martin WhiteProfessor
Puthenparampil WilsonSenior Lecturer 
Ross YoungAssociate Professor 
James Zanotti Professor 

NamePosition
Benjamin GreenSchool Manager

Contact us

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Location

Location
College of Science 
Adelaide University 
Adelaide City Campus, Adelaide SA 5005

Telephone

Phone: +61 8 8313 5996

Email

Email: Dean.SPCES@adelaide.edu.au