b'AEGC 2021Presenter biographies182. Dr Anton Kepic awkepic@gmail.com settings, including onshore Eastern Australian basins, Niger Delta, Botswana, Germany, South Sumatra, India, and China.183. Dr Yuqing Chen yu.chen@csiro.au 190. Dr Zixing Qin zixing.qin@postgrad.curtin.edu.auYuqing Chen received a Bachelors degree in geophysicsZixing Qin is currently a PhD candidate from Western Australia from China University of Petroleum (Qingdao) in 2012 andSchool of Mines (WASM), Curtin University. His research received a Masters degree in geophysics from China Universitymainly focuses on drill-bit seismic source in cross-hole survey of Petroleum (Beijing) in 2015. He received a PhD degree infor mineral exploration and rock characterisation. Zixing geophysics from King Abdullah University of Science andalso has a mining engineering background from his Masters Technology in 2019. He is currently a Postdoctoral fellow inand Bachelors degrees obtained from the University of Deep Earth Imaging Future Science Platform, CSIRO, Australia.Adelaide (Australia) and Henan Polytechnic University (China), His research interests include seismic imaging, seismic inversion,respectively.and machine learning. Dr. Yuqing Chen is a Member of the Society of Exploration Geophysics (SEG) and the American Geophysical Union (AGU). 191. Mr Andrew. Taylor andrew.r.taylor@csiro.au184. Dr Alexei Gorbatov alexei.gorbatov@ga.gov.au Andrew Taylor is a senior hydrogeologist in the Groundwater Characterisation and Management research group in CSIRO Alexei Gorbatov is a passive seismic activity leader in OnshoreLand and Water. His primary research activities include Seismic and Magnetotelluric Section, Geoscience Australia, andintegrating the analysis and interpretation of hydraulic, has fostered application of passive seismic methods in mineralhydrogeochemical and environmental tracer data for potential studies. His scientific interests also include theorycharacterising and understanding groundwater systems. of seismic imaging, inversion methods, seismotectonics, andAndrew has a background in soil and groundwater hydrology seismic source generation process. For fifteen years Alexei haswith 14 years of experience in field and desktop evaluation of worked in multiple international research organisations beforehydrogeological systems throughout Australia. His research joining Geoscience Australia in 2004 to establish Australianinterests include vadose zone hydrology, the coupling of Tsunami Warning Centre. With initiation of Exploring for theenvironmental tracers, hydrogeochemistry and hydraulics Future programme, he leads AusArray project, which aims tofor characterising the scale of groundwater flow systems, create a three-dimensional national seismic velocity model.quantifying groundwater flow processes (recharge, throughflow Integration of this model with other geophysical observablesand discharge) characterising the nature of groundwaterwill bring new insights into the structure and composition ofsurface water interactions, and understanding inter-aquifer the Australian lithosphere. It will be used not only for mineralexchange. In addition, Andrew is using the new knowledge potential assessment but also forecast economic viability forgained by the collection of new data to constrain the inputs resource development. and boundary conditions for water balance and risk assessment models. Recently, Andrew has been involved in a number of regional scale groundwater assessments applying novel drilling 187. and 188. Dr Keelan ONeill keelan.oneill@uwa. techniques, as well as the application of environmental tracers edu.au and geophysics to characterise hydrogeological systems for economic development in data sparse regions. Andrew has Keelan is a Research Associate in the UWA Fluid Sciencebeen fortunate to collaborate with the Helmholtz Centre for and Resources (FSR) division. Keelans research focusses onEnvironmental ResearchUFZ, Leipzig Germany, where Andrew developing low field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)gained valuable insight and experience in to the application of instruments for industrial applications. He is currently involveddirect-push (DP) technology for characterising surficial shallow in a CRC project in collaboration with RIG Technologiesaquifers. This work has led to Andrew pioneering the use of DP International which involves developing a NMR module fortechnology in Australia for characterising groundwater systems, implementation in a logging-while-drilling instrument withenabling new sampling techniques in remote regions with application in the Australian mining industry. Prior joininglimited infrastructure and evaluating salinity in the landscape. the FSR, Keelan worked at Qteq as a physicist involved inCurrently, Andrew is leading the groundwater hydrology developing and operating NMR tools for wireline logging.activities for the Northern Australia Water Resource Assessment Keelan completed his PhD at UWA on the development of an(NAWRA) and the Norfolk Island Water Resource Assessment Earths Field NMR multiphase flow meter. (NIWRA). In remote data sparse regions, Andrew has led numerous groundwater projects including the groundwater components of the Flinders and Gilbert Agricultural Resource 189. Mr Saswata Mukherjee s.mukherjee@uq.edu.au Assessment (FGARA) and the Goyder Facilitating Long-term Mr. Saswata Mukherjee is a PhD candidate at the UniversityOutback Water Solutions projects. Andrew has 74 publications of Queensland. His PhD research incorporates geologicalincluding seven journal papers, 24 conference papers and 43 characterisation of Coal Seam Gas reservoirs, in-situ stress andtechnical reports with 235 citations (Google Scholar, h-index 8).fracture characterisation from image logs and understanding the impact of stress and fracture on the reservoir flow192. and 193. Dr Derecke Palmer d.palmer@unsw.edu.aubehaviour. Prior to PhD, Mr. Mukherjee has more than 13 years of research and professional experience in all stages ofDerecke Palmer has received a full suite of undergraduate unconventional reservoir life cycle management, reservoirand post graduate degrees from the University of Sydney and modelling and prospect evaluation in diverse geologicalthe University of New South Wales. He started his career at 123 PREVIEW AUGUST 2021'