Ian Acworth

BSc Leeds, MSc PhD Birm., FGS

Gary Johnston Professor of Water Management

A joint Chair between The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and The School of Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences in the Faculty of Science

Contact Details

Office Location:
CE 112 Civil Engineering Building (H20)
Phone: +61 2 9385 5766
Manly Vale Water Research Laboratory, Manly Vale
Phone: +61 2 9949 4488 ext 226
Fax: +61 2 9385-6139 or +61 2 9949-4188
Email: i.acworthroberto@unsw.edujlo.au

Teaching Areas

• Contaminant Hydrology
• Groundwater Investigation
• Groundwater Geophysics
• Groundwater Modelling
• Groundwater Contamination

Research Areas

• Investigation of groundwater dynamics and hydrochemical processes in the coastal zone.
• Development of field instrumentation and analysis methods in groundwater studies.
• Electrical methods in the investigation of groundwater and salinity.
• Relationship between Palaeoclimate and dryland salinity.

Selected Publications (2000 - present)

RI Acworth and T Brain (2008) Calculation of barometric efficiency in shallow piezometers using water levels, atmospheric and earth tide data, Hydrogeology Journal, Vol.16(8), pp1469-1482.

M Andersen, RI Acworth and K Meredith (2008) Investigation of 180 and 2H in the Namoi River catchment - elucidating recharge sources and the extent of surface water/groundwater interaction, XXXVI Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, Integrating Groundwaer Science and Human Well-being, Proceedings of the XXXVI IAH Congress. Toyama, Japan, October.

J Patterson, M Andersen and RI Acworth (2008) Development of an integrated conceptual model of a connected surface water-groundwater system using a hydrochemical approach at Maules Creek, NSW Australia, XXXVI Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, Integrating Groundwater Science and Human well-being, Proceedings of the XXXVI IAH Congress, Toyama, Japan, October.

G Rau, M Andersen, A McCallum and RI Acworth (2008) Field and numerical investigation of surface water groundwater exchange using natural heat as a tracer - deviation from the 1D flow assumption, 2008 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Cairns Australia, July, 2008.

RI Acworth (2007) Measurement of vertical environmental-head profiles in unconfined sand aquifers using a multi-channel manometer board, Hydrogeology Journal, Vol. 15(7), pp1279-1289.

RI Acworth, Hughes C and I Turner (2007) A radioisotope tracer investigation to determine the direction of groundwater movement adjacent to a tidal creek during spring and neap tides, Hydrogeology Journal, Vol. 15(2), pp281-296.

M Andersen and RI Acworth (2007) Surface water groundwater interactions in the Maules Creek Catchment. Namoi Valley NSW Australia - hydrogeological and hydrochemical investigations, Presentation Abstracts, Cotton Catchment Communities CRC Science Forum, Narrabri NSW Australia, August 8-9, 2007.

M Andersen and RI Acworth (2007) Surface water groundwater interactions in an ephemeral creek in the Namoi Valley, NSW Australia - Controls by geology and groundwater abstraction, XXXV Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, Groundwater and Ecosystems Abstract Book; XXXV Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, Groundwater and Ecosystems, Lisbon Portugal, September 18-21, 2007.

M Andersen and RI Acworth (2007) Hydrochemical investigations of surface water groundwater interactions in a sub-catchment in the Namoi Valley, NSW Australia, Proceedings of the XXXV IAH Congress "Groundwater and Ecosystems" Abstract Book, XXXV Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, Groundwater and Ecosystems; Lisbon, Portugal, September 17-21, 2007.

W Timms and RI Acworth (2007) Groundwater resources and potential for managed aquifer recharge, North-Eastern Botany sands, Sydney; Proceeedings of OZWater07, Sydney Australia, March 4-7, 2007.

W Timms, RI Acworth and A Badenhop  (2007) Managed aquifer recharge in the Botany sand aquifer - part of the treatment train for water reuse? Water Reuse & Recycling REUSE07, UNSW Sydney July 16-18, 2007.

W Timms, RI Acworth and I Turner (2007) Interactions between groundwater and artifical ponds in the northern Botany aquifer, Sydney, Australia, Groundwater and Ecosystems Lisbon 2007, XXXV IAH Congress, Lisbon, September 17-21, 2007.

Acworth RI & Jorstad LB (2006) Integration of multi-channel piezometry and electrical tomography to better define chemical heterogeneity in a landfill leachate plume within a sand aquifer. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 83, 200-220.

Acworth RI, Young RR and Bernardi T (2005) Monitoring soil moisture status in a black Vertosol on the Liverpool Plains, NSW, using a combination of neutron scattering and electrical imaging methods. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 43, 1-13.

Timms WA and Acworth RI (2005) Propagation of pressure change through thick clay sequences: an example from Liverpool Plains, NSW, Australia. Hydrogeology Journal, 13, 858-870.

Turner IL, and Acworth RI (2004) Field measurements of Beachface Salinity Structure using Cross-Borehole Resistivity Imaging. Journal of Coastal Research, 20.3, 739-752.

Jorstad, LB Jankowski J Acworth RI (2004) Analysis of the distribution of inorganic constituents in a landfill leachate-contaminated aquifer: Astrolabe Park, Sydney, Australia. Environmental Geology, 95.2, 263-272.

Loke, MH, Acworth R.I Dahlin T. (2003) A comparison of smooth and blocky inversion methods in 2-D electrical imaging surveys. Exploration Geophysics, 34, 182-187.

Acworth RI and Dasey GR (2003). Mapping of the hyporheic zone around a tidal creek using a combination of borehole logging, borehole electrical tomography and cross-creek electrical imaging. - Hydrogeology Journal, 11.3, 368-377.

Acworth RI and Timms W (2003) Hydrogeological investigation of mud-mound springs developed over a weathered basalt aquifer on the Liverpool Plains, New South Wales, Australia. Hydrogeology Journal, 11.6, 659-672.l

Timms W and Acworth RI (2002) Origin, lithology and weathering characteristics of Late Tertiary-Quarternary clay auitard units on the Lower Murrumbidgee alluvial fan. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 49, 525-537.

Melis, M. I. and Acworth, R. I. (2001). A possible aeolian component in Pleistocene and Holocene valley aggradation, Dicks Creek Catchment, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Soil Science, 39.1

Acworth, R. I. and Jankowski, J. (2001). Salt source for dryland salinity - evidence from an upland catchment on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales. Australian Journal of Soil Science 39.1

Timms, W., Acworth, R. I. And Berhane, D. (2001). Shallow groundwater dynamics in the Narrabri Formation on the Liverpool Plains of New South Wales. Australian Journal of Soil Science. 39.2

Acworth, R. I. (2001). Physical and chemical properties of a DNAPL contaminated zone in a sand aquifer. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology.

Timms, W., Acworth, R.I., Jankowski, J. and Lawson, S. (2000) Groundwater quality trends related to aquitard salt storage at selected sites in the Lower Murrumbidgee alluvium, Australia. Paper submitted to IAH XXX Congress, Cape Town, SA November 2000.

Acworth, R.I., Soriano, R. & Turner, I. (2000) The vertical head distribution in a coastal sand-dune aquifer. Paper submitted to IAH XXX Congress, Cape Town, SA November 2000.

Calvert, H.T. & Acworth, R.I. (2000) Electrical and electromagnetic surveys of dryland salinity, Yass, NSW, Australia. Paper presented presentation at the 2000 SEG/Calgary International Exposition and 70th Annual Meeting of the SEG.

Dasey, G.R and Acworth, R.I. (2000) The use of borehole tomography to image the saline interface - a case study from New South Wales, Australia. Paper accepted for IAH XXX Congress, Cape Town, SA November 2000

Papers in Review

Acworth RI, Hughes CE and Turner IL (Accepted as a paper subject to minor changes) A radioisotope tracer investigation of groundwater flux adjacent to a tidal creek during a spring tide period. Hydrogeology Journal

Acworth, RI (In review HJ) Investigation of shallow vertical head variation in an unconfined sandy aquifer using a multi-channel manometer board. Hydrogeology Journal.

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