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Qualifications
B.Sc (Hons) (UNSW), PhD (James Cook), Grad Dip Environmental Management (Deakin)
Teaching Areas
- Introductory units in earth sciences (SX511 and SX521 with Stafford McKnight)
- Economic Geology SX627
- Applied Geochemistry SX718
- Fieldwork SX629 (Flinders Ranges with Stephen Carey)
Projects
My current research is conducted in association with the following students:
- Mr Khawar Sultan - Distribution of Arsenic and Heavy Metals in Soils and Surface Waters in Central Victoria (Ballarat, Creswick and Maldon
- Ms Dora Pearce - Surrounded by mine waste: An investigation of the exposure potential of arsenic in soil and possible associated health effects in the goldfields region of Victoria
- Mr Anisur Rahman - Adsorption and desorption kinetics of arsenic in soil.
- Ms Rachael Roberts - Arsenic concentration in the biosphere: An exploratory cross-sectional study, investigating quantity, provenance & associated environmental health impact
Past Projects
Click here for a list of previous
projects
Research Interests
- Arsenic mobility in the landscape
- Environmental geochemistry and health
- Medical Geology
- Current Work
Biography
Kim did her undergraduate studies in geology at the University of New South Wales, specializing in economic ecology. After working in Western Australia, she moved to North Queensland to complete a PhD entitled ”The discrimination of gold-bearing and barren quartz in North Queensland vien deposits” (looking at ways of finding gold by examining quartz in a variety of ways).
After her PhD she then traveled to Papua New Guinea to teach and learn at the University of Papua New Guinea. Apart from the great cultural experience, working or visiting places like Ok Tedi, Misima and Lihir were highlights.
Kim returned to Australia to undertake research jointly at the University of Melbourne and University of Adelaide relating to meteorite impacts and geochemistry. She became interested in environmental matters and completed a graduate diploma in Environmental Management at Deakin University.
Kim has been at the University of Ballarat for some years now and enjoys teaching in the small and friendly environment and pursuing a better environment with the arsenic research group.
Kim at UB
Kim is committed to a greater understanding of natural world. She also has an active interest in inclusive practice in science and engineering education captured by the view that students are interdependent participant in a learning process. She has been on Academic Board since 2001, is a past Chair of Curriculum Committee and in 2005 is Deputy Chair of Academic Board.
Membership(Professional Associations)
- Geological Society of Australia
- International Medical Geology Association
- International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
- Australasian Society for Engineering Education
- Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health
Fieldtrip Photographs
- Papua New Guinea
- SX511 Field Trip: Ballarat, Bacchus March and Beyond
Each year, we run a first year field trip, usually in March or April,
to investigate out local landscape. We visit areas around Ballarat and
Bacchus Marsh and look at volcanos, igneous intrusions, mines, a major
water reservoir and finish the day at a fossil collection site.
The following photographs capture something of the day.
(Photographs by Chris Wilson and Kim Dowling)
- Bangladesh
For anyone working in the field of arsenic mobility and
bioavailability, a trip to Bangladesh is essential. Arsenic
contamination in drinking water is recognized as a serious public
health problem in the region. Many of the first images that come to
mind when discussing this part of the world are dramatic and sometimes
horrific. It is not only the arsenic toxicity issues but the raging
cyclones and floods in such a poor and densely populated country. The
experience for a visitor on a study trip to Bangladesh is in stark
contrast to these images. It is a truly beautiful country, populated by
warm, friendly and articulate people. The landscape is lush and
colourful with a rich history dating back over 2000 years. Everything
from decaying maharaja’s mansions, to modern archeological marvels in a
landscape of tropical vegetation and colour. My trip was too short and
the following slide show is just a taste of the variety the country has
to offer.
- SX511 2003 Excursion
- Italia 2000:Volcano, Vino, Veneto
In the Community
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