Monash
Geomorphology
Laboratory
Present Members
Andrew Gunn
Lecturer in Physical Geography
Email: a.gunn@monash.edu
Dominik Nommensen
PhD student in Earth, Atmosphere & Environment
Email: dominik.nommensen@monash.edu
My name’s Dominik Nommensen, a PhD student at the Monash Geomorphology Laboratory. As part of my research, I am investigating the genesis of linear sand dunes in Australia and their Quaternary climate change response.
Manish Sharma
PhD student in Earth, Atmosphere & Environment
Email: manish.sharma@monash.edu
Hello, I'm Manish, a Ph.D. student with a keen interest in developing a comprehensive sediment budget for Mars. My research involves evaluating volumes, ages, and sources of deposits to gain insights into the planet's weathering rate and estimate the total surface sediment.
Lachlan Sutherland
PhD student in Earth, Atmosphere & Environment
I’m Lachlan, and I study Australian Amber Palaeontology, Fossil Preparation, and advanced micro-photography at Monash University with Museums Victoria’s fossil collection. With my colleague Maria Blake, I run a palaeontology volunteer program for Monash undergraduate students.
Thongley
PhD student in Earth, Atmosphere & Environment
Email: thongley@monash.edu
Hello, I am Thongley, a PhD student under the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment at Monash University. I am doing research on glacier dynamics and Glacier Lake Outburst Flood in Bhutan.
Victoria Schwarz
PhD student in Earth, Atmosphere & Environment
Email: victoria.schwarz@monash.edu
I am Victoria and I am a PhD student at the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment. I investigate the hydroclimatic change in the Wimmera catchment from the Quaternary to Anthropocene using sediment samples from lake shorelines and fluvial deposits.
Leloba Jefferis
Masters student in Earth Sciences
Email: ljef0004@student.monash.edu
Heya! I'm Leloba Jefferis and I'm a Masters student studying Earth Science. I'll be comparing dunes in Botswana and Australia, hoping to find any similarities or differences between the two as part of my research.
Eleanor Steele
Honours student in Earth, Atmosphere & Environment
Email: este0031@student.monash.edu
Hello, I’m Eleanor, an Honours student in Earth Science. I’ll be looking at a dry lake and dune system in Mithaka country (South West Queensland), trying to understand the paleoenvironment of this archeologically important area.
Alisha Matheson
Honours student in Earth, Atmosphere & Environment
Email: amat0039@student.monash.edu
Hi I’m Alisha, an Honours student in Earth Science. I’m investigating the changing morphology of riverbed dunes in the Murray River and how they might be impacting river flow.
Ida Gaulke
Honours student in Earth, Atmosphere & Environment
Email: igau0001@student.monash.edu
I'm an Honours student in the MGL, researching banded vegetation, or tiger bush, landscapes in arid eastern South Australia. My research question is focused on the development and maintenance of these systems and the mechanisms that govern their variability.
Janset Selbas
Undergraduate student in Science
Email: jsel0005@student.monash.edu
Greetings! My name is Janset Selbas and I am an undergraduate student studying a double degree in Science and Arts. My research will aim to understand the geomorphological processes of barchan sand dunes via utilising the TanDEM-X DEM Change Maps dataset. In doing so, I will also be testing the utility of this new dataset.
Future students
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Past Members
Nicole Bintliff
Masters student in Earth Sciences (2022-2024)
Email: nbin0104@student.monash.edu
Hi, I am Nicole Bintliff. I'm a Masters student in Earth Science with an interest in understanding the landscapes of planetary bodies within our Solar System, and a current focus on Saturn's moon Titan.
Mohammed Alsaleh
Masters student in Earth Sciences (2022-2023)
Email: mals0018@student.monash.edu
Working on sediment thickness inference from seismic data in the Simpson Desert.
Ayra Junaidi
Undergraduate student in Science (2023-2024)
Email: ajun0004@student.monash.edu
Hi I’m Ayra, an undergraduate student completing an extended major in environmental earth sciences plus a minor in ecology and conservation biology. My research aims to understand the geomorphology of salt lakes located near Esperance in Western Australia.
Amber Tilly
Undergraduate student in Science (2022-2023)
Email: atil0004@student.monash.edu
Currently an undergraduate, majoring in Atmospheric and Astrophysics at Monash University, aiming to combine both majors to work in exoplanet research.
Rosalene Doktorovich
Undergraduate student in Science (2023)
Email: rdok0004@student.monash.edu
Working on barchan dune geometry on Mars from HiRISE DTMs.
Phoenix Pham
Undergraduate student in Science (2023)
Email: ppha0026@student.monash.edu
Working on along-wind long-profiles around Mars' North Pole using the MOLA DTM.