Contact Details
| Organization: | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Position: | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND READER |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.civenv.unimelb.edu.au/autohome/webpage.php3?login=jwalker |
| Work: | 83445590 |
| Mobile: | 0413 023 915 |
| Fax: | 83446215 |
| Room: | 409 |
| Level: | 04 |
| Building: | Engineering Block D |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Engineering | University of Newcastle | 31-Dec-1996 | |
| Bachelor of Surveying | University of Newcastle | 31-Dec-1996 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Newcastle | 31-Dec-2000 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | American Geophysical Union | Member of American Geophysical Union | 01-Jan-1997 | 31-Dec-2012 |
| Member | International Association of Hydrological Sciences | Member of International Association of Hydrological Sciences | 03-Jan-2005 | 31-Dec-2012 |
| Member | RSDA PUB Working Group | Member of Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation Prediction in Ungaged Basins Working Group | 03-Jan-2005 | 31-Dec-2012 |
| Member | ISSM Working Group | Member of International Satellite Soil Moisture Working Group | 02-Jan-2006 | 31-Dec-2012 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (Award) | Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium | Best paper | 02-Jan-2006 |
| Medal | Australian Academy of Science | Anton Hales Medal in the Earth Sciences | 01-Jan-2009 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Gravity (GEOPHYSICS) (260201)
- Physical Oceanography (OCEANOGRAPHY) (260403)
- Groundwater Hydrology (HYDROLOGY) (260501)
- Surfacewater Hydrology (HYDROLOGY) (260502)
- Hydrology not elsewhere classified (HYDROLOGY) (260599)
- Meteorology (ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES) (260601)
- Climatology (incl. Palaeoclimatology) (ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES) (260602)
- Terrestrial Ecology (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270703)
- Surveying (GEOMATIC ENGINEERING) (291002)
- Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (GEOMATIC ENGINEERING) (291003)
- Environmental Engineering Modelling (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291101)
- Environmental Technologies (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291104)
- Land Capability and Soil Degradation (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300104)
- Applied Hydrology (Drainage, Flooding, Irrigation, etc.) (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300105)
- Natural Resource Management (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300803)
- Farm Management, Rural Management and Agribusiness (LAND, PARKS AND AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT) (300901)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Field crops (SUSTAINABLE PLANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (620501)
- Pasture, browse and fodder crops (SUSTAINABLE ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (630502)
- Scientific instrumentation (INSTRUMENTATION) (671401)
- Application packages (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700101)
- Environmental & resource evaluation not elsewhere classified (ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE EVALUATION) (760299)
- Climate change (CLIMATE AND WEATHER) (770101)
- Atmospheric processes (ATMOSPHERE EXCL. CLIMATE AND WEATHER) (770202)
- Oceanic processes (excl. climate related) (MARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770305)
- Land and water management (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770402)
- Estuarine and lagoon areas (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770409)
- Land and water management (URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT) (770502)
- Land and water management (FOREST AND WOODED LANDS) (770702)
- Land and water management (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770802)
- Integrated (ecosystem) (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770805)
- Land and water management (SPARSELAND INCL. PERMANENT GRASSLAND AND THE ARID ZONE) (770902)
- Land and water management (MINING ENVIRONMENTS) (771002)
- Land and water management (OTHER INCL. ISLANDS) (779902)
- Integrated (ecosystem) (OTHER INCL. ISLANDS) (779905)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaling & Assimilation of soil moisture and stream flow | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 09/10/2002 |
| Gravity changes, soil moisture and data assimilation | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2003 |
| A new airborne facility for environmental, hydrological, atmospheric & oceanic research: high resolution measurement for soil moisture, temperature... | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) | 01/01/2004 |
| HIGH RESOLUTION MAPPING OF SURFACE AND ROOT ZONE SOIL MOISTURE | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2005 |
| AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING FOR ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING | Chief Investigator | FLINDERS UNIVERSITY | Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2006 |
| Quantifying near-surface diffuse discharge from the southwest Great Artesian Basin | Chief Investigator | SANTOS LTD, AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2007 |
| MoistureMap: A soil moisture monitoring, prediction and reporting system for sustainable land and water management | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2008 |
| HIGH RESOLUTION AIRBORNE RADAR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH: SOIL MOISTURE, VEGETATION, SALINITY AND TERRAIN MAPPING | Chief Investigator | CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, FLINDERS UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE, UNIVERSITY OF NSW, AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2008 |
| Active passive microwave soil moisture remote sensing: Towards sustainable land and water management from space | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2009 |
| A new paradigm for improved water resource management using innovative water modelling techniques. | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2009 |
| AIRBORNE HYPER-SPECTRAL SCANNING FOR ADVANCED MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF VEGETATION AND WATER PROPERTIES | Chief Investigator | FLINDERS UNIVERSITY | Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2009 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.