Bryce Kelly

Associate Professor, School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales

A specialist in 3D geological computer models and geostatistics, Associate Professor Bryce Kelly is researching ways to quantify uncertainty of current hydrogeological data.

He has been appointed lead of NCGRT’s program on 3D Geological Modelling of Aquifers to help improve our understanding of hydrogeological processes and the accuracy of aquifer mapping.

Associate Professor Kelly was part of the software development team that created the EarthVision geostatistics package and wrote an associated course that has been presented worldwide.

Recently he established Australia’s first 3D geological modelling course with a focus on hydrogeological models to improve mapping of groundwater resources.

His research is focused on how to integrate all disparate earth science data relating to the hydrogeology of catchments into 3D geological models.

The outcome will be improved insights into complex issues such as recharge pathways, groundwater contributions to river baseflow, the impact of irrigation extraction, water quality and the impact of climatic variability on groundwater resources.

Chief Investigator Program 1 and Program 2. Email Bryce Kelly