Dr Adrian McCallum is a Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at UniSC and:
- A Specialist in remote area science and engineering
- An accomplished leader and manager across a diverse range of endeavours
- Has extensive experience in the collection and analysis of scientific and engineering data
- Is a leader and manager of projects in remote regions of the world including the Arctic, Himalaya and Antarctica
Core competencies
- Leadership, project management and team building skills; ability to communicate with all levels
- Relationship builder; wide ranging experience in managing diverse defence, infrastructure, scientific and engineering projects
- Collection, analysis and communication of technical scientific and engineering data
- Experience in industrial relations, equal opportunity and health and safety issues
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Awards
- Menzies Engineering Scholarship—2007
- Best Paper—2006 Cold Regions Engineering Conference
- Centenary Medal—contribution to 2001 Army Alpine Association Everest Expedition
Professional Social Media
- LinkedIn *
Science Honours projects currently available
- Analysis of snow density data collected on a ski-traverse of the Greenland Ice Sheet in May 2024,
- Analysis of Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) oceanographic data collected in numerous coastal locations off Greenland and Svalbard in June/July 2024, and
- Development of a passive radar for geophysical assessment of glaciers and ice caps/sheets.
Research areas
- Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) particularly in frozen geomaterials
- geohazards
- snow mechanics, snow roads and runways
- polar oceanography, meteorology and glaciology
- alpine glaciology and hydrology
- cold regions engineering
- polar traverse logistics
- light-weight scientific expeditions
- development of Remote or Autonomous Vehicles (RAVs) for remote area site investigation
- climate change adaptation
Teaching areas
- Geology and Geomechanics
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Climate Change Adaptation
Adrian's area of expertise includes: engineering, science, climate change, geology, geomechanics, geotechnical engineering