The University of Newcastle, Researcher report.

Researcher: Dr Gregory Hancock
School: School of Environmental and Life Science
Commenced with Institution: 28-MAY-1996
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Funded Projects

Please note, only grants administered through the University of Newcastle Research Office are recorded here. For a more complete picture of the researcher's grant history a Personal URL may be supplied, above.

Research Team Initial Year Duration (Years) Funding Body/Client Award Type Title of Project Collaborating Partners Total Cash $ Total Inkind $
Dr Gregory Hancock 2006 1 University of Newcastle Project - Special Project Grant Enhanced use of satellite remote sensing technology to improve climate and water modelling   15000  
Dr Gregory Hancock 2005 1 University of Newcastle Equipment/Infrastructure - Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG) 2005 RIBG allocation - Faculty LIEF contribution   5000  
Dr Gregory Hancock;Emeritus Pr Jetse Kalma;Mr J McDonnell 2005 3 Australian Research Council Project - Discovery Projects Carbon, nutrient and sediment dynamics in a semi-arid catchment   370000  
Dr Gregory Hancock;Emeritus Pr Jetse Kalma 2005 1 University of Newcastle Project - Project Grant Investigation of vegetation and carbon dynamics using remote sensing and groundbased observations   12058  
Dr Gregory Hancock 2004 1 University of Newcastle Project - Project Grant Evaluation and testing of a computer model for sediment transport and water quality.   6800  
Dr Gregory Hancock;Assoc. Prof Stephen Fityus 2004 1 University of Newcastle Project - Project Grant Long-term final void salinity modelling for mine final voids   14000  
Emeritus Pr John Fryer;Dr Gregory Hancock 2003 1 University of Newcastle Project - Project Grant Quantifying the impact of weathering on landscape development   10000  
Dr Gregory Hancock 2003 1 Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering NEC - Use of Facilities Only Determination of soil development rates using cosmogenic isotopes   4773  
Dr Gregory Hancock 2002 1 University of Newcastle Travel - Travel Grant Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, USA 10 - 14 December 2001   2400  
Dr Gregory Hancock 2002 1 University of Newcastle Project - Project Grant The modelling of sediment dynamics to develop better tools for the rehabilitation of landscape systems   10000  
Dr Gregory Hancock 2002 1 University of Newcastle Travel - Travel Grant Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting of the Americal Geophysical Union, Wellington, New Zealand 9 - 12 July, 2002   2304  
Dr Gregory Hancock 2001 1 Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist Project - Research Grant A rainfall simulation study to derive erosion rates for the Jabiluka Uranium Mine.   2700  
Dr Gregory Hancock;Professor Garry Willgoose 2001 3 Australian Research Council Project - Large Grant A physically based method for spatial interpolation of soil measurements.   150624  
Dr Gregory Hancock 2001 1 Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering NEC - Use of Facilities Only The Measurement of Erosion Rates and Soil Development using Cosmogenic Radionuclides.   1  
Dr Gregory Hancock 2000 1 University of Newcastle Project - New Staff Grant Investigation of natural and constructed channels to determine guidelines for rehabilitated landscapes.   10000  
Dr Gregory Hancock 2000 1 University of Newcastle Travel - Travel Grant Fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, USA.   2033  
Dr Gregory Hancock 2000 1 Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist Project - Research Grant Assessment of Erosion at Nabarlek Mine Site NT and Environs.   4400  
Dr Gregory Hancock 2000 1 University of Newcastle Travel - Travel Grant Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, USA.   1061  
Emeritus Pr John Fryer;Dr Gregory Hancock 2000 3 Technological Resources Pty Ltd. Scholarship - Postgraduate Research Scholarship Student funding agreement and research grant.   99000  

Research Higher Degree Supervision

For a more complete picture of the researcher's supervision history a Personal URL may be supplied at the top of this page.

Current Student Supervision

Program Supervision Level Research Topic
PhD (Environmental Sc) Principal Supervisor Simulating the Mechanistic Link Between Geonesphology and Surface Processes and their Role in Soil Catena and Landform Development
PhD (Environmental Sc) Principal Supervisor Soil Carbon Dynamics at Hillslope and Catchment Scales
M Philosophy (EnvironmentalSc) Principal Supervisor Assessing the Risk of Tunnel Erosion Associated with Mine Spoil Materials and Waste Dump Construction

Total Equivalent Full-time Student Units (EFTSU):

Supervision Level EFTSU
Masters 0.900
PhD 1.100

Student Completions

NB - the completions shown here are only those for the University of Newcastle obtained since 2001.

Program Year Research Topic
M Eng (Civil Surv & Env) [R] 2006 Geomorphic Design of Stable Engineered Landforms in a Semi-Arid Environment
M Sc (Physical Geography) [R] 2007 The Jarosite Group of Compounds - Stability, Decomposition and Conversion

Research Publications

Please note, the publications listed here:
(1) relate to the researcher's position at the University of Newcastle only
(2) are for selected categories of publications, and
(3) relate to publication year 1998, onwards.
For a more complete picture of the researcher's publication history a Personal URL may be supplied at the top of this page.

Journal Article

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Loughran Robert Jude, Evans Kenneth George, Balog R M, ’Estimation of soil erosion using field and modelling approaches in an undisturbed arnhem land catchment, Northern Territory, Australia’, Geographical Research, 46 333-349 (2008) [C1]

Wells Peter Anthony, Willgoose Garry Raymond, Hancock Gregory Raymond, ’Modeling weathering pathways and processes of the fragmentation of salt weathered quartz-chlorite schist’, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, 113 1-12 (2008) [C1]

Martinez Cristina, Hancock Gregory Raymond, Kalma Jetse Daniel, Wells Peter Anthony, ’Spatio-temporal distribution of near-surface and root zone soil moisture at the catchment scale’, Hydrological Processes, 22 2699-2714 (2008) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, ’The impact of depression removal on catchment geomorphology, soil erosion and landscape evolution’, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 33 459-474 (2008) [C1]

Wells Peter Anthony, Hancock Gregory Raymond, Fryer John Graham, ’Weathering rates of sandstone in a semi-arid environment (Hunter Valley, Australia)’, Environmental Geology, 54 1047-1057 (2008) [C1]

Saco Patricia Mabel, Willgoose Garry Raymond, Hancock Gregory Raymond, ’Eco-geomorphology of banded vegetation patterns in arid and semi-arid regions’, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11 1717-1730 (2007) [C1]

Rudiger Christoph, Hancock Gregory Raymond, Hemakumara Herbert Manjulasisi, Jacobs Barry, Kalma Jetse Daniel, Martinez Cristina, Thyer Mark Andrew, Walker Jeffrey P, Wells Peter Anthony, Willgoose Garry Raymond, ’Goulburn River experimental catchment data set’, Water Resources Research, 43 1-10 (2007) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Crawter Daniel Stanford, Fityus Stephen George, Chandler J, Wells Peter Anthony, ’The measurement and modelling of rill erosion at angle of repose slopes in mine spoil’, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 1-15 (2007) [C1]

Wells Peter Anthony, Hancock Gregory Raymond, Fryer John Graham, ’Weathering rates of sandstone in a semi-arid environment (Hunter Valley, Australia)’, Environmental Geology, 1-11 (2007) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Martinez Cristina, Evans Kenneth George, Moliere D R, ’A comparison of SRTM and high-resolution digital elevation models and their use in catchment geomorphology and hydrology: Australian examples’, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 31 1394-1412 (2006) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Grabham Michael Kevin, Martin P, Evans Kenneth George, Bollhofer A, ’A methodology for the assessment of rehabilitation success of post mining landscapes - sediment and radionuclide transport at the former Nabarlek uranium mine, Northern Territory, Australia’, Science of the Total Environment, 354 103-119 (2006) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Evans Kenneth George, ’Channel head location and characteristics using digital elevation models’, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 31 809-824 (2006) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Turley E, ’Evaluation of proposed waste rock dump designs using the SIBERIA erosion model’, Environmental Geology, 49 765-779 (2006) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Evans Kenneth George, ’Gully position, characteristics and geomorphic thresholds in an undisturbed catchment in northern Australia’, Hydrological Processes, 20 2935-2951 (2006) [C1]

Wells Peter Anthony, Binning P, Willgoose G, Hancock Gregory Raymond, ’Laboratory simulation of the salt weathering of schist: I. Weathering of schist blocks in a seasonally wet tropical environment’, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 31 339-354 (2006) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Nuake Jimmy, Fityus Stephen George, ’Modelling of sediment dynamics in a laboratory-scale experimental catchment’, Hydrological Processes, 20 67-84 (2006) [C1]

Saco Patricia Mabel, Willgoose Garry Raymond, Hancock Gregory Raymond, ’Spatial organization of soil depths using a landform evolution model’, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, 111 14 pages (2006) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, ’The impact of different gridding methods on catchment geomorphology and soil erosion over long timescales using a landscape evolution model’, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 31 1035-1050 (2006) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Wright Andrew John, De Silva H, ’Long-term final void salinity prediction for a post-mining landscape in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia’, Hydrological Processes, 19 387-401 (2005) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Nuake Jimmy, Fityus Stephen George, ’Modelling of sediment dynamics in a laboratory-scale experimental catchment’, Hydrological Processes, 20 67-84 (2005) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, ’The use of digital elevation models in the identification and characterization of catchments over different grid scales’, Hydrological Processes, 19 1727-1749 (2005) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Willgoose G R, ’An experimental and computer simulation study of erosion on a mine tailings dam wall’, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 29 457-475 (2004) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, ’The use of landscape evolution models in mining rehabilitation design’, Environmental Geology, 46 561-573 (2004) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Willgoose Garry Raymond, ’A qualitative and quantitative evaluation of experimental model catchment evolution’, Hydrological Processes, 2347-2363 (2003) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Loch R J, Willgoose G R, ’The Design of Post-Mining Landscapes using Geomorphic Principles’, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 1097-1110 (2003) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Willgoose Gr, Evans Kg, ’Testing of the SIBERIA landscape evolution model using the Tin Camp Creek, Northern Territory, Australia, field attachment’, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 27 125-143 (2002) [C1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Willgoose Gr, ’The use of a landscape simulator in the validation of the SIBERIA landscape evolution model: transient landforms’, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 27 1321-1334 (2002) [C1]

Willgoose Garry Raymond, Hancock Gregory Raymond, ’Revisiting the hypsometric curve as an indicator of form and process in transport-limited catchment’, Earth Surface Processes and Landform, The Journal of the British Geomorphological Research Group, Vol. 23 pp. 611-623 (1998) [C1]

Chapter in Book

Willgoose Garry Raymond, Hancock Gregory Raymond, Kuczera George Alfred, ’A Framework For The Quantitative Testing Of Landform Evolution Models’, Prediction In Geomorphology, American Geophysical Union, Washington DC, United States, 195-216 (2003) [B1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, ’Effect of Catchment Aspect Ratio on Geomorphological Descriptors’, Prediction in Geomorphology, American Geophysical Union, Washington DC, 217-230 (2003) [B1]

Conference Publication

Heimsath A M, Chappell J, Hancock Gregory Raymond, Fink D, Fifield K, ’Eroding Australia: Slowly’, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vancouver, ONT (2008) [E3]

Martinez Cristina, Hancock Gregory Raymond, Wells Peter Anthony, Kalma Jetse Daniel, ’An assessment of the variability of soil temperature of the catchment scale’, MODSIM 2007 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Proceedings, Christchurch, New Zealand (2007) [E1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Martinez Cristina, Wells Peter Anthony, ’Modelling and assessment of soil carbon variability at the point and hillslope scale’, MODSIM 2007 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Proceedings, Christchurch, New Zealand (2007) [E1]

Walker J P, Balling J, Bell M, Berg A, Berger M, Biasoni D, Botha E, Boulet G, Chen Y, Christen E, Dejeu R, Derosnay P, Dever Christopher Gerard, Draper C, Fenollar J, Gomez C, Grant J P, Hacker J, Hafeez M, Hancock Gregory Raymond, Hansen D, Holz Linda Maree, Hornbuckle J, Hurkmans R, Jackson T, Johnson J, Jones Paula Ann, Jones S, Kalma Jetse Daniel, Kerr Y, Kim E, Kuzmin V, Lakshmi V, Lopez E, Maggioni V, Maisongrande P, Martinez Cristina, McKee L, Merlin O, Mladenova I, O'Neill P, Panciera R, Paruscio V, Pipunic R, Rawls W, Rinaldi M, Rudiger C, Saco Patricia Mabel, Saleh K, Savstrup-Kristensen S, Shoemark V, Skou N, Soebjaerg S, Summerell G, Teuling A J, Thompson H, Thyer Mark Andrew, Toyra J, Tsang A, Wells Peter Anthony, Wursteisen P, Young R, ’National Airborne Field Experiment data sets’, MODSIM 2007 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Proceedings, Christchurch, New Zealand (2007) [E1]

Fityus Stephen George, Hancock Gregory Raymond, Wells Peter Anthony, Ford Josh, Simic Eden, ’The environmental geotechnics of coal mine spoil’, Common Ground. 10th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics. Proceedings, Brisbane (2007) [E1]

Martinez Cristina, Hancock Gregory Raymond, Murphy D, Kalma Jetse Daniel, ’An Assessment of Soil Carbon at the Hilslope Scale - Australian Examples’, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vienna, Austria (2006) [E3]

Martinez Cristina, Hancock Gregory Raymond, Evans K G, Moliere D R, ’A catchment based assessment of the 3-arc second SRTM digital elevation data set’, Proceedings, Melbourne (2005) [E1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, ’Digital elevation model error and its effect on modelling soil erosion and catchment geomorphology’, Sediment Budgets 2: Proceedings of symposium S1 held during the Seventh IAHS Scientific Assembly at Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, April 2005, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil (2005) [E1]

Saco Patricia Mabel, G Willgoose, Hancock Gregory Raymond, ’Interactions Between Vegetation And Land Surface Evolution In Arid And Semiarid Systems’, 2004 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, United States (2004) [E3]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, ’Modelling soil erosion on the catchment and landscape scale using landscape evolution models - a probabilistic approach using digital elevation model error’, SuperSoil2004; 3rd Australian / New Zealand Soils Conference, Sydney, Australia (2004) [E1]

Hemakumara Herbert Manjulasisi, Christoph Rudiger, Jacobs Barry, Kalma Jetse Daniel, Jeffrey Walker, Garry Willgoose, Hancock Gregory Raymond, Saco Patricia Mabel, ’Scaling And Assimilation Of Soil Moisture And Streamflow (SASMAS): Project Overview And Preliminary Results’, European Geosciences Union 1st General Assembly, Nice, France (2004) [E3]

Jacobs Barry, Kalma Jetse Daniel, Hancock Gregory Raymond, Hemakumara Herbert Manjulasisi, Jeffrey Walker, Garry Willgoose, ’Towards Understanding The Spatial And Temporal Distribution And Dynamics Of Soil Organic Carbon Within A Large Temperate Agricultural Catchment’, CAHMDA-II International Workshop On The Terrestrial Water Cycle: Modeling And Data Assimilation Across Catchment Scales, Princeton, NJ, United States (2004) [E2]

Garland Allan James, Moliere D R, Hancock Gregory Raymond, Evans K G, ’Changes in hydrology of a mine-impacted catchment, Nabarlek, Northern Territory, Australia’, National Environment Conference 2003 Conference Proceedings, Brisbane (2003) [E2]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Wright Andrew John, De Silva H, ’Long-term water quality prediction for a post-mining landscape with a final void in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia’, National Environment Conference 2003 Conference Proceedings, Brisbane (2003) [E1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Willgoose Garry Raymond, Evans K, ’Simulation of long-term erosion on an abandoned mine site using the SIBERIA landscape evolution model’, 25th Hydrology & Water Resources Sympoisu, Handbook & Proceedings, Queensland, Australia (1999) [E1]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Willgoose Garry Raymond, ’The sensitivity of geomorphology statistics to the initial conditions in landform evolution’, Transactions of American Geophysical Union (Fall Meeting), San Francisco, USA (1999) [E3]

Hancock Gregory Raymond, Willgoose Garry Raymond, ’Testing of the SIBERIA Landform Evolution Model Using Experimentaal, Anthropogenic and Natural Landscapes’, 1998 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California (1998) [E3]

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