Ashley is responsible for the CSL’s High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectometry (ICP-MS) facility. This unit currently supports research projects in the environmental, clinical, chemical, geological and aquaculture areas; serving University and external users alike.
Ashley’s own personal research interests have a strong environmental focus, and include developing monitoring procedures and analytical strategies for environmental assessment, the analysis of samples at low levels from local and other pristine wilderness areas, and the study of anthropogenically impacted regions. He is the author/co-author of 40 research articles, independent referee of over 165 articles, and is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (JAAS,
www.rsc.org/jaas IF = 4.0) International Advisory Board.
Ashley has held many senior positions with the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, the professional body of Chemists in Australia, both locally and nationally. These include periods as committee member-TAS Branch (1990-2000), Honorary Secretary-TAS Branch (1996-99), Honorary President-TAS Branch (1998-99), State Representative on Executive Council (1999-2000), inaugural Deputy Chair/SE representative-Board of Directors (2000-2003, following incorporation), and Chair-General Administration and Membership Committee (2003-2004). He is currently a member of the Professional Assessment Committee (2008-), and is a select member of the national "RACI Futures" group (2009-). His service has been recognised through the 2000 RACI Tasmanian Branch President's Award for "Service to the local Branch over many years", and the 2003 RACI National Citation for "Sustained and significant contributions to the administration and advancement of the RACI both at the state and national level". Ashley is a Fellow of the RACI.
Ashley has and continues to serve on a number of senior University of Tasmania committees including Council (2000-01), North West Advisory Board (2002-05), Alumni Committee (2004-; Deputy Chair 2008-) and Academic Senate (2008-).
Ashley received a prestigious University of Tasmania Vice-Chancellor’s Exceptional Performance Award in 2006.
Selected Publications:- Ashley T Townsend and Ian Snape, 2008, 'Multiple Pb sources in marine sediments near the Australian Antarctic Station, Casey', Science of the Total Environment, 389, pgs. 466-474
- Andrew Seen, Ashley Townsend, Bonnie Atkinson, Joanna Ellison, Jennifer Harrison and Henk Heijnis, 2004, 'Determining the history and sources of contaminants in the Tamar estuary, Tasmania, Australia, using 210Pb dating and stable Pb isotope analyses', Environmental Chemistry, 1, pgs. 49-54
- Alison M Featherstone, Ashley T Townsend, Glenn A Jacobson and Gregory Peterson, 2004, 'Comparison of methods for the determination of total selenium in plasma by magnetic sector ICP-MS', Analytica Chimica Acta, 512, pgs. 319-327
- Ashley T Townsend, 2000, 'The accurate analysis of the first row transition metals in water, urine, plant, tissue and rock samples by sector field ICP-MS', Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 15, pgs. 307-314
- Philip Robinson, Ashley T Townsend, Zongshou Yu and Carsten Munker, 1999, 'Determination of scandium, yttrium and rare earth elements by high resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry', Geostandards Newsletter, The Journal of Geostandards and Geoanalysis, 23, pgs. 31-46
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