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Prof Tony Crawford

BScHons, PhD (MelbU)

Leader of the Location Program

Contact Details
Telephone: +61 3 6226 2490
Fax: +61 3 6226 7662
Location: Hobart Campus, Geography-Geology Building, 326
Email: Tony.Crawford@utas.edu.au

Career Summary

Professor Tony Crawford received his BSc (Hons) and PhD (1983) from the University of Melbourne. Following post-doctoral research in Italy, he held an ARC QEII post-doctoral fellowship at UTAS before taking on the role of Supervising Scientist of the Ocean Drilling Program in Australia between 1989 and 1992. From 1992-1997, he held an ARC Senior Fellowship at UTAS, and joined the lecturing staff there in 1997. Tony was co-recipient of the 2003 Stillwell Award, and was the President of the Geological Society of Australia from from 2004-2006.


Research Interests

Tony Crawford’s major research interests focus on the relationships between magmatism and tectonics in modern settings, particu-larly West Pacific-type subduction-related settings, and the interpretation of the tectonic significance of magmatic rocks in fold belts. He also has a long involvement in documenting the geology of the seafloors around Australia, and has participated in eight marine geoscience cruises in the region, one as chief scientist.

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