Lecturer of the heatflow.summerschool 2026
Graeme Beardsmore
University of Melbourne, Australia
Graeme Beardsmore is a Senior Fellow in Crustal Heat Flow at the University of Melbourne. He received his PhD in Geophysics from Monash University in 1996. Between 1996 and 1998 he furthered his heat flow studies at the Changsha Institute of Geotectonics (Changsha, Hunan Province, China) and Southern Methodist University (Dallas TX, USA). After returning to Monash University, he wrote “Crustal Heat Flow: A Guide to Measurement and Modelling” published by Cambridge University Press in 2001. Since 2003 he has applied his heat-flow knowledge and expertise in the search and characterisation of geothermal energy resources. He has a particular interest in developing new instruments and techniques, and in standardising prevailing practices. Examples of the former include a digital electronic divided bar for measuring thermal conductivity, and ‘Heat Needles’ for monitoring heat flow through the top metre of the Earth.
Selected publications:
- Sass J.H. and Beardsmore G., 2021. Heat Flow Determinations, Continental. In: Gupta H.K. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics, Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58631-7_72. 7pp.
- Harvey, C., Beardsmore, G.R., Rueter, H. and Moeck, I., 2016—Geothermal Exploration: Global Strategies and Applications. IGA Academic Books. 198pp. ISBN 978-3-9818045-0-8
- Beardsmore, G.R. and Cull, J.P., 2001—Crustal heat flow: A guide to measurement and modelling. Cambridge University Press. 321pp. ISBN: 978-0-5217970-3-0.
Elif Balkan-Pazvantoglu
Geophysical Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
Elif Balkan-Pazvantoglu received her Ph.D. in Geophysical Engineering from Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir Turkey in 2017. Her research interest concentrates on Geothermic studies with a particular focus on the heat flow, thermal structure, and geothermal regime of the continental lithosphere. This involved investigating the thermal properties of rocks and their significance in regional geodynamic processes through the use of numerical modelling to analyze heat transfer within the Earth. She is also interested in paleoclimate studies in boreholes to determine regional-scale climate changes.
Selected publications:
- Thermal conductivity of major rock types in western and central Anatolia regions, Turkey; E Balkan, K Erkan, M Şalk; Journal of Geophysics and Engineering 14
- Fuchs, S., Norden, B., Neumann, F., Kaul, N., Tanaka, A., Kukkonen, I. T., Pascal, C., Christiansen, R., Gola, G., Šafanda, J., Espinoza-Ojeda, O. M., Marzan, I., Rybach, L., Balkan-Pazvantoğlu, E., Ramalho, E. C., Dědeček, P., Negrete-Aranda, R., Balling, N., Poort, J., Wang, Y., Jõeleht, A., Rajver, D., Gao, X., Liu, S., Harris, R., Richards, M., McLaren, S., Chiozzi, P., Nunn, J., Madon, M., Beardsmore, G., Funnell, R., Duerrast, H., Jennings, S., Elger, K., Pauselli, C., Verdoya, M. (2023): Quality-assurance of heat-flow data: The new structure and evaluation scheme of the IHFC Global Heat Flow Database. - Tectonophysics, 863, 229976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2023.229976
- A portable borehole temperature logging system using the four-wire resistance method, K Erkan, B Akkoyunlu, E Balkan, M Tayanç, Journal of Geophysics and Engineering 14 (6), 1413-1419
Sven Fuchs
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Germany
Sven's research interests focus on the Earths thermal field and its relevance for geodynamic processes as well as for the technological utilization of the subsurface (exploration of resources, geothermal production, geological storage of energy and waste, etc.). This includes detailed studies of the heat flow evolution and associated rock thermal properties, considering the effects of geoscientific processes across scales and times. He integrates geological data on various scales with geophysical surveys from boreholes (well-log interpretation) and surface (seismic data) as well as with data from laboratory studies of rock physics and chemistry into numerical models. Since 2019, he is the elected custodian of the IHFC Global Heat Flow Database.
Selected publications:
- Global Heat Flow Data Assessment Group et al. (2024): The Global Heat Flow Database: Release 2024. https://doi.org/10.5880/fidgeo.2024.014
- Fuchs, S., Förster, A. and Norden, B., 2022. Evaluation of the terrestrial heat flow in Germany: A case study for the reassessment of global continental heat-flow data. Earth-Science Reviews, p.104231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104231.
- Fuchs, S., Norden, B., Neumann, F., Kaul, N., Tanaka, A., Kukkonen, I. T., Pascal, C., Christiansen, R., Gola, G., Šafanda, J., Espinoza-Ojeda, O. M., Marzan, I., Rybach, L., Balkan-Pazvantoğlu, E., Ramalho, E. C., Dědeček, P., Negrete-Aranda, R., Balling, N., Poort, J., Wang, Y., Jõeleht, A., Rajver, D., Gao, X., Liu, S., Harris, R., Richards, M., McLaren, S., Chiozzi, P., Nunn, J., Madon, M., Beardsmore, G., Funnell, R., Duerrast, H., Jennings, S., Elger, K., Pauselli, C., Verdoya, M. (2023): Quality-assurance of heat-flow data: The new structure and evaluation scheme of the IHFC Global Heat Flow Database. - Tectonophysics, 863, 229976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2023.229976