Andy Baker<p>This is my <a href="https://aus.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>:</p><p>I'm an academic, with teaching and research interests in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a>. </p><p>Current research projects include reconstructing <a href="https://aus.social/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fire</span></a> history records from <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cave</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/stalagmites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stalagmites</span></a>. And monitoring <a href="https://aus.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groundwater</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/recharge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recharge</span></a> in underground spaces to work out how much rainfall is needed to replenish this water resource.</p><p>I work at <a href="https://aus.social/tags/UNSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNSW</span></a> in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sydney</span></a>, Australia. </p><p>I am a 'first-gen', Gen X, UK ex-pat, Australian, fun runner, and lover of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cricket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cricket</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/paleoclimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paleoclimate</span></a></p>