Ice core and coral palaeoclimatology
Climate variability in the Australasian, Antarctic and South-West Pacific region
Antarctica and global change
Antarctic glaciology and Quaternary glacial geology
Holocene coastal evolution and sea-level studies
Large scale coastal behaviour, longshore sediment transport processes, sea-level rise, wave climate and coastal stability.
Impacts of climate change and sea-level change on coastal, estuarine and coral reef systems
Coastal management and protection.
Mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change
Climate change and Australian water resources
Environmental impact assessment
International project management