Dr. Sia Ghelichkhan is a Tenure-Track Lecturer at the Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES) and member of the Institute for Water Futures at ANU. She holds a PhD in Geophysics from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2019). Her expertise lies in numerical geophysics, particularly in developing large-scale models for groundwater systems, mantle convection, and glacio-isostatic adjustment. As co-lead of the Geoscientific Adjoint Optimisation Platform (G-ADOPT), she integrates advanced numerical methods to address Earth system dynamics. Her research combines adjoint data assimilation techniques with observational data to constrain mantle flow and geodynamic processes. Research interests focus on continental-scale groundwater modelling, mantle rheology, and dynamic topography. She leads projects on mantle convection retrodictions (e.g., early Cenozoic Atlantic region) and collaborates on global geodynamic models. Supervised student: Ruby Turner. Affiliations include the Environmental Geodesy Research Group and Climate & Ocean Geoscience Department. Active in high-resolution mantle flow simulations and exascale computing initiatives (e.g., TerraNeo). Awards: Not explicitly listed in provided texts. Grants include ANU Futures Scheme 2.0 and projects on sea-level modelling, geodynamic inversion, and mantle flow reconstructions. Laboratory involvement through G-ADOPT platform development.





