Dr (Richard) Ian Acworth is the Garry Johnston Professor of Water Management and Director of the Connected Waters Initiative at the University of New South Wales. He is the Vice-President of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) representing Australasia and the Pacific. He leads a team of researchers investigating the connectivity between surface water and groundwater for the Cotton Catchment Communities CRC. He has a particular interest in the development of geophysical techniques and general hydrogeological techniques for data collection. Ian has worked and published extensively in dryland salinity studies; coastal groundwater evaluation; contaminated site investigation; aquitard studies and general groundwater resource evaluation. Ian developed the Groundwater Studies Coursework Masters at UNSW. The connected waters web site shows current research interests and general groundwater news.

Vice President: Australasia and the Pacific