Associate Professor Tom Raimondo

Research themes

• Scarce resources

Research focus

Highlights

See my Google Scholar citations profile here and my ResearchGate profile here.

Current research themes:

• Fluid–rock interaction in the deep crust/shear zones
• Linking geochemical and microstructural records of fluid flow to large scale geodynamics
• Intraplate mountain building (orogenesis)
• Heat flow and crustal heat production (geothermal energy)

Recent research grants:

• Daczko, N., Foley, S., Handley, H. & Raimondo, T. Plumbing the gap: a mantle solution to the enigma of bimodal arc volcanism. ARC Discovery Project DP200100482 (2020-2022): $222,301.
• Raimondo, T., Payne, J., Daczko, N. & Adam, J. The Deep Earth Melt Network: a new experimental approach to understanding magma transport and reactive... Read more

Highlights

Selected prizes and awards:

• Winner of the 2019 STEM Educator of the Year – Tertiary Teaching, South Australian Science Excellence Awards
• Named in the 2017 Top 5 Under 40, an ABC Radio National and UNSW initiative to recognise outstanding early-career researchers under 40 years of age for excellence in science communication. Hear my interview on ABC RN Breakfast here
• Recipient of a 2016 Young Tall Poppy Science Award from the Australian Institute of Policy and Science. The award recognises outstanding research performance and excellence in communication and community engagement activities to promote an understanding of science
• Awarded the 2016 Walter Howchin Medal by the Geological Society of Australia (SA Division). The medal is awarded to a researcher in the early stage of their career (viz. under 35 years), who is distinguished by their significant published research work within the Earth Sciences in South Australia, or from a South Australian base
• Awarded the D.I. Groves Medal for best paper in the 2015 volume of the Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Recipient of the 2014 UniSA ITEE Early Career Researcher of the Year Award
• Finalist in the 2014 South Australian Science Excellence Awards in the category of Early Career STEM Educator of the Year – Tertiary Teaching
• Finalist in the 2012 South Australian Science Excellence Awards in the category of PhD Research Excellence – Life and Environmental Sciences
• Recipient of a University Doctoral Research Medal and a Special Commendation from the Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Adelaide for outstanding PhD research

Teaching strengths

• Technology-enhanced learning and teaching
• Immersive virtual environments
• Field teaching
• Online student engagement
• Mobile learning games

Highlights

Teaching awards:

• Raimondo, T., Weber, D., Payne, J., Bruce, D. & Schebella, M. (Environmental and Geospatial Sciences Program Team). 2017 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT). Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. Citation: For transforming field-based teaching of Environmental and Geospatial Science and the attainment of critical field skills through immersive digital visualisations.
• Raimondo, T., Weber, D., Payne, J., Bruce, D. & Schebella, M. (Environmental and Geospatial Sciences Program Team). 2016 UniSA Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Digital Learning. Citation: For transforming field-based teaching of Environmental and Geospatial Science and the attainment of critical field skills through immersive digital visualisations.

Recent teaching grants:

• Handley, H. & Raimondo, T. Into the volcano: an immersive learning experience in virtual and augmented reality. Macquarie University FSE Learning and Teaching Grant (2019): $17,500.
• Raimondo, T., Payne, J., Tiddy, C. & Peters, S. Project LIVE-MM: Learning through Immersive Virtual Environments for Minerals and Mining. AusIMM Tomorrow's Professionals Program (2019-2020): $100,000.
• Daczko, N., Raimondo, T., Payne, J., Milan, L., Saunders, E. & Clarke, G. Image Matrix – A revolutionary new way to learn microscopy. Macquarie University Learning and Teaching Strategic Priority Grants (2018): $80,857.
• Wardell-Johnson, G., Raimondo, T., Parsons, S., Payne, J., Rawson, C., Robinson, T., Timms, N. Increasing effectiveness in whole‐of‐curriculum field-based work-integrated learning (WIL) of the natural environment for improved employability. Australian Technology Network Strategic Initiative Grants (2017): $30,000.
• Roetman, P., Raimondo, T. & Kor, M. et al. Creating virtual environments for enhanced student learning and public engagement. UniSA Teaching and Learning Development Grant (2017): $19,878.
• Kirytopoulos, K., Raimondo, T. & Weber, D. The Dynamic Workplace: Gamification and Immersive Virtual Reality in Project Management. European Commission Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Grant (2017): $7,500.
• Payne, J., Raimondo, T., Bruce, D., Yue, W.L., Corcoran, P., Keppel, G. and Anderson, S. Project STADIA (Skill-based Teaching through Airborne Digital Imagery Analysis). UniSA Digital Teaching Equipment and Resources Fund (2015): $38,000.
• Sandhu, S., Edmonds, R., Sigala, M., Smith, S. and Raimondo, T. A location-based mobile learning framework. UniSA Teaching and Learning Development Grant (2015): $10,000.