Associate Professor Lutz Gross
Associate Professor

Lutz Gross

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Background

  • since 2023: Honorary Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland.
  • 2017-2023: Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland.
  • 2003-2017: Deputy Director (Software), Earth System Sciences Computational Center (ESSCC) & School of Earth Sciences, The University of Queensland.
  • 2001-2003: Computational Scientist, CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences Division, Melbourne, Australia.
  • 2000-2001: Lecturer, Institute of Information and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University at Albany, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • 1996-1999: Research Fellow, Center for Mathematics and its Applications, School of Mathematical Sciences, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra.
  • 1989-1996: Research Scientist, Computing Center, University of Karlsruhe/Germany.

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Availability

Associate Professor Lutz Gross is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Earth Sciences Electrical and electromagnetic methods in geophysics Geology Geophysical and environmental fluid flows Geophysics Gravimetrics Magnetism and palaeomagnetism Mathematical Sciences Numerical and computational mathematics Numerical solution of differential and integral equations Seismology and seismic exploration

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy of Mathematics, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie

Research interests

  • Large-Scale Inversion of Geophysical Data

    The goal is to bring in all available geophysical data sets for a region or province in a single inversion. Data sets include potential field, electro-magnetic and seismic data. This is a massive computational tasks and requires the use of large parallel computers. Focus of my work is the development of appropriate computational techniques and algorithms.

  • Numerical Modeling

    in particular in the context of geophysical data.

Research impacts

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167 works between 1990 and 2025
All (167) Journal Article (59) Book Chapter (3) Conference Publication (80) Book (1) Other Outputs (24)

21 - 40 of 167 works

2022

Journal Article

Fused Adaptive Receptive Field Mechanism and Dynamic Multiscale Dilated Convolution for Side-Scan Sonar Image Segmentation

Wang, Zhen, Zhang, Shanwen, Gross, Lutz, Zhang, Chuanlei and Wang, Buhong (2022). Fused Adaptive Receptive Field Mechanism and Dynamic Multiscale Dilated Convolution for Side-Scan Sonar Image Segmentation. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 60 5116817, 1-17. doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2022.3201248

Fused Adaptive Receptive Field Mechanism and Dynamic Multiscale Dilated Convolution for Side-Scan Sonar Image Segmentation

2022

Journal Article

Full waveform inversion using Random Mixing

Chang, A., Gross, L. and Hörning, S. (2022). Full waveform inversion using Random Mixing. Computers and Geosciences, 161 105041, 105041. doi: 10.1016/j.cageo.2022.105041

Full waveform inversion using Random Mixing

2022

Other Outputs

esys-escript 5.9

Ellery, Adam, Codd, Andrea and Gross, Lutz (2022). esys-escript 5.9. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/fb2212a

esys-escript 5.9

2021

Journal Article

Fast multi-resolution 3D inversion of potential fields with application to high-resolution gravity and magnetic anomaly data from the eastern goldfields in Western Australia

Codd, A.L., Gross, L. and Aitken, A. (2021). Fast multi-resolution 3D inversion of potential fields with application to high-resolution gravity and magnetic anomaly data from the eastern goldfields in Western Australia. Computers and Geosciences, 157 104941, 104941. doi: 10.1016/j.cageo.2021.104941

Fast multi-resolution 3D inversion of potential fields with application to high-resolution gravity and magnetic anomaly data from the eastern goldfields in Western Australia

2021

Journal Article

Boosting memory access locality of the Spectral Element Method with Hilbert space-filling curves

Araújo, Roger R.F., Gross, Lutz and Xavier-de-Souza, Samuel (2021). Boosting memory access locality of the Spectral Element Method with Hilbert space-filling curves. Computers and Geosciences, 157 104938, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.cageo.2021.104938

Boosting memory access locality of the Spectral Element Method with Hilbert space-filling curves

2021

Conference Publication

Concerns over reliable earthquake-induced landslide hazard assessment: developing sophisticated geotechnical databases and 3D landslide inventories

Nasiri, Shahram, Lau, Annie, Gross, Lutz, Nourifard, Nazanin and Pedram, Hamid (2021). Concerns over reliable earthquake-induced landslide hazard assessment: developing sophisticated geotechnical databases and 3D landslide inventories. The Fifth World Landslide Forum, Kyoto, Japan, 2-6 November 2021. Kyoto, Japan: The International Consortium on Landslides (ICL).

Concerns over reliable earthquake-induced landslide hazard assessment: developing sophisticated geotechnical databases and 3D landslide inventories

2021

Journal Article

Formation of oroclines by buckling continental ribbons: fact or fiction?

Smith, Troy, Rosenbaum, Gideon and Gross, Lutz (2021). Formation of oroclines by buckling continental ribbons: fact or fiction?. Tectonophysics, 814 228950, 228950. doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2021.228950

Formation of oroclines by buckling continental ribbons: fact or fiction?

2021

Journal Article

3D inversion for sparse potential data using first-order system least squares with application to gravity anomalies in Western Queensland

Codd, A. L. and Gross, L. (2021). 3D inversion for sparse potential data using first-order system least squares with application to gravity anomalies in Western Queensland. Geophysical Journal International, 227 (3), 2095-2120. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggab323

3D inversion for sparse potential data using first-order system least squares with application to gravity anomalies in Western Queensland

2021

Other Outputs

esys-escript 5.8

Ellery, Adam, Codd, Andrea and Gross, Lutz (2021). esys-escript 5.8. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/84f4666

esys-escript 5.8

2021

Journal Article

Induced polarization of volcanic rocks. 4. Large-scale induced polarization imaging

Gross, L., Soueid Ahmed, A. and Revil, A. (2021). Induced polarization of volcanic rocks. 4. Large-scale induced polarization imaging. Geophysical Journal International, 225 (2), 950-967. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggab018

Induced polarization of volcanic rocks. 4. Large-scale induced polarization imaging

2021

Other Outputs

esys-escript 5.7

Ellery, Adam, Codd, Andrea and Gross, Lutz (2021). esys-escript 5.7. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/2ff4c34

esys-escript 5.7

2021

Journal Article

Numerical models of two-dimensional buckling and bending mechanisms and implications for oroclines

Smith, T., Rosenbaum, G. and Gross, L. (2021). Numerical models of two-dimensional buckling and bending mechanisms and implications for oroclines. Journal of Geodynamics, 144 101826, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jog.2021.101826

Numerical models of two-dimensional buckling and bending mechanisms and implications for oroclines

2021

Journal Article

Sequential joint inversion of gravity and magnetic data via the cross-gradient constraint

Tavakoli, Mojtaba, Nejati Kalateh, Ali, Rezaie, Mohammad, Gross, Lutz and Fedi, Maurizio (2021). Sequential joint inversion of gravity and magnetic data via the cross-gradient constraint. Geophysical Prospecting, 69 (7), 1542-1559. doi: 10.1111/1365-2478.13120

Sequential joint inversion of gravity and magnetic data via the cross-gradient constraint

2020

Journal Article

Predicting plume spreading during CO2 geo-sequestration: benchmarking a new hybrid finite element-finite volume compositional simulator with asynchronous time marching

Shao, Qi, Matthai, Stephan, Driesner, Thomas and Gross, Lutz (2020). Predicting plume spreading during CO2 geo-sequestration: benchmarking a new hybrid finite element-finite volume compositional simulator with asynchronous time marching. Computational Geosciences, 25 (1), 299-323. doi: 10.1007/s10596-020-10006-1

Predicting plume spreading during CO2 geo-sequestration: benchmarking a new hybrid finite element-finite volume compositional simulator with asynchronous time marching

2020

Journal Article

Sensitivity of the damage response and fracture path to material heterogeneity present in a sandstone specimen containing a pre-existing 3-D surface flaw under uniaxial loading

Mondal, S., Olsen-Kettle, L. M. and Gross, L. (2020). Sensitivity of the damage response and fracture path to material heterogeneity present in a sandstone specimen containing a pre-existing 3-D surface flaw under uniaxial loading. Computers and Geotechnics, 126 103728, 103728. doi: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2020.103728

Sensitivity of the damage response and fracture path to material heterogeneity present in a sandstone specimen containing a pre-existing 3-D surface flaw under uniaxial loading

2020

Journal Article

Scenario-based seismic vulnerability and hazard analyses to help direct disaster risk reduction in rural Weinan, China

Liu, Yaohui, So, Emily, Li, Zhiqiang, Su, Guiwu, Gross, Lutz, Li, Xiaoli, Qi, Wenhua, Yang, Fan, Fu, Bo, Yalikun, Alimujiang and Wu, Lijuan (2020). Scenario-based seismic vulnerability and hazard analyses to help direct disaster risk reduction in rural Weinan, China. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 48 (Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 16 2016) 101577, 101577. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101577

Scenario-based seismic vulnerability and hazard analyses to help direct disaster risk reduction in rural Weinan, China

2020

Other Outputs

esys-escript 5.6

Ellery, Adam, Codd, Andrea and Gross, Lutz (2020). esys-escript 5.6. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.966

esys-escript 5.6

2020

Journal Article

Regularization of continuum damage mechanics models for 3-D brittle materials using implicit gradient enhancement

Mondal, S., Olsen-Kettle, L. M. and Gross, L. (2020). Regularization of continuum damage mechanics models for 3-D brittle materials using implicit gradient enhancement. Computers and Geotechnics, 122 103505, 103505. doi: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2020.103505

Regularization of continuum damage mechanics models for 3-D brittle materials using implicit gradient enhancement

2020

Other Outputs

esys-escript 5.5

Ellery, Adam, Codd, Andrea and Gross, Lutz (2020). esys-escript 5.5. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.118

esys-escript 5.5

2019

Journal Article

Multiscale induced polarization tomography in hydrogeophysics: A new approach

Ahmed, A. Soueid, Revil, A. and Gross, L. (2019). Multiscale induced polarization tomography in hydrogeophysics: A new approach. Advances in Water Resources, 134 103451, 103451. doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.103451

Multiscale induced polarization tomography in hydrogeophysics: A new approach

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    Quantitative Geophysics for Monitoring and Assessment of Mining Residue Structure
    Technological Resources Pty Limited
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Gaining insights into mine waste dumps to avoid environmental legacies
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2017 - 2019
    Quantifying the risk of groundwater contamination from hydraulic fracturing in coal seam gas operations in Australia (Student Stipend from DECRA funds).
    Swinburne University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Australian Subsurface Carbon Sequestration Simulator (Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation and Science grant administered by The University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2023
    Simulation Analysis and Modelling UQ (SAM UQ) (NCRIS 2013/2015/2016-17/2018/2019/2021-2022 grant administered by The University of Melbourne (via AuScope Ltd))
    AuScope Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2018
    Improvements in prestack seismic data processing for coal seam gas
    QGC Pty Limited
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Structure and Evolution of the Australian Continent
    AuScope Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Future gas through bioconversion of stranded and waste coal
    Queensland Government Smart Futures Research Partnerships Program
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    A fully coupled numerical approach for modelling lithospheric extension
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Software support, engineering and modifications to open source escript code used in the escript platform which supports CSIRO's Reactive Transport code through the escriptBaseRT
    CSIRO Flagships Collaboration Fund
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Upgrade of the ESSCC supercomputing facility.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Lutz Gross is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Regularization and Costfunctions in 3D geophysical Inversion

    Various projects suitable for MPhil and PhD students. Required background: numerical analysis, optimization, computing.

  • MT-Gravity Joint Inversion

    Required background: computing, geophysics

  • Multi-resolution AMR Techniques For Solving 3D inversion problems

    Required background: numerical analysis, HPC computing.

  • Applications of Geopysical Inversion

    Various projects suitable for MPhil and PhD students. Required background: geophysics, modelling, computing

  • Modelling Seismo-Electrical Effects

    Strong background in physcis and numerical modelling.

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    An analysis and characterization of coastal landslide occurrence and hazard and assessment of its potential impact in southeastern Queensland

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Annie Lau

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Lutz Gross directly for media enquiries about:

  • Computer modelling
  • Geophysics
  • Inversion
  • Modelling - numerical
  • Numerical modelling
  • Numerical software
  • Parallel computing
  • Scientific software

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