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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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)

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2000

Conference Publication

How to vectorize the algebraic multilevel iteration

Grosz, L (2000). How to vectorize the algebraic multilevel iteration. International Symposium on Computational Science, W Lafayette Indiana, May 22-26, 1999. NEW YORK: ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY. doi: 10.1145/353474.353483

How to vectorize the algebraic multilevel iteration

2000

Book Chapter

Solution of Partial Differential Equations on Supercomputers: The VECFEM Program Package

Grosz, L. (2000). Solution of Partial Differential Equations on Supercomputers: The VECFEM Program Package. Invitation to Computational Science. (pp. 96-99) edited by S. Kawata, Y. Tago and Y. Umetani. Japan: Nikkei saiensu.

Solution of Partial Differential Equations on Supercomputers: The VECFEM Program Package

2000

Conference Publication

Preconditioning by incomplete block elimination

Grosz, L. (2000). Preconditioning by incomplete block elimination. International Conference on Preconditioning Techniques for Large Sparse Matrix Problems in Industrial Applications (SPARSE 99), Minneapolis, MN United States, 10-12 June 1999. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/1099-1506(200010/12)7:7/83.3.CO;2-F

Preconditioning by incomplete block elimination

2000

Journal Article

Preconditioning by incomplete block elimination

Grosz, L. (2000). Preconditioning by incomplete block elimination. Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications, 7 (7-8), 527-541. doi: 10.1002/1099-1506(200010/12)7:7/83.0.co;2-o

Preconditioning by incomplete block elimination

1994

Conference Publication

Nonlinear finite element problems on parallel computers

Grosz, L., Roll, C. and Schönauer, W. (1994). Nonlinear finite element problems on parallel computers. 1st International Workshop on Applied Parallel Computing PARA '94, Lyngby, Denmark, 20–23 June 1994. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Verlag.

Nonlinear finite element problems on parallel computers

1994

Book Chapter

A Black-Box Solver for the Solution of General Nonlinear Functional Equations by Mixed FEM

Grosz, L., Roll, C. and Schönauer, W. (1994). A Black-Box Solver for the Solution of General Nonlinear Functional Equations by Mixed FEM. Finite element methods: Fifty years of the Courant element. (pp. 225-234) Boca Raton, FL United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b16924-21

A Black-Box Solver for the Solution of General Nonlinear Functional Equations by Mixed FEM

1990

Conference Publication

Optimal data structures for an efficient vectorized finite element code

Gross, L., Sterneckee, P. and Schönauer, W. (1990). Optimal data structures for an efficient vectorized finite element code. Joint International Conference on Vector and Parallel Processing CONPAR 90 - VAPP IV, Zurich, Switzerland, 10–13 September 1990. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/3-540-53065-7_122

Optimal data structures for an efficient vectorized finite element code

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

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

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