Emeritus Professor David Lockington
Emeritus Professor

David Lockington

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Background

Em. Professor Lockington primarily researchs topics in the area of water transport in coastal soils and aquifers, including water exchange with plants and atmosphere. However, he has also conducted research on moisture transport in building materials and the design of sustainable tourism destinations. In addition to substantial contributions as a reviewer for a wide range of journals and funding bodies, Em. Prof Lockington has held editorial roles on two major journals in the area of hydrology and water resources research (Water Resources Research 2007 - 2012; Advances in Water Resources 1997 - 2020). Em. Prof. Lockington has undertaken a number of leadership roles across his career, including Program Leader for the Sustainable Tourism CRC I and II (Engineering and Design) from 2000 - 2008, Head of the Environmental Engineering Division (School of Engineering, UQ) from 2004 - 2010, and Research Program Leader for the ARC SRI funded National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training from 2009 - 2015. From 2010 to 2020 he frequently acted as Head of the School of Civil Engineering. Since 2007, he has been a Fellow of the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.

Availability

Emeritus Professor David Lockington is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Civil engineering Earth Sciences Environmental engineering

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, Griffith University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University

Research interests

  • Groundwater and soil hydrology

    Quantitative assessment of subsurface hydrology, including pollution fate.

  • Sustainable built environment.

    Quantitative assessment of water transport through the built environment including water sensitive urban design. Use of renewable energy and energy-efficient design of built environment.

Search Professor David Lockington’s works on UQ eSpace

177 works between 1981 and 2024
All (177) Journal Article (146) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (25) Other Outputs (5)

1 - 20 of 177 works

2024

Journal Article

Direct observations of evapotranspiration from three contrasting vegetation types on a coastal low-lying sub-tropical sand island

Gray, Michael A., McGowan, Hamish A., Guyot, Adrien and Lockington, David A. (2024). Direct observations of evapotranspiration from three contrasting vegetation types on a coastal low-lying sub-tropical sand island. Journal of Hydrology, 643 132033, 132033. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.132033

Direct observations of evapotranspiration from three contrasting vegetation types on a coastal low-lying sub-tropical sand island

2023

Journal Article

Processes Controlling Formation of Salt Efflorescence in Coastal Salt Flats

Liu, Xiaocheng, Zhang, Chenming, Liu, Yue, Li, Congrui, Shen, Chengji, Xin, Pei, Li, Ling and Lockington, David A. (2023). Processes Controlling Formation of Salt Efflorescence in Coastal Salt Flats. Water Resources Research, 59 (12) e2022WR034279. doi: 10.1029/2022wr034279

Processes Controlling Formation of Salt Efflorescence in Coastal Salt Flats

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2022

Journal Article

Coupling effects of tide and salting-out on perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) transport and adsorption in a coastal aquifer

Li, Congrui, Zhang, Chenming, Gibbes, Badin, Wang, Tao and Lockington, David (2022). Coupling effects of tide and salting-out on perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) transport and adsorption in a coastal aquifer. Advances in Water Resources, 166 104240, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2022.104240

Coupling effects of tide and salting-out on perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) transport and adsorption in a coastal aquifer

2022

Journal Article

Salt transport under tide and evaporation in a subtropical wetland: field monitoring and numerical simulation

Liu, Yue, Zhang, Chenming, Liu, Xiaocheng, Li, Congrui, Sheuermann, Alexander, Xin, Pei, Li, Ling and Lockington, David A. (2022). Salt transport under tide and evaporation in a subtropical wetland: field monitoring and numerical simulation. Water Resources Research, 58 (5) e2021WR031530. doi: 10.1029/2021wr031530

Salt transport under tide and evaporation in a subtropical wetland: field monitoring and numerical simulation

2021

Journal Article

Drivers of bacterial diversity along a natural transect from freshwater to saline subtropical wetlands

Chuvochina, Maria, Adame, Maria Fernanda, Guyot, Adrien, Lovelock, Catherine, Lockington, David, Gamboa-Cutz, Julieta N. and Dennis, Paul G. (2021). Drivers of bacterial diversity along a natural transect from freshwater to saline subtropical wetlands. Science of the Total Environment, 759 143455, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143455

Drivers of bacterial diversity along a natural transect from freshwater to saline subtropical wetlands

2019

Conference Publication

Metered groundwater extractions for stock and domestic use in the Surat Basin, Queensland

Rochford, L. M., Bulovic, N., Keir, G., Ordens, C. M., Lockington, D. and McIntyre, N. (2019). Metered groundwater extractions for stock and domestic use in the Surat Basin, Queensland. Australasian Groundwater Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 24-27 November 2019.

Metered groundwater extractions for stock and domestic use in the Surat Basin, Queensland

2019

Journal Article

Groundwater enhances above-ground growth in mangroves

Hayes, Matthew A., Jesse, Amber, Welti, Nina, Tabet, Basam, Lockington, David and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2019). Groundwater enhances above-ground growth in mangroves. Journal of Ecology, 107 (3), 1120-1128. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13105

Groundwater enhances above-ground growth in mangroves

2018

Journal Article

Impacts of fire and flood on land-surface–atmosphere energetics in a sub-tropical barrier island freshwater swamp

Gray, Michael A., McGowan, Hamish A., Guyot, Adrien and Lockington, David A. (2018). Impacts of fire and flood on land-surface–atmosphere energetics in a sub-tropical barrier island freshwater swamp. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 171 (1), 129-149. doi: 10.1007/s10546-018-0414-y

Impacts of fire and flood on land-surface–atmosphere energetics in a sub-tropical barrier island freshwater swamp

2018

Journal Article

Direct uptake of canopy rainwater causes turgor-driven growth spurts in the mangrove Avicennia marina

Steppe, Kathy, Vandegehuchte, Maurits W., Van de Wal, Bart A. E., Hoste, Pieter, Guyot, Adrien, Lovelock, Catherine E. and Lockington, David A. (2018). Direct uptake of canopy rainwater causes turgor-driven growth spurts in the mangrove Avicennia marina. Tree Physiology, 38 (7), 979-991. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpy024

Direct uptake of canopy rainwater causes turgor-driven growth spurts in the mangrove Avicennia marina

2018

Journal Article

Effects of earlywood and latewood on sap flux density-based transpiration estimates in conifers

Fan, Junliang, Guyot, Adrien, Ostergaard, Kasper T. and Lockington, David A. (2018). Effects of earlywood and latewood on sap flux density-based transpiration estimates in conifers. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 249, 264-274. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.11.006

Effects of earlywood and latewood on sap flux density-based transpiration estimates in conifers

2017

Journal Article

Transport time scales in soil erosion modeling

Lisle, I. G., Sander, G. C., Parlange, J. Y., Rose, C. W., Hogarth, W. L., Braddock, R. D., Stagnitti, F., Lockington, D. A., Jomaa, S., Cheraghi, M. and Barry, D. A. (2017). Transport time scales in soil erosion modeling. Vadose Zone Journal, 16 (12), 1-13. doi: 10.2136/vzj2017.06.0121

Transport time scales in soil erosion modeling

2017

Journal Article

Dynamics of sediment carbon stocks across intertidal wetland habitats of Moreton Bay, Australia

Hayes, Matthew A., Jesse, Amber, Hawke, Bruce, Baldock, Jeff, Tabet, Basam, Lockington, David and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2017). Dynamics of sediment carbon stocks across intertidal wetland habitats of Moreton Bay, Australia. Global Change Biology, 23 (10), 4222-4234. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13722

Dynamics of sediment carbon stocks across intertidal wetland habitats of Moreton Bay, Australia

2017

Journal Article

Effects of beach slope breaks on nearshore groundwater dynamics

Zhang, Ying, Li, Ling, Erler, Dirk V., Santos, Isaac and Lockington, David (2017). Effects of beach slope breaks on nearshore groundwater dynamics. Hydrological Processes, 31 (14), 2530-2540. doi: 10.1002/hyp.11196

Effects of beach slope breaks on nearshore groundwater dynamics

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2017

Journal Article

Does fire alter soil water repellency in subtropical coastal sandy environments?

White, Amy M. , Lockington, David A. and Gibbes, Badin (2017). Does fire alter soil water repellency in subtropical coastal sandy environments?. Hydrological Processes, 31 (2), 341-348. doi: 10.1002/hyp.11000

Does fire alter soil water repellency in subtropical coastal sandy environments?

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2017

Journal Article

Soil-water content characterisation in a modified Jarvis-Stewart model: a case study of a conifer forest on a shallow unconfined aquifer

Guyot, Adrien, Fan, Junliang, Oestergaard, Kasper T., Whitley, Rhys, Gibbes, Badin, Arsac, Margaux and Lockington, David A. (2017). Soil-water content characterisation in a modified Jarvis-Stewart model: a case study of a conifer forest on a shallow unconfined aquifer. Journal of Hydrology, 544, 242-253. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.11.041

Soil-water content characterisation in a modified Jarvis-Stewart model: a case study of a conifer forest on a shallow unconfined aquifer

2016

Journal Article

Seasonal nitrous oxide and methane emissions across a subtropical estuarine salinity gradient

Welti, Nina, Hayes, Matt and Lockington, David (2016). Seasonal nitrous oxide and methane emissions across a subtropical estuarine salinity gradient. Biogeochemistry, 132 (1-2), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s10533-016-0287-4

Seasonal nitrous oxide and methane emissions across a subtropical estuarine salinity gradient

2016

Journal Article

Effects of alongshore morphology on groundwater flow and solute transport in a nearshore aquifer

Zhang, Ying, Li, Ling, Erler, Dirk V., Santos, Isaac and Lockington, David (2016). Effects of alongshore morphology on groundwater flow and solute transport in a nearshore aquifer. Water Resources Research, 52 (2), 990-1008. doi: 10.1002/2015WR017420

Effects of alongshore morphology on groundwater flow and solute transport in a nearshore aquifer

2016

Journal Article

Estimating groundwater evapotranspiration by a subtropical pine plantation using diurnal water table fluctuations: implications from night-time water use

Fan, Junliang, Ostergaard, Kasper T., Guyot, Adrien, Fujiwara, Stephen and Lockington, David (2016). Estimating groundwater evapotranspiration by a subtropical pine plantation using diurnal water table fluctuations: implications from night-time water use. Journal of Hydrology, 542, 679-685. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.09.040

Estimating groundwater evapotranspiration by a subtropical pine plantation using diurnal water table fluctuations: implications from night-time water use

2016

Conference Publication

Seasonal variability of turbulent fluxes over a vegetated subtropical coastal wetland measured by large aperture scintillometry and eddy covariance

Guyot, Adrien, Gray, Michael, Riesenkamp, Michiel, Lockington, David and McGowan, Hamish (2016). Seasonal variability of turbulent fluxes over a vegetated subtropical coastal wetland measured by large aperture scintillometry and eddy covariance. EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna, Austria, 17-22 April 2016.

Seasonal variability of turbulent fluxes over a vegetated subtropical coastal wetland measured by large aperture scintillometry and eddy covariance

2015

Journal Article

Intertidal diatom communities reflect patchiness in groundwater discharge

Welti, N., Gale, D., Hayes, M., Kumar, A., Gasparon, M., Gibbes, B. and Lockington, D. (2015). Intertidal diatom communities reflect patchiness in groundwater discharge. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 163 (PB), 116-124. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.06.006

Intertidal diatom communities reflect patchiness in groundwater discharge

Past funding

  • 2018 - 2022
    Changes of salt dynamics and distribution in coastal marshes
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Fate of fluorinated surfactants and hydrocarbons at coastal airports
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Contract Climate Map ¿ Solar Hot Water System
    Commonwealth Department of Industry
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Contract RIS climate file modelling - heating and cooling base temperatures versus NatHERS 6 star thermal performance
    Commonwealth Department of Industry
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Provision of services for developing climate zones/ boundaries appropriate to factors affecting the efficiency of heat pump technologies
    Commonwealth Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Provision of services for the extraction and analysis of design condition data from the revised Australian Climatic Database (ACDB)
    Commonwealth Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Assessing environmental safety of in-pit disposal of tailings
    Australian Coal Association Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Instrumentation for elemental analysis of geological and environmental samples
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Establishment of a clean room facility for trace organic contaminant research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2013
    ARC/ NWC Co-funded Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (Flinders University_lead institution)
    Flinders University
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Multiphase flow and transport in complex coastal wetland systems
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Water Quality and Environmental Analysis Facility
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Research Collaboration with UQ, SNWA and SEQWater
    South East Queensland Water Corporation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Numerical model enhancement
    South East Queensland Water Corporation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Water Quality Sensor Construction
    South East Queensland Water Corporation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2011
    Collaborative Research: UQ and SEQWater Head Agreement
    South East Queensland Water Corporation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Tidal dynamics of a subterranean estuary: Processes and functions
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    Destination and Data Modelling
    CRC for Sustainable Tourism
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Groundwater Dynamics At The Ocean-Aquifer Interface: Implications For Modelling Of Regional Flow In Pioneer Valley Aquifers
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Quantifying the pathways and fluxes of iron to Moreton Bay
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    Engineering support and expertise for the application of sustainable technology in tourism
    CRC for Sustainable Tourism
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    Theme leader: tourism infrastructure and engineered environments
    CRC for Sustainable Tourism
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Tourism infrastructure and environmentally sustainable design - development of a modular engineering systems model for destination design support
    CRC for Sustainable Tourism
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Development of a model of water and contaminant transport in fine, cracking porous media such as clay soils, mine tailings and dredged semiments
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2003
    Unsaturated Hydraulic Properties of Concrete and Other Porous Building Materials.
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2003
    Predicting long-term runoff and seepage from tailings storage facilities to facilitate cost-effective and timely closure and lease surrender
    ARC (Australian Postgraduate Award-Industry)
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2003
    Predicting long-term runoff and seepage from tailings storage facilities to facilitate cost-effective and timely closure and lease surrender
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Development of a practical numerical procedure for the modelling and management of saltwater intrusion in complex coastal acquifer systems
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Development of a practical numerical procedure for the modelling and management of saltwater intrusion in complex coastal acquifer systems
    ARC (Australian Postgraduate Award-Industry)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Development of practical numerical procedure for the modelling and management of saltwater intrusion in complex coastal acquifier systems
    Department of Natural Resources and Mines
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Hydrological assessment of the perched groundwater systems on North Stradbroke Island
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 2004
    Durability of concrete structures in aggressive environments
    Queensland Department of Main Roads
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1998
    Coastal Groundwater Dynamics
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1997
    Predicting Regional Scale Chemical Contaminant Movement in the Sub-Surface Environment
    Quality Funds Round 3
    Open grant
  • 1996
    The contribution of organic compounds to the formation of acid mine drainage in coal waste rock
    University of Queensland New Staff Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1998
    Kidston Gold Mines co-disposal of wastes research.
    Kidston Gold Mines Limited
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1999
    The fate and transport of organic compounds at the Willawong Liquid Waste Treatment Facility.
    Brisbane City Council
    Open grant

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