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Pascal Bolz
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# Pascal Bolz

**Source**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/29114
**Parent**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/60585

Dr

# Pascal Bolz

Email:
:   [p.asmussen@uq.edu.au](mailto:p.asmussen@uq.edu.au)

## Positions

Affiliate of Centre for Environmental Responsibility in Mining
:   Centre for Environmental Responsibility in Mining
:   Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

Affiliate of Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre
:   Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre
:   Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

Senior Research Fellow
:   Sustainable Minerals Institute
:   Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

## Overview

### Background

Pascal's research interests are diversified over various aspects of the Earth system, including geology, geomorphology, climate, soil and anthropogenic modifications in the context of spatial data analysis and interpretation.

Pascal holds a BSc in Geography from the University of Hamburg (Germany), a MSc in Earth Sciences from the University of Hamburg (Germany) and a PhD from the Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane, Australia). His PhD research on multi-method sediment provenance analysis focussed on the integration of U-Pb thermo- and geochronometer with novel techniques in image analysis and dimension reduction methods. The project was in cooperation with the Geological Survey of Queensland (DoR, GSQ) and the Geological Survey of New South Wales (GSNSW).

Over the last 10 years Pascal has worked with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the context of teaching, academic research and for industry applications. He is proficient on a variety of GIS software platforms including ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, QGIS and SAGA.

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### Availability

Dr Pascal Bolz is:
:   Available for supervision

### Fields of research

[Earth Sciences](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4764)
[Environmental Sciences](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4773)
[Information and Computing Sciences](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4772)

### Qualifications

- Bachelor of Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience, Universitaet Hamburg
- Masters (Coursework) of Earth Sciences, Universitaet Hamburg
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology

### Research impacts

Integrating and analysing spatial data across all components of the Earth system, including its anthropogenic modifications, allows to combine and analyse complex data and make it accessible to anyone. Spatial Science is capabale to perform in-depth scientific analysis and is directly connected to easily understandable mapping outputs. Pascal's work at the Sustainable Minerals Institute is focussing on regional perspectives on our transitioning mining regions across Australia and highlights vulnerabilties, challenges and opportunities for the transitioning industry. This work is already informing decision makers today about the opportunities and risks that lie ahead. On the other hand, Pascal works on improving environmental management practices is making an impact on the technical skillset of environmental staff in mine sites across Australia, improving their understanding of environmental modelling to address envirionmental challenges in mining using Spatial Science.

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## Works

[Search Professor Pascal Bolz’s works on UQ eSpace](http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/list/author_id/7211193)

[All
(34)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/29114/all)
[Journal Article
(10)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/29114/4748)
[Other Outputs
(15)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/29114/4749)
[Conference Publication
(9)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/29114/4751)

2025

Conference Publication

##### Australian Water Atlas for Resource Extraction (AWARE), Pilot project

Rochford, Louisa M., Bolz, Pascal, Samper, Agnes, Bulovic, Nevenka, Edraki, Mansour, McIntyre, Neil and Cote, Claire (2025). Australian Water Atlas for Resource Extraction (AWARE), Pilot project. CRC TiME Annual Forum 2025, Darwin, NT, Australia, 26-27 August 2025.

[Australian Water Atlas for Resource Extraction (AWARE), Pilot project](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1386276)

2025

Journal Article

##### ESG mapping of the Australian mining sector – The state of play on mobilising spatial datasets for decision making

Lèbre, Eléonore, Czarnota, Karol, Walsh, Stuart D.C., Haynes, Marcus, Ufer, Natasha, Sonter, Laura J., Sreekar, Rachakonda, Bolz, Pascal, Bulovic, Nevenka, Côte, Claire, Kunz, Nadja C., Micklethwaite, Steven, Northey, Stephen A., Rochford, Louisa M., Schodde, Richard, Seligmann, Benjamin and Sturman, Kathryn (2025). ESG mapping of the Australian mining sector – The state of play on mobilising spatial datasets for decision making. Resources Policy, 105 105592, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105592

[ESG mapping of the Australian mining sector – The state of play on mobilising spatial datasets for decision making](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:41c841f)

2025

Other Outputs

##### Renewable energy as post-mining land use

Claire Madeleine Côte, Pascal Bolz and Jacqui Robertson (2025). Renewable energy as post-mining land use. Brisbane, Queensland: ACARP.

[Renewable energy as post-mining land use](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:c6c0def)

2025

Journal Article

##### A multimethod GIS-based framework for site selection of underground pumped storage power stations using closing coal mines: a case study of the Shanxi province, China

Sun, Zhongbo, Zhao, Yixin, Bolz, Pascal, Côte, Claire and Ren, Jiandong (2025). A multimethod GIS-based framework for site selection of underground pumped storage power stations using closing coal mines: a case study of the Shanxi province, China. Renewable Energy, 243 122521, 122521. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2025.122521

[A multimethod GIS-based framework for site selection of underground pumped storage power stations using closing coal mines: a case study of the Shanxi province, China](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:4090533)

2024

Other Outputs

##### The feasibility of developing regionally integrated transitions beyond mining in the Hunter Region

Bolz, Pascal, Egan, Myles, Eckert, Courtney, Littleboy, Anna, Mackenzie, John, Ryan, Roberta, Samper, Agnes, Wetzel, Amanda and Worden, Sandy (2024). The feasibility of developing regionally integrated transitions beyond mining in the Hunter Region. Adelaide, SA Australia: CSIRO. doi: 10.25919/16y4-fk53

[The feasibility of developing regionally integrated transitions beyond mining in the Hunter Region](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:298b943)

2024

Other Outputs

##### Fire Management Review and Fire Resilience Guidance. Meandu Mine Fire Impacts on Rehabilitation

Phillip McKenna, Nevenka Bulovic, Pascal Bolz and Peter Erskine (2024). Fire Management Review and Fire Resilience Guidance. Meandu Mine Fire Impacts on Rehabilitation. Brisbane: The University of Queensland.

[Fire Management Review and Fire Resilience Guidance. Meandu Mine Fire Impacts on Rehabilitation](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:8eb1a45)

2024

Journal Article

##### Downscaled climate model erosivity projections and drivers of change across distinct climate regions

Bulovic, Nevenka, McIntyre, Neil, Trancoso, Ralph, Bolz, Pascal and Shaygan, Mandana (2024). Downscaled climate model erosivity projections and drivers of change across distinct climate regions. Catena, 244 108250, 108250. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108250

[Downscaled climate model erosivity projections and drivers of change across distinct climate regions](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:84ee951)

2024

Journal Article

##### Sustainable integration of desalinated seawater into regional water supply networks using a participatory modelling framework

Pagliero, Liliana, McIntyre, Neil, Aitken, Douglas, Bolz, Pascal, Jamett, Nathalie, Pérez-Murillo, Gabriel, Rivero, Francisca, Herrera-León, Sebastián, Ordens, Carlos M., Campos, Levi, García, Giovana and Cisternas, Luis A. (2024). Sustainable integration of desalinated seawater into regional water supply networks using a participatory modelling framework. Environmental Science and Policy, 155 103714, 103714. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103714

[Sustainable integration of desalinated seawater into regional water supply networks using a participatory modelling framework](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:f2daf34)

2024

Journal Article

##### Regional post-mining land use assessment: an interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach

Worden, Sandy, Svobodova, Kamila, Côte, Claire and Bolz, Pascal (2024). Regional post-mining land use assessment: an interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach. Resources Policy, 89 104680, 104680. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.104680

[Regional post-mining land use assessment: an interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:f3b72c5)

2023

Conference Publication

##### Developing a regional data catalogue to support the technical assessment of post-mining land use

Côte, Claire Madeleine, Bolz, Pascal, Pagliero, Liliana, Shaygan, Mandana, Edraki, Mansour and Erskine, Peter (2023). Developing a regional data catalogue to support the technical assessment of post-mining land use. AusIMM Life of Mine Conference 2023, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2-4 August 2023. Carlton, VIC, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

[Developing a regional data catalogue to support the technical assessment of post-mining land use](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:4df666b)

2023

Other Outputs

##### Site selection report: rehabilitation options for ponded areas due to longwall coal mining

Rochford, Louisa, Bolz, Pascal, Hernandez Santin, Lorna and Shaygan, Mandana (2023). Site selection report: rehabilitation options for ponded areas due to longwall coal mining. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

[Site selection report: rehabilitation options for ponded areas due to longwall coal mining](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:12ca6c6)

2023

Journal Article

##### Multimethod provenance analysis using detrital zircon and rutile U-Pb geochronology across Devonian basin systems in the Tasmanides of eastern Australia

Asmussen, P., Gust, D.A., Bryan, S.E., Purdy, D., Murphy, D. and Allen, C.M. (2023). Multimethod provenance analysis using detrital zircon and rutile U-Pb geochronology across Devonian basin systems in the Tasmanides of eastern Australia. Gondwana Research, 118, 174-191. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2023.03.004

[Multimethod provenance analysis using detrital zircon and rutile U-Pb geochronology across Devonian basin systems in the Tasmanides of eastern Australia](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:59d42e4)

2023

Journal Article

##### Physical and geochemical reconstruction of a 2.35–2.1 Ga volcanic arc (Toumodi Greenstone Belt, Ivory Coast, West Africa)

Hayman, P. C., Bolz, P., Senyah, G., Tegan, E., Denyszyn, S., Murphy, D. T. and Jessell, M. W. (2023). Physical and geochemical reconstruction of a 2.35–2.1 Ga volcanic arc (Toumodi Greenstone Belt, Ivory Coast, West Africa). Precambrian Research, 389 107029, 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.precamres.2023.107029

[Physical and geochemical reconstruction of a 2.35–2.1 Ga volcanic arc (Toumodi Greenstone Belt, Ivory Coast, West Africa)](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d57a1cd)

2023

Journal Article

##### Deciphering a cryptic unconformity in the Surat Basin using high frequency detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology: Insights into basin dynamics on the north-east margin of Gondwana

Asmussen, Pascal, Pidgeon, Brett, Gaede, Oliver, Gust, David and Flottmann, Thomas (2023). Deciphering a cryptic unconformity in the Surat Basin using high frequency detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology: Insights into basin dynamics on the north-east margin of Gondwana. Gondwana Research, 118, 117-134. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2023.02.018

[Deciphering a cryptic unconformity in the Surat Basin using high frequency detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology: Insights into basin dynamics on the north-east margin of Gondwana](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b7e8e98)

2023

Other Outputs

##### CleanCo: Swanbank Power Station: Hydrological and water quality assessment

Chrystal, Robynne, Bolz, Pascal, Edraki, Mansour and McIntyre, Neil (2023). CleanCo: Swanbank Power Station: Hydrological and water quality assessment. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland, Sustainable Minerals Institute.

[CleanCo: Swanbank Power Station: Hydrological and water quality assessment](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:c434943)

2023

Other Outputs

##### Design of Activities for the Investigation of Ngadju Salt Lake Systems

Chrystal, Robynne, McIntyre, Neil, Bolz, Pascal, Edraki, Mansour, Worden, Sandy, Holcombe, Sarah, Barnes, Rodger and Hernandez Santin, Lorna (2023). Design of Activities for the Investigation of Ngadju Salt Lake Systems. Brisbane, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.

[Design of Activities for the Investigation of Ngadju Salt Lake Systems](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:824d0c4)

2023

Conference Publication

##### Sustainable integration of seawater into regional planning of water infrastructure

Pagliero, Liliana, Aitken, Douglas, McIntyre, Neil, Asmussen, Pascal, Campos, Levi, García, Giovana, Jamett, Nathalie, Herrera Leon, Sebastian, Cisternas, Luis and Perez Murillo, Gabriel (2023). Sustainable integration of seawater into regional planning of water infrastructure. XXX Latin American Congress on Hydraulics, Brazil, 7-11 November 2022.

[Sustainable integration of seawater into regional planning of water infrastructure](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d5e0724)

2023

Conference Publication

##### Bias-correcting regional climate models for rainfall erosivity projections: How much does it matter?

Bulovic, N., McIntyre, N., Trancoso, R., Bolz, P. and Shaygan, M. (2023). Bias-correcting regional climate models for rainfall erosivity projections: How much does it matter?. MODSIM2023, 25th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Darwin, NT, Australia, 9-14 July 2023. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. doi: 10.36334/modsim.2023.bulovic618

[Bias-correcting regional climate models for rainfall erosivity projections: How much does it matter?](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:60e05ba)

2023

Conference Publication

##### Evaluating downscaled CMIP5 and CMIP6 for rainfall erosivity projections

Bulovic, N., McIntyre, N., Trancoso, R., Bolz, P. and Shaygan, M. (2023). Evaluating downscaled CMIP5 and CMIP6 for rainfall erosivity projections. MODSIM2023, 25th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Darwin, NT, Australia, 9-14 July 2023. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. doi: 10.36334/modsim.2023.bulovic428

[Evaluating downscaled CMIP5 and CMIP6 for rainfall erosivity projections](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:6555a51)

2022

Conference Publication

##### Sustainable integration of seawater into regional water supply networks

Pagliero, Liliana, McIntyre, Neil, Aitken, Douglas, Bolz, Pascal, Ordens, Carlos Miraldo, Campos, Levi, Garcia, Giovana, Jamett, Nathalie, Leon, Sebastian Herrera and Cisternas, Luis (2022). Sustainable integration of seawater into regional water supply networks. Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 30 November-2 December 2022. Engineers Australia.

[Sustainable integration of seawater into regional water supply networks](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1631a20)

## Funding

### Current funding

- 2024 - 2027

  Optimising future copper production in the NW Mineral Province -Stage 1 scoping

  Queensland Department of Resources

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/66085)
- 2023 - 2026

  Rehabilitation Options for Ponded Areas Due to Longwall Coal Mining

  Australian Coal Association Research Program

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/60229)
- 2023 - 2026

  Erosion and Sediment Control Framework for Queensland Mines - Calibration and Validation

  Australian Coal Research Limited

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/59492)

### Past funding

- 2023 - 2024

  Renewable Energy as Post Mining Land Use

  Australian Coal Association Research Program

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/60585)
- 2023

  Building a two-way research and training partnership between the Ngadju Conservation Aboriginal Corporation and UQ¿s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI)

  UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/56306)
- 2022

  Drones4waste - A multi-scale, ground-to-air characterisation of waste and rehabilitation, Hercules mine site, Tasmania (304MMGHDRONE)

  MMG Australia Limited

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/54086)
- 2021

  A Complex Orebodies Review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project (304MMGIZOK)

  MMG Australia Limited

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/49825)
- 2020 - 2021

  Mine rehabilitation and closure collaboration project: Baseline Works

  Queensland Resources Council Ltd

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/47846)
- 2020 - 2021

  Integration of Biophysical Aspects in Mine Closure Planning

  CRC TIME Limited

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/47966)

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## Supervision

### Availability

Dr Pascal Bolz is:
:   Available for supervision

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### Supervision history

#### Current supervision

- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Using GIS and Remote Sensing Applications to Plan and Manage Social and Environmental Legacy Aspects of Resource Development Frontiers in the Context of Green Energy Transition

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Neil McIntyre](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/3004)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Improving the Prediction of Soil Losses from Disturbed and Rehabilitated Land in Mining Operations at Sub-Catchment Scale

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Dr Claire Cote](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/5782), [Dr Phill McKenna](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1836)

## Media

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## External profiles

- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8337-378X)
- [Scopus](https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=58150725700)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=SK5TBbUAAAAJ)

## Personal links

- [Personal profile](https://smi.uq.edu.au/profile/7195/pascal-asmussen)

## Social media

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