Andrew Heap

Andrew has 20 years of professional experience in leading pre-competitive geoscience research within the Australian Government. This includes more than 17 years as a senior leader in Geoscience Australia with responsibility for energy and mineral resources, carbon capture and storage, marine geoscience, and groundwater programs.

Andrew has published over 100 scientific and technical papers and is a member of 12 professional organisations. Andrew has responsibility for building a national prospectus of energy and mineral groundwater resources across Australia through regional geological framework studies, and delivery of pre-competitive scientific data and information. A key outcome is to stimulate new exploration investment in frontier areas through an improved understanding of under-explored regions and sustainable water management. Andrew is the Geoscience Australia representative to the Geoscience Working Group of the Energy Committee of the Australian Reform Government and until recently held the Chair.