Associate Professor Eddie Banks

My teaching centres on groundwater hydrology, hydrogeophysics, environmental tracers, ecohydrology and field and laboratory methods, across undergraduate and postgraduate programs. I coordinate and teach the NCGRT's annual Field Methods in Hydrology short course, and teach across topics from field techniques to integrated water resource management.

I view teaching as a two-way process of knowledge exchange, where educators and students learn from one another. Often the best way to learn is through hands-on, practical experiences that tackle real-world challenges. Combined with my deep interest in R&D and cutting-edge instrumentation, this approach makes water science exciting to explore — and helps improve how we manage water resources and the ecosystems that depend on them. The experiential approach extends internationally, from field-methods training with research groups in New Zealand to Geoscientists Without Borders capacity-building programs in Laos.

Drawing on broad expertise across the water sciences, I help students apporach complex challenges from multiple perspectives. My goal is to inspire and equip the next generation of water scientists to think critically, work confidently in the field, and lead in practice.