Fitzpatrick R.W. (1988). Genesis and clay mineral transformations of soils in a Mollic-Vertic slope sequence on the Eastern Darling Downs, Queensland. National Soils Conference, Australian Society of Soil Science, Canberra 1988. Book of Abstracts, p.49.
Fitzpatrick R.W. and A.R. Milnes (1988). Mineralogy and genesis of poorly crystalline iron and aluminosilicate minerals in a podzol in dune sand, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland. Australian Clay Mineral Society 11th Biennial Conference Brisbane, August 1988. Book of Abstracts p.29.
Fitzpatrick R.W., K. Norrish and J.G. Pickering (1984). Use of a combined x-ray fluorescence and x-ray diffraction method for routine quantitative layer silicate analysis of soils and sediments. Australian Clay Mineral Society 9th Biennial Conference Canberra, Nov. 1984. Book of Abstracts p.34.
Milnes A.R. and R.W. Fitzpatrick (1984). Distribution and characteristics of ferricretes in the eastern Transvaal South Africa. National Soils Conference, ASSS, Brisbane 1984. Book of Abstracts p.163.
Fitzpatrick R.W. and R.M. Taylor (1985). Occurrence of ferrihydrites and their association with poorly crystalline goethite and lepidocrocite in soils and surface deposits along water courses in southern Africa and Australia. Abstracts of 1985 Int. Clay Min. Conf., Denver, 1985, p.81.
Fitzpatrick R.W. (1985). The genesis of dark cracking clay soils in slope sequences on the eastern Darling Downs, Queensland. Extended abstract. Book of Abstracts, Mini Symposium on "Managing Vertisols for Stable Production". Toowoomba, Qld April 1985, p.3.
Fitzpatrick R.W and R.J. Coventry (1987). Influence of heat from bush fires on mineralogical transformations in some Australian soils. Australian Clay Mineral Society 10th Biennial Conference Sydney, Dec. 1986. Papers, Book of Abstracts, p.6.
Milnes A.R., W.W. Emerson, R.W. Fitzpatrick, P. Reddell and B.G. Richards (1987). Rehabilitation of above-natural-grade structures at Ranger No. 1 Mine, East Jabiru, N.T. Environmental Workshop , 21-25 Sept 1987, Adelaide, Australian Mining Industry Council, Dickson ACT, Papers, p362-363. ISBN 0909276196.
Fitzpatrick R.W., and S.P. Terblanche (1983). The mineralogy and chemistry of secondary carbonate nodules and associated calcareous fine earth fractions in some South African soils. 11th Biennial Soil Sci. Soc. S.Afr. Cong. Stellenbosch. Extended Abstract in Soil Sci. Soc. of S.Afr. Newsletter No. 40, p. 11.
Fitzpatrick R.W., J.L. Hutson and B.J.J. Joubert (1983). Micro-aggregates in a Farmhill soil (Umbriorthox) from Natal. 11th Biennial Soil Sci. Soc. S.Afr. Cong. Stellenbosch. Extended Abstract in Soil Sci. Soc. of S.Afr. Newsletter No. 40, p.6.
Young L.C., R.W. Fitzpatrick and J. Zeilhofer (1983). Studies using the Li-test to distinguish montmorillonite from other species of the smectite group in some soil and geological material in southern Africa. 11th Biennial Soil Sci. oc. S.Afr. Cong. Stellenbosch. Extended Abstract in Soil Sci. Soc. of S.Afr. Newsletter No. 40, p.12.
Fitzpatrick R.W., A.R. Milnes, P. Slade and R.M. Taylor (1982). Application of Gandolfi x-ray diffraction to the characterisation of magnetic opaque minerals in deep weathering profiles on basic igneous rocks in South Africa and Australia. 2nd MINSA Symposium, Johannesburg. Abstract in Quarterly News Bulletin Geol. Soc. of S.Afr. Vol. 25, No. 23, p.17.
Fitzpatrick R.W. and U. Schwertmann (1981). The distribution and nature of secondary magnetic minerals in sesquioxidic soils along the eastern seaboard of South Africa. International Soil Sci. Soc. "Soils with Variable Charge" Conf. Palmerston North, N.Z. Book of Abstracts p.53-54.
Fitzpatrick R.W. (1977). Pleistocene periglacial soils in southern Africa. Biennial S.Afr. Soc. for Quaternary Research Cong. (Pietermaritzburg). Book of Abstracts p.5.
Fitzpatrick R.W. and J. Le Roux (1978). Forms of pedogenic iron and their distribution in relation to climate and topography along the eastern seaboard of South Australia. 11th International Soil Science Soc. Cong. Edmonton, Canada. (Abstract and Presentation Statement). Book of Abstracts Vol. 1 p.178.
Fitzpatrick R.W., J. Le Roux and U. Schwertmann (1978). Solid solution in synthetic Fe2O3-TiO2 - H2O systems prepared at near ambient conditions. 6th International Clay Conf. Oxford, Book of Abstracts p.604.
Book reviews, fact sheets, field guides, obituaries, media and parliamentary presentations
Rob Fitzpatrick (2017). In Memoriam: Keith Norrish 1924-2017. Clays and Clay Minerals, Vol. 65, No. 5, 185–186.
Soil Forensics SCOPE TV program (March 2017). SCOPE Science Television Program on Chanel 11, 7 minutes. (Saturday 18th March 2017) See following URL Website-link under “Earth Science’ Season 3; Episode 150.
Murray, Kathleen, Fitzpatrick Rob, Kobus Hilton, Berry Ron and Bottrill Ralph. (2017) Using Soil Color Analysis for Forensic Application at a Crime Scene. http://munsell.com/color-blog/color-analysis-forensic-application-crime-scene/
Rob Fitzpatrick interviewed by Viviane Richter. Synchrotron helps clear up cold case file. Cosmos Magazine. News Technology. 06 April 2016. https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/synchrotron-helps-clear-cold-case-file
Rob Fitzpatrick interviewed by Mark Dunn. Hi-tech crime fight: Synchrotron cracks cold cases. Herald Sun Saturday, March 26, 2016. News page 22.
Rob Fitzpatrick as lecturer & panellist on “CSI Adelaide” at the Research Tuesday Public Lecture, 12th April, 2016. Making soil talk: The value of soil in solving criminal investigations. http://blogs.adelaide.edu.au/researchtuesdays/2016/02/29/csi-adelaide/
Rob Fitzpatrick as lecturer & panellist on “Forensics in Adelaide” at Science in the pub, 7th October, 2016. Making soil talk: The value of soil in solving criminal investigations. http://scienceinthepubadelaide.org.au/SciPub-events.html
Rob Fitzpatrick (2015), Soils acidified during Australia’s historic drought will be slow to recover. May 2015. ACSESS DL. https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/story/2015/apr/wed/soils-acidified-during-australias-millennium-drought-will-be-slow-to-recover-stud
Rob Fitzpatrick (2015), Porewater Geochemistry of Inland Acid Sulfate Soils with Sulfuric Horizons after Postdrought Freshwater Reflooding. Crops, Soils, Agronomy news magazine. May 2015. DOI: 10.2134/csa2015-60-5-5
Digging deep to find the culprit. (2014) In: The Lead (News leads from South Australia) by Nick Carne Website:http://www.theleadsouthaustralia.com.au/industries/education/robert-fitzpatrick-spreads-his-soil-forensic-knowledge-around-the-world-to-catch-the-bad-guys/
Making soil talk: New forensics discipline helps solve major crime (2014). In Adelaidean Autumn edition. Page 8-9. Earth and Environmental Sciences http://issuu.com/adelaidean/docs/adelaidean_-_autumn_2014
International Crime busters (2014). In Adelaide Advancing – 30 clever achievements from a progressive city. Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd. Page 67-68. http://www.adelaideresearch.com.au/about/book/
From wetlands to wasteland: it's not just oceans that can turn acidic (2014) In ECOS by Kath Kovak Ecos (2014). http://www.ecosmagazine.com/paper/EC14253.htm
The value of soil in criminal investigations. (2011) In Profile. Newsletter of the Australian Society for Soil Science Incorporated. Fitzpatrick R.W. Issue 165. Page 5 – 6.
Obituary for Dr Bill Emerson (Chief Research Scientist) (2012) In: The Advertiser (Obituaries, 31st March, 2012) and In Profile. Newsletter of the Australian Society for Soil Science Incorporated. March, 2012; Issue 168. Page 15. by Merry Richard, Fitzpatrick Rob and Jock Churchman.
CSIRO: ADELAIDE (2012). The advertiser: Weekend Extra (17/11/12). Page 6 Miles Kemp reports.
Soil Forensics SCOPE TV program (May 2009). SCOPE Science Television Program on Chanel 10, 6.2 minutes. (Monday 25th May 2009) See following URL Website-link under “Education and Media”: http://www.clw.csiro.au/cafss/media.html
Feature Article in The Helix Magazine (2009) “The dirt on dirt - If you commit a dirty crime, dirt will tell (or dob) on you” – Popular article on how soil evidence helped solve a murder. The Helix Magazine Issue 125: http://www.csiro.au/science/The-Dirt-On-Dirt.html (“dob” meaning "tell on someone" – a common term used in Australia).
The Helix Magazine is for ages 10+ and publishes fascinating science news, feature stories, hands-on experiments and competitions every two months. The Helix has been Australia's premier science education magazine since 1986. The Helix is one of the magazines of CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club. http://www.csiro.au/products/TheHelix/index--group-Feature%2BArticle.html.
Obituary for Dr Jeff Ladd (Chief Research Scientist - soil biology) (2009) In The Advertiser, Monday Mail and several scientific newsletters. By Fitzpatrick Rob (2009). Jeff died in Adelaide on 22nd July 2009, aged 78.
Soil Science and the role of pedotechnology in solving forensic, water quality, polluted soil, mineral exploration and engineering problems. (2009) Fitzpatrick R.W. (2009) 18th Professor GW Leeper Memorial Lecture in association with the Victorian Branch of the Australian Society of Soil Science Inc. (ASSSI). Friday November 27, 2009 at 5:00 pm Melbourne. Deans Lecture Series Melbourne School of Land and Environment. http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/info/seminars/2009/robfitzpatrick.html
Fitzpatrick R.W. (2008) 4th Harald Jensen Oration Lecture – Australian Society of Soil Science (New South Wales Branch), "The Weight of the World on the Shoulders of Soil Science: Amazing new linkages between soil, water quality, extreme drought conditions and criminal investigations" (September 2008).
Obituary for Dr Ken Lee (Chief Research Scientist - soil biology and zoology), which was published in The Advertiser, Monday Mail and several scientific newsletters. Ken died in Adelaide on 14th January 2007, aged 79. Prepared by Fitzpatrick Rob (2007)
Fitzpatrick R.W. (2006). Poster Soil evidence helped solve a murder case.
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John Power and Rob Fitzpatrick. Better Methods: Protecting pipes in moving soils. Plumbing Connection. Summer, 2006 p 18-22. http://www.stormplastics.com.au/files/PC4-131_ReactiveSoils_16-10-06.pdf
Obituary for Reg Taylor (Chief Research Scientist - soil mineralogy, chemistry and inveterate inventor) which was published in the Advertiser, Monday Mail and several scientific newsletters. Reg died in Adelaide on 12th September 2005, aged 75. Prepared by Rob Fitzpatrick and colleagues (2005)
Obituary for Keith Northcote (Chief Research Scientist – Pedologist and soil surveyor), which was published in the Advertiser and several scientific newsletters. Keith died in Adelaide on 26th August, 2004, aged 85. Prepared by Rob Fitzpatrick with David Northcote (2004)
FitzpatrickRob (2003) gave the following two ABC radio talks: (i) ABC South East SA Mt Gambier Rural Report 6:04AM ACST Tuesday, 15 July 2003. Producer: Mr David Claughton Cogo interviewed Rob Fitzpatrick and discussed the national survey into the biogeochemical and biophysical changes that may occur in soils when drained. The following media link plays the entire radio interview: http://www.abc.net.au/southeastsa/players.htm. (i) ABC SA REGIONAL RADIO South Australian Country Hour, 12:44PM ACST Tuesday, 15 July 2003. Rob Fitzpatrick discussed the recently published CSIRO Technical Report on what happens when different types of soils are drained. Fitzpatrick mainly talked about soil types that should never be drained (Acid Sulfate Soils) because the biogeochemical changes that occur are usually not reversible and the benefits of such knowledge for land management practices and ways in which existing problems can be rectified.
Video (2002). “CSIRO/CRC LEME Crime fighters” involving the forensic regolith work by staff in Adelaide who assisted detectives in to conclude a major homicide case. Stateline. ABC Television, 6 minutes. (Friday 14th June 2002).
Video (2002). Acid Sulfate Soils in mangroves at St. Kilda, South Australia. Totally Wild: on the channel 10 TV network 5 minutes. (2nd September, 4pm 2002).
Heinson, Graham; Direen, Nicholas; Thomas, Mark; Baker, A; Fitzpatrick, Robert; James, Patrick; Coleman, Brendan; Hutchens, Matthew; Carey, Hashim (2003) Pedo-geophysics teaching and research in the Adelaide hills. Volume 23. LEMENews. ISSN 1326-7000 p 6-8.
Fitzpatrick R.W., D.A. Bruce, P.J. Davies, L.R. Spouncer, R.H. Merry, E. Fritsch and D. Maschmedt (2000). Assessment of soil-landscape conditions within catchments and regions in the Mount Lofty Ranges, using soil-landscape models. 17th Biennial conference of the Australian Clay Minerals Society. 9-14 April, 2000 Adelaide. Mid Conference field guide.36pp.
"Bubble bubble - Uncovering the true nature and severity of acid sulfate soil in inland Australia.( 2001) In Ecos 106. January - March 2001. 28-31.Pyper W., S. Davidson and Fitzpatrick R.W. (2001).
Is dryland soil salinisation reversible? In National Dryland Salinity Program (NDSP) Fact Sheet: 2 pp by Fitzpatrick, R.W., Rengasamy P., Merry R.H, and Cox J.W. (2001). http://www.ndsp.gov.au/Pdfs/can_salinisation.pdf
Acid Sulfate Soils: Parliamentary briefing to House of Representatives’ (1999). In Standing Committee on the Environment and Heritage Committee by Fitzpatrick Rob and John Williams; 29th September, Canberra. 1999. pp.2.
Rising saline watertables and the development of acid sulfate soils. (1999) In CSIRO Land and Water Research Information Sheet No. 13. 4 pp. by Fitzpatrick R.W. (http://www.clw.csiro.au/publications/projects/projects13.pdf
Rising saline watertables become acid. (1999). In Farming Ahead No. 89. 55 - 56. By Fitzpatrick R.W.
Book Review: Soils and Environment: Northern Island. Editor and Main Author: J.G. Cruickshank. Fitzpatrick R.W. (1999). Publishers, Agricultural and Environmental Science Division, DANI and The Agricultural and Environmental Science Department, The Queen's University of Belfast. Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX. 1997. X+214pp. Plus 24 colour plates, paperback. ISBN 0 85389 699 2. European Journal of Soil Science: 50. p.536-537.
Fitzpatrick R.W. (1999). Soils that are costing millions of dollars. They’re very thick. They’re very deep and very smelly. These are the acid sulfate soils that cover about 40 000 hectares around the Australian coast. Dr Rob Fitzpatrick of CSIRO Land & Water says already about 10 percent of the area has been disturbed and is costing the community millions of dollars. Ed. Nick Goldie. Topical Australian science for mainstream radio replay. CD-ROM Produced by CSIRO & Pegasus Media. Ski Files 99-12. No. 15. (2’11’’).
Obituary of Gerard (Dick) Blackburn 1918 - 1999. (1999) In Profile (official newsletter of the Australian Society of Soil Science Inc) Issue 120 - October 1999 p. 14. By Ken Lee, Bill Emerson, Rob Fitzpatrick and Malcolm Wright
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Acid Sulfate Soils: Briefing to Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO); Fitzpatrick Rob, Warren Hicks and John Williams (1999) Canberra, 28th September, 1999. pp.2.
Book Review: Crystal structures of clay minerals and their x-ray identification edited by G.W. Brindley and G. Brown (published by the Mineralogical Society) (1980) . In Minerals Sci. Eng., 12, p.245 by Fitzpatrick R.W. (1980).
Video (1990). Saline Soil. "Dr. Rob Fitzpatrick uncovers a serious soil salinity and acidification problem in the Adelaide hills and is working with local landcare groups trying to overcome it". The Researchers, Series 4, CSIRO Film and Video Centre, 314 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002. 4 minutes.Video (1993). Salinity. Landline. ABC Television, 9 minutes. (May, 1993).
