Naughty in Australia

David Ian Groves, born in Brighton, UK, migrated to Australia as a teenager. Gaining his PhD from the University of Tasmania, he was appointed at the University of Western Australia, where he became professor and director of a research centre in economic geology. During his academic career, he co-authored approximately 500 journal papers, including several best papers in journal awards, supervised over 150 postgraduate students, was awarded 11 research medals and given an honorary DSc and fellowship of the Australian Academy of Science. Since retirement, he has provided consultation to gold exploration companies and celebrated his love of the English language by writing novels.