FIND A CPSS


Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS) accreditation is your guarantee of competency and quality. Mistakes with soil can be costly and often irreversible. If you are undertaking a project with a major soil component you need a CPSS on your team.

*THE CPSS REGISTER IS UNDER REVISION* If you are looking for a CPSS in a particular location, or with a specific area of expertise, please contact Soil Science Australia (office@soilscienceaustralia.org.au or 0476 450 321).


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CPSS with specialist competency in Australian Soil Survey (AusSS)

CPSS-AusSS MemberSurnameOrganisationStateEmailContact
Dr Andrew Biggs CPSS-AusSSBiggsQld Dept. of Natural Resources, Mines and EnergyQLDandrew.biggs@derme.qld.gov.au07 4688 1062
Dr Ian Hollingsworth CPSS-AusSSHollingsworthHorizon Environmental Soil Survey and EvaluationNTian.hollingsworth@horizonesse.com0457 717 858
Mr Jamie McMaster CPSS-AusSSMcMasterMAC Global Pty LtdVICjamie.mcmaster@macglobal.com.au0407 317 288
Mr Bernard Powell CPSS-AusSSPowellSole TraderQLDkb.powell@bigpond.com0409 390 916

CPSS with specialist competency in Contaminated Site Assessment and Management (CSAM)

CPSS-CSAM MemberSurnameOrganisationStateEmailContact
Dr Kylie Bradley CPSS-CSAMBradleyCDM SmithQLDbradleykj2@cdmsmith.com0405 382 958
Dr Louise Cartwright CPSS-CSAMCartwrightPSK Environmental Pty LtdQLDlcartwright@pskenviro.com0447 074 334
Mr Laurence Fox CPSS-CSAMFoxFox Environmental Consulting Pty LtdNSWlaurie@foxenviro.com0420 961 259
Dr Takashi Itakura CPSS-CSAMItakuraQld Dept. of Natural Resources, Mines and EnergyQLDtakashi.itakura@dnrme.qld.gov.au0436 813 968
Dr Gillian Kopittke CPSS-CSAMKopittkeProfile Science Pty LtdQLDgrk80@hotmail.com0447 733 991
Mr Colin McKay CPSS-CSAMMcKayWSP Environmental Pty LtdNSWcolin.mckay@wspgroup.com0448 977 926
Mr Phil Mulvey CPSS-CSAMMulveyEnvironmental Earth Sciences International (EESI)NSWpmulvey@eesigroup.com02 9922 1777
Dr Anna Sheldon CPSS-CSAMSheldonEnvironmental Earth Sciences International (EESI)QLDasheldon@eesigroup.com0448 805 618
Mr Mark Stuckey CPSS-CSAMStuckeyEnvironmental Earth Sciences International (EESI)QLDmstuckey@eesigroup.com0419 691 741
Mr Christian Wallis CPSS-CSAMWallisCDM SmithVICwallisc@cdmsmith.com0414 969 833

CPSS Members

CPSS MemberSurnameOrganisationStateEmailContact
Dr Jane Aiken CPSSAikenConsulting & Environmental Services Pty LtdNSWinfo@cessoils.com.au0407 990 613
Miss Tamara Ashford CPSSAshfordEnvironmental Earth Sciences International (EESI)QLDtashford@eesigroup.com0400 037 992
Dr Gausul Azam CPSSAzamDept. Agriculture and Food WAWAGaus.Azam@dpird.wa.gov.au0433 883 837
Dr Peter Bacon CPSSBaconWoodlots and Wetlands Pty LtdNSWwoodlots3@bigpond.com0427 905 440
Dr Robert Banks CPSSBanksSoilFutures Consulting Pty LtdNSWsoilfutures@clearmail.com.au0427 431 512
Mr Christian Bannan CPSSBannanSouth East Soil and WaterVICchristian@sesw.com.au03 5443 5139
Dr Kirsten Barlow CPSSBarlowPrecision AgricultureVICk.barlow@precisionagriculture.com.au0418 398 166
Dr Michael (Mick) Battam CPSSBattamAgEnviro Solutions Pty LtdNSWmick@agenviro.com0425 363 161
Professor Thomas Baumgartl CPSSBaumgartlFederation University AustraliaVICt.baumgartl@federation.edu.au0421 940 598
Professor Richard Bell CPSSBellMurdoch UniversityWAR.Bell@murdoch.edu.au0405 131 429
Dr Andrew Biggs CPSS-AusSSBiggsQld Dept. of Natural Resources, Mines and EnergyQLDandrew.biggs@derme.qld.gov.au07 4688 1062
Mrs Catherine Botta CPSSBottaPCB Consulting Pty LtdVICcbotta@bigpond.com
Dr Kylie Bradley CPSS-CSAMBradleyCDM SmithQLDbradleykj2@cdmsmith.com0405 382 958
Dr Katharine Brown CPSSBrownGroundEd Land Management and EducationNSWKLBrown@Ground-Ed.com.au0400 197 312
Miss Alisa Bryce CPSSBryceAlluvio Pty LtdNSWcontact@alisabryce.com.au0468 606 226
Mr Simon Buchanan CPSSBuchananLandloch (Newcastle)NSWbuchanan@landloch.com.au0421 656 288
Dr Andrew Butler CPSSButlerNRA Environmental ConsultantsQLDandrew@natres.com.au07 4034 5300
Dr Clayton Butterly CPSSButterlyUniversity of MelbourneVICclayton.butterly@unimelb.edu.au03 9035 4228
Dr Louise Cartwright CPSS-CSAMCartwrightPSK Environmental Pty LtdQLDlcartwright@pskenviro.com0447 074 334
Dr Julie Cattle CPSSCattleNSW Dept. Environment and Climate ChangeNSWJulie.Cattle@environment.nsw.gov.au02 9995 5623
Assoc. Professor Stephen Cattle CPSSCattleUniversity of SydneyNSWstephen.cattle@sydney.edu.au02 8627 1142
Mr Greg Chapman CPSSChapmanLand and Soil CapabilityNSWLandAndSoilCapability@outlook.com0450 453 700
Professor Deli Chen CPSSChenUniversity of MelbourneVICdelichen@unimelb.edu.au0417 508 887
Dr Gary Clark CPSSClarkLaTrobe UniversityVICg.clark@latrobe.edu.au0417 132 078
Dr Alexander Cogle CPSSCogleACTruscog@ozemail.com.au0437 321 267
Dr Ross Coventry CPSSCoventrySoil Horizons Pty LtdQLDsoilhorizons@outlook.com.au0412 346 913
Mr Mark Crawford CPSSCrawfordQld Dept. Natural Resources, Mines and EnergyQLDMark.Crawford@dnrme.qld.gov.au07 4529 1430
Dr John Paul (JP) Cumming CPSSCummingGeo-Environmental Solutions Pty LtdTASjcumming@geosolutions.net.au0413 541 531
Dr Dougal Currie CPSSCurrieCDM SmithSAcurriedr@cdmsmith.com0402 936 117
Dr Yash Pal Dang CPSSDangUniversity of QueenslandQLDy.dang@uq.edu.au0427 602 099
Ms Lynette Dohle CPSSDohlePrimary Industries and Regions South AustraliaSAlyn.dohle@sa.gov.au0419 846 204
Dr Richard Doyle CPSSDoyleUniversity of TasmaniaTASRichard.Doyle@utas.edu.au0419 112 264
Mr Daniel Easey CPSSEaseyDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources NTNTDaniel.Easey@nt.gov.au08 8999 4586
Dr Robert Edis CPSSEdisIndependentVICrobertedis@bigpond.com0447 447 468
Mr Grant Eggleston CPSSEgglestonADE Consulting Group Pty LtdVICegglestongrant@gmail.com0416 023 725
Mr Brett Enman CPSSEnmanEarthwise Environmental ConsultantsNSWbrett@earthwiseenvironmental.com.au0421 251 064
Assoc. Professor Damien Field CPSSFieldUniversity of SydneyNSWdamien.field@sydney.edu.au02 8627 1138
Professor Robert Fitzpatrick CPSSFitzpatrickCSIRO Land and Water and University of AdelaideSArob.fitzpatrick@csiro.au0408 824 215
Mr Peter Fogarty CPSSFogartySoil and Land Conservation Consulting Pty LtdACTslcc@grapevine.com.au0409 129 608
Mr Laurence Fox CPSS-CSAMFoxFox Environmental Consulting Pty LtdNSWlaurie@foxenviro.com0420 961 259
Mr Justin Galloway CPSSGallowayJohns Environmental Pty LtdQLDjustin@johnsenv.com.au0429 472 029
Mr Patrick Giltrap CPSSGiltrapCPB ContractorsACTpatgiltrap@gmail.com0414 491 007
Dr John Grant CPSSGrantSouthern Cross UniversityNSWjohn.grant@scu.edu.au0427 880 815
Dr Cameron Grant CPSSGrantBG Horizons Pty LtdSAcameron.grant@adelaide.edu.au0408 088 953
Mr Jonathan Gray CPSSGrayNSW Office of Environment and HeritageNSWjonathan.gray@environment.nsw.gov.au02 9895 6519
Dr Samantha Grover CPSSGroverLaTrobe UniversityVICs.grover@latrobe.edu.au0458 197 540
Mr Michael Grundy CPSSGrundyQueensland Bioscience PrecinctQLDMike.Grundy@csiro.au0419 718 058
Dr Christopher Guppy CPSSGuppyUniversity of New EnglandNSWcguppy@une.edu.au0414 779 714
Mr Andrew Harding CPSSHardingRural Solutions SASAandrew.harding@sa.gov.au0417 886 835
Mr Scott Hardy CPSSHardyWhitsunday Shire CouncilQLDscott.hardy@whitsunday.qld.gov.au07 4945 0245
Mr Ben Harms CPSSHarmsUniversity of New EnglandQLDben.harms@dsiti.qld.gov.au07 3170 5635
Mr Adrian Harte CPSSHarteNSWadrian.harte@bigpond.com0437 663 309
Dr Pam Hazelton CPSSHazeltonUniversity of Technology SydneyNSWpam.hazelton73@gmail.com.0432 976 113
Dr Ian Hollingsworth CPSS-AusSSHollingsworthHorizon Environmental Soil Survey and EvaluationNTian.hollingsworth@horizonesse.com0457 717 858
Mr Evan Howard CPSSHowardLandloch Pty LtdWAhowardev@landloch.com.au0407 375 650
Dr Patrick Hulme CPSSHulmeSustainable Soils ManagementNSWpat.hulme@soilman.com.au02 6847 3367
Mr Mark Imhof CPSSImhofVic Dept. Environment and Primary IndustriesVICmark.imhof@ecodev.vic.gov.au0409 024 980
Dr Arshad Islam CPSSIslamSouthern Cross Soil TestingVICenquiries.soiltesting@gmail.com0413 262 942
Dr Takashi Itakura CPSS-CSAMItakuraQld Dept. of Natural Resources, Mines and EnergyQLDtakashi.itakura@dnrme.qld.gov.au0436 813 968
Dr Julia Jasonsmith CPSSJasonsmithMurrang Earth Sciences Pty LtdACTJulia.Jasonsmith@murrang.com.au0406 621 214
Mrs Navjot Kaur CPSSKaurAECOMVICnavjot.kaur@aecom.com0448 901 428
Mr Isaac Kelder CPSSKelderLandloch Pty LtdWAkelder@landloch.com.au0427 843 685
Dr Geoff Kew CPSSKewKew Wetherby Soil Survey Pty LtdWAgeoff@soilprofile.com.au0409 690 469
Dr Gunnar Kirchhof CPSSKirchhofUniversity of QueenslandQLDgunnar@thinksoils.org0413 394 163
Dr Oliver Knox CPSSKnoxUniversity of New EnglandNSWoknox@une.edu.au0490 045 326
Dr Rai Kookana CPSSKookanaCSIRO Land and WaterSArai.kookana@csiro.au0408 859 536
Dr Gillian Kopittke CPSS-CSAMKopittkeProfile Science Pty LtdQLDgrk80@hotmail.com0447 733 991
Mr John Lawrie CPSSLawrieJW & JD LawrieNSWjlawrie3@bigpond.com0428 998 959
Dr Roy Lawrie CPSSLawrieNSWlisalawrie@ozemail.com.au02 4268 2578
Mr Simon Leake CPSSLeakeSESLQLDsimon@sesl.com.au02 9980 6554
Dr Robert Loch CPSSLochLandloch Pty LtdQLDlochr@landloch.com.au0419 713 193
Dr Bennett Macdonald CPSSMacdonaldCSIRO Land and WaterACTben.macdonald@csiro.au0419 624 712
Mr Andrew Macleod CPSSMacleodSEECNSWamacleod@morsemcvey.com.au0414 993 969
Mr Gregory Madafiglio CPSSMadafiglioEnvirowest Consulting Pty LtdNSWgreg@envirowest.net.au02 6316 4954
Mr John Massie CPSSMassieEdge Group Pty LtdVICjohnm@edgegroup.net.au0437 198 628
Mr Rodney Masters CPSSMastersSLR Consulting (Newcastle)NSWmasters@gssenvironmental.com0417 287 265
Professor Alexander McBratney CPSSMcBratneyUniversity of SydneyNSWAlex.McBratney@sydney.edu.au02 8627 1130
Mr Declan McDonald CPSSMcDonaldSESL AustraliaVICDeclan@sesl.com.au0407 871 391
Dr Angus McElnea CPSSMcElneaQld Dept. of Environment & ScienceQLDangus.mcelnea@des.qld.gov.au0428 750 920
Mr Colin McKay CPSS-CSAMMcKayWSP Environmental Pty LtdNSWcolin.mckay@wspgroup.com0448 977 926
Dr David McKenzie CPSSMcKenzieSoil Management DesignsNSWdavid.mckenzie@soilmgt.com.au0458 497 574
Professor Michael McLaughlin CPSSMcLaughlinUniversity of AdelaideSAmichael.mclaughlin@adelaide.edu.au0409 693 906
Assoc. Professor John McLean Bennett CPSSMcLean BennettUniversity of Southern QueenslandQLDJohn.Bennett@usq.edu.au0438 683 426
Dr Malem McLeod CPSSMcLeodNSW Department of Primary IndustriesNSWmalem.mcleod@dpi.nsw.gov.au0427 652 154
Mr Jamie McMaster CPSS-AusSSMcMasterMAC Global Pty LtdVICjamie.mcmaster@macglobal.com.au0407 317 288
Professor Neal Menzies CPSSMenziesUniversity of QueenslandQLDn.menzies@uq.edu.au0403 176 934
Mrs Hannah Mikkonen CPSSMikkonenCDM SmithVIChannah.georgina.mikko@gmail.com0417 119 609
Dr Paul Milham CPSSMilhamUniversity of Western SydneyNSWp.milham@westernsydney.edu.au02 9416 3860
Mr Joshua (Josh) Mitchell CPSSMitchellCore Consultants Pty LtdQLDjmitchell@coreconsultants.com.au0408 984 011
Dr David Morand CPSSMorandNSW Office of Environment and HeritageNSWdavid.morand@environment.nsw.gov.au0419 482 473
Assoc. Professor Luke Mosley CPSSMosleyUniversity of AdelaideSAluke.mosley@adelaide.edu.au0428 103 563
Mr Phil Mulvey CPSS-CSAMMulveyEnvironmental Earth Sciences International (EESI)NSWpmulvey@eesigroup.com02 9922 1777
Dr David Nash CPSSNashSoil and Allied Services Pty LtdVICSoilandAlliedServices@gmail.com0428 245 199
Mr Ian Packer CPSSPackerNSWian.packer@hotmail.com0428 638 510
Dr Robert (Bob) Patterson CPSSPattersonLanfax LaboratoriesNSWlanfaxlabs@bigpond.com0427 005 648
Mr Shane Pointon CPSSPointonAMECNSWshane.pointon@amec.com0459 028 003
Mr Bernard Powell CPSS-AusSSPowellSole TraderQLDkb.powell@bigpond.com0409 390 916
Mr Dan Rattray CPSSRattrayHorizon Soil Science and EngineeringQLDdan.rattray@horizonsoil.com.au0428 918 128
Mr David Rees CPSSReesVic Department of Primary IndustriesVICDavid.Rees@depi.vic.gov.au0437 561 080
Dr Suzanne Reichman CPSSReichmanRMIT University, School of EngineeringVICsuzie.reichman@rmit.edu.au0439 575 661
Dr Pichu Rengasamy CPSSRengasamyUniversity of AdelaideSApichu.rengasamy@adelaide.edu.au08 8313 7418
Mr Clayton Richards CPSSRichardsMinesoils Pty LtdNSWclayton@minesoils.com.au0408 474 248
Dr Timothy Rohde CPSSRohdeSGM Environmental Pty LtdQLDtrohde@sgmenvironmental.com0488 111 722
Dr Melissa Salt CPSSSaltTonkin ConsultingSAMelissa.Salt@tonkin.com.au0428 997 761
Dr Silvana Santomartino CPSSSantomartinoPSK Environmental Pty LtdQLDssantomartino@pskenviro.com0424 303 308
Dr Cassandra Schefe CPSSSchefeAgriSci Pty LtdVICcassandra@agrisci.com.au0419 238 798
Mr Edward Scott CPSSScottSoil & Land Company Pty LtdSAed@soilandland.com.au0403 313 741
Dr Anna Sheldon CPSS-CSAMSheldonEnvironmental Earth Sciences International (EESI)QLDasheldon@eesigroup.com0448 805 618
Mr Dahmon Sorongan CPSSSoronganPrensa Pty LtdWAdahmon.sorongan@prensa.com.au0437 332 876
Dr Prashant Srivastava CPSSSrivastavaCRC Contamination Assessment & Remediation of EnvironmentSAprashant.srivastava@crccare.com0422 176 366
Mr Mark Stuckey CPSS-CSAMStuckeyEnvironmental Earth Sciences International (EESI)QLDmstuckey@eesigroup.com0419 691 741
Dr Evan Thomas CPSSThomasQld Dept. of Environment and ScienceQLDevan.thomas@des.qld.gov.au0419 678 928
Dr Robin Thwaites CPSSThwaitesGeoscapes AustraliaQLDgeoscapesoz@gmail.com0408 986 957
Mr Jacob Tobin CPSSTobinCDM SmithQLDjjtobin78@hotmail.com0409 275 587
Dr Rebecca Tonkin CPSSTonkinTonkin Agriculture and Soil ConsultingSAbec_tonkin@bigpond.com0448 168 010
Ms Robyn Tucker CPSSTuckerLivestock Environmental and Planning (LEAP)VICrobyn@leap-consulting.com.au0419 787 137
Mr James Walker CPSSWalkerKPMGNSWjcwalker@kpmg.com.au0417 069 585
Mr Christian Wallis CPSS-CSAMWallisCDM SmithVICwallisc@cdmsmith.com0414 969 833
Mr Jon Walton CPSSWaltonQld Dept. of Environment and ScienceQLDjonathan.walton@des.qld.gov.au07 5451 2267
Mr John Weber CPSSWeberTMK EngineeringSAjweber@tmkeng.com.au0414 917 156
Mr Craig Wissell CPSSWissellTeam Wiss Pty LtdSAteamwiss@yp-connect.net0428 894 419
Dr Vanessa Wong CPSSWongMonash UniversityVICvanessa.wong@monash.edu03 9905 2930
Mr Peter Zund CPSSZundQld Dept. of Environment and ScienceQLDpeter.zund@qld.gov.au0488 738 371
Mr John Zupancic CPSSZupancicBeneTerra AustraliaQLDjohnz@beneterra.com0488 353 838