PhD in Petroleum Engineering (University of New South Wales, 2022)
MSc Geology (Curtin University, Western Australia, 2017)
BSc Civil Engineering (University of Malawi, 2012)
Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Patrick Makuluni has an interdisciplinary background spanning Geophysics, Geology, and Civil Engineering. He holds a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from UNSW (2022), an MSc in Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology from Curtin University (2017), and a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Malawi (2012). His work focuses on advancing a quantitative understanding of intraplate deformation, basin evolution, and resource systems. He is an Associate Lecturer in Geophysics and Stratigraphy at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney. Before joining UNSW, Patrick was a Postdoctoral Researcher in Geophysics at CSIRO, Canberra, ACT (2022–2025).
MacAllister DJ; Whaley L; Gurmessa SK; Nedaw D; Tadesse Y; Mwathunga E; Mkandawire T; Makuluni P; Shaba C; Banda S; Owor MM; Okullo J; Katusiime F; Carter R; Chilton J; Casey V; Fallas H; Cleaver F; MacDonald AM, 2026, 'Connecting narratives and numbers to investigate the interaction of social, physical and technical determinants of rural water supply performance', PLOS Water, 5, pp. e0000486, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat.0000486
Journal articles | 2026
Nalinakumar H; Makuluni P; Hauser J; Clark SR, 2026, 'Stratya2D: Enhancing kinematic backstripping through image-based 2D horizon integration', Computers and Geosciences, 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2025.106056
Journal articles | 2025
Makuluni P; Hauser J; Clark S, 2025, 'Assessment of uncertainty propagation within compaction-based exhumation studies using Bayesian inference', Tectonophysics, 900, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2025.230660
Journal articles | 2024
Makuluni P; Hauser J; Clark S, 2024, 'Developing a probabilistic compaction model for the Northern Carnarvon Basin using Bayesian inference', Basin Research, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bre.70005
Journal articles | 2024
Makuluni P; Hauser J; Langhi L; Clark S, 2024, 'Kinematic reconstruction of the Jurassic intraplate rift deformation in the Northern Carnarvon Basin, Australia', Tectonophysics, 875, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2024.230255
Journal articles | 2024
Makuluni P; Johnson LM; Langhi L; Hauser J; Clark S, 2024, 'The spatio-temporal variation of exhumation and its impacts on the resource distribution in the Northern Carnarvon Basin, Australia', Marine and Petroleum Geology, 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.106898
Journal articles | 2024
Nalinakumar H; Makuluni P; Clark SR, 2024, 'Stratya2D: Kinematic Backstripping and Decompaction Enhanced by Image-Based 2D Horizon Integration', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2024, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.63929/22020586.2024.1.071
Journal articles | 2022
Alzubaidi F; Makuluni P; Clark SR; Lie JE; Mostaghimi P; Armstrong RT, 2022, 'Automatic fracture detection and characterization from unwrapped drill-core images using mask R–CNN', Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109471
Journal articles | 2022
MacAllister DJ; Nedaw D; Kebede S; Mkandawire T; Makuluni P; Shaba C; Okullo J; Owor M; Carter R; Chilton J; Casey V; Fallas H; MacDonald AM, 2022, 'Contribution of physical factors to handpump borehole functionality in Africa', The Science of The Total Environment, 851, pp. 158343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158343
Journal articles | 2022
Makuluni P; Hauser J; Clark S, 2022, 'Tilting of the Australian continent: New evidence from the subsidence and deposition history of the Northern Carnarvon Basin', Marine and Petroleum Geology, 137, pp. 105483, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105483
Journal articles | 2021
Banks EW; Cook PG; Owor M; Okullo J; Kebede S; Nedaw D; Mleta ; Fallas H; Gooddy D; MacAllister DJ; Mkandawire T; Makuluni P; Shaba CE; MacDonald AM, 2021, 'Environmental tracers to evaluate groundwater residence times and water quality risk in shallow unconfined aquifers in sub Saharan Africa', Journal of Hydrology, 598, pp. 125753, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125753
Journal articles | 2021
Makuluni P; Johnson LM; Hauser J; Langhi L; Clark S, 2021, 'Quantifying exhumation using compaction and vitrinite reflectance in the Southern Bonaparte Basin, North West Shelf, Australia', Marine and Petroleum Geology, 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105318
Journal articles | 2019
Makuluni P; Clark S; Hauser J, 2019, 'The impact and causes of subsidence in the exmouth sub-basin, northern carnarvon basin', Exploration Geophysics, 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22020586.2019.12073035
Journal articles | 2019
Makuluni P; Kirkland CL; Barham M, 2019, 'Zircon grain shape holds provenance information: A case study from southwestern Australia', Geological Journal, 54, pp. 1279 - 1293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gj.3225
Other | 2026
Babina E; Vilacís B; Makuluni P; Clark S, 2026, Vertical motions and Cretaceous basin evolution of the Barents Sea Basin in relation to mantle-induced dynamic topography, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-16736
Other | 2026
Clark S; Makuluni P; Hauser J, 2026, Dynamic Reconstructions of Basins in Australia: Stratigraphic Constraints on Cretaceous to Cenozoic Mantle Convection, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-10561
Other | 2026
Makuluni P; Hauser J; Clark S, 2026, Basin-specific versus regional compaction models: quantifying uncertainty in exhumation estimates on the Australian North West Shelf, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-16214
Other | 2025
Makuluni P; Hauser J; Clark S, 2025, Assessment of Uncertainty Propagation within Compaction-Based Exhumation Studies Using Bayesian Inference, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-15008
Makuluni P; Langhi L; Hauser J; Clark SR, 2022, The Influence of Tectonics on the Distribution of Exhumation in the Northern Carnarvon Basin, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4046651
Preprints | 2022
Marfo G; Makuluni P; Clark S, 2022, The Magnitude of Exhumation in the Kidson Sub-basin, Western Australia, using Thermal and Compaction Techniques, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1161714/v2
Preprints | 2022
Marfo G; Makuluni P; Palu T; Clark S, 2022, The Magnitude of Exhumation in the Kidson Sub-basin, Western Australia, using Thermal and Compaction Techniques, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1161714/v1
Preprints |
Marfo G; Palu T; Makuluni P; Clark SR, The Magnitude of Exhumation in the Kidson Sub-Basin, Western Australia, Usingthermal and Compaction Techniques, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4041291
S. Clark (Australian Lead CI), H.P. Bunge (German Lead CI), P. Makuluni, B. Vilacis, E. Babina, Geodynamical Assessments of Subsidence in the North West Shelf in Australia (2024-2025)
My Research Supervision
I am currently co-supervising
Elena Babina - The Influence of Dynamic Topography on the Formation and Evolution of the Barents Sea Basin with Computational Methods
Aseem Bin Sulaiman - Exploration for Salt Domes Using Gravity and Seismic Data
