Earth Sciences
Our Research
Solid Earth Research focuses on four research themes which covers geodynamics, structural geology and structural geophysics, pure and applied geochemistry, economic geology, hydrogeology, environmental mineralogy, volcanology and applied palaeontology (basin analysis).
Structure and Dynamics of the Earth's Crust
- Lithosphere Exploration
- Structural Geology
- Structural Geophysics
- Plate Tectonics and Geodynamics
- Crustal Fluid Dynamics
- Near Surface Geophysics and Earth quake Hazards
- U-Discovery: Drones and Analytics in Earth, Atmosphere and Environmental Research
Simulation of Earth's Processes
- Mineral Surface Science and Microstructures
- Hydrothermal Experiments
- Mineral Reactions
- Bio-Mineralogy
- Synchrotron (+neutron) geoscience
- Experimental petrology
Minerals Metals and Energy
- Ores and Resources
- Palaeontology and Basin Studies
- Metal Mobility and Leaching
Deep Earth and Planetary Science
- Mantle Convection, SZ and Numerical Modelling
- Meteoritics and Planetary research
- Geochemistry of the Crust and mantle (Including IODP)
- Volcanology
- Environmental Geochemistry
Academic and Research Staff
Dr Laurent Ailleres: Structural Geophysics and 3D Modelling
Marion Anderson: Geochemistry of Yarra Valley Billabongs, Mineralogy and Geomorphology of Mars, Early Evolution of Life
Dr Robin Armit: Structural Geology, Structural Geophysics, Proterozoic tectonics
Dr Vitor Rodrigues Barrote: Isotope Geochemistry applied to Earth Sciences; Paleoclimate, Solid Earth Geochmistry, Ore Deposits
Professor Peter Betts: Tectonics, structural geology, structural geophysics
Professor Joel Brugger: Synchrotron Geoscience and Geochemistry
Professor Ian Cartright: Hydrochemistry, Groundwater, Surface water, Isotope tracers in Hydrogeology
Professor Peter Cawood: Origins and evolution of the Earth’s continental lithosphere, plate tectonics, structural geology, isotope geochemistry
Dr Priyadarshi Chowdhury: Evolution of the Earth's Lithosphere Dynamics and Continental Crust; Petrology, Geodynamic Modelling
Professor Sandy Cruden: Experimental Tectonics and Structural Geology
Dr Andrew Frierdich: Low-temperature Geochemistry and Mineralogy, Environmental Science, Sustainable ore-processing.
Dr Christopher Gonzalez: Deep Carbon Cycle, Subduction Zones, Geodynamics
Dr Lachlan Grose: Structural Geology, 3D Geological modelling methods
Dr Richard Jones: Glaciology, Geochronology, Geomorphology. Past behaviour of glaciers and ice sheets
Professor Andrew Mackintosh: Interactions between Glaciers, Ice Sheets and the Climate System
Dr Erin Martin: Tectonics, Paleogeography and Isotope Geochemistry of major changes in Earth history
Dr Felicity McCormack: Antarctica, Ice Sheet modelling and dynamics
Dr Alex McCoy-West: Planetary formation and Continental Evolution, Isotope Geochemistry, Igneous Petrology, Novel Analytical Techniques
Dr Laura Miller: Geochemistry and Experimental Petrology with a focus on Trace Element Geochemistry
Dr Jack Mulder: Tectonics, Geochronology
Associate Professor Oliver Nebel: Geochemist, focus on High Temperature Processes
Dr Yona Nebel-Jacobsen: Lu-Hf, U-Pb, Zircons, General isotope Geochemistry and Analytical Models and Techniques
Dr Zsanette Pinter: Experimental Petrology, Geochemistry, Volatiles in the Earth's mantle, Melt-Rock Interactions
Dr Rahul Ram: Applied Geochemistry, Thermodynamics, Geometallurgy, Hydrometallurgy, Sustainability in mining
Dr Elisabeth Scobiorski: Geochronology, Petrochronology, and the evolution of the continental crust
Dr Anja Slim: Geological fluid dynamics
Associate Professor Jeffery Stilwell: Systematic and Applied Palaeontology
Dr Alastair Tait: Astrobiology, Planetary Geology, Environmental Geochemistry
Associate Professor Andrew Tomkins: Economic Geology and Planetary Science
Professor Roberto Weinberg: Structural Geology, Granites and Crustal Fluid Flow
Dr Ross Whitmore: Applications of terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides to tectonic and surficial processes