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
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 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
Professor Peter Betts: Tectonics, structural geology, structural geophysics
Professor Joel Brugger: Synchrotron Geoscience and Geochemistry
Associate Professor Fabio Capitanio: Geodynamics and Basin Analysis
Professor Ian Cartwright: 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
Professor Sandy Cruden: Experimental Tectonics and Structural Geology
Dr Andrew Frierdich: Low-temperature Geochemistry and Mineralogy, Environmental Science, Sustainable ore-processing.
Professor Andrew Mackintosh: Interactions between Glaciers, Ice Sheets and the Climate System
Dr Felicity McCormack: Antarctica, Ice Sheet modelling and dynamics
Associate Professor Oliver Nebel: Geochemist, focus on High Temperature Processes
Associate Professor Andrew Tomkins: Economic Geology and Planetary Science
Professor Roberto Weinberg: Structural Geology, Granites and Crustal Fluid Flow