Our Research

 

Research in the School of Earth Sciences is conducted from four broad fields of basic, strategic and applied research, each of which consists of one or more research areas with groups of researchers. Collaborative research is linked to other initiatives and centres at UQ and industry.

Major Research Fields

  • Geochemistry, geochronology and isotope systems
  • Environmental and marine Earth Sciences
  • Fossil fuels, ore geology, and exploration
  • Crustal studies and tectonics

Geochemistry, geochronology and isotope systems

Geochronology/Thermochronology Paulo Vasconcelos, Sue Golding, Kurt Knesel
Trace Element Geochemistry Massimo Gasparon, Kurt Knesel, Paulo Vasconcelos
Stable Isotope Geochemistry Sue Golding, John Pandolfi, Paulo Vasconcelos

Environmental and Marine Studies

Environmental Geochemistry Massimo Gasparon, Paulo Vasconcelos
Surficial Processes and Landscape Evolution Paulo Vasconcelos, Sue Golding, Massimo Gasparon, Thomas Baumgartl
Marine Geology and Geochemistry John Jell, John Pandolfi
Geobiology of Past and Present Reefs John Pandolfi, John Jell, Geoff Playford
Palaeoclimatology and Global Change John Pandolfi, John Jell
Hydrogeology and Geoecology Thomas Baumgartl, Massimo Gasparon
Quantitative Palaeoecology and Palaeobiology John Pandolfi, John Jell, Geoff Playford

Fossil Fuels, Ore Geology and Exploration

Ore Geology Paulo Vasconcelos, Sue Golding, Michiel van Dongen
Fossil Fuels Joan Esterle, Sue Golding
Exploration Geophysics Steve Hearn, Peter Furness
Structural Geology and Exploration Gideon Rosenbaum

Crustal Studies and Tectonics

Petrology and Crustal Evolution Kurt Knesel, Paulo Vasconcelos, Massimo Gasparon, Gideon Rosenbaum
Volcanology Kurt Knesel, Massimo Gasparon, Paulo Vasconcelos

Affiliated Research Centres

The research of the Centres listed below is closely aligned with the research of the School of Earth Sciences.
Click on the link to find out more about each Centre.

Radiogenic Isotope Facility (RIF)
Earth Systems Science Computational Centre (ESSCC)
CRC for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC)
National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT)
 

 

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Research Collaborations

  Details of our research collaborations with industry, government agencies and other research institutions will be available here soon.

Facilities and Resources

Laboratories Earth Sciences has 5 specialised laboratories with modern facilities: Argon Geochronology Laboratory Explora...

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