| Supervisor Name |
Research Areas |
Telephone |
Email address |
| Dr. Laurent Ailleres |
3D geological modelling; 3D property modelling; 3D structural geophysics; geophysical signature of ore deposits; 3D potential field inversions. |
+61 3 990 51526 |
Laurent.Ailleres@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Dr. Mike Asten |
Electromagnetic methods in mineral exploration, including the detection and characterisation of weakly conducting, economically important sphalerite, The improvement of electromagnetic sounding methods in the presence of polarisable earth (often associated with near-surface clays), Use of microtremors in earthquake hazard site zonation |
+61 3 9905 1639 |
Mike.Asten@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Dr. Greame Beardsmore |
Geothermal resource identification and characterisation; heat flow measurement and modelling. |
+61 3 990 51169 |
Graeme.Beardsmore@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Dr. Peter Betts |
Precambrian tectonics and supercontinent reconstruction, crustal architecture from an integrated geology and geophysical perspective, structural geophysics. |
+61 3 990 54150 |
Peter.Betts@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Prof. Ian Cartwright |
Groundwater chemistry, application of stable isotopes to environmental problems, groundwater-surface water interaction using geochemical and isotopic tracers. |
+61 3 990 54887 |
Ian.Cartwright@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Prof. Ray Cas |
Physical volcanology; eruption processes and hazards; geology of volcanic hosted mineral deposits, including diamonds, nickel sulphide, volcanic massive sulphide deposits; epithermal mineral deposits; sedimentology. |
+61 3 990 54897 |
Ray.Cas@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Prof. Jim Cull |
Exploration, engineering and environmental geophysics; application of EM techniques for high-definition near-surface mapping; groundwater and mineral exploration; geothermal and magnetotelluric methods for crustal studies |
+61 3 990 54898 |
Jim.Cull@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Prof. Mike Hall |
Origin and evolution of sedimentary basins - how they form, how they fill and how they deform; involves structural geology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, well log analysis and geophysics, especially reflection seismology and basin analysis. |
+61 3 990 55773 |
Mike.Hall@sci.monash.edu.au |
| A/Prof. Louis Moresi |
Plate tectonics; rheology of the lithosphere; thick-skin continental deformation; extensional basin models; computational solid and fluid mechanics. |
+61 3 990 54450 |
Louis.Moresi@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Dr. Ian Nicholls |
Petrology/geochemistry/volcanology of igneous rocks, especially island arc volcanic rocks (Indonesia); SE Australian Mesozoic-recent basaltic rocks; SE Australian Palaeozoic (Lachlan Fold Belt) granites; single mineral analytical techniques. |
+61 3 990 54894 |
Ian.Nicholls@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Prof. Pat Rich |
Climate and biotic change through time - Precambrian to recent. Special interest in late Mesozoic and Neoproterozoic times of significant global change |
+61 3 990 54889 |
Pat.Rich@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Dr. Wouter Schellart |
Magma ascent and vesiculation processes, concentrating on silicic magma compositions; Emplacement of silicic magmatic deposits. |
+61 3 9905 1782 |
Wouter.Schellart@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Dr. Rick Squire |
Tectonic controls on generation of world-class Au deposits, Tectonic processes affecting the early evolution of animals, Structural and stratigraphic architecture of complex ancient volcanic terrane. |
+61 3 9905 4888 |
Rick.Squire@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Dr. Jeff Stilwell |
Invertebrate and micropalaeontology, applied biostratigraphy, basin analysis, palaeo climatology. |
+61 3 990 51642 |
Jeffrey.Stilwell@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Dr. Andy Tomkins |
Economic geology and geochemistry; metamorphic and igneous petrology; structural geology; multi-technique geochronology;core-mantle-crust interactions and the geodynamo; planetary science; impact geology and hydrothermal systems; palaeotectonics. |
+61 3 990 51643 |
Andrew.Tomkins@sci.monash.edu.au |
| A/Prof. Roberto Weinberg |
Magma segregation and transport; magma mingling/mixing and porphyry copper deposits; continental extension; heat flow; core complexes and continental break-up. |
+61 3 990 54902 |
Roberto.Weinberg@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Dr. Heather Wright |
Magma ascent and vesiculation processes, concentrating on silicic magma compositions; Emplacement of silicic magmatic deposits. |
+61 3 990 51140 |
Heather.Wright@sci.monash.edu.au |
