Earth Sciences
Research Seminar Program
Earth Sciences research seminars are held on Mondays from 1:00pm to 2:00pm in room GG04 of the Geology Building. If you have questions about any events listed, or wish to enquire about future seminars on particular topics, please contact the Research Seminar Program Coordinator.
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Semester 1 |
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| Date | Presenter | Title | Abstract |
| 5 May | Dale Redwood SELS PhD Student |
The derivation of a palaeorainfall/palaeohydrology record from a tropical Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) stalagmite | abstract |
| 12 May | No presentation this week | ||
| 19 May | Dr Paula Jones Cotton Catchment Communities CRC |
Research and development in the Australian Cotton Industry | abstract |
| 26 May | Dr Phillip Blevin Department of Primary Industries |
Metallogeny of Granites with Special Reference to Gold | abstract |
| 25 Jun | Dr Aisling O'Sullivan University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
Performance of Mesocosm-Scale Sulphate Reducing Bioreactors to Treat Acid Mine Drainage in New Zealand | abstract |
Semester 2 |
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| Date | Presenter | Title | Abstract |
| 21 Jul | Heath Shepherd Honours Seminar |
Development of an accretionary prism: implications for tectonic modeling | |
| Katherine Horn Honours Seminar |
The Wisconsin Mound, the answer to wastewater and groundwater contamination? | ||
| 28 Jul | Imrie Meek Honours Seminar |
Petrogenetic modelling of granitoids: isotopes and trace elements - an introduction | |
| Monica Davis Honours Seminar |
An examination of tectonic setting, serpentine minerals, textures and the process of serpentinsation | ||
| 4 Aug | Kyley Norris Honours Thesis Proposal Seminar |
Dyke swarms within the Bundarra Plutonic Suite, southern New England Orogen - determination of Source, Age and Far Field Stress Orientation at time of emplacement | |
| 11 Aug | Dr Malcolm Buck School of Environmental & Life Sciences |
The recent volcano called Mayor Island. A spectacular geological puzzle! | abstract |
| 18 Aug | Kaylie Hyland Honours Thesis Proposal Seminar |
The geosequestration suitability of deep saline aquifers in the Gunnedah Basin, NSW | |
| Dan Byrne Honours Thesis Proposal Seminar |
The scaling of soil moisture in relation to geomorphology | ||
| 22 Sep | Dr Horst Zwingmann CSIRO Petroleum, Curtin University and University of Western Australia |
Recent developments in fault dating - case studies from Australia, Europe and Japan | abstract |
| 25 Sep THURSDAY 4-5pm Room G111 |
Rachel Vazey Honours Defence Seminar |
Preliminary investigations into the use of modern and fossil coral reef-flat microatolls (Porites Lutea) as reliable indicators of sub-tropical sea surface temperature and sea surface salinity in the Southern Cook Islands | |
| 26 Sep FRIDAY 1-2pm Room G111 |
Nick Wilson Honours Defence Seminar |
The relationship of the normalised difference vegetation index to soil moisture over the Krui and Merriwa catchments | |
| 13 Oct | Scott Brooks DPI - Mineral Resources |
The Role of a Derelict Mine Coordinator, and Remediation Works at Yerranderie Derelict Silver Mining Field in Sydney's Drinking Water Catchment | abstract |
| FYI 12pm Wednesday 15 October the Centre for Climate Impact Management (C2IM)will hold a seminar in the ES second floor seminar room: Stephen Lancaster of Oregon State University "Debris Flow Dynamics in Forestry Areas of Oregon" | |||
| 20 Oct | Mr Col Donegan | China and why she is the only country taking the Greenhouse debate seriously | abstract |
| 24 Oct FRIDAY 10am |
Jola Jaworska DPI (Coal & Petroleum Division) |
Hot Rock - what it is, where it is, and how is it a resource | |
