Postgraduate Opportunities
Contact:
A/Prof Caroline Tiddy
MinEx CRC Education and Training Program Coordinator
e: Caroline.Tiddy@unisa.edu.au
t: +61 8 8302 5272
Professor David Giles
MinEx CRC Chief Scientific Officer
e: David.Giles@unisa.edu.au
t: +61 8 8302 3485
This page outlines Masters by Research and PhD projects that are being offered within MinEx CRC. These descriptions are not an exhaustive list of projects that may be undertaken within MinEx CRC, and are intended to provide a brief descriptions of the types of projects on offer.
Any student interested in undertaking a student research project is encouraged to contact the Primary Supervisor listed with the project, or the MinEx CRC Education and Training Coordinator, Caroline Tiddy.
Additional information on the MinEx CRC Postgraduate Program including enrolment and registration information, financial support, requirements of a MinEx CRC student and the completion bonus can be found here.
Please select from the below categories for current postgraduate opportunities.
3D Modelling
PhD or Masters: Using Geological Modelling to Determine Mineral Systems and 3D Prospectivity
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Mark Jessell
e: Mark.Jessell@uwa.edu.au
t: +61 (0) 428 082 004
Additional keywords: Uncertainty, mineral systems
Biogeochemistry
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof David Cohen
e: d.cohen@unsw.edu.au
t: +61 2 9385 3010
Additional Keywords: Hydrogeochemistry, regolith geology, mineral systems
Drilling
PhD or Masters: Drilling Optimization with Implementation of Fluid Power Automation
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Dr Thomas Richard
e: Thomas.Richard@curtin.edu.au
Additional keywords: Bit-rock interactions, rock mechanics, signal processing
PhD: Fundamentals of Percussive Bit-Rock Interactions
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Dr Masood Mostofi
e: masood.mostofi@curtin.edu.au
t: +61 8 9266 4989
Additional keywords: Optimisation, automation
Geochemistry
PhD: Geochemical Proxies, for Basin Oxidation, Chemostratigraphy and Provenance of the Officer Basin
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Alan Collins
e: alan.collins@adelaide.edu.au
t: +61 8 8313 3174
Additional Keywords: Geochronology, chemostratigraphy, basin analysis
PhD: Geological Architecture of the Cobar Basin
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Alan Collins
e: alan.collins@adelaide.edu.au
t: +61 8 8313 3174
Additional Keywords: Geochronology, basin analysis
PhD: Lithogeochemical Mapping in Covered NDI Areas
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Dr Joel Fitzherbert (GSNSW)
e: joel.fitzherbert@planning.nsw.gov.au
t: +61 2 4931 6734
Additional Keywords: Spectral analysis, regolith geology, lithogeochemistry
PhD: Metal Transport from Magmatic Roots to Ore Deposits
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Dr Lucy McGee
e: lucy.mcgee@adelaide.edu.au
t: +61 8 8313 3260
Additional Keywords: Volcanology, metal transport, mineral systems
PhD: PB-Loss Mapping: A New Tool to Track Fluid Mobility in Space and Time
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Chris Kirkland
e: c.kirkland@curtin.edu.au
t: +61 8 9266 4956
Additional Keywords: Geochronology, method development
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
A/Prof Caroline Tiddy
e: Caroline.Tiddy@unisa.edu.au
t: +61 8 8302 5272
Additional Keywords: Geochronology, mineral chemistry, mineral exploration
PhD: Provenance and Stratigraphy of the Exposed and Buried Kanmantoo Group
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Alan Collins
e: alan.collins@adelaide.edu.au
t: +61 8 8313 3174
Additional Keywords: Geochronology, chemostratigraphy, basin analysis
PhD: Resistate Phase Mineral Chemistry for Exploration
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
A/Prof Caroline Tiddy
e: Caroline.Tiddy@unisa.edu.au
t: +61 8 8302 5272
Additional Keywords: Mineral chemistry, mineral exploration
PhD: Tracing the Source of Crustal Fluids Using Multiple Isotopic Systems in Accessory Minerals
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Chris Clark
e: c.clark@curtin.edu.au
t: +61 8 9266 2446
Additional Keywords: Geochronology, metamorphic geology
Geochronology
PhD: A First Cycle Provenance Tool to Complement the Multicycle Record: Rb-Sr MICA Geochronology
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Chris Kirkland
e: c.kirkland@curtin.edu.au
t: +61 8 9266 4956
Additional Keywords: Stratigraphy mapping, method development
PhD: Apatite double dating (U-Pb-Sm-Nd): a geochronometer and thermochronometer tool
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Chris Kirkland
e: c.kirkland@curtin.edu.au
t: +61 8 9266 4956
Additional Keywords: Geochemistry, method development
PhD: Basement Interpretation & New Cu-Au Exploration Models - Peak & Denison Domain
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
A/Prof Justin Payne
e: Justin.Payne@unisa.edu.au
t: +61 8 8302 1220
Additional Keywords: Tectonics, mineral systems
PhD: Cover Sequence Logging Whilst Drilling
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
A/Prof Caroline Tiddy
e: Caroline.Tiddy@unisa.edu.au
t: +61 8 8302 5272
Additional Keywords: Geochemistry, regolith geology, method development
PhD: Extracting petrochronological information from low sample volumes
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Chris Clark
e: c.clark@curtin.edu.au
t: +61 8 9266 2446
Additional Keywords: Petrology, method development
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Dr Juraj Farkas
e: juraj.farkas@adelaide.edu.au
t: +61 8 8313 5519
Additional Keywords: Geochemistry, chemostratigraphy, spectral analysis
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Dr Juraj Farkas
e: juraj.farkas@adelaide.edu.au
t: +61 8 8313 5519
Additional Keywords: Geochemistry, basin analysis
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Dr Laura Morrissey
e: Laura.Morrissey@unisa.edu.au
Additional Keywords: Stratigraphy mapping, mineral exploration
Geophysics
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof David Giles
e: David.Giles@unisa.edu.au
t: +61 8 8302 3485
Additional Keywords: Petrophysics, spectral analysis, method development
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof David Giles
e: David.Giles@unisa.edu.au
t: +61 8 8302 3485
Additional Keywords: Uncertainty, 3D Modelling
PhD or Masters: Geophysical Sensor Systems for Logging While Drilling in the Mineral Industry
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Dr Michael Carson
e: michael.carson@curtin.edu.au
t: +61 8 9266 4973
Additional keywords: Logging while drilling, sensor development, electronics
PhD: Integrating AEM and hyperspectral mineralogy for 3D Cover Characterisation
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Carsten Laukamp (CSIRO)
e: Carsten.Laukamp@csiro.au
t: +61 8 6436 8754
Additional Keywords: Regolith geology, spectral analysis, machine learning
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Graham Heinson
e: graham.heinson@adelaide.edu.au
t: +61 8 8313 5377
Additional Keywords: 3D Modelling, tectonics
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Peter Betts
e: peter.betts@monash.edu
t: +61 3 9905 4150
Additional Keywords: Petrophysics, tectonics, mineral systems
PhD or Masters: Real Time Subsurface Reconstruction from Geophysical Logging During Drilling
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
A/Prof Brett Harris
e: b.harris@curtin.edu.au
t: +61 8 9266 3089
Additional Keywords: Logging while drilling, advanced computing, method development
PhD: Understanding the Far East Yilgarn
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof David Giles
e: David.Giles@unisa.edu.au
t: +61 8 8302 3485
Additional Keywords: 3D Modelling, mineral exploration
Hydrogeochemistry
PhD: Understanding Fluid Flow Pathways Through Cover
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof David Giles
e: David.Giles@unisa.edu.au
t: +61 8 8302 3485
Additional Keywords: Geophysics
Machine Learning
PhD: Bayesian Optimisation for Drill Site Selection
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof David Giles
e: David.Giles@unisa.edu.au
t: +61 8 8302 3485
Additional Keywords: Mineral exploration, statistics, programming
PhD: Machine Learning for Seismic Inversion
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Andrej Bona
e: a.bona@curtin.edu.au
t: +61 8 9266 7194
Additional Keywords: Machine learning
Metamorphic Geology
PhD: Creating a Framework to Understand Mineral Systems in the West Arunta
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Dr Laura Morrissey
e: Laura.Morrissey@unisa.edu.au
Additional Keywords: Igneous geology, mineral systems
Seismics
PhD: Improvement of Distributed Acoustic Sensing Data Processing
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Andrej Bona
e: a.bona@curtin.edu.au
t: +61 8 9266 7194
Additional Keywords: Machine learning, Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS)
PhD: Passive Seismic Methods for Mineral Exploration
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Andrej Bona
e: a.bona@curtin.edu.au
t: +61 8 9266 7194
Additional Keywords: Mineral exploration, method development
Structural Geology
PhD: Capturing 3D structural architecture of a mineral system through drill hole data
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Dr Nicolas Thebaud
e: nicolas.thebaud@uwa.edu.au
t: +61 8 6488 7139
Additional Keywords: Spectral mineralogy, data science, machine learning, image analysis
Tectonics
PhD: Mapping the Crossroads of Australia: The Greenfields West Arunta Region, Western Australia
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Dr Laura Morrissey
e: Laura.Morrissey@unisa.edu.au
Additional Keywords: Mineral systems
PhD: Tectonic Framework and Age Constraints on Ore-Forming Systems
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Prof Martin Hand
e: martin.hand@adelaide.edu.au
Additional Keywords: Metamorphic geology, mineral systems
Volcanology
PhD: Volcanic Facies Mapping in Eastern Australia
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:
Dr Chris Folkes (GSNSW)
e: chris.folkes@planning.nsw.gov.au
t: +61 2 4063 6625
Additional Keywords: Mineral systems