’60 Seconds With…’ Adrienne Brotodewo (University of South Australia)
PhD: Geochemical signature of zircon in relation to mineral systems
A key part of the MinEx CRC agenda is to train the next generation of professionals in the skills required to utilise and maximise the impact of new technologies and ideas generated.
Our postgraduate researchers are an incredibly valuable resource for MinEx CRC:
Below is a list of Postgraduate Students currently or previously supported by MinEx CRC.
University of South Australia
PhD: Petrochronological framework of the Curnamona Province and the role of radiogenic heating
COMPLETED
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University of Adelaide
PhD: Thermochronological and geochemical footprints of fluid alteration, recorded in apatite
COMPLETED
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University of Adelaide
PhD: Low-temperature thermal evolution of the McArthur Basin and adjacent Proterozoic orogens
COMPLETED
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University of South Australia
PhD: Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for downhole chemical assay
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Curtin University
MSc: A Method to Derive Rock Strength from the Drilling Response of Impregnated Diamond Bit
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University of Western Australia
MSc: Tomofast-x Gravity Inversion to Analyse the Upper Crustal Structure of Archean Greenstone Belts
COMPLETED
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Australian National University
PhD: Missing pieces in the deformation and thermal history along the Cambro-Ordovician Delamerian Orogen, South Australia
COMPLETED
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University of Adelaide
COMPLETED
Curtin University
MSc: Advanced borehole seismic imaging techniques for mineral exploration
COMPLETED
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University of Western Australia
MSc: 3D modelling of the Mount Isa South project area
COMPLETED
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Curtin University
PhD: Experimental study of down-the-hole percussive drilling
COMPLETED
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University of South Australia
PhD: Geostatistics and Machine Learning applied to LIBS geochemical data
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University of Adelaide
PhD: Thermochronology of the margins of `The Gap`, Western Australia
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University of South Australia
PhD: Application of the multi-sensor core logger for petrophysical analysis and geophysical modelling
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University of South Australia
PhD: Impacts of technology development on social and governance frameworks in the context of mineral exploration
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Curtin University
PhD: Innovative geophysics for drilling trajectory control
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University of Newcastle
PhD: Microbial diversity and their genetic basis for heavy metal resistance in regolith
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Monash University
PhD: Predicting gold mineralisation: Using geophysics and petrophysical characteristics to map prospective structures under cover
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University of Adelaide
PhD: Novel Isotope Techniques for Basin Exploration: Chrono and Chemostratigraphy of the Officer Basin
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Curtin University
PhD: Seismic data processing and inversion with distributed acoustic sensing and artificial intelligence
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University of South Australia
PhD: Resistate mineral chemistry for Cu-Au exploration
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Curtin University
PhD: Extracting petrological information from low sample volumes
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Curtin University
PhD: Effect of wear on drilling response of an impregnated diamond bit
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University of South Australia
PhD: Generating synthetic data for training predictive spectroscopic models
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University of South Australia
PhD: Developing a model for the exploration of clay-hosted rare earth elements
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University of New South Wales
PhD: Regional biogeochemical sampling (and associated regolith studies) of the Cobar Basin for mineral exploration at regional to local scales
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University of South Australia
PhD: New approaches for rapid analysis and tracing of fluids and their ligands in regional mineral systems
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Curtin University
PhD: Non-Newtonian fluid flow in naturally fractured rocks with application in fluid loss control
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University of Adelaide
PhD: Potassium isotope tracing and novel dating of potassic alteration associated with iron oxide copper-gold systems of the Gawler Craton
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University of Western Australia
PhD: Tomofast-x Gravity-Magnetic Inversion to Map Greenstone Belts in Archean and Paleo Proterozoic Terrains
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Curtin University
PhD: Mapping radiogenic Pb loss in space and time: a new tool to track fluid rock interaction
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University of South Australia
PhD: Resistate indicator minerals as an exploration tool for orogenic gold mineralisation: a case study from the Murray Basin, southeastern Australia
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Curtin University
PhD: Polymer-Based Drilling Fluid Loss Behaviour in Fractured and High-Permeability Formations: An Experimental Study
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Curtin University
PhD: Passive seismic imaging and monitoring
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University of South Australia
PhD: Linking geophysics and geology through borehole data
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Curtin University
PhD: Seismic imaging and monitoring using low-power and ambient sources
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University of Adelaide
PhD: Tracing the movement of metals through the mantle and crust using Cu isotopes
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University of Western Australia
PhD: Multi-scale 3D geological modelling of the Yalgoo-Singleton Greenstone Belt using the Loop Platform
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Curtin University
PhD: Percussion drilling: sweet spot and effect of bit wear
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University of New South Wales
PhD: Rare earth element (REE) geochemistry, mineralogy, and mobility in the Cobar Basin - from potential primary granite sources to the surface environment
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Curtin University
PhD: Experimental Study of Impregnated Diamond (ID) Bit Wear Mechanisms COMPLETED
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University of Adelaide
PhD: Geological and geochemical constraints on the origin and diagenetic history of Neoproterozoic Breamar ironstones (SA) based on new metal isotope (Fe, Cr) and REE proxies
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University of Adelaide
PhD: Investigating Crustal Anomalies in the Curnamona-Mundi Mundi Region using an Integrated Geophysical Approach
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Curtin University
PhD: Cutting Transport in RC drilling using compressible fluids
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University of South Australia
PhD: Integrated framework for the igneous and metallogenic evolution of the greater Delamerian Orogen
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Curtin University
MSc: Experimental setup for a single diamond cutter drill test
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University of South Australia
PhD: Magnetite and monazite chemistry for iron oxide-copper-gold exploration
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Australian National University
MSc: Application of argon geochronology to constrain shear zone movement and exhumation of the northern and eastern margins of the West Australian Craton
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University of Adelaide
PhD: Tracing subsurface ore deposits through the isotope analysis of regolith/cover in Australia: Coupled Cu and S isotope approach applied to a rock-soil-water-plant system
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University of Adelaide
PhD: Novel isotope techniques for basin exploration: In-situ dating and metal isotope analysis of glauconite/apatite from the Georgina Basin
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’60 Seconds With…’ Adrienne Brotodewo (University of South Australia)
PhD: Geochemical signature of zircon in relation to mineral systems