ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems
CCFS web resources provide information on background, research and downloadable files of the Annual Report and Research Highlights.
Links to the GEMOC website (http://www.gemoc.mq.edu.au/) provide past GEMOC Annual Reports, updated details on its methods, new analytical advances and software updates (GLITTER), activities of research teams within GEMOC, synthesised summaries of selected research outcomes and items for secondary school resources.
Links to the CET (Centre for Exploration Targeting) website (http://www.cet.edu.au/) provide access to wider information about CET activities beyond its involvement in CCFS and especially the wide base of end-user interaction.
Links to The Institute for Geoscience Research (TiGer) website (http://tiger.curtin.edu.au/) provide information about their facilities, participants and research activities.
Strong industry interaction in CCFS in 2012 ranged from presentations to specific industry groups in their offices to numerous formal and informal workshops at CET and GEMOC, and invited and plenary presentations at peak industry symposia, workshops and conferences nationally and internationally.
CCFS publications for 2012 are given in Appendix 4
The 133 CCFS publications that were published in 2012 are mainly in high-impact international journals as listed by the internationally recognised Thomson ISI Citation data. The publication list also includes some resulting from research prior to 2011, but from ARC grants that were relinquished because of their close alliance with Centre research, or from CET or GEMOC activity which are now part of CCFS.
PARTICIPATION IN WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS IN 2012
CCFS Investigators, associated staff, early-career researchers and postgraduates had a high profile at peak geophysical, metallogenic, geodynamic and geochemical conferences as convenors, invited speakers, or presenters, with 245 presentations including:
- Specialist Group in Tectonics & Structural Geology bi-annual Conference, Waratah Bay, Victoria, 29 January - 4
February, 2012 - 22nd Australian Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis (ACMM 22), - ACMM 22 /APMC 10 /
ICONN 2012, Perth, Australia, 5-9 February 2012 - The 10th International Kimberlite Conference, Bangalore, India, 6-11 February 2012
- GSWA Open Day, Fremantle, 23 February 2012
- 108th Annual GSA meeting, Cordillera Section, Querétaro, Mexico, 29-31 March 2012
- Joint 5th Mineral Sciences in The Carpathians Conference (MSCC) and 3rd Central-European Mineralogical Conference (CEMC), Miskolc, Hungary, 19-21 April 2012
- European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2012, Vienna, Austria, 22-27 April 2012
Scandem 2012 Annual Meeting of the Nordic Microscopy Society, 12-15 June 2012- 12th International Ni-Cu-(PGE) Symposium, Guiyang, China, 16-17 June 2012
- Workshop: The Role of Metasomatism in Geological Processes, Université du Québec à Montréal, 23 June 2012
- 22nd V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Montréal, Canada, 24-29 June 2012
Dr Heather Handley with her ‘hot’ Goldschmidt poster.
- XXXII Reunión Cientifica de la Sociedad Española de Mineralogía y XXII Reunión Cientifica de la Sociedad Española de Arcillas, Bilbao, Spain, 27-30 June 2012
- Geochemistry of Mineral Deposits, Gordon Conference,
Protor Academy, New Hampshire, USA, 15-20 July 2012 - 34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, 5-10 August 2012
- Meteoritical Society Annual Meeting, Cairns Australia, 12-17 August 2012
- The 13th International Conference on Thermochronology, Guilin, China, 24-28 August 2012
- The First European Mineralogical Conference (EMC2012) - Planet Earth from Core to Surface, Frankfurt, Germany, 2-6 September 2012
- AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, Fueling the Future, Singapore, 16-19 September 2012
- SEG 2012, Integrated Exploration and Ore Deposits, Lima, Peru, 23-26 September 2012
- Supercontinent Symposium 2012, Helsinki, Finland, 25-28 September 2012
- IESCA-2012 International Earth Science Colloquium on the Aegean Region, Izmir, Turkey, 1-5 October 2012
- Geochemistry and Ore Deposit Models Seminar, University of Oulu, Finland, 17-18 October 2012
- GSA Annual Meeting, Charlotte, USA, 4-7 November 2012
- 17th Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference, Biogeochemistry from Deep Time through Petroleum Resources to Modern Environments, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2-5 December 2012
- AGU’s 45th Annual Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, 3-7 December 2012
- 4th Greenland Day Workshop, Perth, Western Australia, 4 December 2012
INVITED TALKS AT MAJOR CONFERENCES 2012
| Conference | Abstract |
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22nd Australian Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis (ACMM 22), - ACMM 22 / APMC 10 / |
Practical isotope ratio analysis using SIMS Chemical and isotopic imaging at the sub-micron scale with NanoSIMS Scanning ion imaging - an Unravelling early Earth evolution through microanalysis of zircon |
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European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2012, Vienna, Austria, 22-27 April 2012 |
The compositional and thermal structure of the lithosphere from thermodynamically- constrained Two types of Archean continental crust: plume and plate tectonics on early Earth |
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Workshop: The Role of Metasomatism in Geological Processes, Montreal, Canada, June |
Mantle Metasomatism: Characteristics, scale and distribution, and geodynamic significance |
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22nd V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Montréal, Canada, 24-29 June 2012 |
Development and application of LAICP-MS in the What can zircon really tell us about Earth’s earliest crustal evolution? Pre-Late heavy bombardment terrestrial crust: review of the zircon evidence for its nature and origin |
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34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, 5-10 August 2012 |
Zircon deformation and its affect on chronometry, thermometry and fluid-rock interaction Tracking coupling and decoupling during lithosphere evolution with geochemistry and geochronology: a case history from arctic Norway Mantle wedge olivine or subducting slab serpentinite: what is responsible for supra-subduction zone seismic anisotropy? Destruction timing of the North China Craton Deep Earth recycling in the Hadean |
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IESCA-2012 International Earth Science Colloquium on the Aegean Region, Izmir, Turkey, 1-5 October 2012 |
Lithospheric mapping, metallogenesis and the evolution of continents |
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Geochemistry and Ore Deposit Models Seminar, University of Oulu, Finland, 17-18 October 2012 |
Multiple sulfur isotopes as an indicator of sulfur source in Ni-Cu sulfide deposits |
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Suprcontinent Symposium 2012, Helsinki, Finland, 25-28 |
Mesoproterozoic supercontinent - paleomagnetic synthesis and geological constraints |
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American Geophysical Union’s 45th Annual Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, 3-7 December 2012 |
Incorporation of crust at the Lesser Antilles arc The opening of the South China Sea: Driven by Pacific subduction, or by India-Eurasia collision? |
A full list of abstract titles and authors for Conferences and Workshops attended is given in Appendix 6 and on the Abstracts page.
CCFS CI Dr Marco Fiorentini led the Australian organisation of ‘Greenland Day’ 2012 held at the University Club of Western Australia.
OTHER CONFERENCE ROLES
| Conference | Abstract |
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22nd V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Montréal, Canada, 24-29 June 2012 |
Associate Professor Tracy Rushmer – member, Scientific Committee and co-convened session – Theme 5 “Evolution of the Continental Crust: Formation, Tectonics and Orogeny” Professor Simon Wilde – Co-hosted session within Theme 02: Early Earth Evolution: “From an Uninhabitable to a Habitable Planet The first billion years: assessing the geologic record”
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34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, 5-10 August 2012 |
Theme Convenors:Professor T. Campbell McCuaig – Theme 8. Mineral Exploration Geoscience Professor Sue O’Reilly – Theme 16. The Deep Earth Professor Bill Griffin – Theme 16. The Deep Earth Professor Martin Van Kranendonk – Theme 17. The Early Earth: Hadean and Archean Development of a Habitable Planet
Symposia Convenors:Professor T. Campbell McCuaig – Theme 8. Mineral Exploration Geoscience. Symposium 8.2. “The science of exploration targeting” Dr Craig O’Neill – Theme 16. The Deep Earth. Symposium 16.1. “The lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary: nature, formation and evolution from Hadean to now” Professor Bill Griffin and Associate Professor Norman Pearson – Theme 16. The Deep Earth. Symposium 16.3. “The crust-mantle lithosphere system” Dr Juan Carlos Afonso and Dr Yingjie Yang – Theme 16. The Deep Earth. Symposium 16.5. “Lithosphere structure from ambient noise and other seismology” Professor Martin Van Kranendonk – Theme 17. The Early Earth: Hadean and Archean Development of a Habitable Planet. Symposium 17.2. “Rates and mechanisms of Archean crust formation – the relative contribution of plume versus plate tectonics” Dr David Wacey – Theme 17. The Early Earth: Hadean and Archean Development of a Habitable Planet. Symposium 17.3. “The habitats and paleobiology of early life on Earth, and the rise of oxygen” Professor Martin Van Kranendonk and Dr Craig O’Neill – Theme 17. The Early Earth: Hadean and Archean Development of a Habitable Planet. Symposium 17.4. “Early Earth geodynamics and evolution – uncovering links between changing early Earth and biological diversification” Professor Zheng-Xiang Li – Theme 18. The Proterozoic Earth. Symposium 18.3. “Proterozoic supercontinents, processes, models, myths and possibilities” Adjunct Professor Robert Pidgeon – Theme 20. Planetary Sciences. Symposium 20.3. “Lunar research and exploration in the 21st century” Professor Martin Van Kranendonk – Theme 35. Geostandards. Symposium 35.2. “International Subcommission on Precambrian stratigraphy: a chronostratigraphic division of the Precambrian: possibilities and challenges” |
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AMPC10, ICONN2012, ACCM22, Perth Australia, 5-9 February 2012 |
Steve Reddy – Chaired “EBSD of Synthetic and Natural Materials” Simon Wilde and Monica Kusiak – Chaired “Mineral Geochronology and isotopic characteristics” |
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17th Australain Organic Geochemistry Conference, Macquarie University, December 2012 |
Simon George – Chair, member of the organising committee |
2013: Bill Griffin is co-convenor of the special session in the 2013 Goldschmdit conference at Florence (Italy), August 25-30, 2013 under the Theme 13: “Ores - Their Construction, Destruction and Politics” and is co-convenor of the special session “Coupling between Precambrian crust and subcrustal lithosphere: Combining the geochemical and geophysical evidence” at the combined SHRIMP Centre of Beijing and the SinoProbe Program of China international meeting on Precambrian evolution of the Earth in Beijing in October 2013.
WORKSHOP ROLES
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Activity |
Details & Participant/s |
Date |
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Uncover Workshops “Searching the Deep Earth: A vision for exploration geoscience in Australia”
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Held on behalf of the National Academy of Sciences Hosted by CCFS and Macquarie University Presented by Professor T. Campbell McCuaig
Professor Dietmar Müller (University of Sydney), Sue O’Reilly and Dr Robert Hough (CSIRO) at the UNCOVER workshop. The event was part of a nationally run series of workshops to facilitate discussion of the Exposure Draft: “Searching the Deep Earth: A vision for exploration geoscience in Australia.”
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24 May 2012
18 May 2012 |
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Leapfrog Training Workshop
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Geological modelling software training course Hosted by UWA Participants in two day Leapfrog training workship from left: Lijuan Ying, Carissa Isaac, Steven Micklethwaite, Nicolas Thebaud, Matt Hill, Jun Cowan, Geoff Batt, Erwann Lebrun, Quentin Masurel, Qingtao Zeng, David Stevenson, Margaux Le Vaillant, Denis Fougerouse, Luis Avila, Stanislav Ulrich, Jianwei Zi.
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May 2012 |
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Plume Debate: To Plume or not to Plume... that is the Question!
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Public debate / Workshop on some of the fundamental questions about the dynamics of the processes that lead to plumes, LIP’s, hot spots and intra-plate volcanoes, Hosted by CET • Opening statement by Dr Weronika Gorczyk • Leader, Processes and Mineral Systems session: Dr Yongjun Lu • Leader, Mechanics and Tectonics session: Dr Weronika Gorczyk
Panel members: Jean-Pierre Burg, Svetlana Tessalina, Franco Pirajno, Steve Barnes.
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19 July 2012. |
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Agouron Institute Field School for 2012, Pilbara, NW Australia |
Leader, Professor Martin Van Kranendonk |
August 2012 |
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International Geological Congress Fieldtrip, Pilbara, NW Australia |
Leader, Professor Martin Van Kranendonk |
August 2012 |
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IoGAS Training Workshop |
Geochemical data analysis software training course Hosted by UWA |
August 2012 |
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Structural Geology and Resources Conference |
Professor Klaus Gessner |
29 September 2012, Kalgoorlie, Australia |
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Short Course: Migmatites, Melting and Intracrustal Differentiation |
Lecturers: M. Brown, E. Sawyer, R. White, Professor Simon Wilde, Y. Wan: Hosted by the IPRC of China, Beijing |
12-16 October 2012 |
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4th Greenland Day Workshop (see photo p. 20) |
Hosted by CET & CCFS, |
4 December 2012, Perth, Australia |
ESTEEM FACTORS AND OUTREACH
Awards
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Activity |
Participant/s |
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Awarded ARC Future Fellowships (see Future Fellows ) |
Dr Heather Handley >and Dr Dorrit Jacob |
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Recipient of the 2012 European Association for Geochemistry Eminent Speaker Award |
Professor Martin Van Kranendonk |
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Awarded the European Geosciences Union (EGU) Outstanding Young Scientist Award (Geodynamics Division). http://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/division-outstanding-young-scientists-award/2013/juan-c-afonso/ |
Dr Juan Carlos Afonso |
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Awarded a Copernicus Professorship for 2013 by the Research Council of Italy |
Professor Sue O’Reilly |
Outreach
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Activity |
Participant/s |
Date |
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Briefing to Lynne Beazley, Chief Scientist of Western Australia |
Dr David Wacey |
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Briefing the Australian Science Ministers on Microfossils |
Dr David Wacey |
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AMIRA International’s 9th Biennial Exploration Managers Conference |
Professor Cam McCuaig |
March 2012 |
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Official launch of the Australian Seismometers in Schools Network (AuSIS) |
Dr Craig O’Neill |
31 May, 2012 Melrose High School ACT |
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CCFS posters and presence at the NSW Geological Survey |
Dr Elena Belousova |
August 2012 |
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Distal Footprints of ore systems and exploration in the Capricorn region of WA |
Professor Cam McCuaig |
18 October 2012 |
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Newington College, Stanmore |
Dr Craig O’Neill and |
October 2012 |
Public Lectures
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Activity |
Participant/s |
Date |
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CET Seminar Series |
Professor Cam McCuaig |
23 March 2012 |
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Australia Africa Partnerships Facility Study Tour 2012 |
Professor Cam McCuaig |
3 July 2012 |
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34th IGC: Managing uncertainty in exploration targeting |
Professor Cam McCuaig |
10 August 2012 |
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CET Corporate Members Day |
Professor Cam McCuaig, Professor Marco Fiorentini |
10 December 2012 |
MEMBERSHIPS AND APPOINTMENTS
| Conference | Abstract |
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Professor Sue O’Reilly |
Member of the International Kimberlite Conference Committee Appointed Chair of the Earth Science National Committee for Academy of Sciences Appointed member of National Scientific Qualification Committee, National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes, Italy Member ARC ERA Expert Committee for 2012 Co-editor, Editor of a Special Volume of Lithos: “The lithosphere and beyond: a multidisciplinary spotlight” Member of the 2012 ERA Research Evaluaition Committee Represented Macquarie’s DVC(Research) at the signing of the formal agreement with the China University of Geosciences, Wuhan (CUGW) establishing the “International University Consortium in Earth Science“ (IUCES) (see International links) Represented Macquarie University at the 60th Anniversary celebrations for the China University of Geosciences, Wuhan (pictured below). |
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Professor T. Campbell McCuaig |
Chair of the Minerals Tertiary Education Council (MTEC) Mineral Geoscience Masters implementation committee Minerals Tertiary Education Council (MTEC) Mineral Geoscience Masters / Minerals Geoscience Honours Steering committee SEG curriculum committee Science Advisory Committee for Discovery Theme of Minerals Down Under CSIRO Flagship Geological Survey of Western Australia Mineral Exploration technical subcommittee AMEC Congress Steering Committee |
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Professor Simon Wilde |
Deputy Director of the International Precambrian Research Centre of China (IPRCC) at Beijing SHRIMP Centre and the Department of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences Co-editor of a special volume of the American Journal of Science: “The First Billion Years: assessing the geologic record” |
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Dr Juan Carlos Afonso |
Division Officer of the European Geosciences Union (Geodynamics Division) EGU Officer Geodynamics Division (Outstanding Young Scientist committee) Co-editor of a Special Volume of Lithos: “The lithosphere and beyond: a multidisciplinary spotlight” Professor Marco Fiorentini Visiting Professorship for 2013 at Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, Toulouse, France Visiting Professorship for 2013 at Université Joseph Fourier, St Martin d’Hères, France Member of the ‘Expert Panel’ of the Mineral Resource Assessment Workshop focusing on the nickel potential in Greenland, 27-29 November 2012 |
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Professor Bill Griffin |
Member of the Scientific Committee, “International Earth Science Colloquium on the Aegean Region”, 1-5 October 2012 Invited founding core member of the of the International Precambrian Research Centre of China (IPRCC) at Beijing SHRIMP Centre and the Department of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences Co-editor of a Special Volume of Lithos on “Ore Deposits and the Role of the Lithospheric Mantle” and Managing Editor of a Special Volume of Lithos: “The lithosphere and beyond: a multidisciplinary spotlight” |
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Associate Professor Norman Pearson |
Founding member of the international organising committee of the “Working Group on Data Acquisition, Handling and Interpretation in Laser Ablation U(-Th)-Pb Geochronology” |
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Associate Professor Tracy Rushmer |
NSF (National Science Foundation) panel member for Geochemistry and Petrology |
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Dr Bruce Schaefer |
Leader, AuScope Earth Composition and Evolution Component Coordinated the National Geochemistry Program for the AuScope NCRIS capability |
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Professor Simon Turner |
Director of the Geochemical Society |
| Professor Martin Van Kranendonk |
Chair of the Precambrian Subcommission of the International Commission on Stratigraphy Scientific Advisory Committee Member at the University of Western Australia Core Member, International Precambrian Research Centre of China (IPRCC) Assistant Director, Australian Centre for Astrobiology |
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Dr Michael Wingate |
Member of the Steering Committee, IAVCEI Large Igneous Provinces Commission Member, John de Laeter Centre SHRIMP Advisory Group, Curtin University
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EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS |
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Acta Geologica Sinica |
Griffin |
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Acta Geoscientia Sinica |
Li |
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American Journal of Science |
Wilde |
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Chemical Geology |
Wilde |
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EGU Journal Solid Earth |
Afonso |
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Geological Society of America Bulletin |
Griffin |
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Gondwana Research Advisory Board |
Wilde |
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Journal of Asian Earth Sciences |
Li, Wilde |
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Journal of Jilin University – Earth Science |
Wilde |
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Journal of Petrology |
Turner |
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Lithos |
Griffin, O’Reilly, Rushmer |
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Precambrian Research |
Barley, Pisarevsky, Van Kranendonk |
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Solid Earth |
Schaefer |
MEDIA
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Activity |
Participant/s |
Date, Forum |
Web address |
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Australia: The time traveller’s guide |
Professor Simon Wilde |
25 March 2012 , ABC 1 |
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Segment: Early Earth in: “Voyage of the continents - Oceania: the tectonic ring of fire” |
Professor Simon Wilde |
6 June 2012, Arte France |
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Keystones in evolution |
Dr David Wacey |
2 January 2012, Cosmos |
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UWA scientists join CSIRO Minerals System Cluster |
Professor Cam McCuaig |
March 2012, Energy and Minerals Institute eNews |
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Mercury findings raise new questions |
Dr Craig O’Neill |
22 March 2012, ABC Science |
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/03/22/3460456.htm |
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Life, death and beyond: Chemical fossils: Marking the origins of life |
Profesor Simon C George and Adriana Dutkiewicz |
Magazine article: Chemistry in Australia, Issue May (May 2012) |
http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=235361302167334;res=IELENG |
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Why is the transit of Venus so rare? |
Dr Craig O’Neill |
25 May 2012, ABC Science |
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/05/25/3510139.htm |
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Moon research to shed light on Earth’s development |
Associate Professor Alex Nemchin |
Media Release: 28 May 2012, Curtin News |
http://news.curtin.edu.au/media-releases/moon-research-to-shed-light-on-earth’s-development/ |
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Microfossil and pumice origin of life |
Dr David Wacey |
Featured: June 2012, Focus |
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AJES Awards |
Ms Cara Danis |
The DI Groves Medal |
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Starstuff – The transit of Venus |
Dr Craig O’Neill |
Guest: 6 June 2012, ABC |
http://www.abc.net.au/science/audio/2012/05/30/3514118.htm?topic=space |
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District to camp controls on the genesis of komatiite-hosted nickel sulfide deposits, Agnew-Wiluna Greenstone Belt, Western Australia: Insights from the multiple sulfur Isotopes |
Professor Marco Fiorentini |
August 2012, EarthEmphasis |
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World’s oldest microfossils |
Dr David Wacey |
Featured: August 2012, |
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On the early lives of diamonds |
Ms Ekaterina Rubanova |
12 October 2012, GeoSpace |
http://blogs.agu.org/geospace/2012/10/12/on-the-early-lives-of-diamonds/ |
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Greenfields come to Perth for Greenland Day |
Professor Marco Fiorentini |
2 December 2012, Earth Explorer |
http://www.earthexplorer.com/2012/Greenfields_come_to_Perth_for_Greenland_Day.asp |
VISITORS
CCFS fosters links nationally and internationally through visits of collaborators to undertake defined short-term projects, or short-term visits to give lectures and seminar sessions. Formal collaborative arrangements are facilitated by partnerships in grants with reciprocal funding from international collaborators.
All Australian and international visitors are listed in Appendix 5.
They have participated in:
• collaborative research
• technology exchange
• seminars
• discussions and joint publications
• collaboration in postgraduate programs
CCFS scored well in the decade of most-highly-cited publications in Geology (released 2012)A Research Focus published in the December 2012 issue of Geology* listed the top three most-highly-cited papers published in Geology for each year between 2000 and 2010 (data source: Web of Knowledge). The large number of CCFS authors present in this list illustrates the excellent quality of the work being carried out in the Centre. 2008 3. Yang, J.-H., Wu, F.-Y., Wilde, S.A., Belousova, E. and Griffin, W.L. 2008. Mesozoic decratonization of the North China block. Geology, 36, 467-470, doi:10.1130/G24518A.1 2007 1. Li, Z.-X. and Li, X.-H. 2007. Formation of the 1300-km-wide intracontinental orogen and postorogenic magmatic province in Mesozoic South China: A flat-slab subduction model. Geology, 35, 179-182, doi:10.1130/G23193A.1 3. Davidson, J., Turner, S., Handley, H., Macpherson, C. and Dosseto, A. 2007. Amphibole “sponge” in arc crust? Geology, 35, 787-790, doi:10.1130 /G23637A.1 2006 1. Chu, M.-F., Chung, S.-L., Song, B., Liu, D., O’Reilly, S.Y., Pearson, N.J., Ji, J. and Wen, D.-J. 2006. Zircon U-Pb and Hf isotope constraints on the Mesozoic tectonics and crustal evolution of southern Tibet. Geology, 34, 745-748, doi:10.1130/G22725.1 2. Zheng, J.P., Griffin, W.L., O’Reilly, S.Y., Zhang, M., Pearson, N. and Pan, Y.M. 2006. Widespread Archean basement beneath the Yangtze craton. Geology, 34, 417-420, doi:10.1130/G22282.1 2002 2. Li, Z.X., Li, X.H., Zhou, H.W. and Kinny, P.D. 2002. Grenvillian continental collision in south China: New SHRIMP U-Pb zircon results and implications for the confi guration of Rodinia. Geology, 30, 163-166, doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0163:GCCISC>2.0.CO;2 2001 3. Williams, H., Turner, S., Kelley, S. and Harris, N. 2001. Age and composition of dikes in Southern Tibet: New constraints on the timing of east-west extension and its relationship to postcollisional volcanism. Geology, 29, 339–342, doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0339:AACODI>2.0.CO;2
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2012 ERA Results
High-flying excellence for CCFS Nodes in national quality evaluation
The 2012 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluation documented the world-leading position of all Australian nodes of CCFS in the relevant categories of Earth Sciences as shown in the Table. The score of 5 is the highest possible and indicates outstanding research, significantly above world standard in all assessment categories (a score of 3 indicates research at world standard). Of particular note is the Geophysics rating at Macquarie. In 2012 there were not enough publications in this area to reach the threshold for ERA assessment; the CCFS geophysicists were mainly recently appointed early-career researchers. In the 2012 ERA round, not only were there sufficient items for assessment, but Geophysics was assessed at 5.
This fulfils a major goal of CCFS: to significantly raise the level of Geophysics research and training at Macquarie and nationally.
| FoR | Code | Rank |  |
| Macquarie | |||
| Earth Sciences | 02 | #5 | |
| Geochemistry | 0402 | #5 | |
| Geology | 0403 | #5 | |
| Geophysics** | 0404 | #5 | |
| Curtin | |||
| Earth Sciences | 02 | #5 | |
| Geochemistry | 0402 | #5 | |
| Geology | 0403 | #5 | |
| UWA | |||
| Earth Sciences | 02 | #4 | |
| Geochemistry | 0402 | #4 | |
| Geology | 0403 | #5 | |
| ** KPI exceeded for Geophysics development |