Applied Geology Research
Applied Geology is regularly ranked in the top five geoscience research institutions in Australia based on the impact of our research, which is supported by world-class facilities and equipment, and funded from a range of government and industry grants. Much of our research activity and several of our research staff are associated with research centres, institutes and groups. Our research programs fall into six main areas - please follow the links below to learn more.
- Environmental Geoscience and Hydrogeology including mine site rehabilitation, acid mine drainage, groundwater quality, and urban pollution of wetlands.
- Mineral Exploration and Ore Deposits including regional exploration techniques, mine-scale geochemical and structural studies, and microanalytical studies of ore minerals.
- Petrology, Geochemistry and Microstructure including studies of deformed and/or metamorphosed rocks and links between fluid flow, mineral growth, deformation and isotopic ages.
- Regional Geology and Tectonics including palaeomagnetic reconstructions of the continents through Earth history and the global correlation of tectonic events using geochronology.
- Regolith Geology and Remote Sensing including mineral weathering, landscape evolution, and the formation, transport and identification of chemical anomalies in regolith material.
- Sedimentary and Petroleum Systems including marine, coastal and terrestrial sedimentation, petroleum exploration, geomechanics, coastal management, and palaeoclimate studies.
