Earth Dynamics Research Group
Research Highlights
Turning trash into diamonds: recycling Mother Nature's way
Recently published in Nature’s Scientific Reports, EDRG researchers discovered that diamonds found in oceanic rocks and the so-called super-deep continental diamonds share a common origin of recycled organic carbon deep within the Earth’s mantle.
The Earth’s deepest diamonds are commonly made up of former living organisms that have effectively been recycled more than 400 kilometres below the surface.
The Earth Dynamics Research Group is going planetary!
Luc Doucet is co-author of a study lead by Dr Anthony Lagain, from Curtin University’s Space Science and Technology Centre that pinpointed the likely origin of a group of meteorites ejected from Mars, using a machine learning algorithm that analyses high-resolution planetary images.
Density map of craters <300 m in diameter. Colours indicate crater densities of specific diameter ranges (blue: 25–75 m, green: 75–150 m and red: 150–300 m).
News
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EDRG's 1st field trip since COVID-19 to the Jack Hills a great success
EDRG members recently returned from the first post- COVID-19 field trip. The trip to the Jack Hills, including visiting a site that contains some of the Earth's oldest zircons, was a great success with fantastic outcrops and exceptional wildflowers.
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EDRG connects with remote community school
Two members from the Earth Dynamics Research Group recently spent a few days visiting the Pia Wadjarri Remote Community School in Murchison, WA.
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2021 EDRG Annual Science Retreat
The Earth Dynamics Research Group held their 2021 Annual Science Retreat in the idyllic Porongurup Range in south-west Western Australia.
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EDRG named 2020 SAE Research Team of the year
The Faculty of Science and Engineering at Curtin University recently held their 2020 Excellence Awards, at which the Earth Dynamics Research Group was named the Research Team of the year.
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Prof. Dalziel awarded prestigious GSA Penrose Medal
The Geological Society of America has recently awarded its highest award for 2021, the Penrose Medal, to Prof. Ian Dalziel of the University of Texas at Austin and a distinguished member of IGCP 648.
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Important upcoming events
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IGCP 648 Virtual Seminar Series
The final seminar of series 4 is a special Moon Edition and will be held on Thursday 9th December at 13:00 GMT with Dr Wei Yang, a Professor at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS), presenting: Origin of the two billion-year-old Chang'E-5 lunar basalt.
(Thurs. AM Americas; Thurs. PM Asia/Aus)
View more information about the seminar series and watch some of the recorded previous seminars.
Please use the online form to sign up and participate in our future seminar series.
Community Feature Article
Prof. Li was recently featured in an article discussing the work that we do in the Earth Dynamics Research Group. The article was produced by Futurum, a magazine and online platform aimed at inspiring young people to follow a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
The article also includes a link to an activity sheet for students and teachers. For more information, teaching resources, and course and career guides, see www.futurumcareers.com.
