Earth Dynamics Research Group
New Research Highlight
New research backs ‘lull’ in the geologic record, Earth's mid-life crisis
Published in Nature Geoscience, recent research backs claims that the Earth experienced a ‘geological lull’ in its development around 2.3 to 2.2 billion years ago.
Some recently published results in the journal GEOLOGY links North Queensland to North America at 1.6 billion years ago during the supercontinent Nuna.
News
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Did plate tectonics set the stage for life on Earth?
Astrobiology Magazine wrote an article on a recent paper (co-authored by our own Dr Ross Mitchell) about the rising phosphorus content in basalts as Earth cools over time. (Image credit: NASA.)
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
A fantastic article in Scientific American about one of the groups recent publications.
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Inspiring the next generation of West Australian Geologists
During November 2017 Earth Dynamic Research Group members Amaury Pourteau and Erin Martin, along with Curtin PhD Student Samuel Bain, visited students at East Victoria Park Primary School.
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2017 ACTER Field Symposium – Tectonic Evolution and Granite Petrogenesis of the Lachlan Fold Belt, Eastern Australia
The third annual ACTER field symposium was held from 23rd – 29th October, 2017, throughout the Lachlan Fold Belt of regional New South Wales, Australia.
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Group members announced as finalists in the 2017 Premier's Science Awards
Professor Zheng-Xiang Li announced as a finalist for Scientist of the Year while Dr. Chris Spencer, representing Travelling Geologist, is a finalist in the Chevron Science Engagement Initiative of the Year category.
Links
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ACTER
Australia-China Joint Research Centre for Tectonics and Earth Resources
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CCFS
ARC Center of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems
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TIGeR
The Institute for Geoscience Research
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Applied Geology
The Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University
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WASM
Western Australian School of Mines
Important upcoming events
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IGCP 648 2018 Field Symposium
Yichang, Three Gorges Region, CHINA | 1-9 November, 2018
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Australian Geoscience Council Convention 2018
Adelaide, AUSTRALIA | 14-18 October, 2018
Session 1.1.1 - "Decoding Earth's supercycles: from the core to the crust" is being championed by IGCP 648. See the 2nd Circular here.
Upcoming events
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Resources for Future Generations 2018
Vancouver, BC, CANADA | 16-21 June, 2018 | IGCP648 is sponsoring sessions EA10: Global Plate Models: The State of the Art and Future Developments, & EA11: Supercontinent Cyclicity with a Focus on Contributions from Circum-Pacific regions
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Goldschmidt 2018
Boston, USA | 12-17 August, 2018
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ACTER 2018 Field Symposium
Qilian Mountain, CHINA | 25 August – 5 September, 2018
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Australian Geoscience Council Convention 2018
Adelaide, AUSTRALIA | 14-18 October, 2018
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IGCP 648 2018 Field Symposium
Yichang, Three Gorges Region, CHINA | 1-9 November, 2018
