CODES – Centre for Ore Deposit and Earth Sciences
PhD and MSc Research Projects
Academic staff in CODES and the Discipline of Earth Sciences have very wide Earth science expertise, as well as an established record of successful supervision of PhD and MSc projects. They can be consulted at any time regarding potential research projects in their respective fields of expertise. The list below links major research areas with the research interests of academic staff members. It also provides a direct link to the profile page of each academic which lists their research interests, publications and achievements.
Research areas (in alphabetic order)
3D visualisation
Data analytics
Matthew Cracknell, Sheree Armistead
Environmental geochemistry
Owen Missen, Sebastien Meffre, David Cooke
Exploration geochemistry and hyperspectral analysis
David Cooke, Michael Baker, Robert Scott, Lejun Zhang, Jeff Steadman, Ivan Belousov
Geochronology
Sebastien Meffre, Jeffrey Oalmann, Ivan Belousov, Sheree Armistead
Geological hazards
Rebecca Carey, Martin Jutzeler
Geometallurgy
Angela Escolme, Julie Hunt, Mohammad Fathi, Ivan Belousov
Geophysics
Michael Roach, Matthew Cracknell
Hydrothermal geochemistry
David Cooke, Lejun Zhang, Jeff Steadman, Michael Baker, Ivan Belousov
Igneous petrology and geochemistry
Sebastien Meffre, Michael Baker, Jeffrey Oalmann, Yamila Cajal, Ivan Belousov
Metamorphic petrology
Microanalytical geochemistry and mineral characterisation
Sebastien Meffre, Angela Escolme, Jeff Steadman, Owen Missen, Michael Baker, Jeffrey Oalmann , Yamila Cajal, Ivan Belousov, Sheree Armistead
Ore genesis
- Carlin-type gold deposits: Robert Scott
- Epithermal gold-silver deposits: David Cooke, Lejun Zhang
- Iron oxide copper-gold deposits: Julie Hunt, Angela Escolme, Jeff Steadman, Sheree Armistead
- Ores in sedimentary basins: Indrani Mukherjee, Jeff Steadman, Ross Large, David Selley, Charles Makoundi
- Orogenic gold deposits: Robert Scott, Angela Escolme, Jeff Steadman, Charles Makoundi
- Porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum deposits: David Cooke, Michael Baker, Lejun Zhang, Angela Escolme, Yamila Cajal
- Seafloor massive sulfide deposits: Ross Large
- Sedex deposits: Jeff Steadman, Sheree Armistead
- Sediment-hosted copper deposits: Robert Scott, David Selley, Jeff Steadman, Sheree Armistead
- Skarn deposits: Lejun Zhang
Sedimentology
Martin Jutzeler, Charles Makoundi
Southeast Asian metallogenic provinces
Khin Zaw, Sebastien Meffre, Charles Makoundi
Structural geology and tectonics
Robert Scott, Sheree Armistead
Volcanology
Rebecca Carey, Martin Jutzeler, Ivan Belousov
You should start by reading our list above and contacting a potential supervisor in your chosen research area to discuss project and funding availability.
You can also access general information about graduate research at Graduate Research.
General enquiries can be directed to our Graduate Research Co-ordinator Rebecca Carey