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

Michael Roach

Data analytics

Matthew Cracknell, Sheree Armistead

Environmental geochemistry

Owen Missen, Sebastien Meffre, David Cooke

Exploration geochemistry and hyperspectral analysis

David Cooke, Michael BakerRobert 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 CookeLejun Zhang, Jeff Steadman, Michael Baker, Ivan Belousov

Igneous petrology and geochemistry

Sebastien Meffre, Michael Baker,  Jeffrey Oalmann, Yamila Cajal, Ivan Belousov

Metamorphic petrology

Jeffrey Oalmann

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
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

rocks in intertidal zone

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