School of Earth and Environment
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Research centres
- Centre for Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Systems
- Centre for Exploration Targeting
- Centre for Petroleum Geoscience and CO2 Sequestration
- Centre for Regional Development
- Geothermal Centre of Excellence
- Land Rehabilitation Research Group
- Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Initiative
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Our research covers geosciences, geographical sciences, soil science, plant nutrition in natural and agricultural ecosystems, land and water management.
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Key research areas by staff
Ore Deposits and Mineral Exploration
- Mineral Deposit Genesis: Angerer, Barley, Beresford, Fiorentini, Gonzalez-Alvarez, Hagemann, Maier, McCuaig, Miller, Sonntag, Thebaud
- Geochronology: Barley, Batt, Mudrovska
- Geochemistry / Petrology / Mineralogy: Barley, Batt, Fiorentini, Gee, Gonzalez-Alvarez, Hagemann, Rate, Thebaud
- Structural Analysis: Micklethwaite, Hagemann, Miller, McCuaig
- Basin Analysis: Barley, George,
- Mineral Exploration Methods: Beresford, Dentith, Ford, Aitken, Holden, Miller, McCuaig
- Geophysics: Dentith, Joly, Holden
- GIS, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis: Dentith, Ford, Holden, Porwal
Petroleum and Geothermal Geoscience
- Basin Analysis: Bourget, Dentith, George, Haig, Keep
- Biostatigraphy and Palaeontology: Backhouse, Haig,
- Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy: Bourget, George,
- Structural Geology: Keep,
- Geochemistry: Batt, Zwingmann
- Geophysics: Aitken, Dentith, Lumley, Shragge
- Magnetostratigraphy: Tohver
- Geothermal: Regenauer-Lieb
- CO2 Sequestration: Lumley, Shragge
- Reservoir Monitoring: Lumley, Shragge
Geophysics and Geodynamics
- Mineral Exploration Geophysics: Aitken, Dentith, Holden, Joly
- Petroleum Exploration Geophysics: Dentith, Lumley, Shragge
- Geothermal Exploration: Regenauer-Lieb
- Palaeomagnetism and Magnetostratigraphy: Tohver
- Seismology: Dentith, Lumley, Shragge
- Computational Geodynamics: Regenauer-Lieb
- CO2 Sequestration: Lumley, Shragge
Tectonics and Regional Geology
- Supercontinents and Global Palaeogeography: Tohver
- Precambrian Cratons: Barley, Gee, George, Hagemann, Keep, Tohver
- Orogenic Belts: Barley, Cawood, George, Gessner, Hagemann, Haig, Keep
- Basins: Apthorpe, Barley, Bourget, George, Haig, Keep
- Plate Margins and Oceans: Cawood, Gee, Haig, Keep, Ollier
- Geophysics: Dentith, Joly
- Structural Geology: Cawood, Keep
- Geodynamics: Gessner, Regenauer-Lieb
- Geochronology: Barley, Cawood, Tohver
Environmental Geoscience 
- Earth Surface and Sedimentary Processes: George, Haig, Lowe, Wyrwoll
- Seismicity and Palaeoseismology: Dentith, Keep, Wyrwoll
- Regolith Studies: Gilkes, Rate, Ollier
- Marine Geology: George, Haig, Keep
- Palaeoclimates and Climate Change: George, Haig, Wyrwoll
- Meteoroids and Astroblemes: Dentith, Maier, Tohver
- CO2 Sequestration: Lumley, Shragge
Physical Geography & Environmental Management
- Environmental Geomorphology: Hipsey, Fey, Lowe, Wyrwoll
- Coastal & Estuarine Processes: Hipsey, Lowe, Wyrwoll, McCulloch, Falter
- Biogeography and Landscape Ecology: Haig, Van Niel
- Climate Science: McCulloch, Wyrwoll, Hipsey, Abbott
- Environmental Management: Van Niel, Boruff, Hipsey
- Environmental Change: Haig, Hipsey, Lowe, Wyrwoll
- Disaster and Hazard Planning and Management: Boruff
- Geographic Information Systems & Remote Sensing: Boruff, Dentith, Van Niel
- Marine Ecology and Biogeochemistry: Lowe, Van Niel, Haig, Hipsey
Human Geography & Planning
- Regional Development: Tonts, V.Huddleston, P.Huddleston
- Economic & Social Geography: Maginn, V.Huddleston, P.Huddleston, Tonts, Shaw
- Development Geography: Shaw, P.Huddleston, V.Huddleston
- Urban and Regional Planning: Maginn, Foley, Caddy, Biermann
Soil Science
- Soil Chemistry: Rate, Rengel, Gilkes, Fey
- Geochemistry: Rate, Fey,
- Soil Physics: Hinz, McGrath
- Hydrology: Hinz, McGrath
- Pedology and Mineralogy: Gilkes, Fey
- Soil Biology: Abbott, Murphy, Tibbett, Banning, Gleeson, Rengel, Sivasithamparam
- Soil Nutrient Cycling: Murphy, Barton, Banning, Gleeson, Rate, Tibbett, Rengel, Hipsey
- Molecular Microbial Ecology: Sivasithamparam, Banning, Gleeson
Plant Nutrition in Natural and Agricultural Ecosystems
- Nutrient Deficiencies: Rengel, Abbott, Tibbett
- Nutrient Toxicities: Rengel, Rate, Babourina, Khabaz-Saberi
- Physiology and Genetics of Plant Nutrition: Rengel
- Ion Fluxes: Rengel,
- Trace Elements: Rengel, Rate, Gilkes
- Plant-Microbe Symbiosis: Abbott, Tibbett, Rengel, Sivasithamparam
- Salinity and Acidity: Rengel, Abbott
- Root Modelling: Rengel
- Electrophysiology: Rengel
- Plant Biochemistry: Rengel
Land Rehabilitation
- Minesite Restoration Ecology: Tibbett, Fey, George
- Restoration Recovery Criteria: Tibbett, Fey
- Soil Microbial Ecology: Abbott, Tibbett, Banning, Gleeson
- Plant-Microbe Interactions: Abbott, Tibbett, Rengel
- Groundwater: Hinz, Hipsey
- Forest Nutrient Cycling: Tibbett, Barton, Banning, Gleeson
- Biodegradation: Tibbett, Murphy
Land and Water Management
- Waterlogging: Rengel, Hinz, Khabaz-Saberi
- Greenhouse Gases: Hinz, Murphy, Barton
- Landscape Capability Assessments: Gilkes, Tibbett, Fey
- Nutrient and Waste Management: Rengel, Hinz, Fey, Hipsey
- Solute Transport and Contamination: Hinz, Rate, Fey
- Acid Sulfate Soils: Rate, Rengel, Hinz
- Soil Organic Matter: Murphy, Abbott, Rate, Tibbett, Rengel
- Sediment and Water Chemistry: Rate, Hinz, Hipsey
- Geochemistry: Rate, Fey
- Biogeochemistry: Murphy, Rate, Fey, Hipsey