School of Earth and Environment

Ore Deposits and Mineral Exploration

• Mineral Deposit Genesis: Angerer, Barley, Beresford, Fiorentini, Gessner, Gonzalez-Alvarez, Hagemann, Maier, McCuaig, Miller, Sonntag, Thebaud
• Geochronology: Barley, Batt, Mudrovska
• Geochemistry / Petrology / Mineralogy: Barley, Batt, Fiorentini, Gee, Gonzalez-Alvarez, Hagemann, Maier, Rate, Thebaud
• Structural Analysis: Fusseis, Gessner, Hagemann, Miller, McCuaig
• Basin Analysis: Barley, George, Witt
• Mineral Exploration Methods: Beresford, Dentith, Ford, Gessner, Holden, Miller, McCuaig
• Geophysics: Dentith, Joly, Holden
• GIS, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis: Dentith, Ford, Holden, Porwal

Petroleum and Geothermal Geoscience

• Basin Analysis: Dentith, George, Haig, Keep
• Biostatigraphy and Palaeontology: Apthorpe, Backhouse, Balme, Chen, Haig, Milne, Revets, Trinajstic
• Sedimentology: George, Haig
• Geochemistry: Greenwood, Zwingmann
• Geophysics: Dentith, Lumley, Shragge
• Magnetostratigraphy: Cawood, Yan
• Geothermal: Fusseis, Regenauer-Lieb
• CO2 Sequestration: Lumley, Shragge
• Reservoir Monitoring: Lumley, Shragge

Geophysics and Geodynamics

• Mineral Exploration Geophysics: Dentith, Holden, Joly
• Petroleum Exploration Geophysics: Dentith, Lumley, Shragge
• Geothermal Exploration: Fusseis, Gessner, Regenauer-Lieb
• Palaeomagnetism and Magnetostratigraphy: Cawood, Yan, Tohver
• Seismology: Dentith, Revets, Lumley, Shragge
• Computational Geodynamics: Fusseis, Regenauer-Lieb
• CO2 Sequestration: Lumley, Shragge

Tectonics and Regional Geology

• Supercontinents and Global Palaeogeography: Cawood, Tohver
• Precambrian Cratons: Barley, Cawood, Gee, George, Hagemann, Keep, Tohver
• Orogenic Belts: Barley, Cawood, George, Gessner, Hagemann, Haig, Keep
• Basins: Apthorpe, Barley, Cawood, George, Haig, Keep
• Plate Margins and Oceans: Cawood, Gee, Haig, Keep, Ollier
• Geophysics: Dentith, Joly, Revets
• Structural Geology: Cawood, Fusseis, Keep
• Geodynamics:  Fusseis, Gessner, Regenauer-Lieb
• Geochronology: Barley, Cawood, Tohver

Environmental Geoscience and Geohazards

• Earth Surface and Sedimentary Processes: George, Haig, Lowe, Wyrwoll
• Seismicity and Palaeoseismology: Dentith, Keep, Wyrwoll
• Regolith Studies: Gilkes, Rate, Ollier
• Palaeoclimates and Climate Change: George, Haig, Wyrwoll
• Meteoroids and Astroblemes: Dentith, Maier, Tohver
• CO2 Sequestration: Lumley, Shragge 

Physical Geography

• Environmental Geomorphology: Lowe, Wyrwoll
• Biogeography and Landscape Ecology: Haig, Van Niel
• Climatology: Wyrwoll
• Palaeontology: Haig
• Environmental Change: Haig, Lowe, Wyrwoll

Environmental Change, Sustainability and Conservation

• Disaster and Hazard Planning and Management: Boruff
• Environmental Planning and Policy: Clifton, Davies, Fry, Tonts
• Environmental Management: Boruff, Clifton, Fry
• Geographic Information Systems & Remote Sensing: Boruff, Dentith, Van Niel
• Coastal Planning and Management:  Boruff, Clifton, Davies, Tonts

Marine Science and Coastal Management

• Coastal Dynamics and Oceanography:  Boruff, Lowe, Wyrwoll
• Marine Geology:  George, Haig, Keep
• Marine Ecology and Biogeochemistry:  Lowe, Van Niel, Haig, Hipsey
• Coastal Planning and Management:  Boruff, Clifton, Davies, Tonts
• Marine Pollution: Clifton

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Human Geography

• Asia Pacific Geography: Clifton, Shaw
• Town Planning: Maginn, Shaw, Van Niel, Tonts
• Urban Geography: Maginn, Shaw, Van Niel
• Rural Geography: Davies, Fry, Tonts
• Development Geography: Clifton, Davies, Fry, Maginn, Shaw, Tonts
• Urban and Regional Planning: Davies, Fry, Maginn, Shaw, Tonts
• Economic Geography and Demography: Davies, Tonts
• Race and ethnic issues: Shaw, Maginn

Planning and Regional Development

• Regional Economic and Social Development: Clifton, Fry, Shaw, Tonts
• Regional Policy and Planning: Davies, Fry, Maginn, Tonts
• Town Planning: Maginn, Shaw, Tonts
• Urban and Regional Planning: Davies, Fry, Maginn, Shaw, Tonts
• Social and Community Planning: Maginn
• Urban / Housing Policy: Maginn

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Soil Science

• Soil Chemistry: Rate, Rengel, Gilkes, Fey
• Geochemistry: Rate, Fey, Simeoni
• Soil Physics: Hinz, McGrath
• Hydrology: Hinz, McGrath
• Pedology and Mineralogy: Gilkes, Fey
• Soil Biology: Abbott, Murphy, Tibbett, Banning, Gleeson, Rengel, Siva
• Soil Nutrient Cycling: Murphy, Barton, Banning, Gleeson, Rate, Tibbett, Rengel, Hipsey
• Molecular Microbial Ecology: Siva, Banning, Gleeson

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Plant Nutrition in Natural and Agricultural Ecosystems

• Nutrient Deficiencies: Rengel, Abbott, Tibbett
• Nutrient Toxicities: Rengel, Rate, Babourina, Saberi
• Physiology and Genetics of Plant Nutrition: Rengel
• Ion Fluxes: Rengel, Babourina
• Trace Elements: Rengel, Rate, Gilkes
• Plant-Microbe Symbiosis: Abbott, Tibbett, Rengel, Siva
• Salinity and Acidity: Rengel, Abbott, Senaratna
• Root Modelling: Rengel
• Electrophysiology: Babourina, Rengel
• Plant Biochemistry: Senaratna, Rengel

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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
• Sustainability: Abbott, Murphy, Rengel, Tibbett
• Groundwater: Hinz, Simeoni, Hipsey
• Forest Nutrient Cycling: Tibbett, Barton, Banning, Gleeson
• Biodegradation: Tibbett, Murphy

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Land and Water Management

• Climate Change: Hinz, Abbott, Fey, Hipsey
• 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
• Waterlogging: Rengel, Hinz, Saberi

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