Seminars

Fast ablation approach for detrital zircon geochronology

May 2023: How can ‘fast’ laser ablation help you with detrital geochronology? This talk is an extended version of a May 2023 presentation by Chris Kirkland to MinEX cooperative research centre..


Geochronology on the grain to galactic scale

May 2023: How isotopes tell the deep time history of our planet, its resources and (perhaps) even our place in the cosmos. Invited talk given by Chris Kirkland as part of Geohug: https://geohug.rocks/.


Geochronology for the minerals industry

February 2023: At 0:04:45: an overview of geochronological techniques applied to mineral systems, with a Queensland case study that has solved an industry problem. Invited talk given by Hugo Olierook as part of a workshop on Geochronology in mineral discovery at the Geological Survey of Queensland/University of Queensland webinar series.


Pb isotopes unravel Archean continental crust

January 2023: The application of Pb isotopes to Archean continental crust across various scales. Final PhD presentation given by Andreas Zametzer as part of a Higher Degree by Research seminar series.


October 2022: How do earthquakes happen along subduction zones? Talk given by Michael Hartnady at the Timescales of Mineral Systems Group monthly talks.

Subduction earthquakes and fault processes


The age of Phanerozoic large igneous provinces

September 2022: A critical evaluation of geochronological constraints of massive supervolcanoes since the Cambrian explosion, and what role these igneous provinces had on life and climate. Talk given by Hugo Olierook at the Timescales of Mineral Systems Group monthly talks.


The rise and fall of dome

September 2022: An introduction to new isotopic techniques developed at Curtin, and applied to case studies that have improved our understanding of geological processes. Invited talk given by Tony Clarke at the Geological Survey of Western Australia monthly talks.


Geochronology for the minerals industry

September 2022: An overview of geochronological techniques applied to mineral systems, with three case studies that have solved industry problems. Keynote talk given by Hugo Olierook at the Mineral Exploration Group of Western Australia (MEGWA) monthly meeting.


In situ Rb-Sr on fabrics

September 2022: Part of a series on understanding how isotopes are used in geology. Talk given by Hugo Olierook during the Dates, Rates and Traits day at The Institute of Geoscience Research (TIGeR) festival of short courses.


Sm-Nd and Lu-Hf systematics – insights from metamorphic garnet

September 2022: Part of a series on understanding how isotopes are used in geology. Talk given by Bruno Vieira Ribeiro during the Dates, Rates and Traits day at The Institute of Geoscience Research (TIGeR) festival of short courses.


Isotopes as provenance indicators

September 2022: Part of a series on understanding how isotopes are used in geology. Talk given by Milo Barham during the Dates, Rates and Traits day at The Institute of Geoscience Research (TIGeR) festival of short courses.


Pb isotopes – the reinvention of an old tool

September 2022: Part of a series on understanding how isotopes are used in geology. Talk given by Janne Liebmann during the Dates, Rates and Traits day at The Institute of Geoscience Research (TIGeR) festival of short courses.


O isotopes in zircon

September 2022: Part of a series on understanding how isotopes are used in geology. Talk given by Chris Kirkland during the Dates, Rates and Traits day at The Institute of Geoscience Research (TIGeR) festival of short courses.


Using Hf and Nd isotopes as tracers of crustal evolution

September 2022: Part of a series on understanding how isotopes are used in geology. Talk given by Michael Hartnady during the Dates, Rates and Traits day at The Institute of Geoscience Research (TIGeR) festival of short courses.


Radiogenic isotopes – not just for dating

September 2022: Part of a series on understanding how isotopes are used in geology. Talk given by Michael Hartnady during the Dates, Rates and Traits day at The Institute of Geoscience Research (TIGeR) festival of short courses.


Modern, high-tech dating techniques and new applications

September 2022: Part of a series on understanding how isotopes are used in geology. Talk given by Chris Kirkland during the Dates, Rates and Traits day at The Institute of Geoscience Research (TIGeR) festival of short courses.


The rise of continents and atmospheric oxygen

August 2022: The fundamental changes that Earth experienced at the Archean to Proterozoic transition – when and how did we get oxygen on Earth, and what do continents have to do with it. Talk given by Janne Liebmann at the Timescales of Mineral Systems Group monthly talks.


Isotopic tools to track geological processes through the entire rock cycle

February 2022: An introduction to new isotopic techniques developed at Curtin, and applied to case studies that have improved our understanding of geological processes. Invited talk given by Chris Kirkland at the Geological Survey of Western Australia monthly talks.


How a day at the beach can reveal our planet’s past

August 2020: Keynote talk given by Chris Kirkland and Milo Barham at the Great Southern Great Science Symposium.