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Emeritus Professor Simon Wilde

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Position
John Curtin Distinguished Emeritus Professor
School
School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
Faculty
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Portfolio
Office of the Provost
Campus
Curtin Perth
Building
Geology
Room
Room 311
Fax
08 9266 3153
Telephone
08 9266 3580
Email
S.Wilde@curtin.edu.au

Post nominals

BSc(Hons), PhD(Exon)

Brief Summary

Simon joined Curtin, or the Western Australian Institute of Technology as it was then known, in 1981. He was awarded both his bachelors and doctoral degrees from the University of Exeter, and his PhD was entitled 'The Glen Lednock Complex, Comrie, Perthshire'. Simon moved from the UK to Perth to take up a position with the Geological Survey of Western Australia in 1972. He was Head of Applied Geology from 1991 to 1996, and inaugural Director of The Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR) from its establishment in 2006 until 2015. His research is focussed on the early Earth, the evolution of continental crust, and the geology of China.

Overview

Simon's research strengths are in the application of fieldwork, petrology, geochemistry and geochronology to the study of continental crustal evolution. All projects are international in scope, with current research being concentrated in Brazil, China, Egypt, Thailand, Vietnam and Western Australia. An overarching theme to this research is the desire to understand the range of processes that contribute to crustal growth. Most of the work over the past decade has involved the application of U-Pb SHRIMP (zircon, baddeleyite and perovskite) and Ar-Ar (hornblende, biotite and muscovite) geochronology to key lithologies in the Yilgarn and North China cratons. The necessity to interpret complex zircon structures at the single crystal level has led to collaborative investigations on oxygen isotope distribution with Prof John Valley and his group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (using the Cameca 1270 and 1280 ion microprobes) and on hafnium isotope systematics with Prof Fuyuan Wu at the Chinese Academy of Sciences-Beijing (using LA-MC-ICP-MS).

Memberships, Awards and Training

Simon is a Thomson-Reuters Highly-Cited Researcher. He is a member of the Geochemical Society and on the Editorial Boards of several international journals.

Teaching

Simon is now a Research-only Professor, but does mentor PhD students.

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2025

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

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2013

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2012

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2011

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2010

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  • Muhling, J. R., B. Rasmussen, I. R. Fletcher, and S. A. Wilde. 2010. "What controls the composition of low-temperature monazite?." In Conference on Goldschmidt 2010 - Earth, Energy, and the Environment, Jun 13, 2010, Knoxville, TN: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.

2009

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  • Yang, J. H., F. Y. Wu, W. L. Griffin, S. O'Reilly, and S. A. Wilde. 2009. "Mesozoic decratonization of the North China Block: Evidence from Hf-Os isotopes." In 19th Annual VM Goldschmidt Conference, Jun 21, 2009, Davos, SWITZERLAND: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.

2008

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  • Zhang, X., H. Zhang, Y. Tang, and S. Wilde. 2008. "Permian bimodal volcanic rocks from Central Inner Mongolia, North China: Geochemistry, Petrogenesis and tectonic Implication." In 18th Annual V M Goldschmidt Conference, Vancouver, CANADA: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.
  • Ushikubo, T., N. T. Kita, A. J. Cavosie, S. A. Wilde, R. L. Rudnick, and J. W. Valley. 2008. "Lithium in Jack Hills Zircon: Evidence for extreme weathering of Earth's crust at 4300 Ma." In 18th Annual V M Goldschmidt Conference , Vancouver, CANADA: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
  • Zhou, X. H., J. F. Ying, L. C. Zhang, S. A. Wilde, J. Badamgarav, and O. Tomurtogoo. 2008. "Late Mesozoic volcanism across E. Mongolia and Great Xing'an Range, NE China: Geochemical constraint on the post-collisional extension." In 18th Annual V M Goldschmidt Conference, Vancouver, CANADA: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.
  • Wilde, S. A., J. H. Yang, and F. Y. Wu. 2008. "Crust-mantle interaction below NE China: Evidence from magma mixing." In 18th Annual V M Goldschmidt Conference, Vancouver, CANADA: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.

2007

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  • Menneken, M., A. A. Nemchin, T. Geisler, R. T. Pidgeon, and S. A. Wilde. 2007. "Oldest terrestrial diamonds in zircon from Jack Hills, Western Australia." In 17th Annual V M Goldschmidt Conference , Cologne, GERMANY: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
  • Wilde, S. A., D. Y. Liu, Y. S. Wan, and J. S. Wu. 2007. "Revisiting the oldest rocks in China." In 17th Annual V M Goldschmidt Conference , Cologne, GERMANY: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

2006

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2005

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  • Zhao, G. C., S. A. Wilde, M. Sun, S. Z. Li, and J. Zhang. 2005. "SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology of the Hengshan-Wutai-Fuping mountain belt, North China Craton." In 15th Annual V M Goldschmidt Conference, Moscow, ID: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.
  • Cavosie, A. J., S. A. Wilde, and J. W. Valley. 2005. "A lower age limit for the Archean based on delta O-18 of detrital zircons." In 15th Annual V M Goldschmidt Conference , Moscow, ID: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

2004

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2003

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  • Cavosie, A. J., S. A. Wilde, D. Liu, and J. W. Valley. 2003. "Earliest Archean magmatic events: Insights from detrital zircon studies." In 13th Annual VM Goldschmidt Conference , September 7, 2003, KURASHIKI, JAPAN: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

2002

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  • Wu, F. Y., D. Y. Sun, H. M. Li, B. M. Jahn, and S. Wilde. 2002. "A-type granites in northeastern China: age and geochemical constraints on their petrogenesis." Chemical Geology 187 (1-2): 143-173.
  • Zhao, G. C., P. A. Cawood, S. A. Wilde, and M. Sun. 2002. "Review of global 2.1-1.8 Ga orogens: implications for a pre-Rodinia supercontinent." Earth Science Reviews 59 (1-4): 125-162.
  • Wilde, S. A., G. C. Zhao, and M. Sun. 2002. "Development of the North China craton during the late Archaean and its final amalgamation at 1.8 Ga: some speculations on its position within a global Palaeoproterozoic supercontinent." Gondwana Research 5 (1): 85-94.
  • Valley, J. W., W. H. Peck, E. M. King, and S. A. Wilde. 2002. "A cool early Earth." Geology 30 (4): 351-354.
  • Zhao, G. C., S. A. Wilde, P. A. Cawood, and M. Sun. 2002. "SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages of the Fuping Complex: implications for Late Archean to Paleoproterozoic accretion and assembly of the North China Craton." American Journal of Science 302: 191-226.
  • Guan, H., M. Sun, S. A. Wilde, X. H. Zhou, and M. G. Zhai. 2002. "SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology of the Fuping Complex: implications for formation and assembly of the North China Craton." Precambrian Research 113 (1-2): 1-18.
  • Wilde, S. A., and K. Youssef. 2002. "A re-evaluation of the origin and setting of the Late Precambrian Hammamat Group based on SHRIMP U-Pb dating of detrital zircons from Gebel Umm Tawat, North Eastern Desert, Egypt." Journal of the Geological Society 159 (5): 595-604.
  • Fan, H. R., F. K. Chen, K. Y. Wang, Y. H. Xie, S. Wilde, and M. Satir. 2002. "Zircon U-Pb age of a carbonatite dyke from Bayan Obo REE-Fe-Nb deposit, Inner Mongolia and its geological significance." Acta Petrologica Sinica 18 (3): 363-368.
  • Fan, H. R., F. K. Chen, K. Y. Wang, Y. H. Xie, S. Wilde, and M. Stair. 2002. "Zircon U-Pb age of a carbonatite dyke from Bayan Obo REE-Fe-Nb deposit, Inner Mongolia and its geological significance." Acta Petrologica Sinica 18 (3): 363-368.
  • Zhao, G. C., M. Sun, and S. A. Wilde. 2002. "Did South America and West Africa Marry and Divorce or Was it a Long-lasting Relationship?." Gondwana Research 5 (3): 591-596.
  • Zhao, G., M. Sun, and S. Wilde.. "Columbia." Chinese Science Bulletin 47 (18). Inpress.
  • Zhao, G. C., M. Sun, and S. A. Wilde. 2002. "Reconstruction of a pre-Rodinia supercontinent: New advances and perspectives." Chinese Science Bulletin 47 (19): 1585-1588.
  • Wang, K., and S. Wilde.. "Precise SHRIMP U-Pb ages of Dawaliang granite in Wutaishan area, Shanxi Province." Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 21 (4). Inpress.

Conference Articles (Research)

  • Wilde, S. 2002. "Granitoid Evolution in the Jiamusi Massif, NE China: implications for continental correlation." In IGCP-420 Continental Growth in the Phanerozoic: evidence from Central Asia, Aug 1, 2002, Changchun, China: Jilin University Press.
  • Wilde, S., X. Zhang, and X. Zhou. 2002. "Age and tectonic setting of gold deposits in the Jiaodaong Peninsula of the North China Craton." In Golden City International Symposium on Gold Geology and Exploration in Zhaoyuan, Apr 1, 2002, Zhaoyuan, China: Golden City.

2001

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1998

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1996

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1995

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1994

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1993

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1990

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1988

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1986

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1985

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1983

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1981

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  • Gee, R. D., J. L. Baxter, S. A. Wilde, and I. R. Williams. 1981. "Crustal development in the Archaean Yilgarn block, western Australia." Special Publication, Geological Society of Australia 7: 43-56.

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