Appendix 5: Funded research projects

Grants and Other income for 2006

Funding Source

Investigators

Project Title

Amount 

ARC Discover

Alard

Toward the use of metal stable isotopes in geosciences

$121,378 

ARC Discovery

Daczko

A new approach to understanding the mechanisms and deep crustal controls of continental rifting

$36,414 

ARC Discovery

Daczko, Dickinson

Spreading ridge sedimentation processes: a novel approach using Macquarie Island as a natural laboratory

$61,140 

ARC Discovery

Jackson, Mountain

Isotopic fractionation of the ore minerals (Cu, Fe, Zn): A new window on ore-forming processes

$62,424 

ARC Discovery

O’Reilly, Griffin, Gohl, Morgan, Cottin, Neumann, Xu

How has the continental lithosphere evolved?  Processes of assembly, growth, transformation and destruction

 $284,375 

ARC Discovery

Turner, Hawkesworth, Kirchner

The time scales of magmatic and erosional cycles

 $90,503 

ARC Discovery

Nielsen

Thallium isotopes: a novel geochemical tracer to map recycling in Earth’s mantle

$105,000 

ARC Discovery

Wood, Rubie, Kelley, Hervig

The behaviour of geochemical tracers during differentiation of the Earth

$150,000 

ARC Discovery

O’Neill, Wood, Irifune

Discovery of deep mantle: experimental petrology at very high pressures

$20,000 

ARC Linkage International

O’Reilly, Griffin, Cottin, Grégoire, Xu

How has the continental lithosphere evolved?  Processes of assembly, growth, transformation and destruction

$42,590 

ARC Linkage Project

O’Reilly, Griffin, WMC

Global lithosphere architecture mapping (including industry contribution)

$199,711 

ARC Federation Fellowship

Wood

Origin and evolution of Earth’s chemical reservoirs

$316,222 

ARC Federation Fellowship (MU contribution)

Wood

Origin and evolution of Earth’s chemical reservoirs

$180,000 

ARC Federation Fellowship

Turner

The time scales of geochemical cycles and Earth processes

$316,222 

ARC Federation Fellowship (MU contribution)

Turner

The time scales of geochemical cycles and Earth processes

$168,390 

VC Innovation Fellowship Research Grant

Belousova

Tomorrow’s TerraneChron®: new developments, new deliverables and new destinations

$19,500 

VC Innovation Fellowship

Belousova

Tomorrow’s TerraneChron®: new developments, new deliverables and new destinations

$66,831 

MQECRG

O’Reilly, Griffin

Trace-element analysis of diamonds

$50,000 

MQECRG (Rio Tinto)

O’Reilly, Griffin

Trace-element analysis of diamonds

$102,000 

MQECRG

Griffin, O’Reilly

Lithosphere evolution across a craton margin, southern Africa

$50,000 

MQECRG (de Beers)

Griffin, O’Reilly

Lithosphere evolution across a craton margin, southern Africa

$81,000

MQRF Research Grant

O’Neill

Episodicity in mantle convection: effects on continent formation and metallogenesis

$18,400 

MQ Research Fellowship

O’Neill

Episodicity in mantle convection: effects on continent formation and metallogenesis

$66,136 

MURF

Malkovets

Age and evolution of the upper mantle beneath the Siberian Craton and Siberian Platform

$22,695 

MU Safety Net

Turner

Mantle melting dynamics and the influence of recycled components

$19,700 

MQRIBG

Turner et al.

Installation of argon and helium gas pipelines for high-technology instruments in the Geochemical Analysis Unit

$31,911 

Dept. EPS

O’Reilly, DEPS

GAU Maintenance contribution

$30,000 

Capital equipment

Lackie

Ground penetrating radar system

$64,550 

Capital equipment

Flood

Rocklab grinding mill

$19,500 

Capital equipment

Flood

Portable computer laboratory upgrade

$23,100 

LIEF

Kennett, Heinson and O’Reilly

Instrumentation for combined seismic and electromagnetic Earth sounding

$350,000 

PGRF

Milan

The emplacement, presure-temperature-time path and structural evolution of lower crustal gneiss in Fiordland, New Zealand

$4,000 

PGRF

Nikolic

Evolution of crust-mantle systems near a young rift: NW Spitsbergen, Norway

$4,000 

APA

Murgulov

Crust-mantle evolution and metallogeny, E. Australia

$19,231 

iMURS

Caulfield

Tofua volcano- Tonga Arc, Eruption history and timescales of Magma Chamber Processes

$42,231 

iMURS

Chevet

Gabbroic rocks from the Kerguelen Island (Indian Ocean): a petrologic, geochemical and isotopic investigation of their origin

$42,231 

iMURS

Cunningham

A U-series isotope study of magma residence times, and petrogenesis of Rabaul Caldera, Papua New Gunea

$42,231 

iMURS

Kobussen

Composition, structure and evolution of the lithospheric mantle beneath Southern Africa

$42,231 

IPRS

Li

Stable metal isotope geochemistry of the Cadia and Northparkes porphyry Cu-Au deposits

$42,231 

iMURS

Locmelis

Understanding nickel deposits using platinum group element geochemistry

$7,666 

IPRS

Mwandu Batumike

The origin of kimberlites from the Kundelungu region (D.R. Congo) and the nature of the underlying lithospheric mantle

$42,231 

iMURS

Nikolic

Evolution of crust-mantle systems near a young rift: NW Spitsbergen, Norway

$42,231 

iMURS

Portner

Spreading ridge sedimentation processes: a novel approach using Macquarie Island as a natural laboratory

$42,231 

RAACE

Carroll

The mechanisms and deep-crustal controls on continental rifting

$19,165 

RAACE

Milan

The emplacement, pressure-temperature-time path and structural evolution of lower crust gneisses in Fiordland, New Zealand

$19,231 

AIG Student Bursary

Harb

Fragmentation processes, depositional mechanisms and lithification of glassy fragmental rocks, Macquarie Island

$1,500 

Funded Research Projects for 2007

Funding Source

Investigators

Project Title

Amount 

ARC Discovery

Alard

Toward the use of metal stable isotopes in geosciences

continuing 

ARC Discovery

Daczko, Dickinson

Spreading ridge sedimentation processes: a novel approach using Macquarie Island as a natural laboratory

$70,000 

ARC Discovery

Jackson, Mountain

Isotopic fractionation of the ore minerals (Cu, Fe, Zn): A new window on ore-forming processes

$60,000 

ARC Discovery

O’Reilly, Griffin,Pearson, Alard, et al.

Earth’s internal system: deep processes and crustal consequences

$230,000 

 ARC Discovery

Turner

Mantle melting dynamics and the influence of recycled component

$90,000 

ARC Discovery

Wood

The behaviour of geochemical tracers during differentiation of the Earth

$100,000 

ARC Discovery

O’Neill, Wood, Irifune

Discovering the deep mantle: experimental petrology at very high pressures

$10,000 

ARC Linkage Project

O’Reilly, Griffin

Global lithosphere architecture mapping (Extra Industry Contribution)

$30,000 

ARC Linkage Project

O’Reilly, Griffin, O’Neill

Global Lithospheric Architecture Mapping II (Including Industry Contribution)

$77,000 

ARC Linkage Project

O’Reilly, Griffin, Pearson

Trace-element analysis of diamonds: new applications to diamond fingerprinting and genesis (Including Industry Contribution)

$128,823 

ARC Federation Fellowship

Wood

Origin and evolution of Earth’s chemical reservoirs

$316,222 

ARC Federation Fellowship (uni contribution)

Wood

Origin and evolution of Earth’s chemical reservoirs (Mu contribution)

$180,000 

ARC Federation Fellowship

Turner

The time scales of geochemical cycles and Earth processes

$316,222 

ARC Federation Fellowship  (Uni Contribution)

Turner

The time scales of geochemical cycles and Earth processes

$168,390 

DEST RIBG

O’Reilly

GEMOC-Geochemical Analyst

$60,000 

Aust. Antarctic Division

Daczko, Mosher

The environmental and tectonic implications of volcaniclastic deposits on Macquarie Island

$70,000
(in kind)

MQVC Innovation Fellowship Research Grant

Belousova

Tomorrow’s TerraneChron®: new developments, new deliverables and new destinations

$19,684 

MQVC Innovation Fellowship

Belousova

Tomorrow’s TerraneChron®: new developments, new deliverables and new destinations

$66,831 

Safety Net

Belousova

The growth of the continental crust: a global approach

$19,350 

Department of EPS

O’Reilly, DEPS

GAU Maintenance Contribution

$30,000 

MQRF Research Grant

O’Neill

Episodicity in mantle convection: effects on continent formation and metallogenesis

$13,400 

MQ Research Fellowship

O’Neill

Episodicity in mantle convection: effects on continent formation and metallogenesis

$66,136 

DVC (Research) Discretionary Fund

Turner

Support for Fellow in Feodor Lynen Project (Christoph Beier)

$20,000 

Capital equipment

Lackie

Time-Domain EM system

$52,495 

LIEF

Honda et al.

A New Generation Noble Gas Mass Spectrometer Facility for Advanced Research in the Earth, Planetary and Environmental Sciences

$700,000 

RAACE

Bailey

An ice and crust mass balance study of the Law Dome ice cap, East Antarctica, using geophysical techniques

$14,436 

iMURS

Caulfield

Tofua Volcano, Tonga Arc, Eruption History and timescales of Magma Chamber Processes

$43,116 

iMURS

Chevet

Gabbroic rocks from the Kerguelen Island (Indian Ocean): a petrologic, geochemical and isotopic investigation of their origin

$43,116 

iMURS

Cunningham

A U-series isotope study of magma residence times, degassing and petrogenesis of Rabaul Caldera, Papua New Guinea

$43,116 

iMURS

Donnelly

Mantle Xenoliths, Kimberlites and Related Rocks of the Kuruman Kimberlite Province, Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa

$43,116 

iMURS

Gréau

Elemental and isotopic fractionation of siderophile and chalcophile elements: A new perspective on eclogite origin

$43,116 

iMURS

Kobussen

Composition, structure and evolution of the lithospheric mantle beneath Southern Africa

$43,116 

IPRS

Li

Stable metal isotope geochemistry of the Cadia and Northparkes porphyry Cu-Au deposits

$43,116 

iMURS

Locmelis

Understanding nickel deposits using platinum group element geochemistry

$43,116 

IPRS

Mwandu Batumike

The origin of kimberlites from the Kundelungu region (D.R. Congo) and the nature of the underlying lithospheric mantle

$43,116 

iMURS

Nikolic

Evolution of crust-mantle systems near a young rift:  NW Spitsbergen, Norway

$13,684 

iMURS

Portner

Spreading ridge sedimentation processes: a novel approach using Macquarie Island as a natural laboratory

$43,116 

RAACE

Carroll

The mechanisms and deep-crustal controls on continental rifting

$19,616 

RAACE

Milan

The emplacement, presure-temperature-time path and structural evolution of lower crustal gneiss in Fiordland, New Zealand

$11,880 

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