GEMOC ARC National Key CentreContact details and Glossary
gemoc@mq.edu.au
GEMOC
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Macquarie University NSW 2109
AUSTRALIA
Nikki Bohan and Carol McMahon
Administrator
Phone: 61 2 9850 8953
Fax: 61 2 9850 8943 or 6904
Email: nbohan@els.mq.edu.au
Professor Suzanne Y. O’Reilly
Director
Phone: 61 2 9850 8362
Fax: 61 2 9850 8943
Email: sue.oreilly@mq.edu.au
Professor W.L. Griffin
Program Leader
Phone: 61 2 9850 8954
Fax: 61 2 9850 8943
Email: bill.griffin@mq.edu.au
Dr Norman Pearson
Manager, Geochemical Analysis Unit
Phone: 61 2 9850 8361
Fax: 61 2 9850 8943 or 6904
Email: npearson@els.mq.edu.au
GLOSSARY
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ACILP |
Australia China Institutional Links Program |
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AGU |
American Geophysical Union |
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AMIRA |
Australian Mineral Industry Research Association |
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ANU |
Australian National University |
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APA (I) |
Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) |
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APD |
Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship |
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ARC (DP) |
Australian Research Council (Discovery Project) |
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ARC LIEF |
Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities |
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BSE |
Backscattered Electrons |
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CNRS |
French National Research Foundation |
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CORES |
Concentrations of Research Excellence |
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CRC |
Co-operative Research Centre |
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CSIRO (EM) |
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (Exploration and Mining) |
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DEST (SII) |
Department of Education, Science and Training (from 2002) (Strategic Infrastructure Initiative) |
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DIATREEM |
Consulting company within AccessMQ |
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EMP |
Electron Microprobe |
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(D)EPS |
(Department of) Earth and Planetary Sciences |
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EURODOC |
The council for postgraduate students and junior researchers in Europe |
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FIM |
Facility for Integrated Microanalysis |
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GA |
Geoscience Australia (formerly AGSO) |
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GAU |
Geochemical Analysis Unit (DEPS, Macquarie University) |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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GLITTER |
GEMOC Laser ICPMS Total Trace Element Reduction software |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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HIAF |
Heavy Ion Analytical Facility |
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ICESAT |
Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite |
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ICPMS |
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer |
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iMURS |
International Macquarie University Research Scheme |
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IPRS |
International Postgraduate Research Scholarship |
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JCU |
James Cook University |
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LAM-ICPMS |
Laser Ablation Microprobe - Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer |
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LIEF |
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities |
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MC-ICPMS |
Multi-Collector ICPMS |
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MOUs |
Memoranda of Understanding |
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MQECRG |
Macquarie University External Collaborative Research Grants (formerly MUECRG) |
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MQRF |
Macquarie University Research Fellowship (formerly MURF) |
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MQVC |
Macquarie University Vice Chancellor |
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MRL |
Macquarie Research Limited |
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MUIPRA |
Macquarie University International Postgraduate Research Award |
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MURAACE |
Macquarie University Research Award for Areas and Centres of Excellence |
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PGE |
Platinum Group Element |
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PIRSA |
Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia |
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RAACE |
Research Areas and Centres of Excellence Postgraduate Scholarships |
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RIBG |
Research Infrastructure Block Grant |
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RSES |
Research School of Earth Sciences at ANU |
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SEM |
Scanning Electron Microscope |
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TPBL |
Tailored Problem-Based Learning |
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UN’cstle |
University of Newcastle |
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UNE |
University of New England |
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USYD |
University of Sydney |
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UWA |
University of Western Australia |
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UW’gong |
University of Wollongong |
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UWS |
University of Western Sydney |
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XRF |
X-Ray Fluorescence |