Appendix 5: Funded research projects
Grants and Other income 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 (Administered by ANU) |
Discovering the deep mantle: experimental petrology at very high pressures |
$10,000 |
ARC Linkage Project with BHP |
O’Reilly, Griffin |
Global lithosphere architecture mapping (Industry contribution) |
$30,000 |
ARC Linkage Project with BHP |
O’Reilly, Griffin, O’Neill |
Global Lithospheric Architecture Mapping II (including Industry contribution) |
$77,000 |
ARC Linkage Project with Rio Tinto |
O’Reilly, Griffin, Pearson |
Trace-element analysis of diamonds: new applications to diamond fingerprinting and genesis (including Industry contribution) |
$157,823 |
ARC Federation Fellowship |
Wood |
Origin and evolution of Earth’s chemical reservoirs |
$322,625 |
ARC Federation Fellowship (MQ 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 |
$22,129 |
ARC Federation Fellowship (MQ Contribution) |
Turner |
The time scales of geochemical cycles and Earth processes |
$92,243 |
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 |
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 |
$74,151 |
MUECRG Scheme with BHPB |
Belousova et al. |
How have the continents grown? Investigation of three key areas |
$50,000 |
MUECRG Scheme with BHPB |
Belousova et al. |
How have the continents grown? Investigation of three key areas |
$50,000 |
Safety Net |
Belousova |
The growth of the continental crust: a global approach |
$19,350 |
Department of EPS |
O’Reilly |
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 |
$78,180 |
DVC (Research) Discretionary Fund |
Beier |
Support for Fellow in Feodor Lynen Project (Christoph Beier) |
$20,000 |
Capital equipment |
Lackie |
Time-Domain EM system |
$52,495 |
ARC LIEF |
O’Reilly CI (Honda et al., administered by ANU) |
A new generation noble gas mass spectrometer facility for advanced research in the Earth, Planetary and Environmental Sciences |
$700,000 |
ARC LIEF (MQ contribution) | O’Reilly CI (Honda et al., administered by ANU) | A new generation noble gas mass spectrometer facility for advanced research in the Earth, Planetary and Environmental Sciences |
$35,000
|
Santos Ltd | Rushmer | Petrological and thermal characteristics |
$12,950
|
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 |
iMQRES |
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 |
Funded Research Projects for 2008
Funding Source |
Investigators |
Project Title |
Amount |
ARC Discovery |
Daczko, Dickinson |
Spreading ridge sedimentation processes: a novel approach using Macquarie Island as a natural laboratory |
$65,000 |
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 (Administered by ANU) |
Discovering the deep mantle: experimental petrology at very high pressures |
$10,000 |
ARC Discovery | O'Neill | The role of supercontinents in Earth’s dynamic evolution (DP0880801) |
$114,955
|
ARC Linkage Project with BHP |
O’Reilly, Griffin, O’Neill |
Global Lithospheric Architecture Mapping II (including Industry contribution) |
$149,500 |
ARC Linkage Project with Rio Tinto |
O’Reilly, Griffin, Pearson |
Trace-element analysis of diamonds: new applications to diamond fingerprinting and genesis (including Industry contribution) |
$153,426 |
ARC Federation Fellowship |
Wood |
Origin and evolution of Earth’s chemical reservoirs |
$329,078 |
ARC Federation Fellowship (MQ contribution) |
Wood |
Origin and evolution of Earth’s chemical reservoirs |
$180,000 |
Department of EPS |
O’Reilly |
GAU Maintenance Contribution |
$30,000 |
MQRF Research Grant |
O’Neill |
Episodicity in mantle convection: effects on continent formation and metallogenesis |
$13,000 |
MQ Research Fellowship |
O’Neill |
Episodicity in mantle convection: effects on continent formation and metallogenesis |
$78,181 |
DVC (Research) Discretionary Fund |
Beier |
Support for Fellow in Feodor Lynen Project (Christoph Beier) |
$20,000 |
MQRF Research Grant | Dosseto | Impact of European settlement on soil loss in the Murray-Darling Basin: a novel quantitative geochemical approach |
$14,340
|
MQRF Research Fellowship | Dosseto | Impact of European settlement on soil loss in the Murray-Darling Basin: a novel quantitative geochemical approach |
$78,181
|
MQNS |
Rushmer |
Formation of the Earth’s first silicic crust |
$19,420 |
RIBG | GEMOC | Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Microscope |
$80,000
|
ARC LIEF |
O’Reilly CI (ANU Lead Institution) |
IODP |
$6,000,000 |
ARC LIEF (MQ contribution) | O’Reilly CI (ANU Lead Institution) | IODP |
$40,000
|
RAACE |
Carroll |
The mechanisms and deep-crustal controls on continental rifting |
$20,007 |
iMURS |
Caulfield |
Tofua Volcano, Tonga Arc, eruption history and timescales of magma chamber processes |
$45,007 |
iMURS |
Chevet |
Gabbroic rocks from the Kerguelen Island (Indian Ocean): a petrologic, geochemical and isotopic investigation of their origin |
$45,007 |
iMURS |
Cunningham |
A U-series isotope study of magma residence times, degassing and petrogenesis of Rabaul Caldera, Papua New Guinea |
$45,007 |
iMQRES |
Donnelly |
Mantle xenoliths, kimberlites and related rocks of the Kuruman Kimberlite Province, Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa |
$45,007 |
iMURS |
Gréau |
Elemental and isotopic fractionation of siderophile and chalcophile elements: A new perspective on eclogite origin |
$45,007 |
iMURS/IPRS |
Kobussen |
Composition, structure and evolution of the lithospheric mantle beneath Southern Africa |
$45,007 |
iMURS |
Li |
Stable metal isotope geochemistry of the Cadia and Northparkes porphyry Cu-Au deposits |
$45,007 |
iMURS |
Locmelis |
Understanding nickel deposits using platinum group element geochemistry |
$45,007 |
iMURS/IPRS |
Mwandu Batumike |
The origin of kimberlites from the Kundelungu region (D.R. Congo) and the nature of the underlying lithospheric mantle |
$45,007 |
iMURS |
Nikolic |
Evolution of crust-mantle systems near a young rift: NW Spitsbergen, Norway |
$12,500 |
iMQRES |
Portner |
Spreading ridge sedimentation processes: a novel approach using Macquarie Island as a natural laboratory |
$45,007 |
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