EarthDrone is a national drone infrastructure project that enables the remote deployment of lightweight fluxgate magnetometers for geomagnetic depth sounding (GDS). Designed for mineral exploration in remote or culturally sensitive areas, it offers a scalable, low-cost solution for mapping subsurface structures using drone swarms and long-period magnetic sensing.
Read MoreThe Mapping Australia’s Crust In Four Dimensions (MAC4D) project aimed to enhance ANU's SHRIMP-II age-mass spectrometer's capabilities, enabling the measurement of multiple isotopes crucial for mapping Australia's crust in four dimensions. This initiative helped facilitate the creation of integrated isotope-age maps, aiding in the discovery of new critical minerals.
Read MoreThe ‘EarthBank in the Classroom’ project will help fill an important gap when it comes to exposing young people to the many exciting aspects of geoscience, a discipline that is vital to the sustainable development of our planet.
Read MoreThe GLACI Infrastructure facility will provide deployed/telemetered and portable instruments to investigate glaciers and adjacent areas, including ice sheets, ice streams, and ice shelves.
Read MoreThis project, supported by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), aims to future-proof Australia’s valuable geophysical datasets by transforming them into formats compatible with high-performance computing (HPC).
Read MoreThis project aims to update outdated software across Ar-Ar laboratories in Australia to a unified open-source platform, enabling long-term accessibility, adaptability, and international compatibility.
Read MoreThis pilot will help build an open-access, online digital microscope and a microchemical analysis platform to study and analyse significant rock specimens in minute detail.
Read MoreNovel Hyperspectral Mineral Mapping aims to upgrade the pre-existing SPEC-E Lab at ANU to facilitate the deployment of novel techniques which aim to produce unique mineral collections and subsequent spectral databases for researchers and industry.
Read MoreSWAIS2C is a project under the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) that aims to acquire samples and data under the Ross Ice Shelf that are crucial for forecasting rising sea levels and monitoring associated impacts on coastal regions worldwide.
Read MoreDevelopment of new dating methods will help push the boundaries of geochronology. Through the installation of a new laser system at Adelaide Microscopy, earth scientists can enhance their analyses of geological materials at an unprecedented rate, providing new temporal frameworks to resource exploration.
Read MoreThe ‘Magnetometers-in-Schools’ project aims to develop a pilot outreach program for schools by deploying magnetometers and lesson plans to boost school curriculum in areas of Earth Science.
Read MoreGroundwater sampling will receive a boost through the combined effort of the CSIRO and University of Adelaide’s noble gas facilities to contribute to the development of the AusGeochem database and subsequent research in water security and industry sectors.
Read MoreThe Geophysical Research Infrastructure for Antarctica (GRIT) project aims to advance Antarctic research by deploying specialised geophysical instrumentation tailored to the continent's extreme conditions.
Read MorePlate tectonics, volcanism, epeirogenic motions, hotspots, basin formation, episodes of mountain building, igneous intrusions, metamorphism — all are consequences of the flow of heat within the Earth at the mantle and lithosphere scale.
Read MoreCommon Framework for Inference (CoFI) aims to address inference problems within Earth Sciences, irrespective of size and scope, by capturing inherent commonalities present in all types of inverse problems, independent of the specific methods employed to solve them.
Read MoreAuScope is unlocking new insights into geological processes crucial for accumulating critical mineral deposits via revolutionising Sr-isotope micro-analysis in a range of geological materials using cutting-edge laser ablation multi-collector mass spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-MS).
Read MoreThe AGN+ project piloted the expansion of the AuScope Geochemistry Network (AGN) through the addition of several new university geochemistry analytical facilities to enhance accessibility to key geochemical data sets.
Read MoreLand-2-Sea Geoscience (L2SG) project focuses on deploying innovative drilling technology to contribute to the global scientific understanding of Antarctic ice dynamics.
Read MoreThe GPlates App is a powerful tool that enables users to reconstruct and visualise spatial data through geological time. Built on top of the acclaimed plate reconstruction software, the App benefits from the feature-rich web APIs and the flexible software architecture of its underlying technology.
Read MoreThe Critical Zone is the surface environment where complex interactions between soil, water, air, and organisms help regulate natural ecosystems and life-sustaining resources.
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