College of Science & Engineering

Sophia Love

Sophia Love

Romain Vaucher

Romain Vaucher

Jenny Fisher

Jenny Fisher

Ambili Narayanan

Ambili Narayanan

Sarfaraz Ali

Sarfaraz Ali

Mikaeylah Davidson

Mikaeylah Davidson

Liuxin Chen

Liuxin Chen

Rafael Cabral Carvalho

Rafael Cabral Carvalho

Tom Lloyd

Tom Lloyd

Mohamadreza Chalak Qazani

Mohamadreza Chalak Qazani

Sustainable REE extraction from Australian ores using environmentally friendly reagents, advanced characterisation techniques and geological knowledge
Helen McCoy-West
03 Feb 2025 - 01 Jun 2029
This project aims to improve the sustainable extraction of rare earths from Australian ores using environmentally friendly reagents.
Sustainable REE extraction from Australian ores using environmentally friendly reagents, advanced characterisation techniques and geological knowledge
George Vamvounis
03 Feb 2025 - 01 Jun 2029
This project aims to improve the sustainable extraction of rare earths from Australian ores using environmentally friendly reagents.
Sustainable REE extraction from Australian ores using environmentally friendly reagents, advanced characterisation techniques and geological knowledge
Ioan Sanislav
03 Feb 2025 - 01 Jun 2029
This project aims to improve the sustainable extraction of rare earths from Australian ores using environmentally friendly reagents.
Optimising the geophysical ore body model to aid in the discovery of new critical mineral deposits
Lauren Waszek
01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027
This project aims to develop advanced geophysical tools that can help exploration companies identify critical mineral resources. Current geophysical exploration methods—such as magnetic, electric, gravimetric, magnetotelluric, radiometric, and seismic surveys—are commonly used in the industry to detect geophysical anomalies. However, many detected anomalies do not contain mineralization due to a lack of tools to identify the specific geophysical signatures of ore bodies. Our goal is to create tools that enable explorers to distinguish between barren and mineralized anomalies, enhancing the accuracy of mineral discovery. Currently, there is limited knowledge on the specific geophysical responses of mineralized ore bodies. Some preliminary research by CSIRO on IOCG deposits in Cloncurry suggests that combining geological and petrophysical data can model an ore body's geophysical response.
Optimising the geophysical ore body model to aid in the discovery of new critical mineral deposits
Alex McCoy-West
01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027
This project aims to develop advanced geophysical tools that can help exploration companies identify critical mineral resources. Current geophysical exploration methods—such as magnetic, electric, gravimetric, magnetotelluric, radiometric, and seismic surveys—are commonly used in the industry to detect geophysical anomalies. However, many detected anomalies do not contain mineralization due to a lack of tools to identify the specific geophysical signatures of ore bodies. Our goal is to create tools that enable explorers to distinguish between barren and mineralized anomalies, enhancing the accuracy of mineral discovery. Currently, there is limited knowledge on the specific geophysical responses of mineralized ore bodies. Some preliminary research by CSIRO on IOCG deposits in Cloncurry suggests that combining geological and petrophysical data can model an ore body's geophysical response.
Optimising the geophysical ore body model to aid in the discovery of new critical mineral deposits
Helen McCoy-West
01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027
This project aims to develop advanced geophysical tools that can help exploration companies identify critical mineral resources. Current geophysical exploration methods—such as magnetic, electric, gravimetric, magnetotelluric, radiometric, and seismic surveys—are commonly used in the industry to detect geophysical anomalies. However, many detected anomalies do not contain mineralization due to a lack of tools to identify the specific geophysical signatures of ore bodies. Our goal is to create tools that enable explorers to distinguish between barren and mineralized anomalies, enhancing the accuracy of mineral discovery. Currently, there is limited knowledge on the specific geophysical responses of mineralized ore bodies. Some preliminary research by CSIRO on IOCG deposits in Cloncurry suggests that combining geological and petrophysical data can model an ore body's geophysical response.
Optimising the geophysical ore body model to aid in the discovery of new critical mineral deposits
Ioan Sanislav
01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027
This project aims to develop advanced geophysical tools that can help exploration companies identify critical mineral resources. Current geophysical exploration methods—such as magnetic, electric, gravimetric, magnetotelluric, radiometric, and seismic surveys—are commonly used in the industry to detect geophysical anomalies. However, many detected anomalies do not contain mineralization due to a lack of tools to identify the specific geophysical signatures of ore bodies. Our goal is to create tools that enable explorers to distinguish between barren and mineralized anomalies, enhancing the accuracy of mineral discovery. Currently, there is limited knowledge on the specific geophysical responses of mineralized ore bodies. Some preliminary research by CSIRO on IOCG deposits in Cloncurry suggests that combining geological and petrophysical data can model an ore body's geophysical response.
Genetic sequencing analysis of Nangur spiny skink tissue samples to inform the captive breeding program
Conrad Hoskin
20 Jan 2025 - 31 May 2025
This project will be undertaken as laboratory analysis of genetic sequencing data of 41 captive N. spinosa tissue samples that will inform pairing for the captive breeding program at the Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre captive breeding facility.
Genetic sequencing analysis of Nangur spiny skink tissue samples to inform the captive breeding program
Conrad Hoskin
20 Jan 2025 - 31 May 2025
This project will be undertaken as laboratory analysis of genetic sequencing data of 41 captive N. spinosa tissue samples that will inform pairing for the captive breeding program at the Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre captive breeding facility.
Emerging technologies for advanced geochemical exploration undercover
Alex McCoy-West
01 Jan 2025 - 01 Jan 2029
Isotope geochemistry can provide powerful insights to the sources or process involved in the formation of an ore deposit. Weathering ore bodies produce unique isotopic fingerprints which can be tracked by using groundwater to undertake exploration undercover. There has been increasing commercial interest in searching for Cu a critical element for the green energy transition through this sustainable technique. However, current approaches suffer from several limitations due to the saline nature of groundwater which limits the sample size that can be routinely processed. This project will use automated separation techniques to achieve greater enrichment factors to enable high precision isotope measurements.
Title: Associate Editor, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
Reseracher: Peter Junk (Distinguished Professor; Nevitt Professor of Chemistry)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2023
Title: Guest Post — From Parasitism to Symbiosis: Escaping Peer-Pressure and For-Profit Publishers Through Diamond Open Access, The Scholarly Kitchen
Reseracher: Romain Vaucher (Senior Lecturer, Sedimentology)
Start Date: 16 Jul 2026
Title: JCU Distinguished Professor
Reseracher: Peter Junk (Distinguished Professor; Nevitt Professor of Chemistry)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021
Title: Council of Australian Mathematical Society
Reseracher: Sophie Raynor (Lecturer, Mathematics)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2025
End Date: 01 Jan 2027
Title: Research Associate, Smithsonian Tropical Reseach Institute
Reseracher: Susan Laurance (Professor, Personal Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2009
End Date: 01 Jan 2016
Title: HEPPP Reimagining maths pedagogy working group
Reseracher: Sophie Raynor (Lecturer, Mathematics)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
End Date: 01 Jan 2025
Title: Associate Editor, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
Reseracher: Peter Junk (Distinguished Professor; Nevitt Professor of Chemistry)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2017
Title: B. Sc. Fisheries Honours, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Reseracher: Simon Das (Research Fellow - Grouper Nutrition)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2000
End Date: 01 Jan 2004
Title: Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology), James Cook University
Reseracher: Thomas Napier (Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology))
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022
End Date: 01 Jan 2026
Title: Invited Speaker at the 17th Pacific Polymer Congress (PPC17)
Reseracher: George Vamvounis (Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022