College of Science & Engineering

Saul Chemonges

Saul Chemonges

Umair Qureshi

Umair Qureshi

Alys Young

Alys Young

Kaveh Shahbaz

Kaveh Shahbaz

Lewis Gooch

Lewis Gooch

Youseph Ibrahim

Youseph Ibrahim

Esther Crouch

Esther Crouch

Natalie Robson

Natalie Robson

Alexandre Wadoux

Alexandre Wadoux

Alica Hoess

Alica Hoess

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: JCU reef scientist goes global after plumbing the depths, Townsville Bulletin
Reseracher: Gemma Galbraith (AIMS@JCU Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Reef Connectivity)
Start Date: 10 Nov 2024
Title: Deep dive: How I use robots to survey coral reefs, Nature
Reseracher: Gemma Galbraith (AIMS@JCU Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Reef Connectivity)
Start Date: 31 Mar 2025
Title: Bengali
Reseracher: Khandakar Faisal Ibn Murad (Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering and Related Technologies))
Title: English
Reseracher: Khandakar Faisal Ibn Murad (Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering and Related Technologies))
Title: Wet Tropics Management Authority - Scientific Advisory Committee
Reseracher: Nathan Waltham (Associate Professor, Blue Carbon)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
Title: Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF), Australia
Reseracher: Simon Das (Research Fellow - Grouper Nutrition)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
End Date: 01 Jan 2027
Title: ARC Future Fellow ($680,000), Global Change: Rainforest responses to experimental drought
Reseracher: Susan Laurance (Professor, Personal Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2014
Title: American Society of Naturalists
Reseracher: Megan Higgie (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2003
Title: PhD, James Cook University
Reseracher: Alana Grech (Professor)
End Date: 01 Jan 2010
Title: Bachelor of Environmental Science (Honours), The University of Adelaide
Reseracher: Alana Grech (Professor)
End Date: 01 Jan 2003