I am an ARC Industry Research Fellow in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at The University of Melbourne. I am an expert in fusing Earth evolution models with data to understand how groundwater moves critical minerals through the landscape. Related research interests include the cycling of volatiles within the Earth, probabilistic thermal models of the lithosphere to unravel past tectonic and climatic events, and understanding the how enigmatic volcanoes form.
I am a vocal advocate for the integral role of geoscience in responding to challenges we face in transitioning to the carbon-neutral economy. As an expert in my field, I have been interviewed in national and international print media, TV, and radio on a wide variety of subjects including earthquakes, volcanoes, groundwater, and critical minerals.
This talk explores the origins of enigmatic intraplate volcanism that occurs far from plate boundaries, and its implications for discovering critical metal deposits. By integrating …
This talk examines the deep-time tectonic carbon cycle by linking thermodynamic models of carbon storage and release with global plate tectonic reconstructions. We quantify carbon …
“Porphyry copper deposits are critical for the energy transition, yet no significant discoveries have been made in the last decade. We investigate how subducting seafloor …
A new paper in Geology links the duration of the Sturtian Snowball Earth glaciation to exceptionally low CO2 outgassing from mid-ocean ridges — not volcanic arcs.
Exceptionally low mid-ocean ridge CO2 outgassing sustained the Sturtian Snowball Earth glaciation for over 50 million years.
Simulating how flexural isostatic responses to climatically driven sea level changes shape continental-scale delta evolution on passive margins.
A joint geophysical-petrological inversion combining seismic surface-wave data with thermodynamic modelling to map subsurface temperature in Ireland.
Workshop presentation at the University of Tasmania exploring geodynamic and geophysical research themes relevant to the geology of Tasmania and southeastern Australia.
Quantifying global hydrogen production from high-pressure serpentinisation of subducting slabs over the last 5 million years.
