Parallel volcanic chains generated by plume-slab interaction (invited)
Deep mantle plumes are buoyant upwellings rising from the Earth’s core-mantle boundary to its surface, and describing most hotspot chains. Mechanisms to explain dual chains of …
Dr. Ben Mather
ARC Industry Research Fellow
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.
GPlates and pyGPlates workshop
A four-day workshop introducing participants to GPlates and pyGPlates for plate tectonic reconstructions and spatio-temporal data analysis. The course covers the GPlates desktop …
GA showcase
“We present a numerical model of groundwater flow within the Great Artesian Basin, developed in collaboration with Geoscience Australia using the Underworld parallel computing …
Constraining the response of continental-scale groundwater flow to climate change
A scalable numerical framework for continental groundwater flow modelling, constrained by hydraulic head, recharge, and borehole temperature data using Bayesian inversion.
Slab-induced plume branching connects parallel hotspot chains
We propose that slab-induced plume branching can explain the formation of parallel hotspot chains observed in the oceanic and continental record. Using plate tectonic …
Constraining the response of continental-scale groundwater flow to climate extremes
Numerical models of groundwater flow play a critical role for water management scenarios under climate extremes. Large-scale models play a key role in determining long range flow …
STELLAR – Spatio TEmporaL expLorAtion for Resources
The STELLAR project is a collaboration between BHP and the EarthByte Group at the University of Sydney, aimed at implementing spatio-temporal data analysis and modelling to support …
Intraplate volcanism triggered by bursts in slab flux
Long-lived, widespread intraplate volcanism without age progression is one of the most controversial features of plate tectonics. The eastern margin of Australia and Zealandia has …
Intraplate volcanism triggered by bursts in slab flux
Modelling 100 million years of subducted slab volume reveals that bursts in slab flux trigger intraplate volcanism in eastern Australia.
DP20
Eruption and disuption: how Earth's deep interior and surface communicate
