Last week, our wonderful AuScope technical officer, Goran Boren won The University of Adelaide’s Faculty of Sciences Professional staff member of 2020. Our technical staff are often the unsung heroes of all our projects and programs, and without Goran we would have no magnetotelluric (MT) program. Here, Goran’s collaborators over the years shine a light on his extraordinary work over the years.
Read MoreAuScope is excited to welcome Dr Jens Klump to the AuScope Virtual Research Environment (AVRE) program to guide the team through the exciting next phase of user-centric infrastructure development that will enable novel geoscience research.
Read MoreThe landscape of eastern Australia is dotted with hundreds of extinct volcanoes. They gave rise to an environment to which Aboriginal people have been connected for tens of thousands of years, and the rich soils upon which modern Australia has grown in the last few hundred years. Yet until recently, these volcanoes posed a geological mystery.
Read MoreIn the AGN’s fourth webinar in the series we heard from the Macquarie University GeoAnalytical (MQGA) team as they discussed their evolution in analytical capabilities over the past 25 years and the development of the TerraneChron methodology.
Read MoreDear AuScopers, I hope you are all well, feel safe, and are adjusting to the many changes in this pandemic. Despite the challenges, we feel especially well connected with our national geoscience community and are pleased to bunker down and tackle some of the quieter projects, and even take time to contemplate the world a little differently.
Read MoreHappy #EarthScienceWeek! To celebrate, we explore the joys, importance, misconceptions, and future of Earth Science in this series of videos with Dr Jess Stromberg from CSIRO and Dr Sima Mousavi from The Australian National University.
Read MoreJust over a year ago, an international team of scientists prepared to image Macquarie Ridge — a unique underwater geological landscape that evolves where tectonic plates converge and shake vigorously. And then COVID-19 hit. Today, with rigorous health protocols in place, the Australian portion of the team departs from Hobart, taking us with them!
Read MoreRecently, geochronology researchers at the AuScope enabled GeoAnalytical Facility at Macquarie University have developed a new age-dating technique, allowing geologists to obtain data within minutes rather than weeks. Here, Lauren Gorojovsky and Dr Olivier Alard explain their new science, which promises wide application and great benefit to minerals explorers.
Read MoreThe Monash Earth Sciences Garden is a fantastic educational resource for students interested in geology, physical geography and atmospheric science. Now, with the combined power of advanced remote sensing, computation, and a humble smartphone, we can now all explore and analyse rocks in the garden from the comfort of our living rooms.
Read MoreWhat a rollercoaster of a year! As I write this update from my kitchen bench watching my son make lunch between the year 12 exams, I reflected on how resilient we have all become. It is a term that we used to use a lot, but I don’t think ever really thought about much, but now I can honestly say I know what it means.
Read MoreRecently, AuScope invested in a suite of Large-N or nodal seismometers, which are capable of recording seismic noise at local-, rather than regional-, scale, allowing seismologists to focus on imaging geological features like faults and aquifers.
Read MoreThe AGN and collaborators Lithodat are teaming up with the ARDC and geochemistry experts across Australia to bring you AusGeochem, an open, FAIR-based platform for Australian-produced geochemistry data from around the globe. Here are our latest developments.
Read MoreIn order to detect earthquakes effectively, seismologists must design spatial arrays of seismometers that can capture even the quietest sounds from under the ground. To help with this task, our AVRE Engage team have worked with researchers to develop the Seismic Network Design App, a free tool that allows seismologists to design and optimise seismic arrays.
Read MoreIn the AGN’s third webinar, we heard from the Melbourne Low-Temperature Thermochronology Research Group and Lithodat about the history of their extensive sample archive and successful integration into AusGeochem.
Read MoreWe are pleased to present AuScope’s 10-Year Strategy 2020 – 2030 and 5-Year Investment Plan.
Read MoreTo celebrate National Science Week, we connect creatives at TERRAIN and Girl On Road with leading geoscience researchers Prof Dietmar Müller, Dr Maria Seton and Dr Adriana Dutkiewicz from The University of Sydney to discuss our human connection with earth systems, and GPlates’ new residence in the Directory.
Read MoreIn our second webinar, we heard learned about the vast McNaughton SHRIMP collection in Western Australia, and previewed the fast-growing AusGeochem Platform.
Read MoreThe Government of Western Australia announced a $3.2M co-investment with AuScope and Curtin University today to enable the replacement of a 27-year old instrument at the John de Laeter Centre (JdLC), allowing researchers to continue to unveil secrets of the universe.
Read MoreIn our first webinar, the AGN team discussed our progress in building the AusGeochem platform and introduced our aims to create a collaborative network for all Australian geochemistry laboratories.
Read MoreWe are excited to announce $700K of funding for a collaborative research infrastructure project in the Curnamona Province located across South Australia and New South Wales, between 2020 and 2022. This creates a golden opportunity to map an entire geological province in 3D to help find new deposits of Critical Minerals.
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