School of Earth Sciences

A new software tool predicts landslide boundaries two weeks before they happen

A new paper by Dr Sharmila Sur and Prof Kevin Walsh has found that tropical cyclones are forming further from the equator as the planet warms, bringing new regions into the zone of the intense storms, including parts of eastern Australia.

Fieldwork was completed on April 16-25 th 2018 at Darwin Crater, a 1.2 km diameter and 800,000-year-old meteorite impact crater in western Tasmania. The drilling team included two drillers, two PhD students, and two scientists from the University of Melbourne (Dr Michael Fletcher and Dr Agathe Lisé-Pronovost).

Hawaii’s Kilauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes - but what does this recent eruption tell us about what’s going on deep underground?

Earth’s transition from a volcanic state to modern plate tectonics created super-stable rocks that are the source of much of our mineral wealth.

Passengers onboard the First Fleet received a harsh introduction to their new home’s climate before they even landed. Their diaries and letters reveal just how hard it was.

On 14 February 2018 Professor David Karoly gave a talk to friends and colleagues about his ten year tenure as Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Melbourne.

Archaeology and scientific technology collide - working together to get a better understanding of Australia’s unique cultural history.

The John William Spencer bequest was generously donated to the Faculty of Science for the purposes of supporting research. Totalling $100,000, the funds were shared by four mid-career researchers who were required to partner with industry to foster long-term research partnerships, and to reach a stage in their research projects to enable ARC Linkage Grants.

The Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists has awarded the ASEG Gold Medal to University of Melbourne alumnus Richard Lane at a ceremony in Canberra.

The School of Earth Sciences has recently completed a new display case in the front lobby of the McCoy building. The museum-styled display showcases the novel research into cave science conducted at the University of Melbourne, led by Australian Laureate Fellow Professor Jon Woodhead.

Recently appointed University of Melbourne Professor Jill Banfield has received the 2017 V.M. Goldschmidt Award at the Goldschmidt Conference in Paris.

The new interdisciplinary Environmental Microbiology Research Initiative (EMRI) at the University of Melbourne has launched with an industry workshop and series of seminars.

The June 2017 European heatwave was likely caused by human influence on the climate

Congratulations to Dr Sara Morón (Earth Sciences) and Dr Hannah Fraser (BioSciences) for coming 2nd and 5th respectively in the 2017 Peer Prize for Women in Science.