Â鶹ֱ²¥ has appointed distinguished geoscientist Professor Andrew Putnis as the new Director of The Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR).<\/p>\n
Professor Putnis was previously Professor of Mineralogy at the University of M\u00fcnster, Germany, and Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge where he earned his PhD.<\/p>\n
Professor Putnis said TIGeR represents and highlights the wide spectrum of geoscience research over various university departments at Curtin.<\/p>\n
\u201cTIGeR\u2019s role is to promote research excellence and enhance the national and international profile of Curtin Geosciences,\u201d Professor Putnis said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am thrilled to be leading this institute in its multi-scale, multi-disciplinary approach integrating the latest technology with collection of data from across the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis allows for synthesis of geological and geodetic information on a truly global scale.\u201d<\/p>\n
Professor Putnis\u2019 current research concerns the mechanisms of fluid-mineral interaction and its relationship to the strength and deformation of crustal rocks. The direct applications of this fundamental research are wide-ranging, including understanding element mobility and ore deposition in the Earth\u2019s crust, strategies to clean-up environmental waste, understanding the durability of nuclear waste glass, and the prevention of mineral scaling in industrial processes.<\/p>\n
The first of an annual series of international TIGeR conferences will be held at Curtin in September with the theme Key issues in fluid-rock interaction: from the nano to the macroscale.
\nProfessor Andris Stelbovics, Pro Vice-Chancellor Science and Engineering said the appointment strengthens TIGeR\u2019s position as one of Curtin’s high-impact centres.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team at TIGeR includes many of Curtin’s top researchers with proven track-records of publishing in high-impact international journals, obtaining competitive Australian and international grants and producing graduate students of the highest quality,\u201d Professor Stelbovics said.<\/p>\n
TIGeR studies the Earth’s dynamic evolution, using geotectonic, geodetic, geochronologic and geochemical records.<\/p>\n
The Institute is focused on the origin, evolution and current configuration of planet Earth as well as the evolution of our Solar system. It brings together key Â鶹ֱ²¥ members of the Departments of Applied Geology and Exploration Geophysics; the John de Laeter Centre for Mass Spectrometry (JdLCMS); the Western Australian Centre for Geodesy (WACG) and the WA \u2013 Organic & Isotope Geochemistry Centre (WA-OIGC) with the common goal of advancing new and innovative geoscience research through exciting collaborative initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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