HDR Opportunities in Environment ResearchGeoQuest Research Centre
- Sedimentation in coastal/riverine environments including stratigraphy and dating of estuaries, floodplains and coastal lakes in southern or northern Australia [Brian Jones, Colin Murray-Wallace, Colin Woodroffe, Gerald Nanson]
- Identification of natural hazards along the east coast of Australia such as landslides or the impact of tsunamis [Brian Jones, Ted Bryant, Phil Flentje]
- Application of innovative new dating techniques to unravelling the archaeological science and/or changing landforms in Australian or southeast Asian sedimentary environments [Bert Roberts, Mike Morwood, Colin Murray-Wallace]
- Ocean drilling, focused on paleoenvironments of the Gulf of Carpentaria and sedimentological interpretation of deep-sea cores on plate boundaries [Allan Chivas, Chris Fergusson]
- Geomorphology of rivers and the history of floods and aridity, particularly in eastern or northern Australia [Gerald Nanson, Brian Jones]
- Catchment management, including social impacts, land-use change and indigenous land management [John Morrison, Nick Gill, Lesley Head, Laurie Chisholm]
- Geochemistry of sediments, and identification of contaminants in sediments and their transport in coastal catchments [Allan Chivas, John Morrison, Dianne Jolley]
- Geological study of igneous rocks, ore deposits, and structural processes at plate boundaries [Paul Carr, Chris Fergusson, Solomon Buckman]
- Modelling (incorporating remote sensing and GIS) to examine ecological processes in relation to disturbance events (weeds, clearing, fire, tropical cyclones, landslide risk, etc [Marji Puotinen, Laurie Chisholm, Phil Flentje]
- Hyperspectral remote sensing for species discrimination and plant physiology studies (e.g. forest stress) [Laurie Chisholm]
- Assessment of the effect of climate change on the evolution and sustainability of coastal environments in the Australian and southeast Asian region [Colin Woodroffe, John Morrison, Colin Murray-Wallace]
- Cultural dimensions of environmental management, including responses to climate change [Lesley Head, Nick Gill]
- Tourism geographies, and geographies of sexuality and gender, and sport, youth and home [Gordon Waitt]
- Social and cultural geography, including reinventing rural places, the role of festivals, creative economies, and cultural applications of GIS [Chris Gibson, Gordon Waitt]
For Further Information:
http://www.uow.edu.au/science/eesc/geoquest/
Other Opportunities> Please view the Physical and Chemical Sciences web page for other Environmental Research opportunities with the Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry.
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