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Postgraduate Information Day
School of Physical Sciences, University of Queensland
Thursday 20th- Friday 21st September, 2007
Background
Earth Sciences at UQ invites you to attend our information day
for postgraduate students from Australia and New Zealand. You
will travel to Brisbane for Thursday 20th September 2007 to meet
the staff and students within Earth Sciences, and to discuss projects
with potential supervisors. The University will provide flights
and accommodation for the weekend, and you are encouraged to make
the most of your time in Brisbane, Australia's most liveable city.
Funding for postgraduate study can be discussed with Earth Sciences
faculty on the day. Applicants may also wish to consult the University's
information about scholarships for research students, which can
be found here.
Research/Facilities
Major research areas include:
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Geochemistry, geochronology and isotope systems
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geochronology/thermochronology, trace element and stable isotope
geochemistry
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Environmental and marine earth science
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environmental geochemistry, surficial processes, landscape
evolution, hydrogeology, marine geology and geochemistry,
coral reef geobiology, paleoclimatology and global change,
paleoecology
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Fossil fuels, ore geology and resource exploration
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ore geology and mineralogy, coal geology, coalbed methane,
geosequestration, exploration geophysics
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Crustal studies and tectonics
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petrology and crustal evolution, magmatic processes and volcanology,
structural geology, geodynamics
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Earth Sciences has 6 specialised laboratories as well as several
associated research centres, including:
Application form
The application form is available here
The closing date is September 7, 2007
Send the completed forms and referee reports to:
Postgraduate Day Co-ordinator,
School of Physical Sciences
University of Queensland,
St. Lucia, Brisbane,
QLD 4072,
AUSTRALIA.
Fax: +61 7 3365 1277
Email: PostGraduate
Coordinator
Programme
This will be updated closer to the day.
Contact
For further details not covered in this web page or application
form, please email the PostGraduate
Coordinator
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