Laboratories and Expertise

School of Earth Sciences is home to  7 specialised laboratories and centres with modern facilities and highly qualified staff. In addition to core research in geosciences, the laboratories provide analytical capabilities to support mineral and hydrocarbon exploration, environmental chemistry, toxicology and medical and forensic research.

• Argon Geochronology Laboratory
• Coal Laboratory
• Earth Systems Science Computational Centre (ESSCC)
• Exploration Geophysics Laboratory
• Radiogenic Isotope Facility
• Geochemistry Laboratory
• Sample Preparation Laboratory
• Stable Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory

Other Research Institutes and Centres

Earth Sciences is a multi-disciplinary science so it is only natural that our talented staff work with scientists in a range of areas around the University, Institutes, Centres, Government departments and other research institutions. Some of these are listed below. If you would like to see some of our industry collarborations visit our industry pages.

• National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training
• Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence
• Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis (CMM)
• Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI)