Our research enhances knowledge of the physical and socio-political dimensions of environmental hazards. We propose solutions to ensure the sustainability of natural and built environments in the face of rapid global change.
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AuScope Subsurface Observatory
Providing geophysical monitoring and rock property analysis to support crustal geological modelling, geohazard assessment, mineral exploration, and infrastructure planning.
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Composition
We research the composition of the atmosphere from natural and human emissions and processes.
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Cities and Urban Life
Investigating how cities and urban areas are being transformed at a time of rapid urbanisation, global environmental change, technological advancement, economic and political restructuring, and growing social and economic inequality.
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Climate Variability and Change
The Climate Variability and Change research group researches past, present and future climates.
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Earth Surface Processes
Using observational and modelling research methods to study surface and near-surface geological, geomorphological, meteorological, and anthropogenic phenomena.
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Geochemistry, Geochronology and Thermochronology
Method development and the application of geochemical techniques to the timing, evolution and rates of geological, biological, and environmental processes.
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Geophysics and Geodynamics
Conducting fundamental and applied research into the structure and dynamics of the solid Earth.
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Meteorology, Cloud Processes and Severe Weather
We study the physical processes behind the weather. We use theory, observations and high-performance computing to examine key atmospheric phenomena.
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Migration, Mobility and Population
Conducting research on multiple forms of human mobility at various spatial and temporal scales, with a geographic focus on Australia, Asia, and the Pacific.
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Noble Gas Geochronology
Application of the 40Ar/39Ar dating method to determine the ages and cooling histories of a variety of rocks, including those associated with young volcanoes, ore deposits and metamorphic terranes.
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Lithospheric Processes Research Group
The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of the Earth. The Lithospheric Processes research cluster works to understand the lithosphere over many length scales and time scales.