Thermochronology and Noble Gas Geochronology and Geochemistry Organisation
The Thermochronology and Noble Gas Geochronology and Geochemistry Organisation (TANG3O) fosters scientific and technical collaboration between affiliated laboratories at the University of Melbourne, the Australian National University, the University of Queensland and Curtin University.
Overview
The Thermochronology and Noble gas Geochronology and Geochemistry Organisation (TANG3O) was formed in 2008 to coordinate the re-equipment of Australia's noble gas laboratories and to foster technical cooperation and research collaboration.
The organisation includes the 40Ar/39Ar, Fission Track and (U-Th)/He laboratories at the University of Melbourne, The Australian National University, The University of Queensland and Curtin University.
TANG3O collaboration has been successful with the acquisition of several Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (ARC LIEF) grants for the purchase of three new generation ARGUSVI, one HELIX and one HELIX-SFT mass spectrometers. On-going cooperation is focused on the establishment of a common platform for system automation, analytical and data reduction protocols.
Equipment
People
| Associate Professor David Phillips, The University of Melbourne | dphillip@unimelb.edu.au |
| Prof Barry Kohn, The University of Melbourne | b.kohn@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Masahiko Honda, The Australian National University | masahiko.honda@anu.edu.au |
| Professor Gordon Lister, The Australia National University | gordon.lister@anu.edu.au |
| Prof Paulo Vasconcelos, The University of Queensland | p.vasconcelos@uq.edu.au |
| Professor Brent McInnes, Curtin University | directorjdlc@curtin.edu.au |
| Professor Andy Gleadow, The University of Melbourne | gleadow@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Mark Kendrick, The University of Melbourne | mark.kendrick@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Marnie Forster, The Australian National University | marnie.forster@anu.edu.au |
| Prof Trevor Ireland, The Australian National University | trevor.ireland@anu.edu.au |
| Dr Fred Jourdan, Curtin University | f.jourdan@curtin.edu.au |