Projects sponsored by the Research Foundation are listed below.
In the Field column:
| Institution | Supervisor(s) | Student | Degree | Field | Amount ($) | # Years | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | |||||||
| Monash University | Prof Peter Betts | Joshua Irving | PhD | M | $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 | 3 | Machine Learning analysis of regional geophysical data to discriminate magmatic suites in the Kennedy Igneous Province |
| University of Sydney | Prof Dietmar Muller | Elnaz Heidari | PhD | M | $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 | 3 | Deep-time exploration for mineral deposits along convergent margins |
| University of Sydney | Prof Dietmar Muller | Hojat Shirmard | PhD | M | $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 | 3 | Spatio-Temporal Data Mining for Mineral Exploration |
| University of Adelaide | Prof Simon Holford | Josh Sage | PhD | P | $7,000 $9,000 $7,000 | 3 | Geological storage of CO2 in volcanic reservoirs |
| 2024 | |||||||
| University of Adelaide | Prof Graham Heinson | Relly Margiono | PhD | E | $5,400 $9,000 | 2 | How is natural (geological) hydrogen generated and transported in continental interiors? |
| University of Adelaide | Dr Ben Kay | Hamid (Sam) Bizhanikalatehahmad | PhD | M | $5,400 | 1 | Testing of the Finger of God paradigm: what causes the geophysical signature that connects IOCG targets to deep crustal sources? |
| University of Melbourne | Dr Mark McLean | Jesse Ash | MSc | M | $4,720 $4,830 | 2 | Constraining the geometry, origins and economic potential of the Mt Leinster Igneous Complex |
| Queensland University of Technology | Asoc Prof Craig O'Neill | Grace Holtam | PhD | P | $5,812 $7,350 $1,450 | 3 | Improving seismic waveform tomography: reconstructing seismic signals above the Nyquist frequency and forward modelling of topographically-induced velocity anomalies. |
| RMIT University | Dr Gail N. Iles | Kasper Tomas | BSc (Hons) | E | $5,000 | 1 | Incorporation of a magnetic antenna Ground Penetrating Radar into a lunar rover prototype |
| 2023 | |||||||
| University of WA | Prof Mike Dentith | Abhijit Kurup | BSc (Hons) |
M | $3,700 | 1 | Understanding Magnetic Responses in the High-Grade Gneiss Terrains in the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia |
| University of WA | Prof Mike Dentith | Alireza Almasi | PhD | M | $6,000 $1,000 $4,250 | 3 | Understanding Basin-Hosted Mineral Systems Using Geophysical Datasets: The Importance of Evaporites and Salt Tectonics |
| Monash University | Prof Peter Betts | Alanis Olesch-Byrne | PhD | M | $10,000 $10,000 | 2 | Investigating the Link between Mineralised Shear Zones and Subsurface Granites for Rare Earth Element Exploration in Australia: A Geophysical Study of the Mary Kathleen Syncline |
| University of Adelaide | Prof Simon Holford | Iain Campbell | PhD | P | $9,000 $8,000 $8,000 | 3 | Geophysical-geomechanical constraints on the operating limits for basin-scale CO2 storage |
| 2022 | |||||||
| Monash University | Dr Robin Armit | Audrey Quealy | BSc (Hons) |
M | $5,000 | 1 | Geophysical expression of crustal-scale faults and their links to metallogenic epochs of the Mossman Orogen, Queensland. |
| University of Melbourne | Dr. Mark McLean | Tom McNamara | MSc | M | $4,500 $3,500 | 2 | Characterisation of metavolcanic megaclast structures within the Moyston Fault hangingwall mélange (Moornambool Metamorphic Complex), western Victoria: Insights from potential field modelling and machine learning. |
| University of Adelaide | Prof Simon Holford, Dr Mark Bunch, A/Prof Ros King |
Kosuke Tsutsui | PhD | P | $7,500 $8,500 $7,000 | 3 | Geophysical-geomechanical characterisation of igneous rocks in the Browse Basin: implications for exploration, development and gas storage in volcanic-rich basins |
| RMIT University | Dr Gail Iles | Matthew Auld | PhD | E | $8,500 $8,500 $6,000 | 3 | In-situ physical property measurements with a novel multispectral, multistatic ground penetrating radar |
| 2021 | |||||||
| Monash University | Prof Peter Betts | Mr Chibuzo Chukwu | PhD | P | $7,000 $7,000 $7,000 | 3 | Role of Basement Structures in Controlling Triple Junction Formation and Associated Basins in Southern Australia |
| University of Melbourne | Dr Graeme Beardsmore | Youssef Hamad | MSc | P | $5,000 $5,000 | 2 | Utilisation and comparison of conventional wireline precision temperature sensing, DTS, and aDTS to detect and quantify subsurface geothermal anomalies in the on-shore Gippsland Basin. |
| 2020 | |||||||
| University of Adelaide | A/Prof Simon Holford, A/Prof Ros King & Dr Mark Bunch | Monica Jimenez Lloreda | PhD | P | $9,500 | 2 | Controls on gravity-driven normal fault geometry and growth in stacked deltaic settings |
| Flinders University | Dr Ian Moffat | Andrew Frost | PhD | E | $7,500 $7,500 $7,500 | 3 | Assessing a multi-modal approach in the location of unmarked graves under various seasonal conditions |
| 2019 | |||||||
| Curtin University | Dr Michael Carson | Snezana Petrovic | PhD | M | $8,000 $8,000 | 2 | Elemental analysis via prompt gamma neutron activation for diamond drilling |
| University of Melbourne | Dr. Mark McLean | Matthew Luke Sultani | BSc (Hons) | M | $3,890 | 1 | Characterising the depth to basement using HVSR passive seismic in the Murray Basin: Implications for gold exploration undercover. |
| Monash University | Peter Betts & Steven Micklethwaite | Hannah Williamson | BSc (Hons) | M | $5,000 | 1 | Using analogue interpretations of geophysics to understand geology hiding undercover. A case study from the Mount Isa Inlier |
| University of Adelaide | A/Prof Simon Holford & Dr Mark Bunch | Michael Curtis | PhD | P | $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 | 3 | The impact of magmatism on petroleum systems of the Carnarvon Basin. |
| 2018 | |||||||
| Curtin University | Milovan Urosevic | Zixing Qin | PhD | M | $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 | 3 | The Utilisation of Drill-bit Seismic Source in Cross-hole Survey for Hard Rock Mineral Exploration |
| University of Adelaide | A/Prof Simon Holford & A/Prof Rosalind King | Matthew Musolino | PhD | P | $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 | 3 | Improving the accuracy of geomechanical predictions in sedimentary basins |
| 2017 | |||||||
| Monash University | Dr Robin Armit | Mr Khumo Leseane | PhD | M | $9,010 $9,590 | 2 | Evolution and mineral systems analysis of the Macquarie Arc constrained from potential-field data |
| University of WA | Mark Jessell | Jeremie Giraud | PhD | M | $5,500 | 1 | Geophysical joint inversion for uncertainty reduction and lithological reconstruction through integration of statistical geological modelling and petrophysical measurements |
| University of Adelaide | Graham Heinson | Ben Kay | BSc | M | $4,900 | 1 | Testing the UNCOVER paradigm: Imaging crustal fluid pathways in the Curnamona Province |
| University of WA | Mike Dentith | Sean Standen | MSc | P | $5,000 | 1 | Geophysical Characterisation of Earthquake Fault Scarps in Southwestern WA |
| Curtin University | Anton Kepic | Ms Seda Rouxel | PhD | P | $8,350 $8,000 $8,000 | 3 | A framework towards integrated quantitative Earth models |
| 2016 | |||||||
| Macquarie University | Mark Lackie | Harrison Jones | MSc | M | $3,000 | 1 | Geophysical Study of a Silurian Base Metal Occurrence west of Numeralla in New South Wales |
| Curtin University | Dr. Maxim Lebedev | Zubair Ahmed | PhD | M | $8,000 $8,000 | 2 | Rock Characterization using Physical Methods on Powders |
| RMIT University | James Macnae | Xuiyan Ren | PhD | M | $5,000 $4,900 | 2 | 3D Time domain EM modelling and inversion with finite volume method. |
| University of WA | Julien Bourget | Afzal Iqbal | PhD | P | $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 | 3 | Tectono-stratigraphic evolution and petroleum prospectivity of the Roebuck Basin: insights from a 3D Seismic Megasurvey |
| University of Melbourne | Associate Professor Stephen Gallagher | Hamish Stein | MSc | P | $5,000 $5,000 | 2 | Geological and rock-physical considerations for building shallow elastic property models in deep-marine settings (NW Shelf, Australia) |
| Curtin University | Maxim Lebedev | Roman Beloborodov | PhD | P | $8,000 $8,000 | 2 | Correlation of geomechanical and petrophysical properties of shale rocks. Extrapolation of laboratory core measurements on the borehole using well-log data. |
| University of WA | Associate Professor Jeffrey Shragge | Lee Tasker | PhD | E | $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 | 3 | 4D Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure using Multichannel 3D Ground Penetrating Radar |
| 2015 | |||||||
| RMIT University | Prof James Macnae | Joseph Hamad | PhD | M | $8,000 $8,000 $5,500 | 3 | A compact EM transmitter for use in boreholes and for portable surface applications |
| University of WA | Mike Dentith, Marco Fiorentini | Cameron James Adams | PhD | M | $8,500 $8,500 $6,000 | 3 | Understanding of the Petrophysical Properties of Altered Rocks: Implications for Geophysical Exploration |
| 2014 | |||||||
| University of Adelaide | Graham Heinson | Michael Stepan | BSc | M | $5,000 | 1 | Magnetotelluric imaging of the Delamerian-Lachlan transition, Western Victoria |
| Curtin University | Anton Kepic | Maria Cornelia Kitzig | PhD | M | $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 | 3 | Integration of down-hole geophysics and geochemistry for geological characterisation |
| University of WA | Mike Dentith Alan Aitkin |
Sasha Banaszczyk | PhD | P | $4,000 $8,000 $9,500 | 3 | Regional-Scale Interpretation of Airborne Electromagnetic and Magnetotelluric Data: Workflow and Application to Exploration in Sedimentary Basins |
| University of Adelaide | Dr. Simon Holford | Alexander Robson | PhD | P | $9,500 $9,500 $10,000 | 3 | Structural and Geomechanical Evolution of the Ceduna Delta, Bight Basin, Australia. |
| University of Adelaide | Dr. Simon Holford | Fun Julie Ellen Meeuws | PhD | P | $8,400 $9,200 $7,600 | 3 | Understanding the impacts of magmatism on hydrocarbon prospectivity along the southern Australian margin through the integration of geophysical, geochronological and geochemical methods |
| University of WA | Associate Professor Jeffrey Shragge | Benjamin Witten | PhD | P | $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 | 3 | Elastic parameter estimation using 3D image-domain adjoint-state tomographic inversion of passive seismic wavefields |
| 2013 | |||||||
| University of WA | Mike Dentith | Ristch Camille | MSc | M | $5,860 | 1 | Regional Structure of the Halls Creek Orogen, WA: Implications for Mineral Prospectivity |
| RMIT University | Prof James Macnae | Alexandra Irwin | PhD | M | $7,720 $7,720 $3,700 | 3 | Using lightning location networks in natural field mineral exploration |
| Australian National University | Dr Eva Papp | Diana Cato-Smith | BSc | M | $5,000 | 1 | Developing resistivity imaging as a tool for understanding landscape evolution and sand deposition within the Lake George Basin |
| University of Adelaide | Graham Heinson | Paul Soeffky | PhD | M | $8,700 $7,600 | 2 | Crustal electrical resistivity heterogeneity: a vector to mineralisation? |
| University of WA | Prof David Lumley | Rafael Medeiros de Souza | PhD | P | $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 | 3 | Computational 4D Seismic History Matching and Reservoir Model Updating |
| University of Adelaide | Assoc. Prof. Mark Tingay | Mojtaba Rajabi | PhD | P | $9,700 $10,000 $9,800 | 3 | The Present-Day Stress Field of Australia |
| 2012 | |||||||
| Curtin University | Milovan Urosevic | Sinem Yavuz | PhD | M | $8,000 $10,000 $6,000 | 3 | Seismic Methods for Characterisation of Hard Rocks |
| University of Adelaide | Simon Holford | Adam Bailey | PhD | G | $9,850 $9,950 $9,500 | 3 | The Australian Structural Permeability Map |
| University of WA | Dr Alan Aitkn Prof Mike Dentith |
Abdulrhman Hussain Alghamdi | PhD | M | $9,450 $7,500 $7,800 | 3 | Deep crustal structure of the Warakurna Large Igneous Province and implications for the associated magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE mineral system |
| Macquarie University | Dr Mark Lackie | Ristch Camille | BSc(Hons) | M | $4,600 | 1 | Constrained 3D magnetic modelling predicting the resource grade of magnetite at Hawsons,Broken Hill, New South Wales. |
| University of WA | Prof David Lumley | Mohammad Emami Niri | PhD | P | $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 | 3 | Closing the loop – Quantitative Integration of 3D/4D seismic data in Reservoir Model Updating |
| 2011 | |||||||
| University of Western Australia | Professor Mike Dentith | Miss Sasha Banaszczyk | BSc (Hons) | M | $5,000 | 1 | Constrained Magnetic Modelling of the Wallaby Gold Deposit, Laverton, Western Australia |
| RMIT University | Prof James Macnae | Terence Kratzer | PhD | M | $8,000 $9,200 $1,200 | 3 | Removing the effects of sensor rotation from EM measurements: a critical need for low-frequency AEM |
| University of Western Australia | Professor Mike Dentith | Mr Jarrad Lachlan Trunfull | BSc (Hons) | M | $4,000 | 1 | Modelling Down-Hole Induced Polarisation based on the Centenary gold deposit, WA |
| The University of Western Australia | Professor David Lumley | James Deeks | PhD | P | $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 | 3 | Computational rock physics, seismic wave propagation and imaging in complex anisotropic media |
| The University of Western Australia | Professor David Lumley | Lisa Gavin | PhD | P | $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 | 3 | Seismic anisotropy analysis for estimating reservoir fractures and stress |
| 2010 | |||||||
| Curtin University of Technology | A.W. Kepic, B.D. Harris | Elmar Strobach | PhD | E | $8,500 $8,500 $1,500 | 3 | Geophysical imaging of water-migration through different soil profiles at the Gnangara mound, WA |
| University of Tasmania | Dr M Roach | Michael Tomlin | BSc (Hons) | M | $4,210 | 1 | Gravity Survey Optimisation Procedures |
| Curtin University of Technology | Associate Professor Milovan Urosevic | Mr Andrew Greenwood | PhD | M | $11,000 $3,000 | 2 | Application of Vertical Seismic Profiling for Characterisation of Hard Rock |
| University of Western Australia | W/Prof. David Lumley | Matthew Saul | PhD | P | $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 | 3 | Closing the loop - reconciling 4D seismic data to update reservoir models. |
| University of Western Australia | W/Prof. David Lumley | Wendy Young | MSc | P | $5,000 | 1 | The combined use of 4D seismic, gravity and electromagnetic data for reservoir monitoring: a feasibility study. |
| 2009 | |||||||
| Macquarie University | Dr Mark Lackie | Jaime Lovell | BSc (Hons) | E | $2,200 $1,800 | 2 | The Usefulness of MASW in Delineating Soils |
| Monash University | Dr. Peter Betts | Brenton Crawford |
PhD | M | $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 | 3 | Defining the margins of Australia's ancient geological cratons from gravity and magnetic fields. |
| University Western Australia | Professor Mike Dentith | Roger Clifton | PhD | M | $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 | 3 | Geophysical Studies of the Kalkarindji Flood Basalts of the Northern Territory |
| RMIT University | James Macnae | Lachlan Hennessey | BSc (Hons) | M | $4,900 | 1 | Transform of coincident loop EM data to equivalent potential field responses |
| University of Queensland | Dr. Steve Hearn | Jason Stephenson | BSc (Hons) | P | $4,900 | 1 | Optimisation of sweep parameters and pre-correlation processing for Envirovibe seismic sources. |
| University of Queensland | Dr. Steve Hearn | Anthony Hallam | BSc (Hons) | P | $4,900 | 1 | Understanding very-shallow seismic reflection using acquisition modelling |
| University of Adelaide | Dr. Simon Holford Professor Richard Hillis |
David Tassone | PhD | P | $8,700 $8,250 $7,150 | 3 | Uplift of the Otway Basin and implications for hydrocarbon exploration: integrating seismic interpretation with palaeoburial proxies |
| 2008 | |||||||
| UWA | Mike Dentith | Luke Nuske | BSc (Hon) | M | $5,000 | 1 | The Geophysical Response and geological characteristics of Iron Oxide Copper Gold (IOCG) Deposits Under Cover, Gawler Craton, South Australia |
| Monash | Jim Cull | Zara Dennis | PhD | M | $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 | 3 | Near-Surface Anisotropy in MT Resistivity Surveys |
| Curtin University | Boris Gurevich | Marcos Grochau | PhD | P | $6,500 $5,500 | 2 | Investigation of pressure and saturation effects on elastic parameters: an integrated approach to improve time-lapse interpretation |
| U Queensland | Steve Hearn | Alan Meulenbroek | MSc | P | $2,500 $2,900 | 2 | Analysis of converted-refractions for shear-statics and near-surface characterisation |
| 2007 | |||||||
| University of Adelaide | Graham Heinson | Michael Hatch | PhD | E | $5,037 | 1 | Geophysical interpretation of temporal variations of surface and groundwater hydrology |
| Curtin University | Brian Evans | Matthew Saul | BSc (Hon) | M | $4,950 | 1 | Virtual source imaging- testing the concept using physical models |
| Curtin University | Milovan Urosevic Brian Evans |
Christopher Harrison | PhD | M | $9,800 $8,700 | 2 | Feasibility of seismic methods for imaging gold deposits in WA |
| Curtin University | Brett Harris | Sean Phillips | BSc (Hon) | P | $2,007 | 1 | Feasibility of Deep Ocean Electromagnetic Exploration in Australia’s Offshore Oil and Gas Basins |
| Curtin University | Bruce Hartley | Abdullah Al Ramadhan | PhD | P | $5,000 $5,000 | 2 | Reservoir Imaging using microseismic events |
| 2006 | |||||||
| Curtin University of Technology | Dr. Milovan Urosevic / Prof. Brian Evans |
Christopher Bernard Harrison | MSc/PhD | M | $5,000 $4,000 | 2 | Feasibility of Seismic Methods for Imaging Gold Deposits in Western Australia |
| The University of Melbourne | Prof. C.J.L. Wilson | Charles Funk | BSc(Hons) | M | $5,000 | 1 | Remanence associated with aeromagnetic anomalies in the Kewell region, western Victoria |
| Curtin University of Technology | Dr Milovan Urosevic | Ms Jennie Powell | BSc(Hons) | P | $5,000 | 1 | Analysis of Seismic Anisotropy – Tiof Field Mauritania, West Africa. |
| 2005 | |||||||
| Univ Adelaide | Dr G Heinson | Rachel Maier | BSc (Hons) | M | $3,143 | 1 | Three dimensional inversion of magnetotelluric data from the Gawler Craton |
| Monash University | Roberto Weinberg / Laurent Ailleres |
Andrew McLellan | MSc | M | $5,000 $3,500 | 2 | Defining the structural geometry of geology at Broken Hill, Australia; an analysis of previous three-dimensional models and their accuracy. |
| Monash University | Michael Asten | James Roberts | PhD | E | $3,560 | 1 | Application of the microtremor technique to engineering-scale studies |
| Curtin University of Technology | Prof. Boris Gurevich | Gracjan Lambert | PhD | P | $5,000 | 1 | Numerical modelling of frequency-dependent seismic anisotropy of fractured reservoirs |
| 2004 | |||||||
| University of Sydney Institute of Marine Sciences |
R Dietmar Muller | Lydia Taylor | BSc(Hon) | P | $5,000 | 1 | Evolution of dynamic topography on the northeast Australian marginal plateaus in the late Tertiary |
| Adelaide University |
Dr Graham Heinson | Clarke Petrick | BSc(Hon) | P | $2,704 | 1 | Delineating diapiric salt bodies in the Officer Basin using magnetotelluric sounding methods |
| 2003 | |||||||
| UWA | Assoc Prof Keith Smetten | Gabby Pracillo | PhD | E | $5,500 $3,020 $1,200 | 3 | Assessing the value of soil landscape information from gamma radiometric, ground electromagnetic and topographic data, for understanding the performance and potential returns from plant based applications. |
| University of Tasmania | Drs M J Roach and J E Reid | Ian Wilson & Jhana Hale |
BSc(Hon) | M | $3,650 | 1 | This grant will be used to provide logistic support for two closely-related Honours projects: Geophysics of the Balfour Copper Occurrence, Northwest Tasmania. (WILSON) Regional geophysical interpretation of airborne magnetic, electromagnetic and radiometric data from the Balfour area, Northwest Tasmania. (HALE) |
| Adelaide University | Prof. Richard Hillis & Dr. Scott Mildren | Emma Nelson | PhD | P | $8,400 $7,900 $7,750 | 3 | Stress Modelling for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development |
| University of Queensland | Dr. Steve Hearn | Shaun Strong | BSc(Hon) | P | $4,900 | 1 | Numerical evaluation of correlation-style, land-seismic sources |
| 2002 | |||||||
| Adelaide University | Dr Graham Heinson | Tania Dhu | BSc(Hon) | E | $3,000 | 1 | Environmental Monitoring using Electrical Resistivity Tomography |
| Adelaide University | Dr Graham Heinson | Katherine Selway Stephan Thiel Rob Gill |
BSc(Hon) | M | $5,000 | 1 | Regolith to Regional-Scale Magnetotelluric Exploration in the Olary Domain and Gawler Craton, South Australia |
| Adelaide University | Prof Stewart Greenhalgh | Philip Heath | BSc(Hon) | M | $2,200 | 1 | A theoretical and numerical study of potential field gradient methods for exploration beneath cover |
| Macquarie | Mark Lackie | Daniel Galda | BSc(Hon) | P | $3,956 | 1 | A non-invasive and economical surface seismic method, which provides estimates of elastic moduli of near-surface layers. |
| 2001 | |||||||
| University of Sydney | Prof Iain Mason Prof Daniel T. Potts Dr Peter Magee |
Ms Ryz Evangelista | BSc(Hon) | A | $3,600 | 1 | Imaging of the Muweilah Iron Age archaeological site (UAE) using various high resolution geophysical techniques |
| Curtin University | Associate Professor Bruce Hartley | Damian Leslie | PhD | P | $1,500 $600 | 2 | Imaging the Earth using incoherently scattered seismic waves in exploration geophysics |
| Adelaide University | Dr Graham Heinson | Mr Brian Barrett | BSc(Hon) | A | $1,800 | 1 | Ground Penetrating Radar and EM Studies of Near-Surface Groundwater and Salinity |
| Adelaide University | Dr Graham Heinson | Mr Hashim Carey | BSc(Hon) | M | $1,550 | 1 | The optimum location of Mise-à-la-Masse electrodes in mineral exploration |
| 2000 | |||||||
| Monash | J. P. Cull / B. McPhail | Julie Elders | MSc | M | $5,357 | 1 | Geophysical Methods for Heap Leach Monitoring |
| Monash | Professor Jim Cull | Mr Eric Gozlan | MSc | M | $5,000 | 1 | Micro-gravity Imaging for Gold Exploration at Fosterville |
| Curtin | Brian Evans | Jason McKenna | PhD | P | $2,500 $2,500 $3,000 | 3 | Time-lapse 3-D Seismic Reservoir Modelling |
| UWA | Dentith (principal), Bevan and Featherstone | Philip Hawke | PhD | P | $9,500 $6,000 $2,000 | 3 | Geophysical Characterisation of the Yallalie Astrobleme, Western Australia |
| 1999 | |||||||
| ANU | Dr Richard Eggleton Ms Eva Papp |
Christopher Leslie | BSc(Hons) | M | $5,000 | 1 | High resolution seismic profiling of palaeo-drainage systems, Wyalong District, NSW. |
| U of WA | Dr Mike Dentith D Groves |
R Stuart | PhD | M | $6,980 $7,970 $5,090 | 3 | Defining the link between geophysical signatures and ore-deposit models |
| Flinders | Dr Graham Heinson | Volmer Berens | BSc(Hon) | P | $3,000 | 1 | Three-dimensional marine magnetotelluric imaging of salt-domes in the Gulf of Mexico |
| Adelaide U | Dr Richard Hillis | Peter Van Ruth | PhD | P | $6,650 $6,150 $6,600 | 3 | Overpressure in Australian Basins and its Detection Using Geophysical Data |
| Flinders U of SA | Dr Graham Heinson | Tom Wilson | Hons | M | $3,144 | 1 | Fractured rock hydrogeophysics at Clare Valley, South Australia |
| U Queensland | Dr Steve Hearn | Ruth Kettle | Hons | M | $4,800 | 1 | Tomographic analysis of multi-component seismic data in a mining environment |
| Univ WA | Dr Mike Dentith | Amanda Buckingham | PhD | M | $7,750 $3,750 $6,550 | 3 | Edge detection in geophysical data and its utilisation in mineral exploration |
| Curtin | Dr Brian Evans | Philip Deshon | Hons | P | $5,000 | 1 | The effects of variably stressed and cemented rock on seismic wave propagation |
| U Queensland | Dr Steve Hearn | Darren Voss | Hons | P | $4,800 | 1 | Evaluation of seismic multiple attenuation using prestack trace inversion |
| Curtin | Dr Brian Evans | C H Walton | MSc | P | $5,000 | 1 | The use of seismic methods for delineating coal seams, sensing the presence of methane, and stress orientation |
| 1998 | |||||||
| Univ Tas | Dr M Roach | Tim Chalke | Hons | M | $4,887 | 1 | Geophysical mapping for gold exploration in NE Tasmania |
| Univ WA | Dr A Endres | Carmelo Bellia | PhD | G | $9,900 $9,900 $9,900 |
3 | Geophysical Characterization of Aquifer Heterogeneity & Hydraulic Properties |
| Univ Melb | Dr L Thomas | Roger Hurren | Hons | M | $2,500 | 1 | Detailed magnetization properties of recent basalts |
| Curtin Univ | Dr Brian Evans | Troy Thomson | Hons | P | $9,000 | The effects of stress on seismic imaging of geology | |
| Univ WA | Dr R List | Andrew Lockwood | Phd | M | $6,500 $13,400 | 3 | Joint Inversion of 3D IP & MT data incorporating EM coupling effects |
| Macquarie U | Dr K Gohl | John Robert Bus | Hons | M | $4,800 | 1 | High resolution seismic imaging of prospective mineralisation zones |
| Curtin Univ | Dr P Okoye/ N Uren | Ruiping Lui | PhD | P | $10,000 | 1 | Determination of velocity field and anisotropic elastic parameters in layered transversely isotropic media |
| 1997 | |||||||
| Univ Adelaide | Dr R Hillis/M Dentith | Trevor Dhu | PhD | M | $4,818 | 3 | Textural filtering of geophysical data |
| Univ Qld | Dr Steve Hearn | Simon Coombs | Hons | P | $4,800 | 1 | Significance of non-white reflectivity sequences to predictive deconvolution |
| 1996 | |||||||
| NCPGG | Prof. C Griffiths | Abbas Kharsar | Ph.D | P | $8,400 | 3 | A petrophysical study of the permian reservoir sandstones in the Cooper Basin South Australia |
| 1995 | |||||||
| Monash | J Cull | Justin Ward | Hons | M | $5,600 | 1 | Geophysical Exploration using powerline signals |
| Univ Tasmania | Dr D.E.Leaman/Dr Michael Roach | Nick Direen | Hons | M | $4,790 | 1 | Structure of the Longford Basin, Northern Tasmania |
| NCPGG | Dr Jim Applegate | Hons | P | $4,950 | 1 | Review of Alternative AVO Approaches | |
| Univ Q | Dr Steve Hearn | Belinda Suthers | Hons | P | $4,800 | 1 | Fracture Analysis in the Australian Coal Environment using shear wave splitting |
| 1994 | |||||||
| NCPGG | A Mitchell | Ralph Weiss | MSc | P | $4,940 | 1 | An analysis of velocities within the Lake Hope 3D Seismic Survey area |
| Univ Adelaide | Dr R Hillis | T Macklin | Hons | P | $3,500 | 1 | Depth conversion of seismic reflection travel times in inverted basins |
| Univ Adelaide | Dr R Hillis | Shane Squires | Hons | P | $5,000 | 1 | Seismic shear wave anisotropy experiment |
| Univ WA | Dr Ron List/ Dr Mike Dentith | Tom Ridsdill-Smith / Kate Crossing | Hons | M | $2,020 | 1 | Joint inversion of gravity and magnetic data |
| Monash | Jim Cull | David Boothroyd | Hons | M | $4,188 | 1 | Complex resistivity signatures for mineral exploration |
| Univ Q | Dr S Hearn | Paul Phythian | Hons | P | $4,500 | 1 | Validity of the random reflectivity assumption in Aust Sedimentary Basins |
| 1993 | |||||||
| Univ Sydney | J J Stienstra | Jane Johnson | Msc | P | $5,000 | 1 | Study of Tectonic styles of Skua Horst in Vulcan Sub-basin |
| Univ Q | Dr Steve Hearn | Natasha Hendrick | Hons | P | $4,800 | 1 | Evaluation of seismic trace inversion in the Surat Basin Qld |
| Univ Sydney | Dr R Facer | Khamphira Viravong | MSc | P | $4,280 | 1 | Magnetic Susceptibility Variations as a possible guide to the Presence of Hydrocarbons |
| Univ Adelaide | Dr Shanti Rajagopalan | John Caon | Hons | M | $3,000 | 1 | Application of multichannel aeroradiometric data |
| Univ Adelaide | Dr Peter Brooker | Gerard McNeill | Msc | M | $5,000 | 2 | Removal of EM coupling effects from both Time & Frequency domain IP Data |
| 1992 | |||||||
| Univ Melbourne | Dr G Beresford | Steven Carroll | MSc | P | $4,100 | 1 | Application of reflection tomography to determining velocity in surface reefs on NW Shelf seismic data |
| Sydney Univ | J J Stienstra | Frank Sugiaman | Hons | P | $6,000 | 1 | Sequence Stratigraphic study off shore Australia using 2D or 3D seismic and well data |
| Curtin | B J Evans | M Norozi | Hons | P | $5,500 | 1 | The seismic reflection process in anisotropic media |
| Univ WA | Dr Alan Trench/ Dr John Ridley | Barry Bourne | Hons | M | $4,145 | 1 | Metamorphic and geochemical controls on the magnetic signatures of WA greenstone belts |
| Monash | Dr Jim Cull | Duncan Massie | MSc | M | $4,482 | 1 | Noise reduction in downhole TEM |
| 1991 | |||||||
| Univ Q | Dr Steve Hearn | John McMonagle | Hons | P | $4,803 | 1 | Combined P wave/ S wave seismic reflection for coal |
| Univ WA | Dr M C Dentith | Kylie Paish/ Michael House | Hons | M | $5,000 | 3D structure of the southern greenstone belt WA | |
| Univ New Eng | Dr J M Stanley | David Boggs | Hons | M | $3,987 | 1 | Effects of rock magnetic properties, cultural, and natural HF pulsations and diurnal flucts on base stn corrs in air mag surveys |
| Flinders U | Dr S A Greenhalgh | N Sikes | MSc | P | $3,460 | Imaging of subsurface faults by walkaway VSP waveguiding - Physical model Expts | |
