A great article on a new study recently published in nature by Prof Tom Gernon and others on kimberlites i.e the Bugatti of volcanic products 🏎️ Thanks to Maya Wei-Haas, Ph.D. for listening to me bang on about why this is so cool 😎

The #GPlates source code is now on GitHub! Show us your support by giving it a ⭐️ and get the latest versions as soon as they land! github.com/GPlates/GPlates EarthByte SydneyUniGeo AuScope

Work by Ben Mather shows that subduction angles combined with peaks in slab flux predict pulses of kimberlite eruptions, which can transport diamonds to the surface of the crust University of Sydney nature.com/articles/s4159…

Great to chat with Philomena from AuScope on kimberlites. I’ll never be able to afford a #Bugatti, the fastest car in the world, but it is fun to study the fastest volcanic products in the world EarthByte SydneyUniGeo

Ready for the #eurekaprizes!

NASA Goddard Introducing the Geosphere at #IntegratedEarth! Dietmar Müller set the elemental scene for a conversation on integrating the Geosphere and other spheres.

New Academy Fellow Prof Louis Moresi FAA wants to know why Earth appears to be the only planet in our solar system with tectonic plates and how that sets it apart. The answers could help determine whether distant exoplanets may be suitable for life.

We think our beamline scientist Emily Finch did a great job describing the advanced #science Australian Synchrotron with real world applications on ABC Science Monday Science with Nate Byrne. abc.net.au/news/2023-10-0…

You know you’re on a geology field trip when the view takes a back seat. #subice2023

This is a HUGE improvement to the DECRA application process. It’s now much shorter and has some welcome tweaks to the weightings for each category.

Fantastic news! 👏

A huge congratulations to @SeismoEChambers from DIAS Geophysics on uncovering the thermal structure of Ireland 👏 This was a huge effort incorporating many geophysical datasets to help explore for geothermal energy prospects in Ireland 🇮🇪 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Very nice to host Antoniette Greta Grima at SydneyUniGeo as part of our University of Sydney 🤝 University of Glasgow Ignition Grant on how variations in subduction angle affect volcanism and porphyry copper formation. A great start the year with lots of conversations and collaborations! EarthByte

1st day of orientation week tomorrow. If this is anything to go by, it’s going to be one to remember!

Just in time for #EGU24 — GPlates 2.5 has just been released, now with subduction teeth! 🦷 This long awaited feature means there’s no more second-guessing your subduction polarity in plate reconstructions. AuScope EarthByte SydneyUniGeo

Thanks to the Australian Research Council for funding my #IndustryFellowship with BHP to simulate how groundwater moves copper through sub-surface sedimentary layers. A huge thank you to my friends and mentors, in particular Dietmar Müller and Maria Seton, for helping me on this journey! 🫶

Very proud of SydneyUniGeo PhD student, Chris Alfonso, who just published his 1st paper in GSA Bulletin! 👏 This project used spatio-temporal data mining (powered by #pyGPlates + #gplately) and machine learning to help find new porphyry copper deposits. doi.org/10.1130/B37614…