Conference Announcement
10th Australasian Environmental Isotope Conference &
3rd Australasian Hydrogeology Research Conference
1-3 December 2009, Perth, WA
Professor Lyn Beazley WA Chief Scientist will open the Conference in the new precinct on Tuesday 1st December at 9 am.
Conference Program
The conference program is now available.
Local Travel Information
Location: The Resources & Chemistry Precinct is located on Curtin’ main campus at Bentley, ten minutes from Perth’s central business district.
Parking: Parking is available nearby.
Public Transport: You should consider using public transport when coming to Curtin – it’s a great way to save money and save the environment.
General information on getting to and parking at Curtin is available here.
On behalf of the Organising Committee, I take pleasure in inviting you to attend the 10th Australasian Environmental Isotope Conference & 3rd Australasian Hydrogeology Research Conference which will be held at Curtin University of Technology in the new Resources and Chemistry Precinct in Perth on December 1-3, 2009. Tours of the new building will take place on Monday 30th November (4 pm) and Friday 4th December (9 am). Tours will start in the foyer of building 500. Curtin University is located close to many of Perth’s attractions (e.g., Kings Park), best restaurants and close to the Swan and Canning Rivers.
Above: Resources and Chemistry Precinct at Curtin University with the centre of Perth in the background.
Keynote speakers
Professor Michael Bird (James Cook University)
Topic: The Past and Future of “Biochar”
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John Dodson (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)
Topic: Earliest Bronze in Gansu, North-West China
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Alex Sessions (California Institute of Technology)
Topic: Compound-specific sulfur isotope analyses by coupled GC-ICP-MS
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Mike Trefry (University of Western Australia)
Topic: Capturing the Benefits of Perth’s Hydrothermal Resources
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Greg Davis (CSIRO Land and Water)
Topic: Groundwater Contamination – What have we learnt over 30 years?
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Karina Meredith (Institute for Environmental Research)
Topic: Applications of traditional and non-traditional isotopic tracers in groundwater resource evaluation in Australia.
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Professor Graham Farquhar (Australian National University)
Topic: Plant Water Use Effectiveness
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Research Themes
Research themes will cover applications of stable and radiogenic isotopes to the following:
• Climate and environmental change
• Soils
• Resources (Groundwater and surface water, petroleum and minerals)
• Biogeochemical cycles (including aquatic ecology)
• Terrestrial ecology
• Geological events – Earth’s history, paleoclimate/mass extinction events
• Forensic Science – pollution and provenancing
• Novel analytical techniques and applications e.g., Nano-SIMS and TOF-SIMS
Hydrogeologic research themes include:
• Innovative case studies and applications
• Advanced field techniques and practice
• Advances in simulation modelling
• Advances in physical, chemical and biological hydrogeology
• Dealing with geologic heterogeneity
• Surface-water groundwater interaction
• Groundwater dependent ecosystems
The national scientific conference organisers: Kliti Grice & Kate Trinajstic (Curtin University), Pauline Grierson & Paul Greenwood (University of Western Australia), Linda Stalker (CSIRO Petroleum, Perth), Evelyn Krull (CSIRO Land & Water, Adelaide), Colin Priddis (Chemistry Centre, WA), John Dodson (ANSTO), Philip Commander (WA Water) and Josef Werne (University of Minnesota Duluth) look forward to seeing you in Perth this year.
More Information
Contact Professor Kliti Grice
Email: K.Grice@curtin.edu.au