Students

Luke Brosnan

Extraordinarily preserved dinosaur fossils

Supervisor: Prof. Kliti Grice

Co-supervisors: Dr Stephen Poropat,  Dr William Rickard

Funding: RTP and ARC

Darren Cheah

Writing Up

Heterogeneity of microbial genomes and biochemical functionality in relation to source rock maturity and provenance and petroleum deterioration in the deep subsurface

Supervisor: A/Prof. Marco Coolen

Co-supervisor: Prof. Kliti Grice

Funding: ARC Linkage

Carmelo Chiappalone

Advancement in analytical methodologies for generating accurate air emissions data from industrial sources

Supervisor: Prof. Kliti Grice

Co-supervisor: Adjunct A/Prof. Marisa Ioppolo-Armanios

Funding: Self-funded

Julien Demore

Multidisciplinary approach of exceptionally preserved fossils from Cretaceous Santana Formation, Brazil. An Inorganic-Organic and paleontological perspective.

Supervisor: Prof. Kliti Grice

Co-supervisors: Dr Stephen Poropat, Dr Alex Holman

Funding: ARC Laureate fellowship

Mackenzie Enchelmaier

Palaeoecological assessment of a fossil vertebrate site in the Upper Cretaceous Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia, through description of new specimens and taphonomic analysis. (Masters)

Supervisor: Dr Stephen Poropat

Co-supervisors: Prof. Kliti Grice

Marin Gangneux

Biomarkers extraction of silicified plants from the Eocene/Oligocene and from the Jurassic

Supervisor: Prof. Kliti Grice

Co-supervisors: Dr Stephen Poropat

Andy Jian

Marine preservation of vertebrates throughout time: Geochemical analyses and new palaeobiology insight

Supervisor: Prof. Kliti Grice

Co-supervisors: Dr Stephen Poropat, Dr Alexander Holman

Funding: RTP and ARC Laureate fellowship

Morgane Perret Lévesque

The evolution and extinction of meiolaniid turtles of Lord Howe Island

Supervisor: Dr Stephen Poropat

Co-supervisor: Prof. Kliti Grice

Funding: ARC Laureate fellowship

Zhiguo Li

Reconstruction of the evolution of primary producers in the Phanerozoic marine environment using big data

Host and Curtin Supervisor: Prof. Kliti Grice

Funding: CSC

Adele Pentland

Pterosaurs from the Early to mid-Cretaceous of Australia

Supervisor: Dr Stephen Poropat

Co-supervisor: Prof. Kliti Grice and Prof Pat Vickers- Rich

Funding: RTP (part-time) and ARC Laureate fellowship

Rajani Balkrishna Rao

Writing Up

Microbial biodiversity, biogeochemical and biotechnological properties of Mulu Cave systems

Supervisor: A/Prof. Marco Coolen

Co-supervisors: Adjunct Prof. Clem Kuek (Miri campus), Prof. Kliti Grice

Funding: Curtin – Malaysia Research Institute (CMRI) Top-Down PhD Grant

Hridya Vijay

Microbial Fossilization of leaves

Supervisor: Prof. Kliti Grice

Co-supervisor: A/Prof. Marco Coolen, Dr Navdeep Dhami

Funding: ARC Laureate

Paris Williams

Title TBC

Supervisor: Prof. Kliti Grice

Co-supervisors: Prof. Monique Gagnon, Dr Alan Scarlett

Funding: RTP funding