Ex-Honours Student
Project Title
Formation of continental ribbons in the context of the North West Shelf.
Supervisor
Assoc Prof Patrice Rey
Project Summary
During the Paleozoic and Mesozoic three successive continental ribbon detachments occurred on Australia’s North West Shelf (NWS) via continental rifting. These detachments include separation of the Hun terrane (Late Ordovician to Silurian), Cimmeria (Permian) and Argoland (Jurassic). Along active continental margins, slab rollback pulling on the upper plate, as well as the rise of buoyant mantle wedge have been proposed to explain the detachment of continental ribbons. However, in the context of passive margins, the dynamic of rifting leading to the detachment of continental ribbons is still not well-understood.
This project aims to test conceptual tectonic models proposed for segmentation of the NWS margin in order to identify and assess the minimum set of thermal, mechanical and kinematic conditions required for their viability. It will involve 2D and 3D numerical simulation of lithospheric deformation using Underworld geodynamic modelling framework.
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Congratulations to the EarthByte Honours students for submitting their theses and delivering their final presentations! Well done Carmen, Mandi, Jono, Nikita and Luke!
Congratulations to Honours student Nikita Golkin for winning a 2015 Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA) Scholarship! Nikita’s Honours project is on the formation of continental ribbons in the context of the North West Shelf.
EarthByte helped run the 2015 geosciences workshop for the University of Sydney’s International Science School, with over 140 high school students engaging in activities from a wide range of research topics and teaching areas at the School of Geosciences. Thanks to all the brilliant EarthByte volunteers, including Mandi Thran, Nikita Golkin, Luke Hardiman, Jono Leonard and Carmen Braz.
See the School of Geoscience’s Facebook page for more info and photos from the day! … Read more…
EarthByte is happy to welcome 5 new Honours students who will be undertaking a variety of exciting projects over the course of the next 9 months! Welcome Mandi, Jono, Luke, Carmen and Nikita!
