#PostGradJuly
Come and join us on 9 July at 12 pm AEST for our PhD Research Showcase!
We are excited to feature three outstanding presentations by PhD candidates and WOMEESA members: Samantha Russo, Mana Ryuba, and Edel Baumann. They will share insights into their research and contributions to the field.
Meet the speakers
Samantha Russo
PhD Candidate, James Cook University
Talk title: A mineral systems approach to rare earth element ion adsorption clay deposits.
Samantha is a current PhD student at James Cook University. Her current research is focused on understanding rare earth element systematics, with emphasis on rare earth element ion adsorption clay deposits, through whole-rock and mineral fraction-specific trace element and stable isotope geochemistry. Her previous Honours research focused on reconstructing ancient seawater chemistry in hypogene and supergene banded iron formations through rare earth element whole-rock and mineral fraction-specific patterns.
Mana Ryuba
PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne
Talk title: Unusual breccias and neptunian dykes in the Proterozoic Teena Dolomite: links to extensional tectonics and stratiform Zn deposits in the McArthur Basin
Mana Ryuba is a second year PhD candidate at the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, at the University of Melbourne. Her PhD research focuses on the sedimentology and geochemistry of Precambrian carbonates to understand surface processes and ocean chemistry of Precambrian Earth. She has previously worked on the Teena Dolomite in the McArthur Basin and is currently working on the Marinoan cap carbonates in the Flinders Ranges, Australia.
Edel Baumann
PhD Candidate, The University of Tasmania
Talk title: Advancing Cadmium research in the Southern Ocean
I'm Edelgard Baumann an PhD candidate in biogeochemistry at IMAS/ UTAS in Hobart Tasmania. I work with on trace elements (TE) in the Southern Ocean and combine models such as OMP and multi box concepts to quantify physical and biological processes influencing TE distributions. I worked in water mass reconstructions and isotype analysis before and am interested in the applications of TE in models.