[Aqualist] prospective PhD project

[Jon Woodhead]

Hi Folks,

Here are the details of a potential PhD project which is available at 
Melb Uni. Please pass on to any students who may be interested.

many thanks, Jon

Applications are invited for the following postgraduate research 
project, tenable at the School of Earth Sciences, University of 
Melbourne.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF PALAEOCLIMATE PROXIES: NEW INSIGHTS FROM OLD CAVES

The last twenty million years of Earth history have witnessed 
enormous climatic and environmental changes,  impacting crucially on 
the evolution of the landscape and dispersal of animal species across 
the globe. Speleothems (stalagmites, flow stones and other cave 
deposits) preserve a detailed record of these past climatic regimes 
and recent analytical developments at the University of Melbourne 
have allowed the use of a much wider range of samples in this regard, 
spanning many millions of years (Woodhead et al, Quaternary 
Geochronology, in press). This project will investigate novel trace 
element variations (e.g. iodine, mercury) in a variety of speleothems 
with a view to establishing new proxies able to directly address the 
onset of Quaternary climatic regimes in Australia.

Supervisors : Drs Jon Woodhead and. John Hellstrom

The general application process for the Melbourne University PhD 
program is described here:

http://www.earthsci.unimelb.edu.au/phd/

and the closing date for scholarship applications is October 31st.


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