Schools Outreach for World Oceans day

Friday June 8th Dr Jennie Mallela participated in schools outreach program. Theme was "Keeping our oceans clean and healthy for life".  Science is fun for all.

Kilauea eruption: Helicopter adventure

I flew in a helicopter 3000 ft above the active Kilauea eruption on June 6th on the Big Island of Hawaii.  The photo shows the lava fountain and cone at Fissure 8 and channelized flow down to the coast, where the laze plumes are forming from the ocean entry of the lava eight miles away.  The flow completed filled Kopoho Bay the previous day and destroyed dozens more homes and property.

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Dr Meghan Miller

In the Field

StructureTectonics in the field west of Mount Isa, NW Queensland

Front to back: Paul Donchak (Geological Survey of Queensland); Gordon Lister;  Jack Muston (MPhil candidate); Olga Baruleva (PhD candidate).

Photo: Mark McGeough (Chinova Resources)

Project: The argon footprint of orebodies in the Mount Isa region (ANU, JCU, UniMelb, GSQ, Chinova, MIM)

A remarkable recumbent fold with large andalusite porphyroblasts potentially shows relations between fabrics caused by stretching overprinted by the effects of later collisional orogeny. These outcrops in the southern IOCG corridor of Mount Isa are immediately adjacent to gold-cobalt orebodies, owned by Chinova Resources, one of the few companies undertaking new commercial developments of mineral resources in the region. Numerous deposits have been discovered by the systematic and careful examination of the exposed geology, with understanding the geological architecture a key variable in influencing exploration strategy.

Stream implementation plans for the Australian Antarctic Science Strategic Plan 2011-12 to 2020-21 have been reviewed for the next science application round and are NOW OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. These draft plans are now available on the AAD website at http://www.antarctica.gov.au/science/australian-antarctic-science-strategic-plan-201112-202021/stream-implementation-plan-17-18-round.

You are invited to examine the draft revised plans and email your comments to planning@aad.gov.au by 5 pm AEST Tuesday, 3 July 2018.

Winter Intensive Tutoring Program

Starts O Week Monday 16 July

Are you interested in gaining new skills to improve your effectiveness as a tutor/demonstrator?  Principles of Tutoring and Demonstrating (PTD) is an intensive 10 module program, designed to help you develop teaching strategies, apply effective lesson planning principles, offer practical help with marking and examples of how to give feedback to your students.

This program is offered during O Week to PhD students who have some tutoring experience. Another PTD program is scheduled for semester 2 and is more practical for those participants new to tutoring. Dates for the ‘new to tutoring’ program released in mid-June.

Winter Intensive Program

Modules T1 & T2 – Monday 16 July

Modules T3 & T4 – Tuesday 17 July

Modules T5 & T7 – Thursday 19 July

Module T8 – Friday 20 July

Module T9 – Monday 23 July ( fully online)

Module T6 – Monday 30 July (Peer Observation with online reflection, participants to organise)

Module T10 – Tuesday 31 July

Registrations essential at https://services.anu.edu.au/training/principles-of-tutoring-and-demonstrating (On the webpage click top right – Register Now button).

If you have completed a tutor training program in your College you can gain credit in PTD for the modules you have completed (please indicate in your registration what modules you have completed – you will need to provide a certificate or evidence of the completion of these modules).

All modules, except Peer Observation (T6) & Evaluation and Reflective Practice (T9), will be held in the CHELT Seminar Room, Chancelry 10T1.

AGCC conference

Big Issues and Ideas in Geoscience will highlight the fundamental role that Geoscience has as a major field of science throughout the Asia Pacific Region. The Convention (AGCC 2018) will be the largest Geoscience event to be held in Australasia since 2012.

AGCC 2018 is supported by all eight Member Organisations of the Australian Geoscience Council, and is proudly sponsored by Geoscience Australia, as Patron Sponsor, and Santos Ltd as Major Sponsor.
 

THIRD CIRCULAR RELEASED

The AGCC 2018 Third Circular has been released with all the information you were waiting for to assist you in planning your participation in the Convention.

Updated program with additional sessions New initiatives for young geoscientists The announcement of confirmed Plenary and Keynote speakers More details on the Big Issues and Ideas in Geoscience Day An expanded list of field trips and professional workshops, with information on costs and deadlines.

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION ONLY 2 WEEKS AWAY

Don't miss the opportunity to have your work presented (oral or poster) at the Australian Geoscience Council Convention 2018. Deadline for abstract submission is midnight on Saturday 16 June.

Formal notification of acceptance of abstracts will be by Saturday 28 July; presenters of accepted abstracts must pay for their full delegate registration by Saturday 18 August.

Click here for further information on abstracts submission and presentations.

REGISTRATION OFFER FOR YOUNG GEOSCIENTISTS
If you are an Early Career Geoscientist, you may be able to take up AGCC 2018 special offer and pay $765 for a full delegate registration, saving up to $235 on the current full member rate. Be quick, the offer closes on Thursday 30 August!

To see if you fit the criteria for Early Career Geoscientist, please read page 6 of AGCC 2018 Third Circular here.

Elizabeth & Frederick White Conference 2018

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