SHRIMP Ion microprobe analysis of terrestrial and extraterrestrial materials

Geochronology of Gondwana, particularly New Zealand, Antarctica, Australia

Trace element geochemistry

Sulfur isotope geochemistry

Isotope systematics of refractory inclusions in primitive meteorites

Origin and evolution of the solar nebula

Hayabusa and Osiris-REx Asteroid Sample Return Missions

BSc(Hons) in Geology and Physics from Otago University (NZ) [1981]

PhD in Isotope Geochemistry from ANU [1987]

Post Docs in Washington University in St Louis; Max-Planck Institut für Geochemistry, Mainz

QEII Fellow (ANU) [1990]

Resrach Fellow (ANU) [1994]

Asst Professor, Stanford University [1997]

Assoc. Professor (ANU) [2000]

Professor, ANU [2008]

Analysis of water in nominally anhydrous minerals

Triple O isotope analysis of meteoritic materials (including refractory inclusions, chondrules, Mars meteorites).

S isotopes in Archean rocks, microbial fractionations

Chemistry and isotope systematics in early solar system materials including presolar grains

S isotopes in sulfide minerals as recorders of consitions throughout Earth history

Analysis of water in meteoritic and terrestrial materials