Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1096857

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1096857

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Mineral Physics of the Earth's Core. Most information on the nature of Earth's core properties has come from teleseismic studies, which detect weak earthquake-wave signals that have traversed the Earth's deepest interior. These studies have revealed several unusual and enigmatic phenomena in the core, but interpretation of these observations must rely on mineral-physics data on the materials of the core (e.g. iron-based alloys). This project will create a unique world-class ultra-high pressure laboratory to obtain such data. By defining the composition and mineralogy of Earth's core, it will place Australia in the forefront of this exciting research field, and will also represent a major national resource for the study of novel materials at extreme conditions.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 31-12-2014

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $825,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geophysics | Mineralogy And Crystallography | Geophysics Not Elsewhere Classified | Condensed Matter Physics—Structural Properties |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Earth sciences | Physical sciences | Scientific instrumentation

Other Keywords

Condensed Matter Physics—Structural Properties | Earth sciences | Geophysics | Geophysics Not Elsewhere Classified | Mineralogy And Crystallography | Physical sciences | Scientific instrumentation

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