Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP190102760

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP190102760

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Role of water in earth and planetary evolution. This project aims to understand the role of water in the building of our solar system, Mars and Earth. Surprisingly little is known about key issues surrounding the origin of water and its subsequent recycling on Earth. This project will use new techniques for measuring low abundances of water along with oxygen isotopes, to measure water abundances and oxygen isotopes in meteorites and terrestrial rocks to establish how water was delivered to Earth and to understand how water is geologically recycled. This is expected to have direct bearing on where and how Earth's water originated, how water is retained in mantle and crustal minerals and it will have broad implications for understanding volcanic hazards and formation of ore deposits. This will lead to a new capability for combined water and oxygen isotope analysis in Australian geoscience leading to technological development and commercialisation of instrumentation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 15-04-2019

End Date: 30-11-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $380,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geology | Geochemistry not elsewhere classified | Extraterrestrial Geology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Scientific Instruments |

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Extraterrestrial Geology | Geochemistry not elsewhere classified | Geology | Scientific Instruments

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