ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT130101524

Funding Activity

Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT130101524

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Tracking water on planetary surfaces using data from the Curiosity rover, the laboratory, meteorites and Australian field sites. A fundamental question in science is why does Earth have so much liquid water, but other planets do not? This project will answer this question using the Curiosity rover on Mars, studying alteration minerals that record the action of water. The project will develop new methods to improve our understanding of alteration minerals in martian meteorites, under controlled environmental conditions and in field samples that are relevant for Mars. It aims to build expertise in the environmental aspects of planetary surfaces and in novel instrumentation. This research will improve methods to examine returned extraterrestrial samples, to evaluate land degradation and to search for energy and ore deposits.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2014

End Date: 30-04-2018

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $755,042.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Mineralogy and Crystallography | Geology | Extraterrestrial Geology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Oil and Gas Extraction | Scientific Instruments | Mineral Exploration not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Extraterrestrial Geology | Geology | Mineral Exploration not elsewhere classified | Mineralogy and Crystallography | Oil and Gas Extraction | Scientific Instruments

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