Associate Professor Teresa Ubide Garralda
Associate Professor

Teresa Ubide Garralda

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Background

I am a volcano scientist with a passion for understanding how magmatic systems work. I develop high-resolution geochemical techniques to interrogate magmatic crystals and their carrier melts, providing a better understanding of past eruptions as a key for future activity. My team aims to constrain the drivers of volcanic eruptions and the processes leading to the accumulation of metals that are critical for the energy transition.

I joined UQ as a Lecturer in July 2016, after holding a postdoctoral fellowship at Trinity College Dublin. I undertook my postgraduate research in Spain and The Netherlands (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and received my PhD from the University of Zaragoza in December 2013. I was born and raised by the sea, in San Sebastián, and I am fortunate to study a wide range of active and past volcanic systems in different tectonic settings around the world.

Availability

Associate Professor Teresa Ubide Garralda is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Earth Sciences Geochemistry Geochronology Geology Igneous and metamorphic petrology Inorganic geochemistry Isotope geochemistry Volcanology

Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, Universidad de Zaragoza
  • Doctoral Diploma, Universidad de Zaragoza

Search Professor Teresa Ubide Garralda’s works on UQ eSpace

97 works between 2008 and 2025
All (97) Journal Article (79) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (15) Other Outputs (1)

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Featured

2017

Journal Article

A branched magma feeder system during the 1669 eruption of Mt Etna: evidence from a time-integrated study of zoned olivine phenocryst populations

Kahl, Maren, Viccaro, Marco, Ubide, Teresa, Morgan, Daniel J. and Dingwell, Donald B. (2017). A branched magma feeder system during the 1669 eruption of Mt Etna: evidence from a time-integrated study of zoned olivine phenocryst populations. Journal of Petrology, 58 (3) egx022, 443-472. doi: 10.1093/petrology/egx022

A branched magma feeder system during the 1669 eruption of Mt Etna: evidence from a time-integrated study of zoned olivine phenocryst populations

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2015

Journal Article

High-resolution LA-ICP-MS trace element mapping of igneous minerals: In search of magma histories

Ubide, Teresa, McKenna, Cora A., Chew, David M. and Kamber, Balz S. (2015). High-resolution LA-ICP-MS trace element mapping of igneous minerals: In search of magma histories. Chemical Geology, 409, 157-168. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.05.020

High-resolution LA-ICP-MS trace element mapping of igneous minerals: In search of magma histories

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2014

Journal Article

Antecrysts and their effect on rock compositions: the Cretaceous lamprophyre suite in the Catalonian Coastal Ranges (NE Spain)

Ubide, Teresa, Gale, Carlos, Larrea, Patricia, Arranz, Enrique and Lago, Marceliano (2014). Antecrysts and their effect on rock compositions: the Cretaceous lamprophyre suite in the Catalonian Coastal Ranges (NE Spain). Lithos, 206-207 (1), 214-233. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2014.07.029

Antecrysts and their effect on rock compositions: the Cretaceous lamprophyre suite in the Catalonian Coastal Ranges (NE Spain)

Featured

2014

Journal Article

Age of the Cretaceous alkaline magmatism in northeast Iberia: implications for the Alpine cycle in the Pyrenees

Ubide, Teresa, Wijbrans, Jan R., Gale, Carlos, Arranz, Enrique, Lago, Marceliano and Larrea, Patricia (2014). Age of the Cretaceous alkaline magmatism in northeast Iberia: implications for the Alpine cycle in the Pyrenees. Tectonics, 33 (7), 1444-1460. doi: 10.1002/2013TC003511

Age of the Cretaceous alkaline magmatism in northeast Iberia: implications for the Alpine cycle in the Pyrenees

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2014

Journal Article

40Ar/39Ar constraints on the temporal evolution of Graciosa Island, Azores (Portugal)

Larrea, Patricia, Wijbrans, Jan R., Gale, Carlos, Ubide, Teresa, Lago, Marceliano, Franca, Zilda and Widom, Elisabeth (2014). 40Ar/39Ar constraints on the temporal evolution of Graciosa Island, Azores (Portugal). Bulletin of Volcanology, 76 (2) 796, 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s00445-014-0796-8

40Ar/39Ar constraints on the temporal evolution of Graciosa Island, Azores (Portugal)

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2014

Journal Article

Clinopyroxene and amphibole crystal populations in a lamprophyre sill from the Catalonian Coastal Ranges (NE Spain): a record of magma history and a window to mineral-melt partitioning

Ubide, Teresa, Gale, Carlos, Arranz, Enrique, Lago, Marceliano and Larrea, Patricia (2014). Clinopyroxene and amphibole crystal populations in a lamprophyre sill from the Catalonian Coastal Ranges (NE Spain): a record of magma history and a window to mineral-melt partitioning. Lithos, 184-187, 225-242. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2013.10.029

Clinopyroxene and amphibole crystal populations in a lamprophyre sill from the Catalonian Coastal Ranges (NE Spain): a record of magma history and a window to mineral-melt partitioning

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2014

Journal Article

The relevance of crystal transfer to magma mixing: a case study in composite dykes from the central pyrenees

Ubide, Teresa, Gale, Carlos, Larrea, Patricia, Arranz, Enrique, Lago, Marceliano and Tierz, Pablo (2014). The relevance of crystal transfer to magma mixing: a case study in composite dykes from the central pyrenees. Journal of Petrology, 55 (8), 1535-1559. doi: 10.1093/petrology/egu033

The relevance of crystal transfer to magma mixing: a case study in composite dykes from the central pyrenees

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2013

Journal Article

Magmatic processes and the role of antecrysts in the genesis of Corvo island (Azores Archipelago, Portugal)

Larrea, Patricia, Franca, Zilda, Lago, Marceliano, Widom, Elisabeth, Gale, Carlos and Ubide, Teresa (2013). Magmatic processes and the role of antecrysts in the genesis of Corvo island (Azores Archipelago, Portugal). Journal of Petrology, 54 (4), 769-793. doi: 10.1093/petrology/egs084

Magmatic processes and the role of antecrysts in the genesis of Corvo island (Azores Archipelago, Portugal)

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2012

Journal Article

The influence of crystal settling on the compositional zoning of a thin lamprophyre sill: a multi-method approach

Ubide, Teresa, Arranz, Enrique, Lago, Marceliano, Gale, Carlos and Larrea, Patricia (2012). The influence of crystal settling on the compositional zoning of a thin lamprophyre sill: a multi-method approach. Lithos, 132-133, 37-49. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2011.11.012

The influence of crystal settling on the compositional zoning of a thin lamprophyre sill: a multi-method approach

2025

Journal Article

Melting experiments of an L6 ordinary chondrite: Implications for the formation of alkali-rich achondrites

Iannini Lelarge, S., Masotta, M., Folco, L., Ubide, T., Suttle, M.D. and Pittarello, L. (2025). Melting experiments of an L6 ordinary chondrite: Implications for the formation of alkali-rich achondrites. Geochemistry, 85 (3) 126293, 126293. doi: 10.1016/j.chemer.2025.126293

Melting experiments of an L6 ordinary chondrite: Implications for the formation of alkali-rich achondrites

2025

Journal Article

Monogenetic volcanism fed by complex magmatic processes: El Negrillar volcanic field (Central Andes, Chile)

Cáceres-Baez, Deborah, Larrea, Patricia, Ubide, Teresa, Roberts, Jo and Loaiza, Camila (2025). Monogenetic volcanism fed by complex magmatic processes: El Negrillar volcanic field (Central Andes, Chile). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 459 108273, 108273. doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2025.108273

Monogenetic volcanism fed by complex magmatic processes: El Negrillar volcanic field (Central Andes, Chile)

2025

Journal Article

Compositional heterogeneity in 91500, GJ-1/89 and TEMORA-2 zircon reference materials

Caulfield, John T., Allen, Charlotte M., Ubide, Teresa, Nguyen, Ai and Cathey, Henrietta E. (2025). Compositional heterogeneity in 91500, GJ-1/89 and TEMORA-2 zircon reference materials. Chemical Geology, 674 122580, 122580. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2024.122580

Compositional heterogeneity in 91500, GJ-1/89 and TEMORA-2 zircon reference materials

2024

Journal Article

Magmatic evolution and architecture of an oceanic intraplate volcano: Vesteris Seamount, Atlantic Ocean

Beloša, L., Murphy, D. T., Ubide, T., Callegaro, S., Meyzen, C. M., Bizimis, M. and Mazzini, A. (2024). Magmatic evolution and architecture of an oceanic intraplate volcano: Vesteris Seamount, Atlantic Ocean. Frontiers in Earth Science, 12 1501694, 1-19. doi: 10.3389/feart.2024.1501694

Magmatic evolution and architecture of an oceanic intraplate volcano: Vesteris Seamount, Atlantic Ocean

2024

Journal Article

Spatio-temporal evolution of the Paleo-Tethys in western Yunnan: insights from mafic rocks in the Lancang tectonic belt

Cui, Ya, Wang, Yuejun, Zhou, Renjie, Wang, Yang, Ubide, Teresa, Qian, Xin, Wang, Cheng and Wang, Xin (2024). Spatio-temporal evolution of the Paleo-Tethys in western Yunnan: insights from mafic rocks in the Lancang tectonic belt. Lithos, 488-489 107830, 107830. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2024.107830

Spatio-temporal evolution of the Paleo-Tethys in western Yunnan: insights from mafic rocks in the Lancang tectonic belt

2024

Journal Article

Exploring intrusive processes through the crystal cargo of volcanic rocks: The case of lava flows from Taranaki volcano, New Zealand

D'Mello, Nessa G., Zellmer, Georg F., Ubide, Teresa, Caulfield, John, Usuki, Masako, Iizuka, Yoshiyuki, Kereszturi, Gabor, Procter, Jon N. and Stewart, Robert B. (2024). Exploring intrusive processes through the crystal cargo of volcanic rocks: The case of lava flows from Taranaki volcano, New Zealand. Chemical Geology, 667 122333, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2024.122333

Exploring intrusive processes through the crystal cargo of volcanic rocks: The case of lava flows from Taranaki volcano, New Zealand

2024

Journal Article

Thermodynamics and kinetics of cation partitioning between plagioclase and trachybasaltic melt in static and dynamic systems: A reassessment of the lattice strain and electrostatic energies of substitution

Mollo, Silvio, Di Fiore, Fabrizio, MacDonald, Alice, Ubide, Teresa, Pontesilli, Alessio, Giuliani, Gabriele, Vona, Alessandro, Romano, Claudia and Scarlato, Piergiorgio (2024). Thermodynamics and kinetics of cation partitioning between plagioclase and trachybasaltic melt in static and dynamic systems: A reassessment of the lattice strain and electrostatic energies of substitution. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 384, 27-43. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2024.09.006

Thermodynamics and kinetics of cation partitioning between plagioclase and trachybasaltic melt in static and dynamic systems: A reassessment of the lattice strain and electrostatic energies of substitution

2024

Journal Article

Magmatic evolution of KREEP‐free lunar meteorite Asuka‐881757 inferred from sector‐zoned clinopyroxene, pyroxene symplectites, and thermodynamic modeling

Srivastava, Y., Basu Sarbadhikari, A., Yamaguchi, A., Takenouchi, A., Day, J. M. D. and Ubide, T. (2024). Magmatic evolution of KREEP‐free lunar meteorite Asuka‐881757 inferred from sector‐zoned clinopyroxene, pyroxene symplectites, and thermodynamic modeling. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 59 (11), 2938-2955. doi: 10.1111/maps.14257

Magmatic evolution of KREEP‐free lunar meteorite Asuka‐881757 inferred from sector‐zoned clinopyroxene, pyroxene symplectites, and thermodynamic modeling

2024

Journal Article

Spatial and temporal mush heterogeneity during eruptions recorded in clinopyroxene from the 2021 paroxysms at Mt. Etna, Italy

MacDonald, Alice, Ubide, Teresa, Mollo, Silvio and Taddeucci, Jacopo (2024). Spatial and temporal mush heterogeneity during eruptions recorded in clinopyroxene from the 2021 paroxysms at Mt. Etna, Italy. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 179 (11) 99. doi: 10.1007/s00410-024-02174-5

Spatial and temporal mush heterogeneity during eruptions recorded in clinopyroxene from the 2021 paroxysms at Mt. Etna, Italy

2024

Journal Article

Tracking element-mineral associations with unsupervised learning and dimensionality reduction in chemical and optical image stacks of thin sections

Acevedo Zamora, Marco A., Kamber, Balz S., Jones, Michael W.M., Schrank, Christoph E., Ryan, Chris G., Howard, Daryl L., Paterson, David J., Ubide, Teresa and Murphy, David T. (2024). Tracking element-mineral associations with unsupervised learning and dimensionality reduction in chemical and optical image stacks of thin sections. Chemical Geology, 650 121997. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2024.121997

Tracking element-mineral associations with unsupervised learning and dimensionality reduction in chemical and optical image stacks of thin sections

2024

Journal Article

Slab segmentation, anomalous arc volcanism, and giant porphyry copper deposits in Indonesia

Ward, Jack F., Rosenbaum, Gideon, Ubide, Teresa and Sandiford, Mike (2024). Slab segmentation, anomalous arc volcanism, and giant porphyry copper deposits in Indonesia. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 626 118532. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118532

Slab segmentation, anomalous arc volcanism, and giant porphyry copper deposits in Indonesia

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Can soft collision lead to plate tectonic reorganisation? Revisiting the Ontong Java Plateau collision paradox
    The Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Exploring volcanic arcs as factories of critical minerals
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2024
    Microanalytical Facility Supporting Resources Development and Manufacturing
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Optimising high-resolution, high-precision analysis of Sr-isotopes
    AuScope Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Tracking the growth and evolution of the ocean crust using cryptic crystal archives (ANZIC IODP Legacy Analytical Funding, AILAF grant)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Realising Australia's rare earth resource potential (ARC Linkage Project administered by Adelaide University)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Dr Teresa Ubide Garralda - AQ WRAP
    Advance Queensland Women's Research Assistance Program
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Magmatic response to slab deformation and implications to ore formation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Cracking the calcite code: closing the gap between U-Th and U-Pb geochronology to unlock temporal and spatial scales of Earth processes
    Universities Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Understanding volcanic eruption triggers: a new geochemical approach
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Taking the pulse of oceanic crust formation: unlocking the magmatic secrets stored in cumulative pyroxene crystals
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Geochemical fingerprints of volcanic eruption triggers
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Centre for Geoanalytical Mass Spectrometry (CGMS) - Achieving excellence in isotope geochemistry and geochronology
    UQ Research Facilities Infrastructure Grants
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Volcanic mega-crystals as recorders of the triggers of explosive eruptions
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Teresa Ubide Garralda is:
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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring the triggers of volcanism and mineralisation in subduction zones

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Identifying the mechanisms underpinning anomalous mineralisation in alkaline igneous rocks

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Magmatic architecture and dynamics across arc volcanoes. A microanalytical perspective

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Unlocking anomalous volcanic arcs: magma transport from storage to eruption across the Andes

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Halogens and noble gases in serpentinite-blueschist associated jadeitites

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Trevor Ireland, Associate Professor Mark Kendrick

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Geodynamic reconstruction of the northern Tasmanides: slab tearing, subduction segmentation, and ore mineralisation

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structure and tectonics of the Marlborough and Rockhampton ultramafic massifs

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Carlos Spier, Professor Gideon Rosenbaum

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Crystal
  • Geology
  • Laser ablation
  • Magmas
  • Mineral
  • Petrology
  • Rocks
  • Volcano
  • Volcanology

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