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

115 works between 2008 and 2025
All (115) Journal Article (83) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (29) Book Chapter (2)

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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

Featured

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

Featured

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)

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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

Featured

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

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

Featured

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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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)

Featured

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

Magma recharge and hybridization in an alkaline magmatic system: Evidence from clinopyroxene and olivine from the Pariquera-Açu Suite, SE Brazil

Cetina, Lina, Azzone, Rogério G., Ubide, Teresa and Gonsalves Dias, Vinicius (2025). Magma recharge and hybridization in an alkaline magmatic system: Evidence from clinopyroxene and olivine from the Pariquera-Açu Suite, SE Brazil. Lithos, 518-519 108304, 108304. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2025.108304

Magma recharge and hybridization in an alkaline magmatic system: Evidence from clinopyroxene and olivine from the Pariquera-Açu Suite, SE Brazil

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

Plagioclase antecrysts record syn-eruptive incorporation of evolved mush during the 2021 Tajogaite eruption (La Palma, Spain)

Jegal, Yujin, Ubide, Teresa, Huertas, María José, Herrera, Raquel, Márquez, Álvaro, Ancochea, Eumenio and Coello-Bravo, Juan Jesús (2025). Plagioclase antecrysts record syn-eruptive incorporation of evolved mush during the 2021 Tajogaite eruption (La Palma, Spain). Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 180 (10) 66. doi: 10.1007/s00410-025-02241-5

Plagioclase antecrysts record syn-eruptive incorporation of evolved mush during the 2021 Tajogaite eruption (La Palma, Spain)

2025

Journal Article

Magmatic architecture of a potassic arc volcano: Batu Tara, eastern Sunda arc, Indonesia

Bennett, Dean, Ubide, Teresa, Ward, Jack F, MacDonald, Alice, Rosenbaum, Gideon, Sihombing, Felix Mulia Hasudungan, Nugroho, Rio Priandri, Jabbar, Gamma Abdul and Tapu, Al-Tamini (2025). Magmatic architecture of a potassic arc volcano: Batu Tara, eastern Sunda arc, Indonesia. Journal of Petrology, 66 (9) egaf071. doi: 10.1093/petrology/egaf071

Magmatic architecture of a potassic arc volcano: Batu Tara, eastern Sunda arc, Indonesia

2025

Journal Article

Early pyroxene crystallisation deep below mid-ocean ridges

Ubide, Teresa, Murphy, David T., Emo, Robert B., Jones, Michael W.M., Acevedo Zamora, Marco A. and Kamber, Balz S. (2025). Early pyroxene crystallisation deep below mid-ocean ridges. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 663 119423, 119423-663. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119423

Early pyroxene crystallisation deep below mid-ocean ridges

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. 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, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2024.122580

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

2025

Conference Publication

Slab tearing as a driver of porphyry ore deposits in Indonesia and the Philippines

Ward, J.F., Rosenbaum, G., Ubide, T., Oalmann, J., MacDonald, A., Cooke, D.R. and Zhang, L. (2025). Slab tearing as a driver of porphyry ore deposits in Indonesia and the Philippines. SEG 2025, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 26–29 September 2025.

Slab tearing as a driver of porphyry ore deposits in Indonesia and the Philippines

2025

Conference Publication

Magmatic plagioclase as a porphyry copper fertility indicator in arc systems

Parra-Encalada, D., Ubide, T., Cajal, Y., Rosenbaum, G., Wang, C., Tomkins, A., Campbell, I. and Paterson, D. (2025). Magmatic plagioclase as a porphyry copper fertility indicator in arc systems. SEG 2025, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 26–29 September 2025.

Magmatic plagioclase as a porphyry copper fertility indicator in arc systems

2025

Conference Publication

Interrogating the plutonic-volcanic connections for economic copper deposit potential across the Sunda-Banda Arc

Utami, S.B., Handini, E., Wood, S., Handley, H., Goode, L., Rosenbaum, G. and Ubide, T. (2025). Interrogating the plutonic-volcanic connections for economic copper deposit potential across the Sunda-Banda Arc. SEG 2025, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 26–29 September 2025.

Interrogating the plutonic-volcanic connections for economic copper deposit potential across the Sunda-Banda Arc

2025

Conference Publication

Plagioclase records of magmatic metal enrichment in porphyry gold deposits

Parra-Encalada, D., Ubide, T., Ovalle, J.T., Wang, C. and Rosenbaum, G. (2025). Plagioclase records of magmatic metal enrichment in porphyry gold deposits. SGGMP 2025, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia, 17–21 November 2025.

Plagioclase records of magmatic metal enrichment in porphyry gold deposits

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 - 2025
    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

    Magmatic architecture and dynamics across arc volcanoes. A microanalytical perspective

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Identifying the mechanisms underpinning anomalous mineralisation in alkaline igneous rocks

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring the triggers of volcanism and mineralisation in subduction zones

    Principal 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Halogens and noble gases in serpentinite-blueschist associated jadeitites

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Mark Kendrick

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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

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