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Associate Professor Teresa Ubide Garralda
Associate Professor

Teresa Ubide Garralda

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Overview

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 green 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
Media expert

Qualifications

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

Works

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116 works between 2008 and 2026

41 - 60 of 116 works

2025

Conference Publication

Matrix geochemistry unveils deep drivers of copper fertility across the Central Andes

Ubide, T., Roberts, J., Parra-Encalada, D., MacDonald, A., Ward, J., Rosenbaum, G., Larrea, P., Bustos, E. and Caulfield, J. (2025). Matrix geochemistry unveils deep drivers of copper fertility across the Central Andes. IAVCEI25, Geneva, Switzerland, 29 June – 4 July 2025.

Matrix geochemistry unveils deep drivers of copper fertility across the Central Andes

2025

Conference Publication

Oceanic spreading, serpentinisation, fluid-rock interaction, and subduction recorded in the Marlborough ultramafic suite, central Queensland

Pasco, J.A., Rosenbaum, G., Ubide, T., Milan, L. and Spier, C. (2025). Oceanic spreading, serpentinisation, fluid-rock interaction, and subduction recorded in the Marlborough ultramafic suite, central Queensland. SGGMP 2025, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia, 17–21 November 2025.

Oceanic spreading, serpentinisation, fluid-rock interaction, and subduction recorded in the Marlborough ultramafic suite, central Queensland

2025

Conference Publication

Volcanic matrix geochemistry records deep drivers of copper fertility in the Central Andes

Ubide, Teresa, Parra-Encalada, Daniela, Roberts, Jo, MacDonald, Alice, Ward, Jack, Rosenbaum, Gideon, Larrea, Patricia, Bustos, Emilce and Caulfield, John T. (2025). Volcanic matrix geochemistry records deep drivers of copper fertility in the Central Andes. Goldschmidt 2025, Prague, Czech Republic, 6-11 July 2025. Aubiere, France: European Association of Geochemistry. doi: 10.7185/gold2025.30321

Volcanic matrix geochemistry records deep drivers of copper fertility in the Central Andes

2025

Conference Publication

A geological cold case in the Solomon Islands: using volcanic ash to refine the timing of collision between the Ontong Java Plateau and the Solomon Islands Arc

Furness, C., Rosenbaum, G., Ubide, T. and Musgrave, R. (2025). A geological cold case in the Solomon Islands: using volcanic ash to refine the timing of collision between the Ontong Java Plateau and the Solomon Islands Arc. SGGMP 2025, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia, 17–21 November 2025.

A geological cold case in the Solomon Islands: using volcanic ash to refine the timing of collision between the Ontong Java Plateau and the Solomon Islands Arc

2025

Conference Publication

Micro- to arc-scale geochemical evaluation of plutonic-volcanic records across the Sunda-Banda Arc

Utami, Sri Budhi, Ubide, Teresa, Handini, Esti, Wood, Sarah, Rosenbaum, Gideon, Handley, Heather and Goode, Louise (2025). Micro- to arc-scale geochemical evaluation of plutonic-volcanic records across the Sunda-Banda Arc. Goldschmidt 2025, Prague, Czech Republic, 6-11 July 2025. Aubiere, France: European Association of Geochemistry. doi: 10.7185/gold2025.29301

Micro- to arc-scale geochemical evaluation of plutonic-volcanic records across the Sunda-Banda Arc

2025

Conference Publication

Evaluating the interplay of geodynamics and magmatism along the Sunda-Banda Arc using crystal records of volcanoes and porphyry Cu deposits

Utami, S.B., Ubide, T., Rosenbaum, G., Wood, S., Handini, E., Handley, H., Goode, L. and Li, W. (2025). Evaluating the interplay of geodynamics and magmatism along the Sunda-Banda Arc using crystal records of volcanoes and porphyry Cu deposits. SGGMP 2025, Port Macquarie, NSW Australia, 17–21 November 2025.

Evaluating the interplay of geodynamics and magmatism along the Sunda-Banda Arc using crystal records of volcanoes and porphyry Cu deposits

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

Conference Publication

Quiet vs loud arc volcanoes. A microanalytical perspective into magmatic architecture across the Central Andes

Ubide, T., Roberts, J., Parra-Encalada, D., MacDonald, A., Ward, J., Rosenbaum, G., Larrea, P. and Bustos, E. (2024). Quiet vs loud arc volcanoes. A microanalytical perspective into magmatic architecture across the Central Andes. SGTSG Tectonics on the Tablelands, Armidale, NSW Australia, 18–22 November 2024.

Quiet vs loud arc volcanoes. A microanalytical perspective into magmatic architecture across the Central Andes

2024

Conference Publication

Field characteristics of the Marlborough and Rockhampton ultramafic massifs, New England Orogen

Pasco, J., Rosenbaum, G., Spier, C., Milan, L. and Ubide, T. (2024). Field characteristics of the Marlborough and Rockhampton ultramafic massifs, New England Orogen. SGTSG Tectonics on the Tablelands, Armidale, NSW Australia, 18–22 November 2024.

Field characteristics of the Marlborough and Rockhampton ultramafic massifs, New England Orogen

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, 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, 118532. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118532

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

2024

Conference Publication

Tiny Titans: Exploring compositional patterns in subduction zones through global crystal and melt inclusions datasets

Parra-Encalada, Daniella Andrea, Ubide, Teresa and Rosenbaum, Gideon (2024). Tiny Titans: Exploring compositional patterns in subduction zones through global crystal and melt inclusions datasets. Goldschmidt Conference, Chicago, IL, United States, 18-23 August 2024.

Tiny Titans: Exploring compositional patterns in subduction zones through global crystal and melt inclusions datasets

2024

Conference Publication

Slab tearing as a driver of porphyry metallogenesis and anomalous volcanism in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands

Ward, Jack F., Rosenbaum, Gideon, Ubide, Teresa, Sandiford, Mike and Holm, Robert (2024). Slab tearing as a driver of porphyry metallogenesis and anomalous volcanism in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. Geoscience, Exploration and Extraction Conference 2024, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 7-9 August 2024.

Slab tearing as a driver of porphyry metallogenesis and anomalous volcanism in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands

2024

Conference Publication

Slab tearing as a driver of porphyry ore deposit formation in island arcs

Ward, J.F., Rosenbaum, G. and Ubide, T. (2024). Slab tearing as a driver of porphyry ore deposit formation in island arcs. SGTSG Tectonics on the Tablelands, Armidale, NSW, Australia, 18–22 November 2024.

Slab tearing as a driver of porphyry ore deposit formation in island arcs

2024

Conference Publication

Arc architecture and melt filters recorded in plagioclase across the Central Andes

Parra-Encalada, Daniela Andrea, Ubide, Teresa, Rosenbaum, Gideon, Jegal, Yujin, Larrea, Patricia and Bustos, Emilce (2024). Arc architecture and melt filters recorded in plagioclase across the Central Andes. Goldschmidt Conference, Chicago, IL, United States, 18-23 August 2024.

Arc architecture and melt filters recorded in plagioclase across the Central Andes

Funding

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2028
    Finding critical copper beneath volcanoes
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 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

Supervision

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

    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

    Halogens and noble gases in serpentinite-blueschist associated jadeitites

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Mark Kendrick

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structure and tectonics of the Marlborough and Rockhampton ultramafic massifs

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The role of crustal-scale structures on the evolution of orogenic curvatures in northeastern Australia: implications for the Palaeozoic evolution of eastern Gondwana

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

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

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