Teresa Ubide Garralda
- Email:
- t.ubide@uq.edu.au
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- +61 7 336 52677
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- 0403334152
Overview
Background
I am a volcano scientist with a passion for understanding magma storage and transport through the Earth's upper mantle and crust. I develop high-resolution geochemical techniques to interrogate magmatic crystals and their carrier melts, providing a better understanding of past eruptions as keys to future activity. My team's research constrains 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 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.
Primary Research Interests:
Magmas, volcanoes, critical minerals, high-resolution geochemistry, elemental mapping, in situ isotope analysis
Fellowships and Awards:
2026 Distinguished Fellow of the Geological Society of Australia
2025 Wager Medal. International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior
2024-28 ARC Future Fellow. Australian Research Council
2023 Anton Hales Medal. Australian Academy of Science
2020-22 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award. The University of Queensland
2019-21 Superstar of STEM. Science and Technology Australia
2018 Queensland Tall Poppy Award. Australian Institute of Policy and Science
2018 Best Lecturer of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The University of Queensland
2018 Three-minute rapid fire presentations, First Place – Early Career Geoscientist Division. CSIRO AGCC Convention 2018 Australia
2017 Fresh Science, People's Choice. Science In Public Australia
2016 180 Seconds of Science, Australian People's Choice. Australian Academy of Science EMCR Forum
Availability
- Associate Professor Teresa Ubide Garralda is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, Universidad de Zaragoza
- Doctoral Diploma, Universidad de Zaragoza
Works
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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.
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.
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.
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.
2024
Conference Publication
Slab segmentation, anomalous arc volcanism, and giant porphyry copper deposits in Indonesia
Ward, J.F, Rosenbaum, G., Ubide, T. and Sandiford, M. (2024). Slab segmentation, anomalous arc volcanism, and giant porphyry copper deposits in Indonesia. 37th International Geological Congress, Busan, South Korea, 25-31 August 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Plagioclase as a mineralization marker in Porphyry Copper Deposits
Parra-Encalada, D., Ubide, T., Rosenbaum, G., Cajal, Y., Campbell, I. and Tomkins, A. (2024). Plagioclase as a mineralization marker in Porphyry Copper Deposits. SGTSG Tectonics on the Tablelands, Armidale, NSW, Australia, 18–22 November 2024.
2023
Journal Article
Kinetic partitioning of trace cations between zoned clinopyroxene and a variably cooled-decompressed alkali basalt: Thermodynamic considerations on lattice strain and electrostatic energies of substitution
Mollo, Silvio, Moschini, Piergiorgio, Ubide, Teresa, MacDonald, Alice, Vetere, Francesco, Nazzari, Manuela, Misiti, Valeria, Miyajima, Nobuyoshi, Melai, Caterina, Di Genova, Danilo, Vona, Alessandro, Di Fiore, Fabrizio and Romano, Claudia (2023). Kinetic partitioning of trace cations between zoned clinopyroxene and a variably cooled-decompressed alkali basalt: Thermodynamic considerations on lattice strain and electrostatic energies of substitution. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 361, 40-66. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2023.10.012
2023
Journal Article
Petrogenesis of the Hoy lava field, a long-lived continental mafic volcanic province in eastern Australia
Crossingham, T. J., Ubide, T., Vasconcelos, P. M. and Knesel, K. M. (2023). Petrogenesis of the Hoy lava field, a long-lived continental mafic volcanic province in eastern Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 70 (8), 1139-1158. doi: 10.1080/08120099.2023.2234971
2023
Conference Publication
Melting experiments of an L6 ordinary chondrite: Insights into early planetesimal differentiation and alkali-rich achondrite formation
Lelarge, Iannini S., Masotta, M., Folco, L., Ubide, T., Suttle, M. D. and Pittarello, L. (2023). Melting experiments of an L6 ordinary chondrite: Insights into early planetesimal differentiation and alkali-rich achondrite formation. 86th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical-Society (MetSoc), Los Angeles, CA, United States, 13-18 August 2023. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons.
2023
Journal Article
Tracking the transition from a Gondwana LIP to the South Atlantic Ocean with geochronological and geochemical indicators
Carvas, K. Z., Marques, L. S., Vasconcelos, P. M. and Ubide, T. (2023). Tracking the transition from a Gondwana LIP to the South Atlantic Ocean with geochronological and geochemical indicators. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128 (5) e2022JB025816, 1-21. doi: 10.1029/2022jb025816
2023
Journal Article
Investigation of the mid-age (65-34ka) period of Taranaki Volcano, New Zealand: indications for the effect of volcano growth
Zemeny, Aliz, Zellmer, Georg Florian, Ubide, Teresa, Smith, Ian Ernest Masterman, Procter, Jonathan, Tapu, Al-Tamini and Zernack, Anke Verena (2023). Investigation of the mid-age (65-34ka) period of Taranaki Volcano, New Zealand: indications for the effect of volcano growth. Journal of Petrology, 64 (5) egad027. doi: 10.1093/petrology/egad027
2023
Journal Article
Crystal entrainment from cool, low-silica rocks into hot, high-silica melts: diverse primary melt compositions at Taranaki volcano, New Zealand
D'Mello, N. G., Zellmer, G. F., Kereszturi, G., Ubide, T., Procter, J. N. and Stewart, R. B. (2023). Crystal entrainment from cool, low-silica rocks into hot, high-silica melts: diverse primary melt compositions at Taranaki volcano, New Zealand. Journal of the Geological Society, 180 (3) jgs2022-036. doi: 10.1144/jgs2022-036
2023
Conference Publication
The filtering effect of volcanic plumbing systems on erupted melts. Implications for magma transport and storage across tectonic settings
Ubide, T., Rosenbaum, G., Larrea, P., Caulfield, J.T., Ward, J., Bennett, D., Parra-Encalada, D. and Sandiford, M. (2023). The filtering effect of volcanic plumbing systems on erupted melts. Implications for magma transport and storage across tectonic settings. IAVCEI Scientific Assembly 2023, Rotorua, New Zealand, 30 January – 3 February 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Plumbing system anatomy of spatially and geochemically anomalous arc volcanoes: Insights from Muriah, Indonesia
Ward, J., Ubide, T., Rosenbaum, G., Sihombing, F.M.H., Priandri Nugroho, R., Abdul-Jabbar, G., Tapu, A.T. and MacDonald, A. (2023). Plumbing system anatomy of spatially and geochemically anomalous arc volcanoes: Insights from Muriah, Indonesia. IAVCEI Scientific Assembly 2023, Rotorua, New Zealand, 30 January – 3 February 2023.
2022
Other Outputs
Supplementary material: New reference materials, analytical procedures, and data reduction strategies for Sr isotope measurements in geological materials by LA-MC-ICP-MS
Mulder, Jacob, Hagen-Peter, Graham, Ubide, Teresa, Andreasen, Rasmus, Kooijman, Ellen, Schmitt, Melanie, Feng, Yu-Xing, Paul, Bence, Karlsson, Andreas, Tegner, Christian, Lesher, Charles and Costa, Fidel (2022). Supplementary material: New reference materials, analytical procedures, and data reduction strategies for Sr isotope measurements in geological materials by LA-MC-ICP-MS. The University of Queensland. (Collection) doi: 10.48610/d38767a
2022
Journal Article
Trace element partitioning in zoned clinopyroxene as a proxy for undercooling: experimental constraints from trachybasaltic magmas
MacDonald, Alice, Ubide, Teresa, Mollo, Silvio, Masotta, Matteo and Pontesilli, Alessio (2022). Trace element partitioning in zoned clinopyroxene as a proxy for undercooling: experimental constraints from trachybasaltic magmas. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 336, 249-268. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2022.09.007
2022
Conference Publication
Magmatic Pathways Feeding the 2021 Paroxysmal Events at Mt Etna: A Mineral Perspective
MacDonald, Alice, Ubide, Teresa, Mollo, Silvio and Taddeucci, Jacopo (2022). Magmatic Pathways Feeding the 2021 Paroxysmal Events at Mt Etna: A Mineral Perspective. Goldschmidt2022, Honolulu, HI United States, 10-15 July 2022. Paris, France: European Association of Geochemistry. doi: 10.46427/gold2022.11675
2022
Conference Publication
Bending and segmentation of magmatic arcs
Rosenbaum, G., Caulfield, J.T., Ubide, T., Ward, J.F., Sandiford, D. and Sandiford, M. (2022). Bending and segmentation of magmatic arcs. Specialist Group in Tectonics and Structural Geology Field Meeting, King Island, TAS Australia, 22 - 24 November 2022. Geological Society of Australia.
2022
Conference Publication
Slab segmentation, tearing, and the development of anomalous arc magmatism
Rosenbaum, G., Caulfield, J.T., Ubide, T., Ward, J.F., Sandiford, D. and Sandiford, M. (2022). Slab segmentation, tearing, and the development of anomalous arc magmatism. AGU Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL United States, December 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Slab segmentation generates anomalous volcanism and giant porphyry ore deposits in Indonesia
Ward, J.F, Rosenbaum, G., Ubide, T., Sandiford, M. and Sandiford, D. (2022). Slab segmentation generates anomalous volcanism and giant porphyry ore deposits in Indonesia. Specialist Group in Tectonics and Structural Geology Field Meeting, King Island, TAS Australia, 22 - 24 November 2022. Geological Society of Australia.
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the triggers of volcanism and mineralisation in subduction zones
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum
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Doctor Philosophy
Crystal records of volcanic eruption triggers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum
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Doctor Philosophy
Magmatic architecture and dynamics across arc volcanoes. A microanalytical perspective
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum
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Doctor Philosophy
Identifying the mechanisms underpinning anomalous mineralisation in alkaline igneous rocks
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Unlocking anomalous volcanic arcs: magma transport from storage to eruption across the Andes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Halogens and noble gases in serpentinite-blueschist associated jadeitites
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mark Kendrick
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Doctor Philosophy
Structure and tectonics of the Marlborough and Rockhampton ultramafic massifs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Clinopyroxene Growth and Element Partitioning in Magmatic Environments
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianxin Zhao
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Magmatic and Geodynamic Constraints on Cenozoic Age-Progressive Volcanism in Eastern Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paulo Vasconcelos
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the evolution of an active volcano: petrology and geochemistry of historic eruptive products at Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianxin Zhao
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Late Cenozoic alkaline magmatism in East Asia and Indonesia: Tectonic controls on melt generation and implications for mineral prospectivity
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Combined Crystallographic, Crystallochemical, Stable Isotope, and Geochronological Techniques in the Analysis of Hematite
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paulo Vasconcelos
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
High-resolution 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of volcanic rocks from the Paraná Igneous Province, Brazil: implications for extrusion rates and magmatic emplacement processes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paulo Vasconcelos
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Temporal and petrogenetic constraints on age-progressive volcanism in eastern Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paulo Vasconcelos
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