Honorary Professor Mike Gagan
Honorary Professor

Mike Gagan

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Background

Mike Gagan joined the University of Queensland in 2018 to pursue his abiding interests in tropical palaeoclimatology, natural hazards, neotectonics, and early human migration in Australasia. He received his BA in geology from UC Santa Barbara (1980) and then relocated to Australia to work with Elf Aquitaine Minerals Pty. Ltd. as an exploration geologist (1981-84) on the Sorby Hills (WA) carbonate-hosted lead-zinc-silver deposit. He completed his PhD at James Cook University (1990) on the marine geology of the Great Barrier Reef, and then held faculty appointments at the University of New England, Northern Rivers (1988-1991) and the Australian National University (1992-2017).

Since 1994, Mike has enjoyed an active scientific partnership with colleagues at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). The group uses geochemical tracers in raised-reef corals and speleothems to explore three Quaternary research themes: (1) the history of ocean temperature, salinity and palaeomonsoons in Australasia; (2) environmental impacts and early human dispersal; and (3) reconstructing great-earthquake cycles along convergent plate boundaries. The recent award of ARC Discovery grant DP180103762 will allow these topics to be further developed at UQ.

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126 works between 1987 and 2024
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2006

Journal Article

Inter-hemispheric linkages in climate change: Paleo-perspectives for future climate change

Shulmeister, J., Rodbell, D. T., Gagan, M. and Seltzer, G. O. (2006). Inter-hemispheric linkages in climate change: Paleo-perspectives for future climate change. Climate of the Past, 2 (2), 167-185. doi: 10.5194/cp-2-167-2006

Inter-hemispheric linkages in climate change: Paleo-perspectives for future climate change

2006

Journal Article

Coral Records of the 1990s in the Tropical Northwest Pacific: ENSO, Mass Coral Bleaching, and Global Warming

Suzuki, Atsushi, Gagan, Michael K., Kan, Hironobu, Edward, Ahser, Siringan, Fernando P., Yoneda, Minoru and Kawahata, Hodaka (2006). Coral Records of the 1990s in the Tropical Northwest Pacific: ENSO, Mass Coral Bleaching, and Global Warming. Global Climate Change and Response of Carbon Cycle in the Equatorial Pacific and Indian Oceans and Adjacent Landmasses, 73, 211-238. doi: 10.1016/S0422-9894(06)73009-4

Coral Records of the 1990s in the Tropical Northwest Pacific: ENSO, Mass Coral Bleaching, and Global Warming

2006

Conference Publication

Mg/Ca, stable isotopes and an important paleo-salintiy record from the indo-pacific warm pool

Opdyke, B. N., Edwards, J., Bostock, H. C., Lea, D. W., Spero, H. J., Gagan, M. and Fifield, K. (2006). Mg/Ca, stable isotopes and an important paleo-salintiy record from the indo-pacific warm pool. 16th Annual V M Goldschmidt Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 27 August - 1 September 2006. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.06.926

Mg/Ca, stable isotopes and an important paleo-salintiy record from the indo-pacific warm pool

2005

Journal Article

Carbon isotope evidence for an abrupt reduction in grasses coincident with European settlement of Lake Eyre, South Australia

Johnson, Beverly J. , Miller, Gifford H., Magee, John W., Gagan, Michael K., Fogel, Marilyn L. and Quay, Paul D. (2005). Carbon isotope evidence for an abrupt reduction in grasses coincident with European settlement of Lake Eyre, South Australia. Holocene, 15 (6), 888-896. doi: 10.1191/0959683605hl861ra

Carbon isotope evidence for an abrupt reduction in grasses coincident with European settlement of Lake Eyre, South Australia

2005

Journal Article

Ocean Science: preindustrial to modern interdecadal variability in coral reef pH

Pelejero, Carles, Calvo, Eva, McCulloch, Malcolm T., Marshall, John F., Gagan, Michael K., Lough, Janice M. and Opdyke, Bradley N. (2005). Ocean Science: preindustrial to modern interdecadal variability in coral reef pH. Science, 309 (5744), 2204-2207. doi: 10.1126/science.1113692

Ocean Science: preindustrial to modern interdecadal variability in coral reef pH

2005

Journal Article

Seasonal and interannual variability of the Mid-Holocene East Asian monsoon in coral δ18O records from the South China Sea

Sun, Donghuai, Gagan, Michael K., Cheng, Hai, Scott-Gagan, Heather, Dykoski, Carolyn A., Edwards, R. Lawrence and Sua, Ruixia (2005). Seasonal and interannual variability of the Mid-Holocene East Asian monsoon in coral δ18O records from the South China Sea. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 237 (1-2), 69-84. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.06.022

Seasonal and interannual variability of the Mid-Holocene East Asian monsoon in coral δ18O records from the South China Sea

2005

Journal Article

Anthropology: ecosystem collapse in pleistocene Australia and a human role in megafaunal extinction

Miller, Gifford H., Fogel, Marilyn L., Magee, John W., Gagan, Michael K., Clarke, Simon J. and Johnson, Beverly J. (2005). Anthropology: ecosystem collapse in pleistocene Australia and a human role in megafaunal extinction. Science, 309 (5732), 287-290. doi: 10.1126/science.1111288

Anthropology: ecosystem collapse in pleistocene Australia and a human role in megafaunal extinction

2005

Journal Article

In situ measurement of seasonal δ18O variations and analysis of isotopic trends in a modern speleothem from southwest Australia

Treble, P. C., Chappell, John, Gagan, Michael K., McKeegan, K. D. and Harrison, T. Mark (2005). In situ measurement of seasonal δ18O variations and analysis of isotopic trends in a modern speleothem from southwest Australia. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 233 (1-2), 17-32. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.02.013

In situ measurement of seasonal δ18O variations and analysis of isotopic trends in a modern speleothem from southwest Australia

2004

Journal Article

Geochemistry of coral from Papua New Guinea as a proxy for ENSO ocean-atmosphere interactions in the Pacific Warm Pool

Ayliffe, Linda K., Bird, Michael I., Gagan, Michael K., Isdale, Peter J., Scott-Gagan, Heather, Parker, Bruce, Griffin, David, Nongkas, Michael and McCulloch, Malcolm T. (2004). Geochemistry of coral from Papua New Guinea as a proxy for ENSO ocean-atmosphere interactions in the Pacific Warm Pool. Continental Shelf Research, 24 (19), 2343-2356. doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2004.07.013

Geochemistry of coral from Papua New Guinea as a proxy for ENSO ocean-atmosphere interactions in the Pacific Warm Pool

2004

Journal Article

Carbon isotope evidence for changes in Antarctic Intermediate Water circulation and ocean ventilation in the southwest Pacific during the last deglaciation

Bostock, Helen C., Opdyke, Bradley N., Gagan, Michael K. and Fifield, L. Keith (2004). Carbon isotope evidence for changes in Antarctic Intermediate Water circulation and ocean ventilation in the southwest Pacific during the last deglaciation. Paleoceanography, 19 (4), n/a-n/a. doi: 10.1029/2004PA001047

Carbon isotope evidence for changes in Antarctic Intermediate Water circulation and ocean ventilation in the southwest Pacific during the last deglaciation

2004

Journal Article

Sedimentary geochemical evidence for recent eutrophication of Lake Chenghai, Yunnan, China

Wu, JL, Gagan, MK, Jiang, XH, Xia, WL and Wang, SM (2004). Sedimentary geochemical evidence for recent eutrophication of Lake Chenghai, Yunnan, China. Journal of Paleolimnology, 32 (1), 85-94.

Sedimentary geochemical evidence for recent eutrophication of Lake Chenghai, Yunnan, China

2004

Journal Article

Western Pacific coral δ18O records of anomalous Holocene variability in the El Niño-Southern Oscillation

McGregor, Helen V. and Gagan, Michael K. (2004). Western Pacific coral δ18O records of anomalous Holocene variability in the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. Geophysical Research Letters, 31 (11), n/a-n/a. doi: 10.1029/2004GL019972

Western Pacific coral δ18O records of anomalous Holocene variability in the El Niño-Southern Oscillation

2004

Journal Article

Coral radiocarbon records of Indian Ocean water mass mixing and wind-induced upwelling along the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia

Grumet, N. S., Abram, N. J., Beck, J. W., Dunbar, R. B., Gagan, M. K., Guilderson, T. P., Hantoro, W. S. and Suwargadi, B. W. (2004). Coral radiocarbon records of Indian Ocean water mass mixing and wind-induced upwelling along the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 109 (5) C05003. doi: 10.1029/2003JC002087

Coral radiocarbon records of Indian Ocean water mass mixing and wind-induced upwelling along the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia

2004

Journal Article

Interdecadal variation in the extent of South Pacific tropical waters during the Younger Dryas event

Correge, Thierry, Gagan, Michael K., Beck, J. Warren, Burr, George S., Cabioch, Guy and Le Cornec, Florence (2004). Interdecadal variation in the extent of South Pacific tropical waters during the Younger Dryas event. Nature, 428 (6986), 927-929. doi: 10.1038/nature02506

Interdecadal variation in the extent of South Pacific tropical waters during the Younger Dryas event

2004

Journal Article

The sudden death of a coral reef - Response

Abram, NJ, Gagan, MK, McCulloch, MT, Chappell, J and Hantoro, WS (2004). The sudden death of a coral reef - Response. Science, 303 (5662), 1293-1294.

The sudden death of a coral reef - Response

2004

Conference Publication

Validity of coral reconstructions of surface-ocean C-13/C-12 and carbonate saturation state

Muller, A, Gagan, MK and Lough, JM (2004). Validity of coral reconstructions of surface-ocean C-13/C-12 and carbonate saturation state. 14th Annual V M Goldschmidt Conference, Copenhagen Denmark, Jun 05-11, 2004. OXFORD: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.

Validity of coral reconstructions of surface-ocean C-13/C-12 and carbonate saturation state

2004

Conference Publication

Evolution of the Indo-Pacific warm pool and Hadley-Walker circulation since the last deglaciation

Gagan, MK and Thompson, LG (2004). Evolution of the Indo-Pacific warm pool and Hadley-Walker circulation since the last deglaciation. Conference on the Hadley Circulation - Present, Past and Future, Honolulu Hi, Nov 12-15, 2002. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER.

Evolution of the Indo-Pacific warm pool and Hadley-Walker circulation since the last deglaciation

2004

Journal Article

Post-glacial evolution of the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool and El Niño-Southern oscillation

Gagan, MK, Hendy, EJ, Haberle, SG and Hantoro, WS (2004). Post-glacial evolution of the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool and El Niño-Southern oscillation. Quaternary International, 118-119, 127-143. doi: 10.1016/S1040-6182(03)00134-4

Post-glacial evolution of the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool and El Niño-Southern oscillation

2003

Journal Article

Skeletal isotope microprofiles of growth perturbations in Porites corals during the 1997-1998 mass bleaching event

Suzuki, A., Gagan, M. K., Fabricius, K., Isdale, P. J., Yukino, I. and Kawahata, H. (2003). Skeletal isotope microprofiles of growth perturbations in Porites corals during the 1997-1998 mass bleaching event. Coral Reefs, 22 (4), 357-369. doi: 10.1007/s00338-003-0323-4

Skeletal isotope microprofiles of growth perturbations in Porites corals during the 1997-1998 mass bleaching event

2003

Journal Article

Historical mortality in massive Porites from the central Great Barrier Reef, Australia: evidence for past environmental stress?

Hendy, E. J., Lough, J. M. and Gagan, M. K. (2003). Historical mortality in massive Porites from the central Great Barrier Reef, Australia: evidence for past environmental stress?. Coral Reefs, 22 (3), 207-215. doi: 10.1007/s00338-003-0304-7

Historical mortality in massive Porites from the central Great Barrier Reef, Australia: evidence for past environmental stress?

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