Dr Kevin Welsh
Dr

Kevin Welsh

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Dr Kevin Welsh is:
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Fields of research

Earth Sciences Geochemistry Geology Isotope geochemistry Marine geoscience Palaeoclimatology Quaternary environments Sedimentology

Research interests

  • El Nino-Southern Oscillation

    Late Pleistocene and Holocene reconstruction of ENSO using marine invertebrates and terrestrial sediments.

  • Holocene sea level histories from the Great Barrier Reef

    Using corals and microatolls to reconstruct sea level variation through the Holocene along the Queensland coast

  • Environmental history of coastal dunefields

    Using OSL dating, sedimentological and pedogenesis of large coastal dune fields in Queensland to track past environmental histories.

  • Evolution of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet

    Reconstruction of late Pleistocene dynamics of the EAIS during warm events

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31 works between 2009 and 2024
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2018

Journal Article

Ice loss from the East Antarctic Ice Sheet during late Pleistocene interglacials

Wilson, David J., Bertram, Rachel A., Needham, Emma F., van de Flierdt, Tina, Welsh, Kevin J., McKay, Robert M., Mazumder, Anannya, Riesselman, Christina R., Jimenez-Espejo, Francisco J. and Escutia, Carlota (2018). Ice loss from the East Antarctic Ice Sheet during late Pleistocene interglacials. Nature, 561 (7723), 383-+. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0501-8

Ice loss from the East Antarctic Ice Sheet during late Pleistocene interglacials

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2018

Journal Article

New evidence for “far-field” Holocene sea level oscillations and links to global climate records

Leonard, N. D., Welsh, K. J., Clark, T. R., Feng, Y. X., Pandolfi, J. M. and Zhao, J. X. (2018). New evidence for “far-field” Holocene sea level oscillations and links to global climate records. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 487, 67-73. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.02.008

New evidence for “far-field” Holocene sea level oscillations and links to global climate records

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2016

Journal Article

Evidence of reduced mid-Holocene ENSO variance on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Leonard, N. D., Welsh, K. J., Lough, J. M., Feng, Y., Pandolfi, J. M., Clark, T. R. and Zhao, J. (2016). Evidence of reduced mid-Holocene ENSO variance on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Paleoceanography, 31 (9), 1248-1260. doi: 10.1002/2016PA002967

Evidence of reduced mid-Holocene ENSO variance on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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2015

Journal Article

Holocene sea level instability in the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia: high-precision U–Th dating of fossil microatolls

Leonard, Nicole D., Zhao, J.-X., Welsh, K.J., Feng, Y.-X., Smithers, S.G., Pandolfi, J.M. and Clark, T.R. (2015). Holocene sea level instability in the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia: high-precision U–Th dating of fossil microatolls. Coral Reefs, 35 (2), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s00338-015-1384-x

Holocene sea level instability in the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia: high-precision U–Th dating of fossil microatolls

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2014

Journal Article

ENSO reconstructions over the past 60 ka using giant clams (Tridacna sp.) from Papua New Guinea

Driscoll, Robin, Elliot, Mary, Russon, Tom, Welsh, Kevin, Yokoyama, Yusuke and Tudhope, Alexander (2014). ENSO reconstructions over the past 60 ka using giant clams (Tridacna sp.) from Papua New Guinea. Geophysical Research Letters, 41 (19), 6819-6825. doi: 10.1002/2014GL061446

ENSO reconstructions over the past 60 ka using giant clams (Tridacna sp.) from Papua New Guinea

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2013

Journal Article

Mid-Holocene sea-level and coral reef demise: U-Th dating of subfossil corals in Moreton Bay, Australia

Leonard, Nicole D., Welsh, Kevin J., Zhao, Jian-xin, Nothdurft, Luke D., Webb, Gregory E., Major, Josef, Feng, Yuexing and Price, Gilbert J. (2013). Mid-Holocene sea-level and coral reef demise: U-Th dating of subfossil corals in Moreton Bay, Australia. Holocene, 23 (12), 1841-1852. doi: 10.1177/0959683613508156

Mid-Holocene sea-level and coral reef demise: U-Th dating of subfossil corals in Moreton Bay, Australia

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2011

Journal Article

Giant bivalves (Tridacna gigas) as recorders of ENSO variability

Welsh, Kevin, Elliot, Mary, Tudhope, Alexander, Ayling, Bridget and Chappell, John (2011). Giant bivalves (Tridacna gigas) as recorders of ENSO variability. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 307 (3-4), 266-270. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.05.032

Giant bivalves (Tridacna gigas) as recorders of ENSO variability

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2009

Journal Article

Profiles of trace elements and stable isotopes derived from giant long-lived Tridacna gigas bivalves : Potential applications in paleoclimate studies

Elliot, M., Welsh, K., Chilcott, C., McCulloch, M., Chappell, J. and Ayling, B. (2009). Profiles of trace elements and stable isotopes derived from giant long-lived Tridacna gigas bivalves : Potential applications in paleoclimate studies. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, 280 (1-2), 132-142. doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.06.007

Profiles of trace elements and stable isotopes derived from giant long-lived Tridacna gigas bivalves : Potential applications in paleoclimate studies

2024

Journal Article

Chronology and evolution of the world's largest sand island: K'gari (Fraser Island), South East Queensland, Australia

Shulmeister, J., Rittenour, T. M., Patton, N. R., Ellerton, D., Gontz, A., Hesp, P. A., Santini, T., Miot da Silva, G., Forman, S., Bowyer, H., Kelly, J. T., McCallum, A. and Welsh, K. (2024). Chronology and evolution of the world's largest sand island: K'gari (Fraser Island), South East Queensland, Australia. Quaternary Science Reviews, 328 108529, 108529. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108529

Chronology and evolution of the world's largest sand island: K'gari (Fraser Island), South East Queensland, Australia

2022

Journal Article

Fraser Island (K'gari) and initiation of the Great Barrier Reef linked by Middle Pleistocene sea-level change

Ellerton, D., Rittenour, T. M., Shulmeister, J., Roberts, A. P., Miot da Silva, G., Gontz, A., Hesp, P. A., Moss, P., Patton, N., Santini, T., Welsh, K. and Zhao, X. (2022). Fraser Island (K'gari) and initiation of the Great Barrier Reef linked by Middle Pleistocene sea-level change. Nature Geoscience, 15 (12), 1-25. doi: 10.1038/s41561-022-01062-6

Fraser Island (K'gari) and initiation of the Great Barrier Reef linked by Middle Pleistocene sea-level change

2022

Journal Article

Implications of sea level variability on the formation and evolution of subtropical Rainbow Beach patterned fen complexes, Queensland, Australia

Hanson, Johanna M., Welsh, Kevin J, Moss, Patrick T and Gadd, Patricia (2022). Implications of sea level variability on the formation and evolution of subtropical Rainbow Beach patterned fen complexes, Queensland, Australia. The Holocene, 33 (1), 49-60. doi: 10.1177/09596836221126120

Implications of sea level variability on the formation and evolution of subtropical Rainbow Beach patterned fen complexes, Queensland, Australia

2021

Journal Article

Variations in wetland conditions within the Fitzroy Basin, north-eastern Australia: a palaeoecological approach

Hanson, Johanna M., Vandergragt, Maria L., Welsh, Kevin J. and Moss, Patrick T. (2021). Variations in wetland conditions within the Fitzroy Basin, north-eastern Australia: a palaeoecological approach. Marine and Freshwater Research, 73 (1), 35-47. doi: 10.1071/MF21082

Variations in wetland conditions within the Fitzroy Basin, north-eastern Australia: a palaeoecological approach

2020

Journal Article

Mineralogical and chemical markers of fire exposure in ancient, sandy podzols

Scullett-Dean, G., Shulmeister, J., Welsh, K. J. and Santini, T. C. (2020). Mineralogical and chemical markers of fire exposure in ancient, sandy podzols. Catena, 195 104820, 104820. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2020.104820

Mineralogical and chemical markers of fire exposure in ancient, sandy podzols

2020

Journal Article

An 800 kyr record of dune emplacement in relationship to high sea level forcing, Cooloola Sand Mass, Queensland, Australia

Ellerton, D., Rittenour, T., Shulmeister, J., Gontz, A., Welsh, K. J. and Patton, N. (2020). An 800 kyr record of dune emplacement in relationship to high sea level forcing, Cooloola Sand Mass, Queensland, Australia. Geomorphology, 354 106999, 106999. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.106999

An 800 kyr record of dune emplacement in relationship to high sea level forcing, Cooloola Sand Mass, Queensland, Australia

2019

Conference Publication

A New Late Glacial Record of Changing Hydrology in Subtropical Queensland Derived from Isotopes of Aquatic Cellulose

Macalalad, Joan, Welsh, Kevin, Hofmann, Harald, Krak, Dean and Moss, Patrick (2019). A New Late Glacial Record of Changing Hydrology in Subtropical Queensland Derived from Isotopes of Aquatic Cellulose. American Geophysical Union General Assembly, San Francisco, CA United States, 9-13 December 2019.

A New Late Glacial Record of Changing Hydrology in Subtropical Queensland Derived from Isotopes of Aquatic Cellulose

2019

Journal Article

High resolution geochemical analysis of massive Porites spp. corals from the Wet Tropics, Great Barrier Reef: rare earth elements, yttrium and barium as indicators of terrigenous input

Leonard, N. D., Welsh, K. J., Nguyen, A. D., Sadler, J., Pandolfi, J. M., Clark, T. R., Zhao, J. X., Feng, Y. X. and Webb, G. E. (2019). High resolution geochemical analysis of massive Porites spp. corals from the Wet Tropics, Great Barrier Reef: rare earth elements, yttrium and barium as indicators of terrigenous input. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 149 110634, 110634. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110634

High resolution geochemical analysis of massive Porites spp. corals from the Wet Tropics, Great Barrier Reef: rare earth elements, yttrium and barium as indicators of terrigenous input

2018

Journal Article

Rare earth element and 87Sr/86Sr step-leaching geochemistry of central Australian Neoproterozoic carbonate

Verdel, Charles, Phelps, Britta and Welsh, Kevin (2018). Rare earth element and 87Sr/86Sr step-leaching geochemistry of central Australian Neoproterozoic carbonate. Precambrian Research, 310, 229-242. doi: 10.1016/j.precamres.2018.02.014

Rare earth element and 87Sr/86Sr step-leaching geochemistry of central Australian Neoproterozoic carbonate

2018

Journal Article

Late-Holocene cliff-top blowout activation and evolution in the Cooloola Sand Mass, south-east Queensland, Australia

Ellerton, Daniel, Rittenour, Tammy, Miot da Silva, Graziela, Gontz, Allen, Shulmeister, James, Hesp, Patrick, Santini, Talitha C. and Welsh, Kevin J. (2018). Late-Holocene cliff-top blowout activation and evolution in the Cooloola Sand Mass, south-east Queensland, Australia. Holocene, 28 (11), 1697-1711. doi: 10.1177/0959683618788679

Late-Holocene cliff-top blowout activation and evolution in the Cooloola Sand Mass, south-east Queensland, Australia

2017

Journal Article

Unravelling the depositional origins and diagenetic alteration of carbonate breccias

Madden, Robert H. C., Wilson, Moyra E. J., Mihaljević, Morana, Pandolfi, John M. and Welsh, Kevin (2017). Unravelling the depositional origins and diagenetic alteration of carbonate breccias. Sedimentary Geology, 357, 33-52. doi: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2017.05.002

Unravelling the depositional origins and diagenetic alteration of carbonate breccias

2017

Journal Article

Identifying patterns and drivers of coral diversity in the Central Indo-Pacific marine biodiversity hotspot

Mihaljevic, Morana , Korpanty, Chelsea , Renema, Willem , Welsh, Kevin and Pandolfi, John M. (2017). Identifying patterns and drivers of coral diversity in the Central Indo-Pacific marine biodiversity hotspot. Paleobiology, 43 (3), 343-364. doi: 10.1017/pab.2017.1

Identifying patterns and drivers of coral diversity in the Central Indo-Pacific marine biodiversity hotspot

Current funding

  • 2020 - 2026
    SEACHANGE: Quantifying the impact of major cultural transitions on marine ecosystem functioning and biodiversity (H2020 grant led by The University of Exeter)
    University of Exeter
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2018 - 2019
    Continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometer (CF-IRMS) and ancillary preparation systems for carbon, nitrogen and sulfur isotope microanalysis for archaeology, biology, earth and environmental scie
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Centre for Geoanalytical Mass Spectrometry (CGMS) - Achieving excellence in isotope geochemistry and geochronology
    UQ Research Facilities Infrastructure Grants
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Next-generation multi-collector inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) with laser-ablation capability for in situ high-throughput and high resolution isotope dating and characterizat
    UQ Major Research Facility Fund
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Climate and environmental history of SE Queensland dunefields
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Operationalising research collections in archaeological science and museum studies
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Reconstructing EI Nino to predict the future: High resolution records of tropical Pacific climate during warm intervals in the past
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Immersive Visualisation for Field-Based Sciences (OLT Innovation and Development Grant led by University of Tasmania)
    OLT Innovation and Development Grants
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Australian Membership of the International Ocean Discovery Program (ARC LIEF Grant administered by the Australian National University)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Reconstructing palaeo-Monsoon in northern Australia using AMS 14C dated cores and ITRAX to determine a weathering signal
    Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Instrumentation for elemental analysis of geological and environmental samples
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2013
    Links between Marine Biotic Evolution and Carbonate Platform and Petroleum Reservoir Development in the South China Sea
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Kevin Welsh is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Application of coupled isotope mass balance and hydrological model, GDGT and aquatic cellulose to a subtropical coastal environment

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Harald Hofmann

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The assembly of plant microfossil assemblages: Characterising pollen and phytoliths from plants and soils to improve palaeoecological interpretations

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alison Crowther

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Reconstructing past environmental changes in the Cape Darnley, East Antarctica, region using microfossils from marine sediment cores

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Helen Bostock Lyman

Completed supervision

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