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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2016

Journal Article

Depositional environment of the Lower Cretaceous (upper Albian) Winton formation at Isisford, central-west Queensland, Australia, inferred from sandstone concretions

Syme, Caitlin E., Welsh, Kevin J., Roberts, Eric M. and Salisbury, Steven W. (2016). Depositional environment of the Lower Cretaceous (upper Albian) Winton formation at Isisford, central-west Queensland, Australia, inferred from sandstone concretions. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 86 (9), 1067-1082. doi: 10.2110/jsr.2016.67

Depositional environment of the Lower Cretaceous (upper Albian) Winton formation at Isisford, central-west Queensland, Australia, inferred from sandstone concretions

2016

Journal Article

Using soil magnetic properties to determine the onset of Pleistocene human settlement at Gledswood Shelter 1, Northern Australia

Lowe, Kelsey M., Shulmeister, James, Feinberg, Joshua M., Manne, Tiina, Wallis, Lynley A. and Welsh, Kevin (2016). Using soil magnetic properties to determine the onset of Pleistocene human settlement at Gledswood Shelter 1, Northern Australia. Geoarchaeology, 31 (3), 211-228. doi: 10.1002/gea.21544

Using soil magnetic properties to determine the onset of Pleistocene human settlement at Gledswood Shelter 1, Northern Australia

2014

Journal Article

Orbital forcing of the East Antarctic ice sheet during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene

Patterson, M. O., McKay, R., Naish, T., Escutia, C., Jimenez-Espejo, F. J., Raymo, M. E., Meyers, S. R., Tauxe, L., Brinkhuis, H., Klaus, A., Fehr, A., Bendle, J. A. P., Bijl, P. K., Bohaty, S. M., Carr, S. A., Dunbar, R. B., Flores, J. A., Gonzalez, J. J., Hayden, T. G., Iwai, M., Katsuki, K., Kong, G. S., Nakai, M., Olney, M. P., Passchier, S., Pekar, S. F., Pross, J., Riesselman, C. R., Rohl, U. ... Yamane, M. (2014). Orbital forcing of the East Antarctic ice sheet during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene. Nature Geoscience, 7 (11), 841-847. doi: 10.1038/ngeo2273

Orbital forcing of the East Antarctic ice sheet during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene

2014

Journal Article

Eocene-miocene shallow-water carbonate platforms and increased habitat diversity in Sarawak, Malaysia

Mihaljevic, Morana, Renema, Willem, Welsh, Kevin and Pandolfi, John M. (2014). Eocene-miocene shallow-water carbonate platforms and increased habitat diversity in Sarawak, Malaysia. Palaios, 29 (7), 378-391. doi: 10.2110/palo.2013.129

Eocene-miocene shallow-water carbonate platforms and increased habitat diversity in Sarawak, Malaysia

2013

Journal Article

Eocene cooling linked to early flow across the Tasmanian Gateway

Bilj, Peter K., Bendle, James A. P., Bohtay, Steven M., Pross, Jörg, Schouten, Stefan, Tauxe, Lisa, Stickley, Catherine E., McKay, Robert M., Rohl, Ursula, Olney, Matthew, Sluijs, Appy, Escutia, Carlota, Brinkhius, Henk, Expedition 318 Scientists and Welsh, Kevin (2013). Eocene cooling linked to early flow across the Tasmanian Gateway. Proceedings of the National Acadamy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110 (24), 9645-9650. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1220872110

Eocene cooling linked to early flow across the Tasmanian Gateway

2013

Journal Article

Relative sea-level rise around East Antarctica during Oligocene glaciation

Stocchi, Paolo, Escutia, Carlota, Houben, Alexander J. P., Vermeersen, Bert L. A., Bijl, Peter K., Brinkhuis, Henk, DeConto, Robert M., Galeotti, Simone, Passchier, Sandra, Pollard, David, Klaus, Adam, Fehr, Annick, Williams, Trevor, Bendle, James A. P., Bohaty, Steven M., Carr, Stephanie A., Dunbar, Robert B., Flores, Jose Abel, Gonzàlez, Jhon J., Hayden, Travis G., Iwai, Masao, Jimenez-Espejo, Francisco J., Katsuki, Kota, Kong, Gee Soo, McKay, Robert M., Nakai, Mutsumi, Olney, Matthew P, Pekar, Stephen F., Pross, Jörg ... Yamane, Masako (2013). Relative sea-level rise around East Antarctica during Oligocene glaciation. Nature Geoscience, 6 (5), 380-384. doi: 10.1038/ngeo1783

Relative sea-level rise around East Antarctica during Oligocene glaciation

2013

Journal Article

Reorganization of Southern Ocean plankton ecosystem at the onset of Antarctic glaciation

Houben, Alexander J. P., Bijl, Peter K., Pross, Jorg, Bohaty, Steven M., Passchier, Sandra, Stickely, Catherine E., Rhol, Ursula, Sugisaki, Saiko, Tauxe, Lisa, van der Fliert, Tina, Olney, Matthew, Sangiorgi, Francesca, Slujis, Appy, Escutia, Carlota, Brinkhuis, Henk, Expedition 318 Scientists and Welsh, Kevin (2013). Reorganization of Southern Ocean plankton ecosystem at the onset of Antarctic glaciation. Science, 340 (6130), 341-344. doi: 10.1126/science.1223646

Reorganization of Southern Ocean plankton ecosystem at the onset of Antarctic glaciation

2013

Journal Article

Dynamic behaviour of the East Antarctic ice sheet during Pliocene warmth

Cook, Carys P., van de Flierdt, Tina, Williams, Trevor, Hemming, Sidney R., Iwai, Masao, Kobayashi, Munemasa, Jimenez-Espejo, Francisco J., Escutia, Carlota, Gonzalez, Jhon Jairo, Khim, Boo-Keun, McKay, Robert M., Passchier, Sandra, Bohaty, Stevem M., Riesselman, Christina R., Tauxe, Lisa, Sugisaki, Saiko, Galindo, Alberto Lopez, Patterson, Molly O., Sangiorgi, Francesca, Pierce, Elizabeth L., Brinkhuis, Henk, Klaus, Adam, Fehr, Annick, Bendle, James A. P., Bijl, Peter K., Carr, Stephanie a., Dunbar, Robert B., Flores, Jose Abel, Hayden, Travis G. ... Yamane, Masako (2013). Dynamic behaviour of the East Antarctic ice sheet during Pliocene warmth. Nature Geoscience, 6 (9), 765-769. doi: 10.1038/ngeo1889

Dynamic behaviour of the East Antarctic ice sheet during Pliocene warmth

2012

Journal Article

Persistent near-tropical warmth on the Antarctic continent during the early Eocene epoch

Pross,Jorg, Contreras, Lineth, Bijl, Peter K., Greenwood, David R., Bohaty, Steven M., Schouten, Stefan, Bendle, James A., Rohl, Ursula, Tauxe, Lisa, Raine, J. Ian, Huck, C Claire E., van de Flierdt, Tina, Jamieson, Stewart S. R., Stickley, Catherine E., van de Schootbrugge, Bas, Escutia, Carlota, Brinkhuis, Henk, Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 318 Scientists and Welsh, Kevin (2012). Persistent near-tropical warmth on the Antarctic continent during the early Eocene epoch. Nature, 488 (7409), 73-77. doi: 10.1038/nature11300

Persistent near-tropical warmth on the Antarctic continent during the early Eocene epoch

2012

Journal Article

Chronostratigraphic framework for the IODP Expedition 318 cores from the Wilkes Lan Margin: constraints for paleoceanographic reconstruction

Tauxe, L., Stickley, C. E., Sugisaki, S., Bijl, P. K., Bohaty, S. M., Brinkhuis, H., Escutia, C., Flores, J. A., Houben, A. J. P., Iwai, M., Jimenez-Espejo, F., McKay, R., Passchier, S., Pross, J., Riesselman, C. R., Rohl, U., Sangiorgi, F., Welsh, K., Klaus, A., Fehr, A., Bendle, J. A. P., Dunbar, R., Gonzalez, J., Hayden, T., Katsuki, K., Olney, M. P., Pekar, S. F., Shrivastava, P. K., van de Flierdt, T. ... Yamane, M. (2012). Chronostratigraphic framework for the IODP Expedition 318 cores from the Wilkes Lan Margin: constraints for paleoceanographic reconstruction. Paleoceanography, 27 (2) PA2214, PA2214.1-PA2214.19. doi: 10.1029/2012PA002308

Chronostratigraphic framework for the IODP Expedition 318 cores from the Wilkes Lan Margin: constraints for paleoceanographic reconstruction

2010

Journal Article

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program: Expedition 318 preliminary report. Wilkes Land glacial history: Cenozoic East Antarctic Ice Sheet evolution from Wilkes Land margin sediments. 3 January–8 March 2010

Expedition 318 Scientists and Welsh, Kevin (2010). Integrated Ocean Drilling Program: Expedition 318 preliminary report. Wilkes Land glacial history: Cenozoic East Antarctic Ice Sheet evolution from Wilkes Land margin sediments. 3 January–8 March 2010. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program. Integrated Ocean Drilling Program: Preliminary Reports, 1 (318), 1-101. doi: 10.2204/iodp.pr.318.2010

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program: Expedition 318 preliminary report. Wilkes Land glacial history: Cenozoic East Antarctic Ice Sheet evolution from Wilkes Land margin sediments. 3 January–8 March 2010

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

    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

  • 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

Completed supervision

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