Overview
Background
My work currently focuses on the intersection between environmental management and the mining industry. My research aims to better quantify the environmental impacts of mining and to identfy solutions for reducing these impacts. I have specialist expertise in carbon management and carbon accounting, so much of my research focuses on the carbon impacts of mining. I also conduct research on how mining can best supply materials that can support the transition to a low-carbon economy, for example the metals needed for renewable energy technologies and the rocks needed for carbon dioxide removal through enhanced rock weathering.
In the past I have also been involved in a number of geochemistry and geochronology studies, including many focused on mineral deposits.
In addition to my adjunct position at UQ, I work full-time in the mining industry and lead various research collaborations between the mining industry and academia.
I am a writer and enjoy writing about science for a general audience. My book "Rocks & Minerals: An Illustrated Field Guide" was published by Cider Mill Press (an imprint of HarperCollins) in 2023.
Availability
- Dr Evelyn Mervine is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College
- Doctoral (Research), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Masters (Coursework), University of Edinburgh
Research impacts
My research brings together knowledge from industry and academia to identify challenges and opportunities for environmental management (with a focus on carbon management) in the mining industry, and to work towards practical solutions that can be implemented by mining companies.
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Impact of wet-dry cycles on enhanced rock weathering of brucite, wollastonite, serpentinite and kimberlite: implications for carbon verification
Stubbs, Amanda R., Power, Ian M., Paulo, Carlos, Wang, Baolin, Zeyen, Nina, Wilson, Sasha, Mervine, Evelyn and Gunning, Chris (2023). Impact of wet-dry cycles on enhanced rock weathering of brucite, wollastonite, serpentinite and kimberlite: implications for carbon verification. Chemical Geology, 637 121674. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121674
2022
Journal Article
Uncovering the Leichhardt Superbasin and Kalkadoon-Leichhardt Complex in the southern Mount Isa Terrane, Australia
Olierook, Hugo K.H., Mervine, Evelyn M., Armstrong, Richard, Duckworth, Rowena, Evans, Noreen J., McDonald, Bradley, Kirkland, Christopher L., Shantha Kumara, Anusha, Wood, David G., Cristall, Jamin, Jhala, Kamalendra, Stirling, Daniel A., Friedman, Ira and McInnes, Brent I.A. (2022). Uncovering the Leichhardt Superbasin and Kalkadoon-Leichhardt Complex in the southern Mount Isa Terrane, Australia. Precambrian Research, 375 106680, 1-23. doi: 10.1016/j.precamres.2022.106680
Supervision
Availability
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