Professor Trevor Ireland
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Trevor Ireland

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Background

Professor Trevor Ireland has research interests that span geochronology, isotope geochemistry through to cosmochemistry. The common link between these areas is the use of in situ microanalysis of geological and extraterrestrial samples by focused ion beam methodologies. He has current research topics aligned with the asteroid sample return missions to Ryugu and Bennu by the JAXA Hayabusa2 and NASA Osiris REx missions respectively; Samples of Ryugu are currently being prepared for distribution and analysis. Professor Ireland obtained his PhD at The Australian National University and following appointments at Washington University in St Louis, Max-Planck-Institut in Mainz, UCLA and Stanford, before he returned to lead the SHRIMP (Sensitive High Resolution Ion MicroProbe) Group at ANU. Professor Ireland has taken up an appointment to establish a SHRIMP analytical facility at UQ.

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Professor Trevor Ireland is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University

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264 works between 1983 and 2026
All (264) Journal Article (247) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (8) Book Chapter (8)

1 - 20 of 264 works

2026

Journal Article

Crustal evolution of the Shillong Plateau, Northeast India: insights from the geochemistry and zircon UPb SHRIMP geochronology of plutonic porphyritic granites and basement gneisses

Ahmad, Talat, Singh, M. Shyamkumar, White, Lloyd T., Chauhan, Hiredya, Bhat, Irfan Maqbool, Oinam, Govind and Ireland, Trevor R. (2026). Crustal evolution of the Shillong Plateau, Northeast India: insights from the geochemistry and zircon UPb SHRIMP geochronology of plutonic porphyritic granites and basement gneisses. Lithos, 538-539 108627, 1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2026.108627

Crustal evolution of the Shillong Plateau, Northeast India: insights from the geochemistry and zircon UPb SHRIMP geochronology of plutonic porphyritic granites and basement gneisses

2026

Journal Article

Oxygen isotope and trace element mapping of growth and deformation of hematite single crystals from enriched banded iron-formations

White, L., Vasconcelos, P. M., Ubide, T., Ávila, J. N. and Ireland, T. R. (2026). Oxygen isotope and trace element mapping of growth and deformation of hematite single crystals from enriched banded iron-formations. American Mineralogist, 111 (7), 1116-1134. doi: 10.2138/am-2025-9900

Oxygen isotope and trace element mapping of growth and deformation of hematite single crystals from enriched banded iron-formations

2026

Journal Article

An unexpected assemblage: Moissanite and carbonaceous material from SSZ mantle rocks of the Dun Mountain Ophiolite, New Zealand

Moore, Aerona, Aitchison, Jonathan C., Hertwig, Andreas, Ireland, Trevor R., Locke, Ashley, Schmitt, Axel K. and Zhou, Renjie (2026). An unexpected assemblage: Moissanite and carbonaceous material from SSZ mantle rocks of the Dun Mountain Ophiolite, New Zealand. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 181 (7) 58, 7. doi: 10.1007/s00410-026-02339-4

An unexpected assemblage: Moissanite and carbonaceous material from SSZ mantle rocks of the Dun Mountain Ophiolite, New Zealand

2026

Journal Article

Tin isotope fractionation in arc magmas controlled by degassing and slab input

Jiang, Wei-Cheng, She, Jia-Xin, Davidson, Alexandra, Chen, Chun-Fei, Firth, Chris, Turner, Simon, Li, Wei-Qiang, Ireland, Trevor, Sossi, Paolo A., Wu, Jing-Hua and Cronin, Shane (2026). Tin isotope fractionation in arc magmas controlled by degassing and slab input. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2026.03.047

Tin isotope fractionation in arc magmas controlled by degassing and slab input

2025

Journal Article

Late fluid flow in a primitive asteroid revealed by Lu–Hf isotopes in Ryugu

Iizuka, Tsuyoshi, Shibuya, Takazo, Hayakawa, Takehito, Yokoyama, Tetsuya, Gautam, Ikshu, Haba, Makiko K., Ito, Kengo T. M., Hibiya, Yuki, Yamaguchi, Akira, Abe, Yoshinari, Aléon, Jérôme, Alexander, Conel M. O’D., Amari, Sachiko, Amelin, Yuri, Bajo, Ken-ichi, Bizzarro, Martin, Bouvier, Audrey, Carlson, Richard W., Chaussidon, Marc, Choi, Byeon-Gak, Dauphas, Nicolas, Davis, Andrew M., Di Rocco, Tommaso, Fujiya, Wataru, Fukai, Ryota, Hidaka, Hiroshi, Homma, Hisashi, Huss, Gary R., Ireland, Trevor R. ... Yurimoto, Hisayoshi (2025). Late fluid flow in a primitive asteroid revealed by Lu–Hf isotopes in Ryugu. Nature, 646 (8083), 62-67. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09483-0

Late fluid flow in a primitive asteroid revealed by Lu–Hf isotopes in Ryugu

2025

Journal Article

The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroid

Barnes, J. J., Nguyen, A. N., Abernethy, F. A.J., Bajo, K., Bekaert, D. V., Bloch, E., Brennecka, G. A., Busemann, H., Cowpe, J. S., Crowther, S. A., Ek, M., Fawcett, L. J., Fehr, M. A., Franchi, I. A., Füri, E., Gilmour, J. D., Grady, M. M., Greenwood, R. C., Haenecour, P., Kawasaki, N., Koefoed, P., Krietsch, D., Le, L., Liszewska, K. M., Maden, C., Malley, J., Marrocchi, Y., Marty, B., Meyer, L. A.E. ... Lauretta, D. S. (2025). The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroid. Nature Astronomy, 9 (12), 1785-1802. doi: 10.1038/s41550-025-02631-6

The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroid

2025

Journal Article

Recycling Subducted Organic Carbon as Diamonds: An Example From the New Caledonia Forearc Ophiolite

Aitchison, Jonathan C., Patias, Daniel, Cluzel, Dominique, Ireland, Trevor R., Zhou, Renjie, Lian, Dongyang, Yang, Jingsui and Yan, Zhen (2025). Recycling Subducted Organic Carbon as Diamonds: An Example From the New Caledonia Forearc Ophiolite. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 26 (4) e2025GC012250, 1-15. doi: 10.1029/2025gc012250

Recycling Subducted Organic Carbon as Diamonds: An Example From the New Caledonia Forearc Ophiolite

2025

Journal Article

An evaporite sequence from ancient brine recorded in Bennu samples

McCoy, T. J., Russell, S. S., Zega, T. J., Thomas-Keprta, K. L., Singerling, S. A., Brenker, F. E., Timms, N. E., Rickard, W. D. A., Barnes, J. J., Libourel, G., Ray, S., Corrigan, C. M., Haenecour, P., Gainsforth, Z., Dominguez, G., King, A. J., Keller, L. P., Thompson, M. S., Sandford, S. A., Jones, R. H., Yurimoto, H., Righter, K., Eckley, S. A., Bland, P. A., Marcus, M. A., DellaGiustina, D. N., Ireland, T. R., Almeida, N. V., Harrison, C. S. ... Lauretta, D. S. (2025). An evaporite sequence from ancient brine recorded in Bennu samples. Nature, 637 (8048) 5653, 1072-1077. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08495-6

An evaporite sequence from ancient brine recorded in Bennu samples

2025

Journal Article

Triple-oxygen isotopes of stony micrometeorites by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS): Olivine, basaltic glass and iron oxide matrix effects for sensitive high-mass resolution ion microprobe-stable isotope (SHRIMP-SI)

McKibbin, Seann J., Ávila, Janaína N., Ireland, Trevor R., Van Ginneken, Matthias, Soens, Bastien, Van Maldeghem, Flore, Huber, Matthew, Baeza, Leonardo, Patkar, Aditya, Vanhaecke, Frank, Debaille, Vinciane, Claeys, Philippe and Goderis, Steven (2025). Triple-oxygen isotopes of stony micrometeorites by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS): Olivine, basaltic glass and iron oxide matrix effects for sensitive high-mass resolution ion microprobe-stable isotope (SHRIMP-SI). Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 39 (1) e9921, 1-15. doi: 10.1002/rcm.9921

Triple-oxygen isotopes of stony micrometeorites by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS): Olivine, basaltic glass and iron oxide matrix effects for sensitive high-mass resolution ion microprobe-stable isotope (SHRIMP-SI)

2024

Other Outputs

New Caledonia SHRIMP C-SiC Reduced

Aitchison, Jonathan and Ireland, Trevor (2024). New Caledonia SHRIMP C-SiC Reduced. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/b03e178

New Caledonia SHRIMP C-SiC Reduced

2024

Journal Article

The Ni isotopic composition of Ryugu reveals a common accretion region for carbonaceous chondrites

Spitzer, Fridolin, Kleine, Thorsten, Burkhardt, Christoph, Hopp, Timo, Yokoyama, Tetsuya, Abe, Yoshinari, Aléon, Jérôme, O’D Alexander, Conel M., Amari, Sachiko, Amelin, Yuri, Bajo, Ken-ichi, Bizzarro, Martin, Bouvier, Audrey, Carlson, Richard W., Chaussidon, Marc, Choi, Byeon-Gak, Dauphas, Nicolas, Davis, Andrew M., Di Rocco, Tommaso, Fujiya, Wataru, Fukai, Ryota, Gautam, Ikshu, Haba, Makiko K., Hibiya, Yuki, Hidaka, Hiroshi, Homma, Hisashi, Hoppe, Peter, Huss, Gary R., Ichida, Kiyohiro ... Yurimoto, Hisayoshi (2024). The Ni isotopic composition of Ryugu reveals a common accretion region for carbonaceous chondrites. Science Advances, 10 (39) eadp2426, eadp2426. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adp2426

The Ni isotopic composition of Ryugu reveals a common accretion region for carbonaceous chondrites

2024

Journal Article

Pyrrhotites in asteroid 162173 Ryugu: Records of the initial changes on their surfaces with aqueous alteration

Yui, Hiroharu, Urashima, Shu-hei, Onose, Morihiko, Morita, Mayu, Komatani, Shintaro, Nakai, Izumi, Abe, Yoshinari, Terada, Yasuko, Homma, Hisashi, Motomura, Kazuko, Ichida, Kiyohiro, Yokoyama, Tetsuya, Nagashima, Kazuhide, Aléon, Jérôme, M. O’D. Alexander, Conel, Amari, Sachiko, Amelin, Yuri, Bajo, Ken-ichi, Bizzarro, Martin, Bouvier, Audrey, Carlson, Richard W., Chaussidon, Marc, Choi, Byeon-Gak, Dauphas, Nicolas, Davis, Andrew M., Fujiya, Wataru, Fukai, Ryota, Gautam, Ikshu, Haba, Makiko K. ... Yurimoto, Hisayoshi (2024). Pyrrhotites in asteroid 162173 Ryugu: Records of the initial changes on their surfaces with aqueous alteration. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 379, 172-183. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2024.06.016

Pyrrhotites in asteroid 162173 Ryugu: Records of the initial changes on their surfaces with aqueous alteration

2024

Journal Article

Hydrogen in magnetite from asteroid Ryugu

Aléon, J., Mostefaoui, S., Bureau, H., Vangu, D., Khodja, H., Nagashima, K., Kawasaki, N., Abe, Y., Alexander, C. M. O'd., Amari, S., Amelin, Y., Bajo, K., Bizzarro, M., Bouvier, A., Carlson, R. W., Chaussidon, M., Choi, B. G., Dauphas, N., Davis, A. M., Di Rocco, T., Fujiya, W., Fukai, R., Gautam, I., Haba, M. K., Hibiya, Y., Hidaka, H., Homma, H., Hoppe, P., Huss, G. R. ... Yurimoto, H. (2024). Hydrogen in magnetite from asteroid Ryugu. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 59 (8), 2058-2072. doi: 10.1111/maps.14139

Hydrogen in magnetite from asteroid Ryugu

2024

Journal Article

Effect of chemical abrasion of zircon on SIMS U-Pb, δ<sup>18</sup>O, trace element, and LA-ICPMS trace element and Lu-Hf isotopic analyses

Kooymans, Cate, Magee Jr., Charles W., Waltenberg, Kathryn, Evans, Noreen J., Bodorkos, Simon, Amelin, Yuri, Kamo, Sandra L. and Ireland, Trevor (2024). Effect of chemical abrasion of zircon on SIMS U-Pb, δ18O, trace element, and LA-ICPMS trace element and Lu-Hf isotopic analyses. Geochronology, 6 (3), 337-363. doi: 10.5194/gchron-6-337-2024

Effect of chemical abrasion of zircon on SIMS U-Pb, δ<sup>18</sup>O, trace element, and LA-ICPMS trace element and Lu-Hf isotopic analyses

2024

Conference Publication

Geochemical Quantification of Olivine Minerals by Atom Probe Tomography

Saxey, David W., Fougerouse, Denis, Dimitriou, Dimitris, Barnes, Jessica J., Rickard, William D. A., Timms, Nicholas E., Jourdan, Fred, Reddy, Steven M., Bland, Phillip A., Ireland, Trevor R., Nguyen, Ann, Connolly, Harold C. and Lauretta, Dante S. (2024). Geochemical Quantification of Olivine Minerals by Atom Probe Tomography. M&M 2024, Cleveland, OH United States, 28 July – 1 August 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/mam/ozae044.032

Geochemical Quantification of Olivine Minerals by Atom Probe Tomography

2024

Journal Article

Disequilibrium oxygen isotope distribution among aqueously altered minerals in Ryugu asteroid returned samples

Kita, Noriko T., Kitajima, Kouki, Nagashima, Kazuhide, Kawasaki, Noriyuki, Sakamoto, Naoya, Fujiya, Wataru, Abe, Yoshinari, Aleon, Jerome, Alexander, Conel M. O'D., Amari, Sachiko, Amelin, Yuri, Bajo, Ken-ichi, Bizzarro, Martin, Bouvier, Audrey, Carlson, Richard W., Chaussidon, Marc, Choi, Byeon-Gak, Dauphas, Nicolas, Davis, Andrew M., Di Rocco, Tommaso, Fukai, Ryota, Gautam, Ikshu, Haba, Makiko K., Hibiya, Yuki, Hidaka, Hiroshi, Homma, Hisashi, Hoppe, Peter, Huss, Gary R., Ichida, Kiyohiro ... Yurimoto, Hisayoshi (2024). Disequilibrium oxygen isotope distribution among aqueously altered minerals in Ryugu asteroid returned samples. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 59 (8), 2097-2116. doi: 10.1111/maps.14163

Disequilibrium oxygen isotope distribution among aqueously altered minerals in Ryugu asteroid returned samples

2024

Journal Article

Pervasive aqueous alteration in the early Solar System revealed by potassium isotopic variations in Ryugu samples and carbonaceous chondrites

Hu, Yan, Moynier, Frédéric, Dai, Wei, Paquet, Marine, Yokoyama, Tetsuya, Abe, Yoshinari, Aléon, Jérôme, Alexander, Conel M. O'D., Amari, Sachiko, Amelin, Yuri, Bajo, Ken-ichi, Bizzarro, Martin, Bouvier, Audrey, Carlson, Richard W., Chaussidon, Marc, Choi, Byeon-Gak, Dauphas, Nicolas, Davis, Andrew M., Di Rocco, Tommaso, Fujiya, Wataru, Fukai, Ryota, Gautam, Ikshu, Haba, Makiko K., Hibiya, Yuki, Hidaka, Hiroshi, Homma, Hisashi, Hoppe, Peter, Huss, Gary R., Ichida, Kiyohiro ... Yurimoto, Hisayoshi (2024). Pervasive aqueous alteration in the early Solar System revealed by potassium isotopic variations in Ryugu samples and carbonaceous chondrites. Icarus, 409 115884. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115884

Pervasive aqueous alteration in the early Solar System revealed by potassium isotopic variations in Ryugu samples and carbonaceous chondrites

2024

Journal Article

Zirconium isotope composition indicates s-process depletion in samples returned from asteroid Ryugu

Schönbächler, Maria, Fehr, Manuela A., Yokoyama, Tetsuya, Gautam, Ikshu, Nakanishi, Nao, Abe, Yoshinari, Aléon, Jérôme, Alexander, Conel, Amari, Sachiko, Amelin, Yuri, Bajo, Ken-ichi, Bizzarro, Martin, Bouvier, Audrey, Carlson, Richard W., Chaussidon, Marc, Choi, Byeon-Gak, Dauphas, Nicolas, Davis, Andrew M., Di Rocco, Tommaso, Fujiya, Wataru, Fukai, Ryota, Haba, Makiko K., Hibiya, Yuki, Hidaka, Hiroshi, Homma, Hisashi, Hoppe, Peter, Huss, Gary R., Ichida, Kiyohiro, Iizuka, Tsuyoshi ... Yurimoto, Hisayoshi (2024). Zirconium isotope composition indicates s-process depletion in samples returned from asteroid Ryugu. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 60 (1), 3-16. doi: 10.1111/maps.14279

Zirconium isotope composition indicates s-process depletion in samples returned from asteroid Ryugu

2023

Journal Article

Analysis of cation composition in dolomites on the intact particles sampled from asteroid Ryugu

Morita, Mayu, Yui, Hiroharu, Urashima, Shu-Hei, Onose, Morihiko, Komatani, Shintaro, Nakai, Izumi, Abe, Yoshinari, Terada, Yasuko, Homma, Hisashi, Motomura, Kazuko, Ichida, Kiyohiro, Yokoyama, Tetsuya, Nagashima, Kazuhide, Aléon, Jérôme, O’D. Alexander, Conel M., Amari, Sachiko, Amelin, Yuri, Bajo, Ken-Ichi, Bizzarro, Martin, Bouvier, Audrey, Carlson, Richard W., Chaussidon, Marc, Choi, Byeon-Gak, Dauphas, Nicolas, Davis, Andrew M., Fujiya, Wataru, Fukai, Ryota, Gautam, Ikshu, Haba, Makiko K. ... Yurimoto, Hisayoshi (2023). Analysis of cation composition in dolomites on the intact particles sampled from asteroid Ryugu. Analytical Chemistry, 96 (1), 170-178. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03463

Analysis of cation composition in dolomites on the intact particles sampled from asteroid Ryugu

2023

Journal Article

Nucleosynthetic s-process depletion in Mo from Ryugu samples returned by Hayabusa2

Nakanishi, N., Yokoyama, T., Ishikawa, A., Walker, R. J., Abe, Y., Aléon, J., O'D Alexander, C. M., Amari, S., Amelin, Y., Bajo, K. I., Bizzarro, M., Bouvier, A., Carlson, R. W., Chaussidon, M., Choi, B. G., Dauphas, N., Davis, A. M., Di Rocco, T., Fujiya, W., Fukai, R., Gautam, I., Haba, M. K., Hibiya, Y., Hidaka, H., Homma, H., Hoppe, P., Huss, G. R., Ichida, K., Iizuka, T. ... Yurimoto, H. (2023). Nucleosynthetic s-process depletion in Mo from Ryugu samples returned by Hayabusa2. Geochemical Perspectives Letters, 28, 31-36. doi: 10.7185/geochemlet.2341

Nucleosynthetic s-process depletion in Mo from Ryugu samples returned by Hayabusa2

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2026
    Analysis of asteroid samples returned by Hayabusa 2 and Osiris-REx
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    AuScope Geochemistry Laboratory Network (AuScope project administered by Curtin University)
    Curtin University
    Open grant

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Completed supervision

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