Overview
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.
Availability
- Professor Trevor Ireland is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Works
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2019
Journal Article
Comparative geochemical study of scheelite from the Shizhuyuan and Xianglushan tungsten skarn deposits, South China: Implications for scheelite mineralization
Wu, Shenghua, Mao, Jingwen, Ireland, Trevor R., Zhao, Zheng, Yao, Fojun, Yang, Yuping and Sun, Weidong (2019). Comparative geochemical study of scheelite from the Shizhuyuan and Xianglushan tungsten skarn deposits, South China: Implications for scheelite mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 109, 448-464. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.04.021
2019
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Publisher Correction: Craters, boulders and regolith of (101955) Bennu indicative of an old and dynamic surface (Nature Geoscience, (2019), 10.1038/s41561-019-0326-6)
Walsh, K. J., Jawin, E. R., Ballouz, R. L., Barnouin, O. S., Bierhaus, E. B., Connolly, H. C., Molaro, J. L., McCoy, T. J., Delbo’, M., Hartzell, C. M., Pajola, M., Schwartz, S. R., Trang, D., Asphaug, E., Becker, K. J., Beddingfield, C. B., Bennett, C. A., Bottke, W. F., Burke, K. N., Clark, B. C., Daly, M. G., DellaGiustina, D. N., Dworkin, J. P., Elder, C. M., Golish, D. R., Hildebrand, A. R., Malhotra, R., Marshall, J., Michel, P. ... Marty, B. (2019). Publisher Correction: Craters, boulders and regolith of (101955) Bennu indicative of an old and dynamic surface (Nature Geoscience, (2019), 10.1038/s41561-019-0326-6). Nature Geoscience, 12 (5), 399-399. doi: 10.1038/s41561-019-0360-4
2019
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Tectonic evolution of the western margin of the Burma microplate based on new fossil and radiometric age constraints
Aitchison, Jonathan C., Ao, Aliba, Bhowmik, Santanu, Clarke, Geoffrey L., Ireland, Trevor R., Kachovich, Sarah, Lokho, Kapesa, Stojanovic, Denis, Roeder, Tara, Truscott, Naomi, Zhen, Yan and Zhou, Renjie (2019). Tectonic evolution of the western margin of the Burma microplate based on new fossil and radiometric age constraints. Tectonics, 38 (5) 2018TC005049, 1718-1741. doi: 10.1029/2018tc005049
2019
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The unexpected surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu
Lauretta, D. S., DellaGiustina, D. N., Bennett, C. A., Golish, D. R., Becker, K. J., Balram-Knutson, S. S., Barnouin, O. S., Becker, T. L., Bottke, W. F., Boynton, W. V., Campins, H., Clark, B. E., Connolly, H. C., Drouet d’Aubigny, C. Y., Dworkin, J. P., Emery, J. P., Enos, H. L., Hamilton, V. E., Hergenrother, C. W., Howell, E. S., Izawa, M. R.M., Kaplan, H. H., Nolan, M. C., Rizk, B., Roper, H. L., Scheeres, D. J., Smith, P. H., Walsh, K. J., Wolner, C. W.V. ... Marty, B. (2019). The unexpected surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu. Nature, 568 (7750), 55-60. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1033-6
2019
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Evidence for widespread hydrated minerals on asteroid (101955) Bennu
Hamilton, V. E., Simon, A. A., Christensen, P. R., Reuter, D. C., Clark, B. E., Barucci, M. A., Bowles, N. E., Boynton, W. V., Brucato, J. R., Cloutis, E. A., Connolly, H. C., Donaldson Hanna, K. L., Emery, J. P., Enos, H. L., Fornasier, S., Haberle, C. W., Hanna, R. D., Howell, E. S., Kaplan, H. H., Keller, L. P., Lantz, C., Li, J. Y., Lim, L. F., McCoy, T. J., Merlin, F., Nolan, M. C., Praet, A., Rozitis, B., Sandford, S. A. ... Marty, B. (2019). Evidence for widespread hydrated minerals on asteroid (101955) Bennu. Nature Astronomy, 3 (4), 332-340. doi: 10.1038/s41550-019-0722-2
2019
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The dynamic geophysical environment of (101955) Bennu based on OSIRIS-REx measurements
Scheeres, D. J., McMahon, J. W., French, A. S., Brack, D. N., Chesley, S. R., Farnocchia, D., Takahashi, Y., Leonard, J. M., Geeraert, J., Page, B., Antreasian, P., Getzandanner, K., Rowlands, D., Mazarico, E. M., Small, J., Highsmith, D. E., Moreau, M., Emery, J. P., Rozitis, B., Hirabayashi, M., Sánchez, P., Van wal, S., Tricarico, P., Ballouz, R. L., Johnson, C. L., Al Asad, M. M., Susorney, H. C.M., Barnouin, O. S., Daly, M. G. ... Marty, B. (2019). The dynamic geophysical environment of (101955) Bennu based on OSIRIS-REx measurements. Nature Astronomy, 3 (4), 352-361. doi: 10.1038/s41550-019-0721-3
2019
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Properties of rubble-pile asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx imaging and thermal analysis
DellaGiustina, D. N., Emery, J. P., Golish, D. R., Rozitis, B., Bennett, C. A., Burke, K. N., Ballouz, R. L., Becker, K. J., Christensen, P. R., Drouet d’Aubigny, C. Y., Hamilton, V. E., Reuter, D. C., Rizk, B., Simon, A. A., Asphaug, E., Bandfield, J. L., Barnouin, O. S., Barucci, M. A., Bierhaus, E. B., Binzel, R. P., Bottke, W. F., Bowles, N. E., Campins, H., Clark, B. C., Clark, B. E., Connolly, H. C., Daly, M. G., Leon, J. de, Delbo’, M. ... Marty, B. (2019). Properties of rubble-pile asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx imaging and thermal analysis. Nature Astronomy, 3 (4), 341-351. doi: 10.1038/s41550-019-0731-1
2019
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Shape of (101955) Bennu indicative of a rubble pile with internal stiffness
Barnouin, O. S., Daly, M. G., Palmer, E. E., Gaskell, R. W., Weirich, J. R., Johnson, C. L., Al Asad, M. M., Roberts, J. H., Perry, M. E., Susorney, H. C.M., Daly, R. T., Bierhaus, E. B., Seabrook, J. A., Espiritu, R. C., Nair, A. H., Nguyen, L., Neumann, G. A., Ernst, C. M., Boynton, W. V., Nolan, M. C., Adam, C. D., Moreau, M. C., Rizk, B., Drouet D’Aubigny, C. Y., Jawin, E. R., Walsh, K. J., Michel, P., Schwartz, S. R., Ballouz, R. L. ... Marty, B. (2019). Shape of (101955) Bennu indicative of a rubble pile with internal stiffness. Nature Geoscience, 12 (4), 247-252. doi: 10.1038/s41561-019-0330-x
2019
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Craters, boulders and regolith of (101955) bennu indicative of an old and dynamic surface
Walsh, K. J., Jawin, E. R., Ballouz, R. L., Barnouin, O. S., Bierhaus, E. B., Connolly, H. C., Molaro, J. L., McCoy, T. J., Delbo’, M., Hartzell, C. M., Pajola, M., Schwartz, S. R., Trang, D., Asphaug, E., Becker, K. J., Beddingfield, C. B., Bennett, C. A., Bottke, W. F., Burke, K. N., Clark, B. C., Daly, M. G., Dellagiustina, D. N., Dworkin, J. P., Elder, C. M., Golish, D. R., Hildebrand, A. R., Malhotra, R., Marshall, J., Michel, P. ... Ireland, T. (2019). Craters, boulders and regolith of (101955) bennu indicative of an old and dynamic surface. Nature Geoscience, 12 (4), 242-246. doi: 10.1038/s41561-019-0326-6
2019
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Reconnaissance basement geology and tectonics of South Zealandia
Tulloch, Andy J., Mortimer, Nick, Ireland, Trevor R., Waight, Tod E., Maas, Roland, Palin, J. M., Sahoo, Tusar, Seebeck, Hannu, Sagar, Matt W., Barrier, Andrea and Turnbull, Rose E. (2019). Reconnaissance basement geology and tectonics of South Zealandia. Tectonics, 38 (2), 516-551. doi: 10.1029/2018tc005116
2019
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Mineralogical constraints on the thermal history of Martian regolith breccia Northwest Africa 8114
MacArthur, J. L., Bridges, J. C., Hicks, L. J., Burgess, R., Joy, K. H., Branney, M. J., Hansford, G. M., Baker, S. H., Schwenzer, S. P., Gurman, S. J., Stephen, N. R., Steer, E. D., Piercy, J. D. and Ireland, T. R. (2019). Mineralogical constraints on the thermal history of Martian regolith breccia Northwest Africa 8114. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 246, 267-298. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2018.11.026
2019
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Enhanced constraints on the interior composition and structure of terrestrial exoplanets
Wang, H. S., Liu, F., Ireland, T. R., Brasser, R., Yong, D. and Lineweaver, C. H. (2019). Enhanced constraints on the interior composition and structure of terrestrial exoplanets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 482 (2), 2222-2233. doi: 10.1093/mnras/sty2749
2018
Journal Article
Globally asynchronous sulphur isotope signals require re-definition of the Great Oxidation Event
Philippot, Pascal, Ávila, Janaína N., Killingsworth, Bryan A., Tessalina, Svetlana, Baton, Franck, Caquineau, Tom, Muller, Elodie, Pecoits, Ernesto, Cartigny, Pierre, Lalonde, Stefan V., Ireland, Trevor R., Thomazo, Christophe, Van Kranendonk, Martin J. and Busigny, Vincent (2018). Globally asynchronous sulphur isotope signals require re-definition of the Great Oxidation Event. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 2245, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-04621-x
2018
Journal Article
Halogens (F, Cl, Br, I) in thirteen USGS, GSJ and NIST international rock and glass reference materials
Kendrick, Mark A., D'Andres, Joelle, Holden, Peter and Ireland, Trevor (2018). Halogens (F, Cl, Br, I) in thirteen USGS, GSJ and NIST international rock and glass reference materials. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, 42 (4), 499-511. doi: 10.1111/ggr.12229
2018
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Experimental constraints on hydrogen diffusion in garnet
Reynes, Julien, Jollands, Michael, Hermann, Jörg and Ireland, Trevor (2018). Experimental constraints on hydrogen diffusion in garnet. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 173 (9) 69, 1-23. doi: 10.1007/s00410-018-1492-z
2018
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Palaeoarchaean materials in the Tibetan Plateau indicated by zircon
Sun, Saijun, Ireland, Trevor R, Zhang, Lipeng, Zhang, Rongqing, Zhang, Chanchan and Sun, Weidong (2018). Palaeoarchaean materials in the Tibetan Plateau indicated by zircon. International Geology Review, 60 (8), 1061-1072. doi: 10.1080/00206814.2017.1367967
2018
Journal Article
Major Miocene geological events in southern Tibet and eastern Asia induced by the subduction of the Ninetyeast Ridge
Sun, Xinlei, Sun, Wei-dong, Hu, Yong-bin, Ding, Wei, Ireland, Trevor, Zhan, Mei-zhen, Liu, Ji-qiang, Ling, Ming-xing, Ding, Xing, Zhang, Zhao-feng and Fan, Wei-ming (2018). Major Miocene geological events in southern Tibet and eastern Asia induced by the subduction of the Ninetyeast Ridge. Acta Geochimica, 37 (3), 395-401. doi: 10.1007/s11631-018-0262-y
2018
Journal Article
Carbonated mantle domains at the base of the Earth's transition zone
Sun, Wei-dong, Hawkesworth, Chris J., Yao, Chao, Zhang, Chan-chan, Huang, Rui-fang, Liu, Xi, Sun, Xin-lei, Ireland, Trevor, Song, Mao-shuang, Ling, Ming-xing, Ding, Xing, Zhang, Zhao-feng, Fan, Wei-ming and Wu, Zhong-qing (2018). Carbonated mantle domains at the base of the Earth's transition zone. Chemical Geology, 478, 69-75. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.08.001
2018
Journal Article
Rare earth element abundances in presolar SiC
Ireland, T. R., Ávila, J. N., Lugaro, M., Cristallo, S., Holden, P., Lanc, P., Nittler, L., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Gyngard, F. and Amari, S. (2018). Rare earth element abundances in presolar SiC. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 221, 200-218. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2017.05.027
2018
Journal Article
The elemental abundances (with uncertainties) of the most Earth-like planet
Wang, Haiyang S., Lineweaver, Charles H. and Ireland, Trevor R. (2018). The elemental abundances (with uncertainties) of the most Earth-like planet. Icarus, 299, 460-474. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.08.024
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Halogens and noble gases in serpentinite-blueschist associated jadeitites
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mark Kendrick
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Doctor Philosophy
Halogens in mantle xenoliths as proxies for global volatile cycling
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paulo Vasconcelos, Associate Professor Mark Kendrick
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