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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2013
Journal Article
Invited Review Article: Recent developments in isotope-ratio mass spectrometry for geochemistry and cosmochemistry
Ireland, Trevor R. (2013). Invited Review Article: Recent developments in isotope-ratio mass spectrometry for geochemistry and cosmochemistry. Review of Scientific Instruments, 84 (1) 011101, 1-21. doi: 10.1063/1.4765055
2012
Journal Article
The role of protostellar jets in star formation and the evolution of the early solar system: Astrophysical and meteoritical perspectives : Protostellar jets and the early solar system
SALMERON, Raquel and IRELAND, Trevor (2012). The role of protostellar jets in star formation and the evolution of the early solar system: Astrophysical and meteoritical perspectives : Protostellar jets and the early solar system. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47 (12), 1922-1940. doi: 10.1111/maps.12029
2012
Journal Article
Can galactic chemical evolution explain the oxygen isotopic variations in the solar system?
Lugaro, Maria, Liffman, Kurt, Ireland, Trevor R. and Maddison, Sarah T. (2012). Can galactic chemical evolution explain the oxygen isotopic variations in the solar system?. Astrophysical Journal, 759 (1) 51. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/759/1/51
2012
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High-uranium matrix effect in zircon and its implications for SHRIMP U–Pb age determinations
White, L.T. and Ireland, T.R. (2012). High-uranium matrix effect in zircon and its implications for SHRIMP U–Pb age determinations. Chemical Geology, 306-307, 78-91. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.02.025
2012
Journal Article
Mylonites of the South Armorican Shear Zone: Insights for crustal-scale fluid flow and water–rock interaction processes
Tartèse, Romain, Boulvais, Philippe, Poujol, Marc, Chevalier, Thomas, Paquette, Jean-Louis, Ireland, Trevor R. and Deloule, Etienne (2012). Mylonites of the South Armorican Shear Zone: Insights for crustal-scale fluid flow and water–rock interaction processes. Journal of Geodynamics, 56-57, 86-107. doi: 10.1016/j.jog.2011.05.003
2012
Journal Article
Formation of chondrules in magnetic winds blowing through the proto-asteroid belt
Salmeron, Raquel and Ireland, Trevor R. (2012). Formation of chondrules in magnetic winds blowing through the proto-asteroid belt. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 327-328, 61-67. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.01.033
2012
Journal Article
Is the switch from I- to S-type magmatism in the Himalayan Orogen indicative of the collision of India and Eurasia?
White, L. T., Ahmad, T., Lister, G. S., Ireland, T. R. and Forster, M. A. (2012). Is the switch from I- to S-type magmatism in the Himalayan Orogen indicative of the collision of India and Eurasia?. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 59 (3), 321-340. doi: 10.1080/08120099.2012.652670
2012
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Oxygen isotope tracing of the Solar System
Ireland, T. R. (2012). Oxygen isotope tracing of the Solar System. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 59 (2), 225-236. doi: 10.1080/08120099.2012.620626
2011
Journal Article
Tungsten isotopic compositions in stardust sic grains from the murchison meteorite: Constraints on the s-process in the Hf-Ta-W-Re-Os region
Ávila, Janaína N., Lugaro, Maria, Ireland, Trevor R., Gyngard, Frank, Zinner, Ernst, Cristallo, Sergio, Holden, Peter, Buntain, Joelene, Amari, Sachiko and Karakas, Amanda (2011). Tungsten isotopic compositions in stardust sic grains from the murchison meteorite: Constraints on the s-process in the Hf-Ta-W-Re-Os region. The Astrophysical Journal, 744 (1) 49, 1-13. doi: 10.1088/0004-637x/744/1/49
2011
Journal Article
Petrology and geochemistry of dunites, chromitites and mineral inclusions from the Gaositai Alaskan-type complex, North China Craton: Implications for mantle source characteristics
Tian, W., Chen, B., Ireland, T.R., Green, D.H., Suzuki, K. and Chu, Z. (2011). Petrology and geochemistry of dunites, chromitites and mineral inclusions from the Gaositai Alaskan-type complex, North China Craton: Implications for mantle source characteristics. Lithos, 127 (1-2), 165-175. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2011.08.013
2011
Journal Article
Deconvolving episodic age spectra from zircons of the Ladakh Batholith, northwest Indian Himalaya
White, L.T., Ahmad, T., Ireland, T.R., Lister, G.S. and Forster, M.A. (2011). Deconvolving episodic age spectra from zircons of the Ladakh Batholith, northwest Indian Himalaya. Chemical Geology, 289 (3-4), 179-196. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.07.024
2011
Journal Article
Where does India end and Eurasia begin?
White, L. T., Ahmad, T., Lister, G. S. and Ireland, T. R. (2011). Where does India end and Eurasia begin?. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 12 (10) Q10013, 1-6. doi: 10.1029/2011gc003726
2011
Journal Article
Simultaneous resetting of the muscovite K-Ar and monazite U-Pb geochronometers: a story of fluids : Geochronometers resetting by fluids
Tartèse, Romain, Ruffet, Gilles, Poujol, Marc, Boulvais, Philippe and Ireland, Trevor R. (2011). Simultaneous resetting of the muscovite K-Ar and monazite U-Pb geochronometers: a story of fluids : Geochronometers resetting by fluids. Terra Nova, 23 (6), 390-398. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2011.01024.x
2011
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Irradiation history of itokawa regolith material deduced from noble gases in the hayabusa samples
Nagao, Keisuke, Okazaki, Ryuji, Nakamura, Tomoki, Miura, Yayoi N., Osawa, Takahito, Bajo, Ken-Ichi, Matsuda, Shintaro, Ebihara, Mitsuru, Ireland, Trevor R., Kitajima, Fumio, Naraoka, Hiroshi, Noguchi, Takaaki, Tsuchiyama, Akira, Yurimoto, Hisayoshi, Zolensky, Michael E., Uesugi, Masayuki, Shirai, Kei, Abe, Masanao, Yada, Toru, Ishibashi, Yukihiro, Fujimura, Akio, Mukai, Toshifumi, Ueno, Munetaka, Okada, Tatsuaki, Yoshikawa, Makoto and Kawaguchi, Junichiro (2011). Irradiation history of itokawa regolith material deduced from noble gases in the hayabusa samples. Science, 333 (6046), 1128-1131. doi: 10.1126/science.1207785
2011
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Three-Dimensional Structure of Hayabusa Samples: Origin and Evolution of Itokawa Regolith
Tsuchiyama, A., Uesugi, M., Matsushima, T., Michikami, T., Kadono, T., Nakamura, T., Uesugi, K., Nakano, T., Sandford, S. A., Noguchi, R., Matsumoto, T., Matsuno, J., Nagano, T., Imai, Y., Takeuchi, A., Suzuki, Y., Ogami, T., Katagiri, J., Ebihara, M., Ireland, T. R., Kitajima, F., Nagao, K., Naraoka, H., Noguchi, T., Okazaki, R., Yurimoto, H., Zolensky, M. E., Mukai, T., Abe, M. ... Kawaguchi, J. (2011). Three-Dimensional Structure of Hayabusa Samples: Origin and Evolution of Itokawa Regolith. Science, 333 (6046), 1125-1128. doi: 10.1126/science.1207807
2011
Journal Article
Neutron Activation Analysis of a Particle Returned from Asteroid Itokawa
Ebihara, M., Sekimoto, S., Shirai, N., Hamajima, Y., Yamamoto, M., Kumagai, K., Oura, Y., Ireland, T. R., Kitajima, F., Nagao, K., Nakamura, T., Naraoka, H., Noguchi, T., Okazaki, R., Tsuchiyama, A., Uesugi, M., Yurimoto, H., Zolensky, M. E., Abe, M., Fujimura, A., Mukai, T. and Yada, Y. (2011). Neutron Activation Analysis of a Particle Returned from Asteroid Itokawa. Science, 333 (6046), 1119-1121. doi: 10.1126/science.1207865
2011
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Oxygen Isotopic Compositions of Asteroidal Materials Returned from Itokawa by the Hayabusa Mission
Yurimoto, H., Abe, K.-i., Abe, M., Ebihara, M., Fujimura, A., Hashiguchi, M., Hashizume, K., Ireland, T. R., Itoh, S., Katayama, J., Kato, C., Kawaguchi, J., Kawasaki, N., Kitajima, F., Kobayashi, S., Meike, T., Mukai, T., Nagao, K., Nakamura, T., Naraoka, H., Noguchi, T., Okazaki, R., Park, C., Sakamoto, N., Seto, Y., Takei, M., Tsuchiyama, A., Uesugi, M., Wakaki, S. ... Zolensky, M. E. (2011). Oxygen Isotopic Compositions of Asteroidal Materials Returned from Itokawa by the Hayabusa Mission. Science, 333 (6046), 1116-1119. doi: 10.1126/science.1207776
2011
Journal Article
Autochthonous inheritance of zircon through Cretaceous partial melting of Carboniferous plutons: The Arthur River Complex, Fiordland, New Zealand
Tulloch, Andrew J., Ireland, Trevor R., Kimbrough, David L., Griffin, William L. and Ramezani, Jahandar (2011). Autochthonous inheritance of zircon through Cretaceous partial melting of Carboniferous plutons: The Arthur River Complex, Fiordland, New Zealand. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161 (3), 401-421. doi: 10.1007/s00410-010-0539-6
2011
Journal Article
Arc-continent collision and orogenesis in western Tasmanides: Insights from reactivated basement structures and formation of an ocean-continent transform boundary off western Tasmania
Gibson, G. M., Morse, M. P., Ireland, T. R. and Nayak, G. K. (2011). Arc-continent collision and orogenesis in western Tasmanides: Insights from reactivated basement structures and formation of an ocean-continent transform boundary off western Tasmania. Gondwana Research, 19 (3), 608-627. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2010.11.020
2010
Journal Article
U-Th-Pb zircon and monazite geochronology of Western Province gneissic rocks, central-south Westland, New Zealand
Hiess, J, Ireland, T and Rattenbury, M (2010). U-Th-Pb zircon and monazite geochronology of Western Province gneissic rocks, central-south Westland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 53 (4), 241-269. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2010.495450
Supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating halogens in the mantle through mantle and mantle-derived rocks
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paulo Vasconcelos, Associate Professor Mark Kendrick
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