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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2010
Journal Article
U-Pb chronology of the Solar System's oldest solids with variable 238U/235U
Amelin, Yuri, Kaltenbach, Angela, Iizuka, Tsuyoshi, Stirling, Claudine H., Ireland, Trevor R., Petaev, Michail and Jacobsen, Stein B. (2010). U-Pb chronology of the Solar System's oldest solids with variable 238U/235U. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 300 (3-4), 343-350. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.10.015
2010
Journal Article
Field and geochemical constraints on mafic-felsic interactions, and processes in high-level arc magma chambers: An example from the Halfmoon Pluton, New Zealand
Turnbull, Rose, Weaver, Steve, Tulloch, Andy, Cole, Jim, Handler, Monica and Ireland, Trevor (2010). Field and geochemical constraints on mafic-felsic interactions, and processes in high-level arc magma chambers: An example from the Halfmoon Pluton, New Zealand. Journal of Petrology, 51 (7) egq026, 1477-1505. doi: 10.1093/petrology/egq026
2009
Journal Article
Origin of Lower Cretaceous ('Nubian') sandstones of North-east Africa and Arabia from detrital zircon U-Pb SHRIMP dating
Kolodner, Keren, Avigad, Dov, Ireland, Trevor and Garfunkel, Zvi (2009). Origin of Lower Cretaceous ('Nubian') sandstones of North-east Africa and Arabia from detrital zircon U-Pb SHRIMP dating. Sedimentology, 56 (7), 2010-2023. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2009.01067.x
2009
Journal Article
Microinclusions in monocrystalline octahedral diamonds and coated diamonds from Diavik, Slave Craton: Clues to diamond genesis
Araújo, Débora P., Griffin, William L., O'Reilly, Suzanne Y., Grant, Kevin J., Ireland, Trevor, Holden, Peter and van Achterbergh, Esmé (2009). Microinclusions in monocrystalline octahedral diamonds and coated diamonds from Diavik, Slave Craton: Clues to diamond genesis. Lithos, 112, 724-735. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.04.021
2009
Journal Article
Mass-spectrometric mining of Hadean zircons by automated SHRIMP multi-collector and single-collector U/Pb zircon age dating: The first 100,000 grains
Holden, Peter, Lanc, Peter, Ireland, Trevor R., Harrison, T. Mark, Foster, John J. and Bruce, Zane (2009). Mass-spectrometric mining of Hadean zircons by automated SHRIMP multi-collector and single-collector U/Pb zircon age dating: The first 100,000 grains. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 286 (2-3), 53-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ijms.2009.06.007
2009
Journal Article
Isotopic records in CM hibonites: Implications for timescales of mixing of isotope reservoirs in the solar nebula
Liu, Ming-Chang, McKeegan, Kevin D., Goswami, Jitendra N., Marhas, Kuljeet K., Sahijpal, Sandeep, Ireland, Trevor R. and Davis, Andrew M. (2009). Isotopic records in CM hibonites: Implications for timescales of mixing of isotope reservoirs in the solar nebula. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73 (17), 5051-5079. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.02.039
2009
Journal Article
Geochemistry and Os–Nd–Sr isotopes of the Gaositai Alaskan-type ultramafic complex from the northern North China craton: implications for mantle–crust interaction
Chen, Bin, Suzuki, K., Tian, W., Jahn, B. M. and Ireland, T. (2009). Geochemistry and Os–Nd–Sr isotopes of the Gaositai Alaskan-type ultramafic complex from the northern North China craton: implications for mantle–crust interaction. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 158 (5), 683-702. doi: 10.1007/s00410-009-0404-7
2008
Journal Article
Determining high precision, in situ, oxygen isotope ratios with a SHRIMP II: Analyses of MPI-DING silicate-glass reference materials and zircon from contrasting granites
Ickert, R.B., Hiess, J., Williams, I.S., Holden, P., Ireland, T.R., Lanc, P., Schram, N., Foster, J.J. and Clement, S.W. (2008). Determining high precision, in situ, oxygen isotope ratios with a SHRIMP II: Analyses of MPI-DING silicate-glass reference materials and zircon from contrasting granites. Chemical Geology, 257 (1-2), 114-128. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.08.024
2008
Journal Article
Development of SHRIMP
Ireland, T. R., Clement, S., Compston, W., Foster, J. J., Holden, P., Jenkins, B., Lanc, P., Schram, N. and Williams, I. S. (2008). Development of SHRIMP. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 55 (6-7), 937-954. doi: 10.1080/08120090802097427
2008
Journal Article
IRAS 22036+5306: An Al2O3 oxide-dominated post-AGB star
Maldoni, M. M., Ireland, T. R. and Robinson, G. (2008). IRAS 22036+5306: An Al2O3 oxide-dominated post-AGB star. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 386 (4), 2290-2296. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13205.x
2008
Journal Article
Oxygen in the sun
Davis, Andrew M., Hashizume, Ko, Chaussidon, Marc, Ireland, Trevor R., Prieto, Carlos Allende and Lambert, David L. (2008). Oxygen in the sun. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 68, 73-92. doi: 10.2138/rmg.2008.68.6
2007
Journal Article
Allanite micro-geochronology: A LA-ICP-MS and SHRIMP U–Th–Pb study
Gregory, Courtney J., Rubatto, Daniela, Allen, Charlotte M., Williams, Ian S., Hermann, Jörg and Ireland, Trevor (2007). Allanite micro-geochronology: A LA-ICP-MS and SHRIMP U–Th–Pb study. Chemical Geology, 245 (3-4), 162-182. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.07.029
2007
Journal Article
Loch burn formation, Fiordland, New Zealand: Shrimp u-Pb ages, geochemistry and provenance
Ewing, T. A., Weaver, S. D., Bradshaw, J. D., Turnbull, I. M. and Ireland, T. R. (2007). Loch burn formation, Fiordland, New Zealand: Shrimp u-Pb ages, geochemistry and provenance. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 50 (3), 167-180. doi: 10.1080/00288300709509829
2006
Journal Article
Provenance of Cambrian conglomerates from New Zealand: implications for the tectonomagmatic evolution of the SE Gondwana margin
Gutjahr, Marcus, Bradshaw, John D., Weaver, Steve, Münker, Carsten and Ireland, Trevor (2006). Provenance of Cambrian conglomerates from New Zealand: implications for the tectonomagmatic evolution of the SE Gondwana margin. Journal of the Geological Society, 163 (6), 997-1010. doi: 10.1144/0016-76492005-009
2006
Journal Article
Isotopic enhancements of 17O and 18O from solar wind particles in the lunar regolith
Ireland, Trevor R., Holden, Peter, Norman, Marc D. and Clarke, Jodi (2006). Isotopic enhancements of 17O and 18O from solar wind particles in the lunar regolith. Nature, 440 (7085), 776-778. doi: 10.1038/nature04611
2006
Journal Article
SHRIMP ion probe zircon geochronology and Sr and Nd isotope geochemistry for southern longwood range and bluff peninsula intrusive rocks of Southland, New Zealand
Price, Richard C., Ireland, Trevor R., Maas, Roland and Arculus, Richard J. (2006). SHRIMP ion probe zircon geochronology and Sr and Nd isotope geochemistry for southern longwood range and bluff peninsula intrusive rocks of Southland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 49 (3), 291-303. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2006.9515168
2005
Journal Article
Al2O3 dust in OH/IR stars
Maldoni, M. M., Ireland, T. R., Smith, R. G. and Robinson, G. (2005). Al2O3 dust in OH/IR stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 362 (3), 872-878. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09314.x
2005
Journal Article
The paleozoic-mesozoic recycling of the rakaia terrane, South Island, New Zealand: Sandstone clast and sandstone petrology, geochemistry, and geochronology
Wandres, Anekant M., Bradshaw, John D. and Ireland, Trevor (2005). The paleozoic-mesozoic recycling of the rakaia terrane, South Island, New Zealand: Sandstone clast and sandstone petrology, geochemistry, and geochronology. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 48 (2), 229-245. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2005.9515112
2004
Book Chapter
SIMS Measurement of Stable Isotopes
Ireland, Trevor R. (2004). SIMS Measurement of Stable Isotopes. Handbook of Stable Isotope Analytical Techniques. (pp. 652-691) Elsevier Inc.. doi: 10.1016/B978-044451114-0/50032-6
2004
Journal Article
The regional significance of Cretaceous magmatism and metamorphism in Fiordland, New Zealand, from U-Pb zircon geochronology
Hollis, J. A., Clarke, G. L., Klepeis, K. A., Daczko, N. R. and Ireland, T. R. (2004). The regional significance of Cretaceous magmatism and metamorphism in Fiordland, New Zealand, from U-Pb zircon geochronology. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 22 (7), 607-627. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2004.00537.x
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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