Professor Gregory Webb
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Gregory Webb

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Background

Prof. Gregory E. Webb is a palaeontologist and carbonate sedimentologist who has occupied the Dorothy Hill Chair of Palaeontology and Stratigraphy at the University of Queensland since 2011. He is the head of the Integrated Palaeoenvironmental Research Group in the School of Earth Sciences. He obtained his BSc in Geology with highest honours at the University of Oklahoma (OU-1983) followed by an MSc in Geology (OU-1984) and a PhD in Palaeontology at The University of Queensland in 1989. His research interests are clustered within the fields of carbonate petrology, reef palaeobiology, geomicrobiology, carbonate geochemistry and carbonate stratigraphy. These fields have major implications for understanding Earth history, palaeoclimatology, and mineral and energy exploration. In general, Prof. Webb's research focuses on understanding how organisms make rocks – how the biosphere interacts with the lithosphere through time - and how those rocks are preserved and how they record evidence of past environmental conditions in their geochemistry.

Availability

Professor Gregory Webb is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Geochemistry Geology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, University of Oklahoma
  • Masters (Research) of Science, University of Oklahoma
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research impacts

Key impacts of Prof. Webb's research include: demonstration of the role of microbes in reef building through geological time; establishment of the value of modern and ancient microbialites as proxies for environmental geochemical signatures; application of environmental geochemistry to new coral reef samples made available through UQ's new research vessel the RV D Hill and to late Pleistocene vertebrate remains in Queensland that demonstrate recent, pre-anthropogenic changes in Queensland's climate. The integration of well dated fossil remains from both terrestrial and marine environments with high quality geochemical analysis allows specific hypotheses to be tested that provide information directly useful for testing climate models and the effects of pre-instrumental climate change and anthropogenic forcing on Australian faunas and ecosystems.

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144 works between 1984 and 2024
All (144) Journal Article (120) Book Chapter (8) Conference Publication (15) Other Outputs (1)

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1998

Journal Article

Earliest known Carboniferous shallow-water reefs, Gudman Formation (Tn1b), Queensland, Australia: Implications for late Devonian reef collapse and recovery

Webb, GE (1998). Earliest known Carboniferous shallow-water reefs, Gudman Formation (Tn1b), Queensland, Australia: Implications for late Devonian reef collapse and recovery. Geology, 26 (10), 951-954. doi: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)0262.3.CO;2

Earliest known Carboniferous shallow-water reefs, Gudman Formation (Tn1b), Queensland, Australia: Implications for late Devonian reef collapse and recovery

1998

Journal Article

Inferred syngenetic textural evolution in Holocene cryptic reefal microbialites, Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Webb, GE, Baker, JC and Jell, JS (1998). Inferred syngenetic textural evolution in Holocene cryptic reefal microbialites, Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Geology, 26 (4), 355-358. doi: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)0262.3.CO;2

Inferred syngenetic textural evolution in Holocene cryptic reefal microbialites, Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

1997

Journal Article

Mississippian coral latitudinal diversity gradients (western interior United States): Testing the limits of high resolution diversity data

Webb, GE, Sando, WJ and Raymond, A (1997). Mississippian coral latitudinal diversity gradients (western interior United States): Testing the limits of high resolution diversity data. Journal of Paleontology, 71 (5), 780-791. doi: 10.1017/S0022336000035733

Mississippian coral latitudinal diversity gradients (western interior United States): Testing the limits of high resolution diversity data

1997

Conference Publication

Cryptic microbialite in subtidal reef framework and intertidal solution cavities in beachrock, Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Preliminary observations

Webb, GE and Jell, JS (1997). Cryptic microbialite in subtidal reef framework and intertidal solution cavities in beachrock, Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Preliminary observations. 2nd Meeting of the IGCP, Microbialites-Processes and Products, Gottingen Germany, Oct 05-08, 1996. ERLANGEN: INSTITUT PALAONTOLOGIE UNIVERSITAT ERLANGEN-NURNBERG.

Cryptic microbialite in subtidal reef framework and intertidal solution cavities in beachrock, Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Preliminary observations

1997

Journal Article

Positive geotropic growth in Chaetetes

Stanton Jr. R.J., Lambert L.L. and Webb G.E. (1997). Positive geotropic growth in Chaetetes. Boletin - Real Sociedad Espanola de Historia Natural: Section Geologica, 92 (1-4), 197-207.

Positive geotropic growth in Chaetetes

1997

Journal Article

Middle Ordovician Tetradium microatolls and a possible bathymetric gradient in tetradiid morphology

Webb, Gregory E. (1997). Middle Ordovician Tetradium microatolls and a possible bathymetric gradient in tetradiid morphology. Real Sociedad Espanola de Historia Natural. Boletin. Seccion Geologica, 92 (1-4), 177-186.

Middle Ordovician Tetradium microatolls and a possible bathymetric gradient in tetradiid morphology

1997

Journal Article

Biosedimentology of microbial buildups IGCP project no. 380 proceedings of 2nd meeting, Göttingen/Germany 1996

Neuweiler F., Reitner J., Monty C., Feldmann M., Awramik S.M., Bourque P.-A., Cirilli S., Gautret P., Marcoux J., Plaziat J.C., Defarge C., Trichet J., Monty C., Pinckney J.L., Bertrand-Sarfati J., Moussine-Pouchkine A., Reid P., Merz-Preiss M., Labiaux S., Baud A., Thiel V., Michaelis W., Galling U., Reitner J., Neuweiler F., Macker H., Arp G., Krutschinna J., Riding R. ... Szewzyk U. (1997). Biosedimentology of microbial buildups IGCP project no. 380 proceedings of 2nd meeting, Göttingen/Germany 1996. Facies, 36 (36), 195-284. doi: 10.1007/bf02536885

Biosedimentology of microbial buildups IGCP project no. 380 proceedings of 2nd meeting, Göttingen/Germany 1996

1996

Journal Article

Was Phanerozoic reef history controlled by the distribution of non-enzymatically secreted reef carbonates (microbial carbonate and biologically induced cement)?

Webb, GE (1996). Was Phanerozoic reef history controlled by the distribution of non-enzymatically secreted reef carbonates (microbial carbonate and biologically induced cement)?. Sedimentology, 43 (6), 947-971. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1996.tb01513.x

Was Phanerozoic reef history controlled by the distribution of non-enzymatically secreted reef carbonates (microbial carbonate and biologically induced cement)?

1996

Book Chapter

Morphological variation and homoplasy: the challenge of Paleozoic coral systematics

Webb, Gregory E. (1996). Morphological variation and homoplasy: the challenge of Paleozoic coral systematics. Paleobiology and biology of corals. (pp. 135-157) edited by George D. Stanley Jr.. Pittsburgh, PA, United States: The Paleontological Society.

Morphological variation and homoplasy: the challenge of Paleozoic coral systematics

1994

Journal Article

Parallelism, Non-biotic Data and Phylogeny Reconstruction in Paleobiology

Webb, GE (1994). Parallelism, Non-biotic Data and Phylogeny Reconstruction in Paleobiology. Lethaia, 27 (3), 185-192. doi: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1994.tb01407.x

Parallelism, Non-biotic Data and Phylogeny Reconstruction in Paleobiology

1994

Journal Article

Paleokarst, Paleosol, and Rocky-Shore Deposits At the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian Unconformity, Northwestern Arkansas

Webb, GE (1994). Paleokarst, Paleosol, and Rocky-Shore Deposits At the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian Unconformity, Northwestern Arkansas. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 106 (5), 634-648. doi: 10.1130/0016-7606(1994)1062.3.CO;2

Paleokarst, Paleosol, and Rocky-Shore Deposits At the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian Unconformity, Northwestern Arkansas

1994

Journal Article

Benthic Auto-Mobility in Discoid Palaeacis From the Pennsylvanian of the Ardmore Basin, Oklahoma

Webb, GE (1994). Benthic Auto-Mobility in Discoid Palaeacis From the Pennsylvanian of the Ardmore Basin, Oklahoma. Journal of Paleontology, 68 (2), 223-233. doi: 10.1017/S0022336000022824

Benthic Auto-Mobility in Discoid Palaeacis From the Pennsylvanian of the Ardmore Basin, Oklahoma

1994

Conference Publication

Non-Waulsortian Mississippian bioherms: a comparative analysis

Webb, Gregory E. (1994). Non-Waulsortian Mississippian bioherms: a comparative analysis. Pangea Conference, Calgary, Canada, 15-19 August 1993. Calgary, Canada: Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists.

Non-Waulsortian Mississippian bioherms: a comparative analysis

1993

Journal Article

A Lower Pennsylvanian Encrusting Tabulate Coral From a Rocky Shore Environment Developed On the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian Unconformity Surface in Northwestern Arkansas

Webb, GE (1993). A Lower Pennsylvanian Encrusting Tabulate Coral From a Rocky Shore Environment Developed On the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian Unconformity Surface in Northwestern Arkansas. Journal of Paleontology, 67 (6), 1064-1068. doi: 10.1017/S0022336000025397

A Lower Pennsylvanian Encrusting Tabulate Coral From a Rocky Shore Environment Developed On the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian Unconformity Surface in Northwestern Arkansas

1993

Journal Article

Skeletal Microstructure and Mode of Attachment in Palaeacis Species (anthozoa, Tabulata) From the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian of Northeastern Oklahoma and Northwestern Arkansas

Webb, GE (1993). Skeletal Microstructure and Mode of Attachment in Palaeacis Species (anthozoa, Tabulata) From the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian of Northeastern Oklahoma and Northwestern Arkansas. Journal of Paleontology, 67 (2), 167-178. doi: 10.1017/S0022336000032091

Skeletal Microstructure and Mode of Attachment in Palaeacis Species (anthozoa, Tabulata) From the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian of Northeastern Oklahoma and Northwestern Arkansas

1993

Journal Article

Coral Fauna of the Imo Formation, Uppermost Chesterian, North-Central Arkansas

Webb, GE and Sutherland, PK (1993). Coral Fauna of the Imo Formation, Uppermost Chesterian, North-Central Arkansas. Journal of Paleontology, 67 (2), 179-193. doi: 10.1017/S0022336000032108

Coral Fauna of the Imo Formation, Uppermost Chesterian, North-Central Arkansas

1990

Journal Article

Tetracoral Pattern of Septal Ridges in Palaeacis (cnidaria, Carbonifera)

Plusquellec, Y, Lafuste, J and Webb, GE (1990). Tetracoral Pattern of Septal Ridges in Palaeacis (cnidaria, Carbonifera). Lethaia, 23 (4), 385-397. doi: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1990.tb01371.x

Tetracoral Pattern of Septal Ridges in Palaeacis (cnidaria, Carbonifera)

1990

Journal Article

A New Tabulate Coral Species From the Pitkin Formation (chesterian) of North-Central Arkansas

Webb, GE (1990). A New Tabulate Coral Species From the Pitkin Formation (chesterian) of North-Central Arkansas. Journal of Paleontology, 64 (4), 664-666. doi: 10.1017/S0022336000042736

A New Tabulate Coral Species From the Pitkin Formation (chesterian) of North-Central Arkansas

1990

Journal Article

Lower Carboniferous coral fauna of the Rockhampton Group, East-Central Queensland

Webb, Gregory E. (1990). Lower Carboniferous coral fauna of the Rockhampton Group, East-Central Queensland. Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists, 10, 1-167.

Lower Carboniferous coral fauna of the Rockhampton Group, East-Central Queensland

1989

Other Outputs

Lower carboniferous coral fauna of the Rockhampton Group, eastern-central Queensland

Webb, Gregory E. (1989). Lower carboniferous coral fauna of the Rockhampton Group, eastern-central Queensland. PhD Thesis, School of Physical Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2015.249

Lower carboniferous coral fauna of the Rockhampton Group, eastern-central Queensland

Past funding

  • 2023
    Dating Holocene tufa deposits, major climate change on the Darling Downs, Queensland
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2018
    The history of late-Holocene relative sea level and coral reef flat carbonate production in the southern Great Barrier Reef
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO)
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Centre for Geoanalytical Mass Spectrometry (CGMS) - Achieving excellence in isotope geochemistry and geochronology
    UQ Research Facilities Infrastructure Grants
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Next-generation multi-collector inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) with laser-ablation capability for in situ high-throughput and high resolution isotope dating and characterizat
    UQ Major Research Facility Fund
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program - AS133/XFM/7130: Differential diagenetic behaviour in oolitic limestones: controls on strain patitioning and silicification
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program - AS133/XFM/7225: Implications for biosphere in major and trace element distributions in terrestrial Fe-oxide deposits and oceanic Fe-Mn-oxide accumulations
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Confocal microscope for high-resolution microtopographic analysis of surfaces in historical, forensic and polymer sciences (ARC LIEF Grant administered by The Flinders University of South Australia)
    ARC LIEF Collaborating/Partner Organisation Contributions
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program - AS131/XFM/5741: Trace metal distribution in contemporary versus paleo-reef-microbialites: Implications for microbial activity, ocean chemistry & paleocli
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Tahiti coral reefs as a natural laboratory for studying coral and microbialite diagenesis IODP Leg 110 Tahiti Sea Level
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2018
    Geomorphological development of coral reefs, southern Great Barrier Reef: an integrated record of Holocene palaeoecology and palaeoclimate from cores
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012
    The Geomicrobiology Laboratory
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2016
    Australian drilling program: biomarkers, oxygen and geobiology
    Macquarie University
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Refined reservoir correction for radiocarbon dating of the southern Great Barrier Reef based on U-series dated corals
    Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Gregory Webb is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Springbok Sandstone; implications for aquifer connectivity and coal seam gas development in the Surat Basin

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Phil Hayes

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Advanced dating techniques for establishing the history of the Great Barrier Reef

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Jianxin Zhao, Dr Daniel Harris

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Identification of coral deposition, accretion, and erosional zones from detailed benthic and substrate mapping using hyperspectral image data

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Stuart Phinn, Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema, Dr Daniel Harris

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Late Quaternary faunas and cave fossil deposits of north Queensland, Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Gilbert Price

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Application of new technologies to rapidly evaluate critical metals in drill core and waste materials

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Steven Micklethwaite

Completed supervision

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