Overview
Background
Dr Ai Nguyen is a geochemist specialising in trace element and isotope analysis, laboratory operations, and geochemical method development. He manages the Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory at The University of Queensland, supporting research across Earth and environmental sciences with high-precision elemental data.
Dr Nguyen has supported a wide range of research across geoscience, environmental science, and interdisciplinary fields. His analytical expertise contributes to projects involving resource exploration, environmental monitoring, materials science, and the development of new technologies. He collaborates with researchers from diverse disciplines, including Earth sciences, biomedical research, and energy and resources, to provide high-quality geochemical data that underpins innovative and impactful research
As a senior scientist and laboratory manager, he plays a key role in mentoring HDR students and early-career researchers, and in maintaining quality assurance systems that underpin reliable data and safe operations. His work enhances UQ’s analytical capabilities and contributes to sustainable resource and environmental management.
Availability
- Dr Ai Nguyen is:
- Not available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Research), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research impacts
Dr Ai Nguyen’s work enhances research across environmental, geological, and interdisciplinary fields through the delivery of reliable geochemical data and advanced analytical support. His contributions have enabled progress in areas such as resource management, environmental monitoring, and the development of new materials and technologies. By improving laboratory methods and supporting collaborative projects, he helps drive innovation and build research capability within and beyond the university.
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Explainable artificial intelligence for predicting rare earth elements leaching from secondary resources
Nguyen, Quang Loc, Lai, Huy Nguyen, Nguyen, Hong T.M., Pham, Le Long, Herdean, Andrei, Poddar, Nature, Kuzhiumparambil, Unnikrishnan, Nguyen, Ai, Pernice, Mathieu, Ralph, Peter J. and Vo, Phong H.N. (2025). Explainable artificial intelligence for predicting rare earth elements leaching from secondary resources. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 496 139479, 139479-496. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139479
2025
Journal Article
Assessment of Apparent Metabolizable Energy, and Ileal Amino Acid Digestibility of Full-Fat Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) in Broiler Chickens
Alafif, Mohammad S., Hoffman, Louwrens, Cozzolino, Daniel, Abdollahi, M. Reza, Roura, Eugeni, Nguyen, Ai Duc and Soumeh, Elham A. (2025). Assessment of Apparent Metabolizable Energy, and Ileal Amino Acid Digestibility of Full-Fat Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) in Broiler Chickens. Poultry Science, 104 (10) 105506, 105506-10. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.105506
2025
Journal Article
Compositional heterogeneity in 91500, GJ-1/89 and TEMORA-2 zircon reference materials
Caulfield, John T., Allen, Charlotte M., Ubide, Teresa, Nguyen, Ai and Cathey, Henrietta E. (2025). Compositional heterogeneity in 91500, GJ-1/89 and TEMORA-2 zircon reference materials. Chemical Geology, 674 122580, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2024.122580
2025
Journal Article
Unlocking the Nutritional Potential of Australian Yam (Dioscorea spp.)
Fawale, Samson Olumide, Netzel, Michael E., Nguyen, Ai, Akinsanmi, Olufemi A., Marrie, Henrietta and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2025). Unlocking the Nutritional Potential of Australian Yam (Dioscorea spp.). Food Bioscience, 63 105612, 105612. doi: 10.1016/j.fbio.2024.105612
2024
Journal Article
Cenozoic faulting leading to petroleum escape in SW Ordos Basin, China: evidence from fault-related calcite in situ U-Pb dating, rare earth elements and fluid inclusions
Yang, Peng, Ren, Zhanli, Nuriel, Perach, Nguyen, Ai Duc, Feng, Yue-xing, Zhou, Renjie and Zhao, Jian-xin (2024). Cenozoic faulting leading to petroleum escape in SW Ordos Basin, China: evidence from fault-related calcite in situ U-Pb dating, rare earth elements and fluid inclusions. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 170 107071, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.107071
2024
Journal Article
Geochemical tracers associated with methane in aquifers overlying a coal seam gas reservoir
Pearce, J.K., Hofmann, H., Baublys, K., Cendón, D.I., Golding, S.D., Herbert, S.J., Bhebhe, Z., Nguyen, A. and Hayes, P. (2024). Geochemical tracers associated with methane in aquifers overlying a coal seam gas reservoir. International Journal of Coal Geology, 289 104535, 104535. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2024.104535
2024
Conference Publication
Rare earth elements in rice samples in Australian market from different origins
Imran, M., Nguyen, A. and Sultanbawa, Y. (2024). Rare earth elements in rice samples in Australian market from different origins. 57th Nutrition Society of New Zealand and 47th Nutrition Society of Australia Joint Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand, 28 November – 1 December 2023. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/s0029665124002003
2024
Journal Article
Temporal constraints on hydrothermal circulation associated with strike-slip faulting in the Permian Maokou carbonates, central Sichuan Basin (SW China)
Su, Ao, Wang, Zecheng, Chen, Honghan, Feng, Yue-xing, Zhao, Jian-xin, Jiang, Hua, Nguyen, Ai Duc and Sun, Peng (2024). Temporal constraints on hydrothermal circulation associated with strike-slip faulting in the Permian Maokou carbonates, central Sichuan Basin (SW China). Marine and Petroleum Geology, 160 106643. doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106643
2023
Journal Article
Quantification of rare earth elements in Australian and imported rice samples from different origins using ICP-MS
Imran, Maryam, Nguyen, Ai and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2023). Quantification of rare earth elements in Australian and imported rice samples from different origins using ICP-MS. Science of the Total Environment, 895 164865, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164865
2023
Journal Article
A craton-wide geochemical study of Neoarchaean carbonate rocks of Zimbabwe
Hofmann, Axel, Bolhar, Robert, Kuznetsov, Anton B., Jodder, Jaganmoy, Butler, Mike and Nguyen, Ai (2023). A craton-wide geochemical study of Neoarchaean carbonate rocks of Zimbabwe. Chemical Geology, 634 121587, 121587. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121587
2023
Journal Article
Distal accumulation of leaked gas from deep overpressured zone：the case of the Yanan Sag, Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea
Su, Ao, Chen, Honghan, Feng, Yue-xing, Zhao, Jian-xin, Lei, Mingzhu and Nguyen, Ai Duc (2023). Distal accumulation of leaked gas from deep overpressured zone：the case of the Yanan Sag, Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 151 106181, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106181
2022
Journal Article
Multistage fracturing history in the Paleocene lacustrine shale oil reservoirs of the Subei Basin, Eastern China
Su, Ao, Chen, Honghan, Feng, Yue-xing, Zhao, Jian-xin and Nguyen, Ai Duc (2022). Multistage fracturing history in the Paleocene lacustrine shale oil reservoirs of the Subei Basin, Eastern China. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 144 105835, 1-24. doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105835
2022
Journal Article
Holocene microbialite geochemistry records > 6000 years of secular influence of terrigenous flux on water quality for the southern Great Barrier Reef
Salas-Saavedra, Marcos, Webb, Gregory E., Sanborn, Kelsey L., Zhao, Jian-xin, Webster, Jody M., Nothdurft, Luke D. and Nguyen, Ai (2022). Holocene microbialite geochemistry records > 6000 years of secular influence of terrigenous flux on water quality for the southern Great Barrier Reef. Chemical Geology, 604 120871, 120871. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2022.120871
2022
Journal Article
The metallogeny of the Devonian sediment-hosted sulfide deposits, South China: A case study of the Huodehong deposit
Luo, Kai, Zhou, Jia-Xi, Sun, Guotao, Nguyen, Ai and Qin, Zhong-Xiang (2022). The metallogeny of the Devonian sediment-hosted sulfide deposits, South China: A case study of the Huodehong deposit. Ore Geology Reviews, 143 104747, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104747
2022
Journal Article
Origin of the Devonian carbonate-hosted Banbianjie Ge-Zn deposit, Guizhou Province, South China: geological, mineralogical and geochemical constraints
An, Yun-Lin, Luo, Kai, Zhou, Jia-Xi, Nguyen, Ai, Lu, Mao-Da, Meng, Qing-Tian and An, Qi (2022). Origin of the Devonian carbonate-hosted Banbianjie Ge-Zn deposit, Guizhou Province, South China: geological, mineralogical and geochemical constraints. Ore Geology Reviews, 142 104696, 104696. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104696
2022
Journal Article
In situ U-Pb dating and geochemical characterization of multi-stage dolomite cementation in the Ediacaran Dengying Formation, Central Sichuan Basin, China: constraints on diagenetic, hydrothermal and paleo-oil filling events
Su, Ao, Chen, Honghan, Feng, Yue-xing, Zhao, Jian-xin, Wang, Zecheng, Hu, Mingyi, Jiang, Hua and Duc Nguyen, Ai (2022). In situ U-Pb dating and geochemical characterization of multi-stage dolomite cementation in the Ediacaran Dengying Formation, Central Sichuan Basin, China: constraints on diagenetic, hydrothermal and paleo-oil filling events. Precambrian Research, 368 106481, 106481. doi: 10.1016/j.precamres.2021.106481
2021
Journal Article
New ages of the world's largest-ever marsupial: Diprotodon optatum from Pleistocene Australia
Price, Gilbert J., Fitzsimmons, Kathryn E., Nguyen, Ai Duc, Zhao, Jian-xin, Feng, Yue-xing, Sobbe, Ian H., Godthelp, Henk, Archer, Michael and Hand, Suzanne J. (2021). New ages of the world's largest-ever marsupial: Diprotodon optatum from Pleistocene Australia. Quaternary International, 603, 64-73. doi: 10.1016/j.quaint.2021.06.013
2021
Journal Article
Exhumation filling and paleo-pasteurization of the shallow petroleum system in the North Slope of the Biyang Sag, Nanxiang Basin, China
Su, Ao, Chen, Honghan, Zhao, Jian-xin, Feng, Yue-xing and Nguyen, Ai Duc (2021). Exhumation filling and paleo-pasteurization of the shallow petroleum system in the North Slope of the Biyang Sag, Nanxiang Basin, China. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 133 105267, 105267. doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105267
2021
Journal Article
Tectonic evolution analysis constrained jointly by in-situ calcite U-Pb dating and apatite fission track for southwestern Ordos Basin
Yang, Pang, Ren, Zhanli, Zhao, Jianxin, Nguyen, Ai Duc, Feng, Yuexing, Qi, Kai and Wang, Kun (2021). Tectonic evolution analysis constrained jointly by in-situ calcite U-Pb dating and apatite fission track for southwestern Ordos Basin. Oil and Gas Geology, 42 (5), 1189-1201. doi: 10.11743/ogg20210516
2021
Journal Article
Efficiency of acid digestion procedures for geochemical analysis of tungsten mining wastes
Han, Zhengdong, Edraki, Mansour, Nguyen, Ai Duc and Mostert, Marietjie (2021). Efficiency of acid digestion procedures for geochemical analysis of tungsten mining wastes. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, 21 (3) geochem2021-034, 1-12. doi: 10.1144/geochem2021-034
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