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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2021
Journal Article
Isotopic analyses of prehistoric human remains from the Flinders Group, Queensland, Australia, support an association between burial practices and status
Adams, Shaun, Westaway, Michael C., McGahan, David, Williams, Doug, Zhao, Jian-Xin, Feng, Yuexing, Nguyen, Ai, Pearce, John, Flinders, Clarence and Collard, Mark (2021). Isotopic analyses of prehistoric human remains from the Flinders Group, Queensland, Australia, support an association between burial practices and status. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 13 (7) 121. doi: 10.1007/s12520-021-01376-3
2021
Journal Article
In situ LA-ICPMS U–Pb dating and geochemical characterization of fault-zone calcite in the central Tarim Basin, northwest China: implications for fluid circulation and fault reactivation
Yang, Peng, Wu, Guanghui, Nuriel, Perach, Nguyen, Ai Duc, Chen, Yongquan, Yang, Shuai, Feng, Yue-xing, Ren, Zhanli and Zhao, Jian-xin (2021). In situ LA-ICPMS U–Pb dating and geochemical characterization of fault-zone calcite in the central Tarim Basin, northwest China: implications for fluid circulation and fault reactivation. Chemical Geology, 568 120125, 120125. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120125
2021
Journal Article
Spatiotemporal variation of rare earth elements from river to reef continuum aids monitoring of terrigenous sources in the Great Barrier Reef
Saha, Narottam, Webb, Gregory E., Zhao, Jian-Xin, Lewis, Stephen E., Duc Nguyen, Ai and Feng, Yuexing (2021). Spatiotemporal variation of rare earth elements from river to reef continuum aids monitoring of terrigenous sources in the Great Barrier Reef. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 299, 85-112. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2021.02.014
2021
Journal Article
Episodicity of structural flow in an active subduction system, new insights from mud volcano's carbonate veins – Scientific Ocean drilling expedition IODP 366
Frery, Emanuelle, Fryer, Patricia, Kurz, Walter, Nguyen, Ai, Sissmann, Olivier, Uysal, Tonguc and Zhao, J. (2021). Episodicity of structural flow in an active subduction system, new insights from mud volcano's carbonate veins – Scientific Ocean drilling expedition IODP 366. Marine Geology, 434 106431, 106431. doi: 10.1016/j.margeo.2021.106431
2021
Journal Article
Calcite in situ U-Pb dating and its application in oil and gas exploration of marine carbonate strata
Yang, Peng, Zhao, J. X., Nuriel, Perach, Uysal, I. Tonguç, Nguyen, Ai Duc, Zhou, Renjie, Feng, Yue-Xing, Wu, Guanghui, Ren, Zhanli and Xia, Bin (2021). Calcite in situ U-Pb dating and its application in oil and gas exploration of marine carbonate strata . Geological Review, 67, 254-256. doi: 10.16509/j.georeview.2021.s1.112
2021
Journal Article
Geochemistry of apatite in Late Permian coals, Bowen Basin, Australia
Davis, Brooke A., Rodrigues, Sandra, Esterle, Joan S., Nguyen, Ai D., Duxbury, Alexander J. and Golding, Suzanne D. (2021). Geochemistry of apatite in Late Permian coals, Bowen Basin, Australia. International Journal of Coal Geology, 237 103708, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2021.103708
2021
Journal Article
Timing and characterization of multiple fluid flow events in the Beibuwan Basin, northern South China Sea: implications for hydrocarbon maturation
Liu, Entao, Uysal, I. Tonguç, Wang, Hua, Feng, Yuexing, Pan, Songqi, Yan, Detian, Nguyen, Ai Duc and Zhao, Jian-xin (2021). Timing and characterization of multiple fluid flow events in the Beibuwan Basin, northern South China Sea: implications for hydrocarbon maturation. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 123 104754, 104754. doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2020.104754
2020
Journal Article
Dating and characterizing primary gas accumulation in Precambrian dolomite reservoirs, Central Sichuan Basin, China: Insights from pyrobitumen Re-Os and dolomite U-Pb geochronology
Su, Ao, Chen, Honghan, Feng, Yue-xing, Zhao, Jian-xin, Nguyen, Ai Duc, Wang, Zecheng and Long, Xiaoping (2020). Dating and characterizing primary gas accumulation in Precambrian dolomite reservoirs, Central Sichuan Basin, China: Insights from pyrobitumen Re-Os and dolomite U-Pb geochronology. Precambrian Research, 350 105897, 105897. doi: 10.1016/j.precamres.2020.105897
2020
Journal Article
In situ U-Pb dating of calcite from the South China antimony metallogenic belt
Luo, Kai, Zhou, Jia-Xi, Feng, Yue-Xing, Uysal, I. Tonguc, Nguyen, Ai, Zhao, Jian-Xin and Zhang, Jiawei (2020). In situ U-Pb dating of calcite from the South China antimony metallogenic belt. iScience, 23 (10) 101575, 101575. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101575
2020
Journal Article
Combined U-series dating of cave pearls and mammal fossils: Constraint on the age of a late middle pleistocene Ailuropoda–Stegodon fauna from the Diaozhongyan Cave, Guangxi, South China
Liao, Wei, Feng, Yue-xing, Zhao, Jian-xin, Jiang, Ting-yun, Yao, Yan-yan, Liang, Hua, Nguyen, Ai Duc, Bae, Christopher J. and Wang, Wei (2020). Combined U-series dating of cave pearls and mammal fossils: Constraint on the age of a late middle pleistocene Ailuropoda–Stegodon fauna from the Diaozhongyan Cave, Guangxi, South China. Quaternary Geochronology, 60 101111, 101111. doi: 10.1016/j.quageo.2020.101111
2020
Journal Article
Re-evaluating mid-Holocene reef “turn-off” on the inshore Southern Great Barrier Reef
Leonard, Nicole D., Lepore, Mauro L., Zhao, Jian-xin, Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Butler, Ian R., Clark, Tara R., Roff, George, McCook, Laurence, Nguyen, Ai D., Feng, Yuexing and Pandolfi, John M. (2020). Re-evaluating mid-Holocene reef “turn-off” on the inshore Southern Great Barrier Reef. Quaternary Science Reviews, 244 106518, 106518. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106518
2020
Journal Article
Halogen and trace element analysis of carbonate-veins and Fe-oxyhydroxide by LA-ICPMS: Implications for seafloor alteration, Atlantis Bank, SW Indian Ridge
Kendrick, Mark A., Caulfield, John T., Nguyen, Ai D., Zhao, Jian-xin and Blakey, Idriss (2020). Halogen and trace element analysis of carbonate-veins and Fe-oxyhydroxide by LA-ICPMS: Implications for seafloor alteration, Atlantis Bank, SW Indian Ridge. Chemical Geology, 547 119668, 119668. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119668
2020
Journal Article
Sm-Nd isochron dating and geochemical (rare earth elements, Sr-87/Sr-86, delta O-18, delta C-13) characterization of calcite veins in the Jiaoshiba shale gas field, China: implications for the mechanisms of vein formation in shale gas systems
Gao, Jian, He, Sheng, Zhao, Jian-xin, He, Zhiliang, Wu, Changwu, Fen, Yuexing, Nguyen, Ai Duc , Zhou, Jiaxi and Yi, Zhixing (2020). Sm-Nd isochron dating and geochemical (rare earth elements, Sr-87/Sr-86, delta O-18, delta C-13) characterization of calcite veins in the Jiaoshiba shale gas field, China: implications for the mechanisms of vein formation in shale gas systems. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 132 (7-8), 1722-1740. doi: 10.1130/B32015.1
2020
Journal Article
A U-Th dating approach to understanding past coral reef dynamics and geomorphological constraints on future reef growth potential; Mazie Bay, Southern Great Barrier Reef
Leonard, Nicole D., Lepore, Mauro L., Zhao, Jian-xin, Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Butler, Ian, Clark, Tara R., Roff, George, McCook, Laurence, Nguyen, Ai D., Feng, Yuexing and Pandolfi, John M. (2020). A U-Th dating approach to understanding past coral reef dynamics and geomorphological constraints on future reef growth potential; Mazie Bay, Southern Great Barrier Reef. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 35 (2) e2019PA003768. doi: 10.1029/2019PA003768
2019
Journal Article
High resolution geochemical analysis of massive Porites spp. corals from the Wet Tropics, Great Barrier Reef: rare earth elements, yttrium and barium as indicators of terrigenous input
Leonard, N. D., Welsh, K. J., Nguyen, A. D., Sadler, J., Pandolfi, J. M., Clark, T. R., Zhao, J. X., Feng, Y. X. and Webb, G. E. (2019). High resolution geochemical analysis of massive Porites spp. corals from the Wet Tropics, Great Barrier Reef: rare earth elements, yttrium and barium as indicators of terrigenous input. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 149 110634, 110634. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110634
2019
Journal Article
LA-MC-ICP-MS U-Pb dating of low-U garnets reveals multiple episodes of skarn formation in the volcanic-hosted iron mineralization system, Awulale belt, Central Asia
Yan, Shuang, Zhou, Renjie, Niu, He-Cai, Feng, Yue-xing, Nguyen, Ai Duc, Zhao, Zhen-hua, Yang, Wu-Bin, Dong, Qian and Zhao, Jian-xin (2019). LA-MC-ICP-MS U-Pb dating of low-U garnets reveals multiple episodes of skarn formation in the volcanic-hosted iron mineralization system, Awulale belt, Central Asia. GSA Bulletin, 132 (5-6) 2019TC005560, 1031-1045. doi: 10.1130/b35214.1
2019
Journal Article
Rare earth element geochemistry of Australian Neoproterozoic carbonate: constraints on the Neoproterozoic oxygenation events
Ward, Jack F., Verdel, Charles, Campbell, Matthew J., Leonard, Nicole and Duc Nguyen, Ai (2019). Rare earth element geochemistry of Australian Neoproterozoic carbonate: constraints on the Neoproterozoic oxygenation events. Precambrian Research, 335 105471, 105471. doi: 10.1016/j.precamres.2019.105471
2019
Journal Article
Coral-based high-resolution rare earth element proxy for terrestrial sediment discharge affecting coastal seawater quality, Great Barrier Reef
Saha, Narottam, Webb, Gregory E., Zhao, Jian-Xin, Nguyen, Ai Duc, Lewis, Stephen E. and Lough, Janice M. (2019). Coral-based high-resolution rare earth element proxy for terrestrial sediment discharge affecting coastal seawater quality, Great Barrier Reef. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 254, 173-191. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2019.04.004
2019
Journal Article
A strontium isoscape of north-east Australia for human provenance and repatriation
Adams, Shaun, Grün, Rainer, McGahan, David, Zhao, Jian-Xin, Feng, Yuexing, Nguyen, Ai, Willmes, Malte, Quaresimin, Michael, Lobsey, Brett, Collard, Mark and Westaway, Michael C. (2019). A strontium isoscape of north-east Australia for human provenance and repatriation. Geoarchaeology, 34 (3), 231-251. doi: 10.1002/gea.21728
2019
Journal Article
Episodic reef growth in the northern South China Sea linked to warm climate during the past 7000 years: potential for future coral refugia
Yan, Shuang, Zhao, Jian‐xin, Lau, A.Y. Annie, Roff, George, Leonard, Nicole D., Clark, Tara R., Nguyen, Ai D., Feng, Yue‐xing, Wei, Gangjian, Deng, Wenfeng and Chen, Xuefei (2019). Episodic reef growth in the northern South China Sea linked to warm climate during the past 7000 years: potential for future coral refugia. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 124 (4) 2018JG004939, 1032-1043. doi: 10.1029/2018jg004939
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