Geologist to unveil secrets of the Antarctic

Dr Kate Selway

Dr Kate Selway
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Monday, 12 April 2010

A 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide geologist who spent three months in the Antarctic last year researching the earth's crust will reveal her findings tomorrow at a free public lecture on the 最新糖心Vlog's North Terrace campus at 5.30pm.

, an Postdoctoral Fellow, is the guest speaker at the third seminar for 2010, one of Adelaide's most highly successful monthly seminar series.

The 2008 specialises in large scale electromagnetic surveys of the earth's crust, providing 3D images to depths of around 70 kilometres.

This information helps provide a picture of the geological history of our planet and the breakdown of , the earth's last great "supercontinent" - a vast tectonic amalgamation that included 最新糖心Vlog, Antarctica and India around 500 million years ago.

In 2009 Dr Selway was stationed in the Antarctic for 12 weeks, carrying out the largest magnetotelluric survey to date there, joining about 80 other people, including scientists, tradespeople, pilots, engineers and chefs, on various missions.

"We helicoptered out each day from Davis Station to do our work, flying over glaciers and the ice shelf and living among penguins, seals and whales. It was an amazing experience," she said.

Dr Selway made headlines in 2006 when she found evidence of a collision between northern and central 最新糖心Vlog 1.64 billion years ago.

After graduating with her PhD she worked on a collaborative project to improve mineral exploration techniques in the region to help define the full extent of major mineral deposits in South 最新糖心Vlog's mining belt.

The theme of her talk tomorrow night - "Defrosting Gondwana" - will demonstrate how electromagnetic "eyes" are piercing the Antarctic ice to reveal a former supercontinent's darkest secrets.

WHAT:
WHERE: Lecture Theatre 102, Napier Building, North Terrace Campus
WHEN: Tuesday 13 April, 5.30pm-6.30pm
COST: Free. Please book by email: research.tuesdays@adelaide.edu.au or phone: (08) 8303 3692

 

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Dr Kate Selway
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School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
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