ANU Research School of Earth Sciences

Earth science is critical to national resilience – so why is it being gutted?

Australia must fund its universities in ways that reflect their mission – not just their margins, say Rhodri Davies and Dorrit Jacob

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/earth-science-critical-national-resilience-so-why-it-being-gutted

Earth science is critical to national resilience – so why is it being gutted? Australia must fund its universities in ways that reflect their mission – not just their margins, say Rhodri Davies and Dorrit Jacob

“As scientists, we spend most of our time working with data and doing research,” says Dr Sima Mousavi from ANU Research School of Earth Sciences. “So meeting a student reminds us how science outreach and communication can change a student's life.”

Dr Mousavi’s outreach work for the Australian Seismometers in Schools (AuSIS) program is helping educate and inspire students about STEM. Recently, she met ANU science student Jasmine Zollinger, who was motivated to study Earth sciences thanks to Dr Mousavi and the AuSIS program at her high school.

Read their story of seismic inspiration: https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/story-seismic-inspiration

ANU Open Day

A new species of fish that lived in Australian freshwater lakes and rivers about 15 million years ago has been named after the researcher from The Australian National University (ANU) who played a key role in its discovery.

Professor Jochen Brocks discovered several fossils of the ancient fish, named Ferruaspis brocksi, at the McGraths Flat fossil site near Gulgong in New South Wales (NSW).

“I am very proud to have this world-first discovery named after me and I thank my colleagues at the Australian Museum and the University of Canberra for bestowing this upon me. This discovery opens new avenues for understanding the evolutionary history of Australia’s freshwater fish species and ancient ecosystems,” Professor Brocks said.

Scientists discover 15 million-year-old Australian fish fossil A new species of fish that lived in Australian freshwater lakes and rivers about 15 million years ago has been named after the researcher from The Australian National University (ANU) who played a key role in its discovery.

Dr Thuany Costa de Lima’s PhD investigated the (literally) groundbreaking topic of the deepest component of Earth: the inner core, which is buried more than 5000 kilometres beneath our feet.

Today, she graduates with a PhD in Earth Sciences from The Australian National University.

“It’s incredibly rewarding to know my work contributes towards something so big,” Thuany says.

Read more: https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/groundbreaking-phd-earthquake-data-key-exploring-earths-interior

ANU Research School of Earth Sciences ANU Alumni

An upcoming two-day training session at ANU titled Critical Minerals: Science, Statecraft and Society. Scheduled for 27th and 28th November, this innovative course is co-delivered by the Research School of Earth Sciences and the National Security College, marking the first of its kind focused on this topic.

https://nsc.anu.edu.au/event/course/critical-minerals-science-statecraft-and-society-new

Epic voyage to uncover what causes tsunamis A team of scientists is about to set sail to the Japan Trench.

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