Awards and Honours
2012 Honorary Fellow, Geological Society of London In recognition of my PhD research on the Barrovian metamorphism, Scotland. Invited Presentation, 34th International Geological Congress (IGC) Paper titled "Influence of sample size on mechanisms observed for compressive failure of crystalline rock: implications for upscaling of testing results for rock engineering design", given at the 34th IGC, Brisbane Young Author of the Year Award, Journal of the Geological Society of London For paper titled "The nature and origin of the Barrovian metamorphism, Scotland: diffusion length scales in garnet and inferred thermal time scales", published in the Journal of the Geological Society of London in 2011. 2008 Outstanding Student Paper Award, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting Paper titled "Thermal durations and heating behaviour for the Barrovian metamorphism, Scotland", given at the 2008 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco. |
Grants and Scholarships
2016 Diamond Light Source Rapid Access Beamtime (2016, 1 day) From the B22 line of the Diamond Light Source, Oxfordshire, UK. Exploratory session on OH and H2O in garnet as a proxy for pressure and fluids pulses during tectonism. 2015 Elspeth Matthews Fund (2015, GB£1k) From the Geological Society of London. Supported fieldwork and sampling in the Greek Cyclades. IHRR Special Seedcorn Grant for Early Career Researchers (2015, GB£2k) From the Institute of Hazard Risk and Resilience, Durham University. Supported research on the potential role of earthquakes in producing peculiar 40Ar/39Ar apparent ages from subduction zone rocks. 2013 Marie Curie (COFUND) International Junior Research Fellowship (2014–2016, GB£91.4k) Research fellowship jointly funded by the Marie Curie actions scheme of the European Commission (FP7) and Durham University. To fund a 24-month research project at Durham University on the links between metamorphism and earthquakes in subduction zones. 2012 Fulbright Victoria Scholarship (2013–2014, US$45.5k) Scholarship from the Australian–American Fulbright Commission. Funded a 12-month research project at the University of California, Santa Barbara on the links between metamorphism and earthquakes in subduction zones. Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Research Fellowship for International Young Scientists (2013, CN¥200k) Research fellowship from the Chinese Government (NSFC). Supported research visits to Northeastern University, Shenyang, during the first half of 2013, on the size effect in rock mechanics and strategies for better engineering design of rock slopes. Grant number, 51250110531. 2011 Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant (2012–2015, AU$330k) With four other researchers. Supported research on technical aspects of long-term CO2 injection and storage in deep saline aquifer systems. Grant number, DP120103003. ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities Grant (2012–2013, AU$940k) With 18 other researchers. To fund construction of a large-scale reactor for laboratory simulation of deep, engineered geological systems. Grant number, LE120100117. 2004 Australian Postgraduate Award (2005–2008, AU$80k) Commonwealth of Australia research scholarship. Funded a 3.5-year PhD project on the nature and origin of the Barrovian metamorphism, Scotland. Taken up at the Australian National University. |
