Registration to the virtual AESC will give you the opportunity to hear from invited plenary speakers, keynote speakers; participate in live Q & A sessions with presenters, interact with posters and virtual field trips as well as network with fellow delegates and industry.
The program below is Provisional, changes will be made as final confirmations are received. All program times are listed in AEDT. To check the different timezones view the PROGRAM AT A GLANCE or to convert the program times to your timezone, CLICK HERE. To view the presentations in each session click Session Details. To view the abstract, click on the presentation title.
View the PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
Welcome to Day 1 of the First Virtual AESC |
10:30am AEDT – Official OpeningChair: Sebastien Meffre | Moderator: Andrew McNeiil Welcome To Country |
12:00pm – 12:45pm AEDT REFRESHMENT BREAK Explore the many opportunities the AESC Online Portal can offer, including: – meeting one-on-one with industry – connecting with fellow delegates – view ePosters – view Virtual Field Trips |
PLENARY SESSION #1
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Planetary Geology, Australia’s involvement in Moon to Mars Megan Clark AC ![]() |
AWARDS & MEDALS #1
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Beryl Nashar Award |
2:15pm – 2:30pm AEDT REFRESHMENT BREAK Explore the many opportunities the AESC Online Portal can offer, including: – meeting one-on-one with industry – connecting with fellow delegates – view ePosters – view Virtual Field Trips |
CONCURRENT SESSION 2
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SESSION 2.1 | ENERGY & RESOURCES Geophysics informing regional tectonic studies and mineral systems analysis Chair: Robin Armit | Moderator: Helen McFarlane Session Details
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SESSION 2.2 | CORE TO CRUST Advances in Volcanic and magmatic processes Chair: Heather Handley | Moderator: Jodi Fox Session Details
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SESSION 2.3 | CRUST, SURFACE & COSMOS Carbonates as archives of the past Chair: Ashleigh Hood | Moderator: Malcolm Wallace Session Details
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SESSION 2.4 | GEOSCIENCE IN SOCIETY, EDUCATION & ENVIRONMENT Natural Hazards and Engineering Geology Chair: Claire Kain | Moderator: Mark Duffet Session Details
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3:30pm – 4:00pm AEDT REFRESHMENT BREAK Explore the many opportunities the AESC Online Portal can offer, including: – meeting one-on-one with industry – connecting with fellow delegates – view ePosters – view Virtual Field Trips |
CONCURRENT SESSION 3
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SESSION 3.1 | ENERGY & RESOURCES Au systems: Archean to the modern Earth Chair: Adam Bath | Moderator: Yuan Mei Session Details
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SESSION 3.2 | CORE TO CRUST Advances in Volcanic and magmatic processes Chair: Jodi Fox | Moderator: Martin Jutzeler Session Details
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SESSION 3.3 | CRUST, SURFACE & COSMOS Sedimentary deposits: Earth and planetary processes Chair: Elizabeth Mahon | Moderator: Brennan O’Connell Session Details
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SESSION 3.4 | Australian Aboriginal History and its Influence on Science (AAHIS) Chair: Heather Handley Session Details
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5:00pm – 5:30pm AEDT REFRESHMENT BREAK Stand up, stretch, connect with fellow attendees in the Meeting Hub, browse the Exhibition and Poster and Virtual Field Trip Gallery… and prepare for the final session of day 1! |
CONCURRENT SESSION 4
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SESSION 4.1 | ENERGY & RESOURCES Au systems: Archean to the modern Earth Chair: Yuan Mei | Moderator: Siyu Hu Session Details
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SESSION 4.2 | EARTH STRUCTURE From cratonic assembly to supercontinent cycles Chair: Prof. Zheng-Xiang Li | Moderator: Weronicka Gorczyk Session Details
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SESSION 4.3 | CRUST, SURFACE & COSMOS Sedimentary deposits: Earth and planetary processes Chair: Brennan O’Connell | Moderator: Hannah Brooks Session Details
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Welcome to Day 2 |
CONCURRENT SESSION 5
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SESSION 5.1 | ENERGY & RESOURCES Reframing mine wastes as new resources to meet green economy metal Chair: Anita Parbhakar-Fox | Moderator: Gavin Mudd Session Details
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SESSION 5.2 | EARTH STRUCTURE From cratonic assembly to supercontinent cycles Chair: Luc Doucet | Moderator: Zheng-Xiang Li Session Details
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SESSION 5.3 | GEOSCIENCE IN SOCIETY, EDUCATION & ENVIRONMENT Geoscience education Chair: Sandra Villacorta | Moderator: Karin Orth Session Details
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SESSION 5.4 | Ian McDougall Symposium Chair: Marnie Forster Session Details
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12:00pm – 12:45pm AEDT REFRESHMENT BREAK Explore the many opportunities the AESC Online Portal can offer, including: – meeting one-on-one with industry – connecting with fellow delegates – view ePosters – view Virtual Field Trips |
PLENARY SESSION #2
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Searching for life on Mars in our own backyard; the quest for a second genesis Martin Van Kranendonk ![]() |
AWARDS & MEDALS #2
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A.E. Ringwood Medal Tom Vallance Medal (Earth Science History Group) |
2:15pm – 2:30pm AEDT REFRESHMENT BREAK Explore the many opportunities the AESC Online Portal can offer, including: – meeting one-on-one with industry – connecting with fellow delegates – view ePosters – view Virtual Field Trips |
CONCURRENT SESSION 6
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SESSION 6.1 | ENERGY & RESOURCES MinEx CRC: National Drilling Initiative frontier precompetitive drilling to support greenfields discovery Chair: Anthony Budd | Moderator: Wei Hong Session Details
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SESSION 6.2 | EARTH STRUCTURE From cratonic assembly to supercontinent cycles Chair: Weronika Gorczyk | Moderator: Erin Martin Session Details
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SESSION 6.3 | GEOSCIENCE IN SOCIETY, EDUCATION & ENVIRONMENT Geoscience education Chair: Rachel Przeslawski | Moderator: Sandra Villacorta Session Details
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SESSION 6.4 | Ian McDougall Symposium Chair: Jan Wijbrans Session Details
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3:30pm – 4:00pm AEDT REFRESHMENT BREAK Explore the many opportunities the AESC Online Portal can offer, including: – meeting one-on-one with industry – connecting with fellow delegates – view ePosters – view Virtual Field Trips |
CONCURRENT SESSION 7
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SESSION 7.1 | ENERGY & RESOURCES MinEx CRC: National Drilling Initiative frontier precompetitive drilling to support greenfields discovery Chair: Anthony Budd | Moderator: Emily Finch Session Details
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SESSION 7.2 | CORE TO CRUST The Australian lithosphere in 2021: What do we know and future challenges Chair: Graham Heinson | Moderator: Mark Duffet Session Details
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SESSION 7.3 | GEOSCIENCE IN SOCIETY, EDUCATION & ENVIRONMENT Geotourism: Enriching the visitor experience Chair: Michael Vicary | Moderator: Angus M Robinson Session Details
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SESSION 7.4 ![]() Rapid Fire Presentations Chair: Verity Normington Session Details
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5:00pm – 5:30pm AEDT REFRESHMENT BREAK Stand up, stretch, connect with fellow attendees in the Meeting Hub, browse the Exhibition and Poster and Virtual Field Trip Gallery… and prepare for the final session of day 2! |
CONCURRENT SESSION 8
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SESSION 8.1 | GEOSCIENCE IN SOCIETY, EDUCATION & ENVIRONMENT Geotourism: Enriching the visitor experience Chair: Mark Asendorf | Moderator: Angus M Robinson Session Details
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SESSION 8.2![]() Rapid Fire Presentations Chair: Amber Jarrett Session Details
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Welcome to Day 3 |
CONCURRENT SESSION 9
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SESSION 9.1 | ENERGY & RESOURCES Hydrothermal-magmatic ore-forming processes Chair: Yuan Mei | Moderator: Coralie Siegel Session Details
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SESSION 9.2 | EARTH STRUCTURE Understanding continental processes with low temperature thermochronology Chair: Andrew Gleadow | Moderator: Renjie Zhou Session Details
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SESSION 9.3 | CRUST, SURFACE & COSMOS Understanding basin formation and evolution from a plate-tectonic perspective Chair: Sara Moron | Moderator: Rebecca Farrington Session Details
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SESSION 9.4 | GEOSCIENCE IN SOCIETY, EDUCATION & ENVIRONMENT Geoheritage and Geoconservation Chair: Margaret Brocx | Ian Cresswell Session Details
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GSA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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PLENARY SESSION #3
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The Energy Transition: Implications for Geoscience – a View from the North Murray Hitzman ![]() |
AWARDS & MEDALS #3
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W.R. Browne Medal Garry Davidson Medal |
CONCURRENT SESSION 10
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SESSION 10.1 | ENERGY & RESOURCES Hydrothermal-magmatic ore-forming processes Chair: Michael Baker | Moderator: Siyu Hu Session Details
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SESSION 10.2 | EARTH STRUCTURE Understanding continental processes with low temperature thermochronology Chair: Stijn Glorie | Moderator: Barry Kohn Session Details
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SESSION 10.3 | EARTH OBSERVATIONS & MODELS Data-driven and computational methods to reveal hidden or changing surfaces Chair: Anya Reading | Moderator: Tobias Staal Session Details
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SESSION 10.4 | ARGA SYMPOSIUM Regolith and Landscape evolution Chair: Ignacio Gonzalez-Alvarez and Carmen Krapf Session Details
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3:30pm – 4:00pm AEDT REFRESHMENT BREAK Explore the many opportunities the AESC Online Portal can offer, including: – meeting one-on-one with industry – connecting with fellow delegates – view ePosters – view Virtual Field Trips |
CONCURRENT SESSION 11
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SESSION 11.1 | ENERGY & RESOURCES Unconventional Gas & Resources Chair: Julie Pearce and Suzanne Golding | Moderator: Alison Troup Session Details
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SESSION 11.2 | GEOSCIENCE IN SOCIETY, EDUCATION & ENVIRONMENT Geological Surveys now and into the future Chair: Andrew McNeill | Moderator: Mark Duffet Session Details
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SESSION 11.3 | EARTH OBSERVATIONS & MODELS Next Generation 3D Geological Modelling – development and applications Chair: Robin Armit | Gerrit Olivier Session Details
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SESSION 11.4 | ARGA SYMPOSIUM Planetary regolith and regolith in mineral exploration Chair: Savannah McGuirk and Ian Roach Session Details
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5:00pm – 5:30pm AEDT REFRESHMENT BREAK Stand up, stretch, connect with fellow attendees in the Meeting Hub, browse the Exhibition and Poster and Virtual Field Trip Gallery… and prepare for the final session of day 3! |
CONCURRENT SESSION 12
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SESSION 12.1 | ENERGY & RESOURCES New geology analytics and machine learning in data-rich and datapoor environments Chair: Matt Cracknell | Moderator: Tobias Staal Session Details
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SESSION 12.2 | CRUST, SURFACE & COSMOS Building a boundary – Processes, products, and consequences of Neogene collisional geodynamics in Eastern Indonesia Chair: Brendan Duffy | Moderator: Meghan Miller Session Details
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SESSION 12.3 | ARGA SYMPOSIUM Mineral exploration in and through the critical zone Chair: Nadir De Souza Kovacs Session Details
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ARGA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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7:30pm AEDT An Evening Exploring a Selection of Fine Tasmanian Gins Destination Cellars and the Geological Society of Australia – Tasmania Division invite you to an adventure in gin exploration with the producers BOOK HERE |
Welcome to Day 4 |
CONCURRENT SESSION 13
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SESSION 13.1 | ENERGY & RESOURCES Advancing technologies in mineral exploration Chair: Yulia Uvarova | Moderator: Caroline Tiddy Session Details
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SESSION 13.2 | EARTH STRUCTURE Recent advances in the geology and mineral potential of the eastern Australian Tasmanides Chair: John Greenfield | Moderator: Phil Gilmore Session Details
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SESSION 13.3 | CRUST, SURFACE & COSMOS The Proterozoic Earth System and Plate Tectonics—correlations and causation? Chair: Alan Collins | Moderator: Ashleigh Hood Session Details
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SESSION 13.4 | GEOSCIENCE IN SOCIETY, EDUCATION & ENVIRONMENT Geoheritage and Geoconservation Chair: Margaret Brocx | Moderator: Ian Cresswell Session Details
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12:00pm – 12:45pm REFRESHMENT BREAK Explore the many opportunities the AESC Online Portal can offer, including: – meeting one-on-one with industry – connecting with fellow delegates – view ePosters – view Virtual Field Trips |
PLENARY SESSION #4
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Engagement, diversity and interdisciplinarity to tackle future challenges |
AWARDS & MEDALS #4
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F.L. Stillwell Medal David I. Groves Medal A.B. Edwards Medal |
CONCURRENT SESSION 14
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SESSION 14.1 | ENERGY & RESOURCES Advancing technologies in mineral exploration Chair: Caroline Tiddy | Moderator: Yulia Uvarova Session Details
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SESSION 14.2 | EARTH STRUCTURE Recent advances in the geology and mineral potential of the eastern Australian Tasmanides Chair: John Greenfield | Moderator: Phil Gilmore Session Details
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SESSION 14.3 | CRUST, SURFACE & COSMOS Sedimentology and Geomorphology of Dryland Continental Systems Chair: Sandra Mann | Moderator: Kathryn Amos Session Details
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SESSION 14.4 | SHARE YOUR STORY Chair: Indrani Mukherjee | Moderator: Hannah MooreClick here to see an overview of the video summaries Speaker Details 1. Dr Asher Riaz 2. Dr Colin Winsor 3. Dr Brooke Johnson 4. Martin Griffin 5. Dr Anna Petts 6. Nicole Doucette 7. A/Prof Caroline Tiddy 8. Dr. Jessica Stromberg 9. Dr Sandra Villacorta 10. Susan LomasInterviews: Interview 1. Emily Smyk and Nathaly Guerrero Ramirez (University of Tasmania) Interview 2. Suzy Urbaniak (CoRE Learning Foundation) Interview 3. Associate Prof. Sebastien Meffre (University of Tasmania) Interview 4. Izzy von Lichtan (University of Tasmania) Show Less |
3:30pm – 4:00pm AEDT REFRESHMENT BREAK Explore the many opportunities the AESC Online Portal can offer, including: – meeting one-on-one with industry – connecting with fellow delegates – view ePosters – view Virtual Field Trips |
CONCURRENT SESSION 15
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SESSION 15.1 | ENERGY & RESOURCES Applications of Spectral Geology Chair: Georgina Gordon I Moderator: Alicia Caruso Session Details
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SESSION 15.2 | CORE TO CRUST Architecture, composition and geodynamic history of cratons and craton Chair: Yongjun Lu | Moderator: Tim Ivanic Session Details
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SESSION 15.3 | CRUST, SURFACE & COSMOS Scientific results of the International Ocean Discovery Program: A decade of success Chair: Agathe Lise-Provonost | Moderator: Martin Jutzeler Session Details
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SESSION 15.4 | SHARE YOUR STORY Chair: Indrani Mukherjee | Moderator: Hannah MooreClick here to see an overview of the video summaries Speaker Details 1. Dr Asher Riaz 2. Dr Colin Winsor 3. Dr Brooke Johnson 4. Martin Griffin 5. Dr Anna Petts 6. Nicole Doucette 7. A/Prof Caroline Tiddy 8. Dr. Jessica Stromberg 9. Dr Sandra Villacorta 10. Susan LomasInterviews: Interview 1. Emily Smyk and Nathaly Guerrero Ramirez (University of Tasmania) Interview 2. Suzy Urbaniak (CoRE Learning Foundation) Interview 3. Associate Prof. Sebastien Meffre (University of Tasmania) Interview 4. Izzy von Lichtan (University of Tasmania) Show Less |
5:00pm – 5:30pm AEDT REFRESHMENT BREAK Stand up, stretch, connect with fellow attendees in the Meeting Hub, browse the Exhibition and Poster and Virtual Field Trip Gallery… and prepare for the final session of the Convention! |
CONCURRENT SESSION 16
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SESSION 16.1 | ENERGY & RESOURCES Applications of Spectral Geology Chair: Jessica Stromberg | Moderator: Carsten Laukamp Session Details
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SESSION 16.2 | CORE TO CRUST Architecture, composition and geodynamic history of cratons and craton Chair: Klaus Gessner | Moderator: David Kelsey Session Details
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SESSION 16.3 | ENERGY & RESOURCES Geomechanics for Energy and Resources Chair: Mojtaba Rajabi | Moderator: Gerrit Olivier Session Details
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Closing SessionChair: Sebastien Meffre | Moderator: Andrew McNeill Presentation of Awards |