Continental Evolution Research Group

The Continental Evolution Research Group (CERG) is an organised research group within the discipline of Geology and Geophysics, part of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Adelaide.

CERG is committed to fundamental and applied research in tectonic systems using a broad based integrated approach, and seeks to develop collaborations with national and international researchers and industry partners.

Latest News

Dr. Ben Wade has gained a position at the Adelaide Microscopy Centre as a Microscopist. The Centre offers a range of analytical equipment and expertise used by CERG including Cameca SX51 Microprobe and the Agilent 7500cs ICP MS.
PhD candidate Katie Howard was awarded the Awarded the 2006 Eric Rudd Travel Scholarship. She will be using this scholarship to attend the 2009 Joint Assembly in Toronto.
Dr. Justin Payne was awarded the Harold Woolhouse prize for the best PhD thesis produced in the Faculty of Sciences for 2008.
Doctor Justin Payne has been awarded the Walter Howchin Medal by the Geological Society of Australia (SA Division). The medal is awarded to a researcher in the early stages of their career who is distinguished by significant published research work within South Australia, or from a South Australian base.
Justin Payne and Stephan Thiel have submitted their theses for examination, and both have been successful. Justin's thesis is titled "Palaeo- to Mesoproterozoic Evolution of the Gawler Craton Australia: Geochronological, Geochemical and Isotopic Constraints. Stephan's thesis is titled "Modelling and inversion of magnetotelluric data for 2-D and 3-D lithospheric structure, with application to obducted and subducted terranes". Justin is now employed as an ICP-MS Geochemist with GEMOC at Macquarie University, NSW. Stephan is employed as a Research Associate at Adelaide University through the Auscope MT facility.
Dr. Kate Selway has been named the 2008 Young Achiever of the Year award for South Australia. Kate took out this award at a gala presentation dinner at the Hilton Hotel last month. The award recognises her work on large-scale magnetotelluric research into deep crustal structures.