Doctor David Kelsey

Post Doc. Research Associate

Academic Background

Doctor David Kelsey received a BSc (Hons.) from the University of Adelaide and a PhD from the University of Melbourne. Subsequent to completing the PhD, he worked as a post-doctorate researcher at the University of Melbourne and lectured undergraduates students at LaTrobe University. Doctor David Kelsey commenced at the University of Adelaide in April 2005 as an ARC Research Associate working on the Musgrave Province ARC Linkage Project.

In November 2005 Doctor David Kelsey was awarded a highly competitive 4-year Australian Postdoctoral (APD) Fellowship as an early career researcher. The APD project title is "Tectonic linkages between the Musgrave Block and North Australian Craton: correlations, event chronology, and tectonothermal regimes".

Recent awards

Awardee of highly competitive 4-year Australian Postdoctoral (APD) Fellowship, November 2005.

Awardee of Qantas Research Travel Support Scheme grant to travel to International conference (Brazil, July 2006)

Keynote speaker at 16 th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference 2006, Melbourne, 27 Aug - 1 st Sept.

Professional Associations

Committee member of the Specialist Group in Tectonics and Structural Geology of the Geological Society of Australia.

Research Interests

Doctor David Kelsey is interested in further understanding the link between metamorphic, igneous and structural processes as a consequence of the evolution of the crust during orogenesis and the broader-scale geodynamic (mechanical) implications of what the structural, metamorphic, igneous and even sedimentary records can reveal. This interest has been fostered greatly by working closely with Professor Mike Sandiford, Professor Roger Powell and Associate Professor Martin Hand (CERG).

The research for Doctor David Kelsey's PhD, involved delineating the metamorphic and structural evolution of high-temperature (900-1000°C) granulite-facies rocks in the Rauer Group, east Antarctica, within a temporal framework. This encompassed integrating field structural mapping, phase equilibria (using THERMOCALC) and in-situ monazite geochronology with existing studies.

Projects

Proterozoic Tectonics

'The Tectonic Evolution of the Musgrave Block' with Doctor Karin Barovich, Michael Belperio (Hons. 06), Doctor Nick Direen, Doctor Alan Collins, Matthew Gray (PhD candidate), Associate Professor Martin Hand, Ben Wade (PhD candidate) and Althea Walker-Hallam (Hons. 06).

'Metamorphism and geochronology of reworking in the Strangways Metamorphic Complex, Arunta Province' with Doctor Chris Clark and Associate Professor Martin Hand.

'Tectonic linkages between the Musgrave Block and North Australian Craton: correlations, event chronology, and tectonothermal regimes'.

Neoproterozoic Palaeogeography

'The Indian Keystone of Gondwana' with Doctor Christopher Clark, Doctor Alan Collins, Professor John Foden, Associate Professor Martin Hand, Louise Kropinski (Hons. 06) and Stacey Mckenzie (Hons. 06).

'Zircon and monazite saturation in P-T-X space: geochronology from a phase equilibria perspective'.

'Metamorphism and geochronology of Prydz Bay granulites' with Associate Professor Martin Hand, Doctor Chris Clark and Professor Chris Wilson (The University of Melbourne).

Recent Publications

Follow the link for a listing of Doctor David Kelsey's recent publications related to the work of CERG.