Dr Martin Hand

Biography/ Background

After completing an Honours degrees at the University of Newcastle, I undertook a PhD at Melbourne University, completing in 1995. My PhD work focused on the structural and metamorphic evolution of Proterozoic terrains in Antarctica and central Australia.

Following my PhD I was awarded an Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship (APD) at the University of Adelaide where I continued to investigate the thermal evolution of the continental crust. I was then awarded a Australian Research Council Research Fellowship (ARF). The emphasis of this research involved investigating the origin of high temperature processes in the crust, and the role that heat producing elements such as uranium and thorium play in controlling the geological record of the Australian continent.

After being appointed as a lecturer in 2000 at the University of Adelaide, I formed the Continental Evolution Research Group (CERG). This group currently has a number of project foci, both in Australia and overseas (see http://www.adelaide.edu.au/cerg/). More recently I have integrated my research interests with the emerging geothermal energy industry in South Australia.

Qualifications

1995 PhD Geology University of Melbourne.

Teaching Interests

I teach Geoscience subjects from level 1 to level III, with a focus on metamorphic geology, tectonics and field work.

I coordinate Field Geoscience III and Igneous and Metamorphic Geology III. I'm also the Postgraduate coordinator.

Field Geoscience III
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to independent geological mapping and the construction of geological maps. You will develop the skills required to interpret and solve geological relationships at a variety of scales, and synthesise them into four-dimensional models that describe the geological evolution of terrains. These skills include hand specimen and outcrop geology, mapping and stratigraphic analysis at a range of scales, aerial photo interpretation, remote sensing and the integration of geophysical datasets into geological mapping and interpretation. Thus, the course will draw upon the principals of structural geology and combine them with an understanding of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rock systems. Fieldwork will focus on the Precambrian terrains of southern and central Australia, however the acquired skills will be transferable into any aged geological system.

Igneous and Metamorphic Geology III
This course will introduce the methods and techniques appropriate to the study of igneous and metamorphic processes. We will introduce the principles of heat flow and its application to understanding thermal gradients in the lithosphere and explore techniques used to understand metamorphic systems. The course will also examine the origin and evolution of silicate melts and their role in the differentiation of the Earth.

Research Interests

I like working on tectonic problems using whatever tools are required to make progress.

With several colleagues I form the Continental Evolution Research Group at the University of Adelaide. CERG is committed to fundamental and applied research in tectonic systems using a broad based approach that integrates petrological and isotopic tools with geophysics and field mapping.

Our work is currently supported by a number of research grants including:

Hand et al (2004-2008 ARC linkage) - Gawler Craton ($1.8M), Hand et al (2005-2008 ARC linkage) - Musgrave Province ($1.2M), Hand (2005-2007 ARC Discovery) - Intracratonic orogeny ($300K), Collins, Hand, Barovich, Heinson (2007-2009 ARC Discovery) Ancient eclogites ($120K), Collins, Hand, Clark, et al (2006-2009 ASAC) - Enigmatic Orogeny ($625K). Additionally we have a number of collaborative projects funded from Industry.

More information about CERG can be found at http://www.adelaide.edu.au/cerg/

A flavour of what we are doing at the moment can be seen from the manuscripts below.

Manuscripts submitted
M. Hand, P Kinny, J. Mawby, 2007. Intracratonic Orogeny in Proterozoic Australia. Submitted to Precambrian Research.

Selway, K., Hand. M. Heinson G, 2007. Electrical record of Palaeozoic fluid-rock interaction imaged by magnetotellurics. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

Kelsey, D., Wade, B., Hand. M. & Netting A. Collins, C, 2007. A Neoproterozoic basin precursor to UHT metamorphism in the Prydz Bay belt in east Antarctica. Precambrian Research.

Payne, J, Hand, M. Barovich, K. Reid, A, 2007. A global context for the Palaeoproterozoic evolution of the Mawson Continent: Submitted to Precambrian Research.

Payne, J, Hand, M. Barovich, K. Wade, B. 2007. Temporal constraints on the timing of high-grade metamorphism in the northern Gawler Craton, implications for Australian Proterozoic construction. Submitted Australian Journal of Earth Science.

Dutch, R. Hand, M & Kinny, P. 2007. High-grade Palaeoproterozoic reworking in the southeastern Gawler Craton, South Australia. Submitted to Australian Journal of Earth Science.

Clark C and Hand M. 2007, The effect of varying chemical compositions during the poly-metamorphic evolution of the southern Curnamona Province, Australia. Submitted Journal of Metamorphic Geology.

M. Hand, P Kinny, J. Mawby. Intracratonic Orogeny in Proterozoic Australia. Submitted to Precambrian Research.

Papers accepted
M. Hand, A Reid, L Jagodzinski. 2007: Tectonic Framework for the Evolution of the Gawler Craton. Economic Geology.

G. Swain, K. Barovich, M. Hand, G. Ferris, M. Schwarz., 2007. Petrogenesis of the St Peter Suite, southern Australia: Arc magmatism and Proterozoic crustal growth Precambrian Research.

J. Thomas, N. Direen, M. Hand 2007. Blind Orogeny, an integrated geophysical and geological approach to tectonic analysis under cover. Precambrian Research.

Barovich and M. Hand 2007: Tectonic setting and provenance of the Palaeoproterozoic Willyama Supergroup, Curnamona Province, Australia: Geochemical and Nd isotopic constraints on contrasting source terrain. Precambrian Research.

Papers in press
Maidment, D. Williams, I. Hand, M. Testing long-term patterns of basin sedimentation by detrital zircon geochronology, Centralian Superbasin, Australia. Basin Research.

Wade, B.P, Payne, J.L, Hand, M, Barovich, K.M 2007. Petrogenesis of ca. 1.50 Ga granitic gneiss of the Coompana Block; filling the magmatic gap of Proterozoic Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Science.

A Reid, M Hand, L Jagodzinski, D Kelsey , N Pearson 2007: Palaeoproterozoic orogenesis within the southeastern Gawler Craton, South Australia Australian Journal of Earth Science.

Wade, B.P., Kelsey, D.E., Hand, M., and Barovich, K., 2007. The Musgrave Province; Stitching North, West, and South Australia. Precambrian Research.

Publications

Selected 2005-2007

Clark, C., Hand. M., Kelsey, D. Goscombe, B. 2007. Linking crustal reworking to terrane accreation. J. Geol. Soc. Lond. 164, 937-940.

Rutherford, L., Hand, M. and Barovich, K. 2007. Timing of Proterozoic metamorphism in the southern Curnamona Province. Aust J. Earth Sciences. 54, 65-82.

Kelsey, D.E., Hand, M., Clark, C & Wilson, C.J.L. 2007. On the application of in-situ monazite chemical geochronology to constraining P-T-t histories in high temperature (850 degrees) polymetamorphic granulites from Prydz Bay, east Antarctica. J. Geol Soc London Vol. 164, pp. 667-683.

Clarke, C. Hand. Kelsey. D., 2007. Assembling Proterozoic Australia: Inside out or outside in? Gondwana Research 11, 575-576.

Jones, R. Holdsworth, R. Hand, M. and Goscombe, B. 2006. Ductile extrusion in continental collision zones. Geol. Soc. London Special Publication, 268, 237-260.

Goscombe B, Gray D, Hand M., 2006. Crustal architecture of the Himalayan metamorphic front in eastern Nepal. Gondwana Research 10, 232-255.

Clark C, Hand M, Faure K. 2006. Up-temperature flow of surface-derived fluids in the mid-crust: the role of pre-orogenic burial of hydrated fault rocks. J. of Met Geology 24, 367-387.

Rutherford L, Barovich K, Hand M, Foden, J. 2006. Continental ca 1.7-1.69 Ga Fe-rich metatholeiites in the Curnamona Province, Australia. Australian J. of Earth Sciences 53, 501-519.

Rutherford, L. Hand. M, Mawby, J. 2006. Delamerian-aged metamorphism in the southern Curnamona Province, Australia. Terra Nova Volume 18, Issue 2: 138-146. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2006.00673.x

Payne, J.L., Barovich K.M., Hand, M. 2006. Provenance of metasedimentary rocks in the northern Gawler Craton, Australia; implications for Palaeoproterozoic reconstructions. Precambrian Res. 148, 275-291.

Selway, K., Heinson, G. & Hand, M. 2006. Electrical evidence of continental accretion: steeply-dipping crustal-scale conductivity contrast. Geophysical Research Letters VOL. 33, L06305, doi:10.1029/2005GL025328.

Wade, B., Barovich, K., Hand, M, Scrimgeour, I & Close, D. 2006. Evidence for Early Mesoproterozoic Arc Magmatism in the Musgrave Block, Central Australia. J. of Geology, 114, p. 43-63.

Swain, G. Woodhouse, A. Hand, M. Barovich, K. & Schwarz, M. 2005. Provenance and tectonic development of the late Archaean Gawler Craton, Australia. Precambrian Res. 141 106-136.

Swain, G,. Hand, M. Teasdale, J. Rutherford, L & Clark, C. 2005. Age constraints on terrane-scale shear zones in the Gawler Craton, southern Australia. Precambrian Res. 139 164-180.

Wade, B., Hand, M, Barovich, K. 2005. Evidence for Nd isotopic and geochemical constraints on provenance of sedimentary rocks in the eastern Officer Basin, Australia. J. Geol. Soc. London, 162, pp. 513-530.

Direen NG, Brock D, Hand M, 2005. Geophysical testing of balanced cross-sections of fold-thrust belts with potential field data. J. Structural Geology 27, 964-984.

Maidment, D., Hand, M. & Williams, I. 2005. Tectonic cycles in the Strangways Metamorphic Complex, Arunta Inlier, central Australia. Aust J. Earth Sciences 52, 205-215.

Buick I.S., Hand, M. Williams, I.S., Mawby, J. Miller, J. & Nicoll, S. 2005. Detrital zircon provenance constraints on the evolution of the Harts Range Metamorphic Complex. J. Geol. Soc. London, 162, pp. 777-787.

Dutch, R., Hand, M. Clark, C. 2005. Cambrian reworking of the southern Australian Proterozoic Curnamona Province: constraints from regional shear-zone systems. J. Geol. Soc. London, 162. 1-13.

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Categories	Mining and energy, Science and technology
Expertise	geology; geothermal, structural geology; earthquakes; tectonics; rock deformation; formation of mountain ranges; plate tectonics; amalgamation of Australia; faults; folds; dating rocks; geochronology
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