About TRaX
Vision
To understand the evolving Earth and its resource potential.
Mission
To be the foremost provider of research and teaching in tectonics, resources and exploration in Australia - and to provide focused research into South Australia's unique geological characteristics.
Objectives
The Centre for Tectonics, Resources and Exploration (TRaX) is committed to the translation of research to practical application in the minerals and energy industries and supports the building of multidisciplinary teams that cross traditional university boundaries and tackle major issues in mineral and energy resources.
Key objectives include:
- To develop and maintain national and international research excellence in tectonics and resource exploration.
- To use our research outcomes to influence exploration strategies and methods in the resources sector.
- To use our expertise to influence government resources policy.
- To educate students in the latest research technologies in order to provide a highly trained geoscience workforce.
The People
TRaX membership is quite broad, encompassing researchers from the following schools within the University:
- School of Petroleum
- Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Adelaide Microscopy
- Computer Science
TRaX staff collectively deliver expertise in mineral, energy and resources and innovative, cross-disciplinary research within the areas of Lithospheric Evolution, Geofluids, Regolith and Landscape Evolution, Tectonics and Metallogeny, Geophysical Exploration and Minerals, Microbes and Solutions.
Find out more about the TRaX team
