Dr Andrew G. Christy Research School of Earth Sciences The Australian National University Canberra 0200 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 2 612 50561 Fax: +61 2 612 55544 email: Andrew.Christy@anu.edu.au

Biography Publications Current Research Student Projects

Research Interests

Low magnification electron micrograph
of maggotlike 'biomorphs' grown in the lab

• Mineralogy
• Crystal Chemistry, Crystal Structure Systematics, Phase Transitions
• Petrology (especially Metamorphic)
• Phase Equilibria as a function of pressure, temperature, solid solution
• Relationship between crystal structure and physical properties
• Materials with defective, aperiodic and composite structures
• Static and dynamic geometrical properties of structures
• Thermodynamics, short- and long-range order
• Solubility of minerals in aqueous fluids
• Adsorption equilibria between mineral surfaces and fluids
• Structure and properties of complex nanomaterials such as ‘biomorphs’, carbon nanofoams, echinoid calcite
• Major and trace elemental analysis techniques