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PRISE Annual Report 2002

In 1989 PRISE was established as a joint venture between Anutech and the Research School of Earth Sciences. Initially, the aim was for a research scientist to establish and carry out U-Pb zircon single grain TIMS analyses as supported by external funds. As the years progressed, the role of PRISE changed to encompass the handling of disparate externally funded projects in the areas of geochronology, isotope geochemistry and trace element geochemistry, and provide external access to the Research Schoolís specialised equipment and expertise in these areas. After twelve years highlighted by significant growth in size and scope, PRISE was transferred from Anutech to the ANU in May 2001, with the staff and operation forming a unique entity within RSES.

During 2002 PRISE has continued to compete successfully in an increasingly competitive market. SHRIMP projects still comprise by far the largest proportion of the work undertaken by PRISE staff, although LA- and solution ICPMS components have been significant and TIMS analyses have also contributed.

Collaborative research has been undertaken with colleagues from Europe, southeast Asia, southern Africa and both North- and South America as well as that conducted with staff of other Australian universities and institutions. A small proportion of purely commercial work has been carried out, mainly for Australian clients.

PRISE hosted the following visitors to the School during 2002:

• Dr J. Cocker, ARAMCO, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
• Dr R. Pankhurst, British Antarctic Survey, Keyworth, United Kingdom
• Dr C.W. Rapela, Centro de Investigaciones Geologicas, Universidad de la Plata, Argentina
• Dr J. Jacobs, Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Universit”t Bremen, Germany
• Dr L. da Silva, ServiÁo GeolÛgico do Brasil, Brazil
• Dr G. Whitmore, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
• Dr F. Chemale, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
• Dr R. Anma, University of Tsukuba, Japan
• Mr S. Boger, Monash University, Victoria
• Dr A. Cocherie and Dr P. Rossi, Bureau de Recherche GÈologique et Miniere, Orleans, France
• Mr N. Nhleku, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa
• Dr M. Pimentel, Instituto de GeosciÍncias, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
• Dr G. Teale, Teale and Associates, Prospect, South Australia
• Ms C. Augustsson, Westf”lische Wilhelm-University, Germany
• Mr A. Bisnath, Universities of Cape Town & Durban-Westville, South Africa
• Ms R. Boshoff, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa
• Ms S. de Vries, Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands
• Messrs M. Schwarz, G. Ferris and A. Burtt, Primary Industry and Research, South Australia
• Dr P. Link, Idaho State University, USA
• Dr B. Mahoney, University of Wisconsin ñ Eau Claire, USA
• Dr G. Hall, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
• Dr D. Lawie, Anglo American, Victoria
• Dr Vadim Kamenetsky, Max-Planck-Institut f¸r Chemie, Germany
• Prof. M. Garcia, University of Hawaii, USA
• Prof. J. Foden, Adelaide University, South Australia
• Dr. David Belton, University of Melbourne, Victoria
• Mr. Matevz Lorencak, University of Melbourne, Victoria

Research projects

New Insights into the Development of the early Palaeozoic Pacific Margin of Gondwana on the Mawson Continent

The role of recycled altered oceanic crust in petrogenesis of carbonates

Impact Processing of chondritic planetesimals: Siderophile and volatile element fractionation in the Chico L chondrite

A provenance study of the Amadeus Basin - towards a test of a thermally driven model for intraplate orogenesis in Central Australia