Basin analysis

Bringing together expertise from diverse fields, we undertake pure and applied interdisciplinary research utilising several approaches, including traditional and digital field-based studies, experimental and numerical modelling, and interpretation of 3D seismic and well data. These approaches address problems of different scales, from grain- to basin-scale questions, to understand the internal and external controls on basin margin sequences, generating new insights into complex geological processes and developing sustainable solutions to societal challenges.

The group studies sedimentary processes in both modern and ancient sedimentary systems to quantify earth surface processes through deep time and inform how they are preserved and identified in the stratigraphic record.

Research highlights include:

• novel approaches to understanding controls on sediment accumulation and dispersal from continental to deep water systems
• high-resolution climatic reconstructions that give important insights into key periods of environmental and atmospheric change in Earth's history
• radiometric isotope dating and low-temperature thermochronology to quantify the relative contributions of tectonic and climatic components in different contexts and at various time scales, providing crucial information on the rates and mechanisms that regulate Earth's surface processes.