CCFS 2011 Annual Report

Aug 21, 2026

Annual Report summarizing the activities of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems (CCFS) from its mid-2011 start through the period covered by 2011, aligned with ARC requirements. Coverage includes research execution, technology development, industry interaction, international links, and research training. The report outlines CCFS’ overarching objective to explain Earth’s internal dynamics, evolution, and fluid cycles from core to crust, and describes the centre’s multi-institution structure, international nodes, themes, and planned scaling toward full operations in 2012.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages206

Reading Time8 h 39 min

AccessFree to download

Director’s preface

Introducing CCFS

CCFS participants

CCFS organisation and structure

The CCFS research program

CCFS communications 2011

Research highlights 2011

CCFS honours students

Infrastructure and technology development

Industry interaction

Current and 2012 industry-funded collaborative research projects

International links in CCFS

CCFS funding

National Benefit

Appendices

Foundation Project summaries, progress 2011 and plans for 2012

Independently funded basic research projects

Participants list

Publications 2011/2012

CCFS visitors & GAU users

Abstract titles

Research funding

Standard performance indicators

CCFS postgraduate opportunities

Contact details

Glossary

CCFS information is accessible on WWW at: [http://www.ccfs.mq.edu.au/](http://www.ccfs.mq.edu.au/) Contact CCFS via email at: [ccfs.admin@mq.edu.au](ccfs.admin@mq.edu.au) The CCFS Annual Report is available from our website [http://www.ccfs.mq.edu.au/ as a](http://www.ccfs.mq.edu.au/ as a)[ ](http://www.ccfs.mq.edu.au/ as a)downloadable pdf file or in html format, and by mail on USB on request. Front Cover: The cover image depicts the evolution of the CCFS logo, abstracted from the 3-D model image of Earth’s plumbing system from 1000 to 320 years ago (from Zhong, S., Zhang, N., Li, Z.X., Roberts, J.H., 2007. Supercontinent cycles, true polar wander, and very long-wavelength mantle convection. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 261, 551-564). Contents Director’s preface 1 Introducing CCFS 3 CCFS participants 8 CCFS organisation and structure 19 The CCFS research program 22 CCFS communications 2011 26 Research highlights 2011 40 CCFS honours students 85 CCFS postgraduates 86 Infrastructure and technology development 91 Industry interaction 101 Current and 2012 industry-funded collaborative research projects 105 International links in CCFS 109 CCFS funding 116 National Benefit 117 Appendices 1 Foundation Project summaries, progress 2011 and plans for 2012 118 2 Independently funded basic research projects 150 3 Participants list 159 4 Publications 2011/2012 164 5 CCFS visitors & GAU users 172 6 Abstract titles 176 7 Research funding 183 8 Standard performance indicators 195 9 CCFS postgraduate opportunities 202 Contact details 203 Glossary 203 Established and supported under the Australian Research Council’s Research Centres Program Director’s preface This report summarises the activities of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems since its start in mid 2011, in accordance with ARC requirements. Activities include research, technology development, industry interaction, international links and research training. The overarching goal of CCFS is to understand Earth’s internal dynamics, evolution and fluid cycles from core to crust. CCFS multiplies the capabilities of three national centres of research excellence in Earth and Planetary Sciences: Macquarie University (Administering Institution), Curtin University and the University of Western Australia (Collaborating Institutions) . The Geological Survey of Western Australia is a Partner Institution and researchers from Monash University and the University of New South Wales are formally affiliated. Five overseas nodes are led by Partner Investigators in France (University of Montpellier), China (Institute of Geology and Geophysics, China Academy of Sciences), Canada (University of Saskatchewan), Germany (Bayreuth University) and the USA (University of Maryland) . They are contributing resources and provide access to a wide variety of complementary expertise and instrumental capabilities. CCFS builds on pre-existing centres within the Administering and Collaborating Institutions: the GEMOC Key Centre ([http://www.gemoc.mq.edu.au/](http://www.gemoc.mq.edu.au/)) at Macquarie University retains its structure and is fully incorporated within CCFS to capitalise on its global recognition; the research and strategic activities of the Centre for Exploration Targeting ([http://www.cet.edu.au/](http://www.cet.edu.au/)) at the University of Western Australia lie within CCFS; and the activities of TiGeR ([http://tiger.curtin.edu](http://tiger.curtin.edu). au/) at Curtin University are also aligned with CCFS. 2011 was our founding year, and CCFS was formally opened in October 2011 by Professor Margaret Sheil (CEO of ARC at the time) . Contractual finalisation occupied the first half of 2011 so that many projects had a delayed start; full activities of CCFS will commence in 2012, although the Research Highlights in this report evidence a high level of activity with fr

FAQs

What does the CCFS 2011 Annual Report cover?

It summarizes CCFS activities since its mid-2011 start, including research, technology development, industry interaction, international links, and research training, in line with ARC requirements.

What is the main goal of CCFS according to the report?

To understand Earth’s internal dynamics, evolution, and fluid cycles from core to crust by integrating expertise and approaches across the centre.

Which research themes structure the CCFS projects?

Projects are organized around three themes: the Early Earth and fluid budget, Earth’s Evolution (including fluids in tectonics and recycling into the deep mantle), and Earth Today (dynamics, geophysical imaging, and Earth resources).

Aug 21, 2026

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