EAE4010 Earth science research project A

You will undertake a project, involving original research in one of the School's research themes, which encompass a diverse range of modern earth science topics, including: geochemistry, geochronology, geophysics, remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems, spatial data science, soil science, petrology, palaeontology, geodynamics, structural geology, tectonics, biogeography, physical geography, climate science, paleoclimate, hydrogeology, hydrology, ore deposits geology. A full list of projects will be made available to you prior to commencing their MSc program.

The research project may be experimental, computational, theoretical or field based in nature, or it may involve a combination of these research paradigms. You will be assigned an academic supervisor (or supervisors), who will oversee the research project and provide mentoring. You will be required to undertake a comprehensive literature review and report their preliminary results via a seminar. The major outcomes of the project will be communicated in the form of a thesis. You will also be required to defend their research outcomes via an oral examination. It is possible your project will be continued into the second year of the MSc program; hence EAE4000 will lay the foundations for a substantial ongoing research project in the second year of the degree.

As part of their research training, you will be affiliated with one of the School's research groups (aligned with their research project) and will be required to attend weekly group meetings, seminars and colloquia. Opportunities will also be provided to you to receive training in specialist areas associated with their research project, e.g., analytical methods, technical computing, visualisation of data, specific experimental techniques, field techniques, etc.