Earth Modelling Group

The Earth Modelling Group is a research collaboration between academic and industry geologists, computational mathematicians and software developers, based within the Monash School of Mathematical Sciences and the Monash School of Geosciences.

The research collaboration includes the Monash Geodynamics Research Group, the Structural Geophysics Research Group, the Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing (VPAC) and Postgraduate Niche (PGN).

People

• Laurent Aillères
• Pete Betts
• Fabio Capitanio
• Louis Moresi
• Steve Quenette
• Wouter Schellart

We have recently built 3D-Alive, a fully immersive three–dimensional visualisation facility. We develop and distribute the Underworld three–dimensional, parallel, geological modelling code. The group hosts a node of AuScope, the national geoscience infrastructure programme.

GPlates short course presented by Dietmar Müller

On Tuesday the 26th of October, we are hosting a 1 day short course on the GPlates software, presented by Dietmar Müller (University of Sydney). Please click here for the full details.

Excellence in research awards

Congratulations to Wouter Schellart, who has recently received two awards for excellence in research - the Faculty of Science Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher, and the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher.