Lloyd White

Overview

I am currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences at UOW. My background is in geology - more specifically I focus on determining the age of rocks and deciphering what happened to them after they formed. My primary interest is in understanding the processes that occur at the edges of Earth's tectonic plates, whether this be the formation of mountain chains where two or more plates are pushing against one another or the separation of continents where two or more plates start to pull away from one another. More recently, I have been focusing on the interlinkages between the movement of Earth's tectonic plates and the evolution of life.

I am also responsible for coordinating UOW's BSc. (Geology) degree and managing an XRF and XRD laboratory which we use to determine the chemical and mineralogical composition of rocks and sediments.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2019	Earth's deepest earthquake swarms track fluid ascent beneath nascent arc volcanoes Published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
2019	Tectonic mode switches recorded at the northern edge of the Australian Plate during the Pliocene and Pleistocene Published in Tectonics
2018	The Mesozoic and Palaeozoic granitoids of north-western New Guinea Published in Lithos
2016	The provenance of Borneo's enigmatic alluvial diamonds: A case study from Cempaka, SE Kalimantan Published in Gondwana Research
2013	A reassessment of paleogeographic reconstructions of eastern Gondwana: Bringing geology back into the equation Published in Gondwana Research
2012	High-uranium matrix effect in zircon and its implications for SHRIMP U-Pb age determinations Published in Chemical Geology

Research Areas

Research Overview

I am fascinated by plate tectonic processes, from the creation of mountain ranges at collisional boundaries to the splitting of supercontinents. I am also interested in how these processes can drive evolutionary changes in organisms. My research, therefore, involves a mixture of specializations. This more often than not involves mapping and sampling campaigns in remote regions (e.g. West Papua, the Himalaya) to document the relative timing of magmatic, metamorphic and deformation events. I then use biostratigraphic and isotopic data to determine when these events occurred in the geological record.

I have previously worked on research and consulting projects. This includes various projects for the oil and gas exploration industry, as well as projects that have focussed on gold, copper or diamond exploration.

Should you have any questions about my research or be interested in student projects please feel free to contact me

Geographic Focus

Antarctica Continent
Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and the Asia Pacific Continent
India Continent
Indonesia Continent
Papua New Guinea Country
West Papua State or Province

Available as Research Supervisor

Available for Collaborative Projects

Member Of

GeoQuest Member 2017 -

Has Collaborator

Dom Tanner Dr.
Jost, Benjamin Person
Webb, Max Person

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Earth's deepest earthquake swarms track fluid ascent beneath nascent arc volcanoes Published In Earth and Planetary Science Letters
2020	Tectonic mode switches recorded at the northern edge of the Australian Plate during the Pliocene and Pleistocene Published In Tectonics
2020	The Tamrau Block of NW New Guinea records late Miocene–Pliocene collision at the northern tip of the Australian Plate
2020	Video games could teach spatial skills lost to a society dependent on devices Published In The Conversation
2020	Evolution of the Southwest Australian Rifted Continental Margin During Breakup of East Gondwana: Results from IODP Expedition 369 Published In G3: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems: an electronic journal of the earth sciences
2020	Isotopic mapping reveals the location of crustal fragments along a long-lived convergent plate boundary Published In Lithos
2020	New insights into the geological evolution of West Papua from recent field and laboratory studies Published In AIP Conference Proceedings
2020	The history of Cenozoic magmatism and collision in NW New Guinea – New insights into the tectonic evolution of the northernmost margin of the Australian Plate Published In Gondwana Research
2019	Earth's deepest earthquake swarms track fluid ascent beneath nascent arc volcanoes Published In Earth and Planetary Science Letters
2019	Tectonic mode switches recorded at the northern edge of the Australian Plate during the Pliocene and Pleistocene Published In Tectonics
2019	The Tamrau Block of NW New Guinea records late Miocene–Pliocene collision at the northern tip of the Australian Plate
2019	Video games could teach spatial skills lost to a society dependent on devices Published In The Conversation
2018	Phylogeography and population genomics of a lotic water beetle across a complex tropical landscape Published In Molecular Ecology
2018	The Mesozoic and Palaeozoic granitoids of north-western New Guinea Published In Lithos
2017	Miocene to recent extension in NW Sulawesi, Indonesia
2017	Relative sea-level change in western New Guinea recorded by regional biostratigraphic data Published In Marine and Petroleum Geology
2017	The existence and break-up of the Antarctic land bridge as indicated by both amphi-Pacific distributions and tectonics Published In Gondwana Research
2017	The geological history of the Latimojong region of western Sulawesi
2016	Age and nature of Triassic magmatism in the Netoni Intrusive Complex, West Papua, Indonesia
2016	The provenance of Borneo's enigmatic alluvial diamonds: A case study from Cempaka, SE Kalimantan Published In Gondwana Research
2014	Lithospheric-scale structures in New Guinea and their control on the location of gold and copper deposits Published In Solid Earth
2014	South China continental margin signature for sandstones and granites from Palawan, Philippines Published In Gondwana Research
2014	The age of undeformed dacite intrusions within the Kolaka Fault zone, SE Sulawesi, Indonesia
2013	A reassessment of paleogeographic reconstructions of eastern Gondwana: Bringing geology back into the equation Published In Gondwana Research
2013	Comment on ‘‘Dextral transpression and late-Eocene magmatism in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh Batholith (North India): implications for tectono-magmatic evolution of the Indo-Eurasian collisional arc’’ Published In International Journal of Earth Sciences
2013	Pre-existing basement structure and its influence on continental rifting and fracture zone development along Australia's southern rifted margin Published In Journal of the Geological Society
2012	High-uranium matrix effect in zircon and its implications for SHRIMP U-Pb age determinations Published In Chemical Geology
2012	Is the switch from I- to S-type magmatism in the Himalayan Orogen indicative of the collision of India and Eurasia? Published In Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
2012	Ripping and tearing the rolling-back New Hebrides slab Published In Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
2012	The collision of India with Asia Published In Journal of Geodynamics
2011	Deconvolving episodic age spectra from zircons of the Ladakh Batholith, northwest Indian Himalaya Published In Chemical Geology
2011	Thermal history of a pebble in the Indus Molasse at the margin of a Himalayan metamorphic core complex Published In Journal of the Virtual Explorer
2011	Where does India end and Eurasia begin? Published In G3: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems: an electronic journal of the earth sciences
2010	Can the size of K-feldspar phenocrysts be used to map the occurrence of mylonitic shear zones? Results from the Wyangala Granite, Eastern Lachlan Fold Belt, New South Wales Published In Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018	The break-up of Australia, Antarctica and India Awarded by: Australian and New Zealand International Ocean Discovery Program Consortium Funding Scheme: Post-Cruise Funding For Analytical Work For IDOP Science Party Participants
2018	Travel support to attend Australian Geoscience Council Convention Awarded by: Australian Academy of Science Funding Scheme: Travel Grant Scheme for Early-Career Australian and New Zealand Geoscientists

Other Research Activities

The break-up of Australia, Antarctica and India (Funding Body: Australian and New Zealand International Ocean Discovery Program Consortium) Chief Investigator 2018 - 2020
ARC LP - Where to find giant porphyry and epithermal copper deposits Partner Investigator 2014 - 2017
Australia-India Strategic Research Fund Partner Investigator 2011 - 2013

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

3D modelling
Geochronology
Paleogeography
Reconstructing the Rim of Fire
Structural Geology
Tectonics
The break-up history of Australia, Antarctica and India (including sediment transport pathways)

Teaching Activities

EESC250 Field Geology Coordinator/Lecturer 2018 -
EESC330 Advanced field skills in the Earth Sciences Coordinator/Lecturer 2018 -
EESC101 Planet Earth Lecturer 2018
EESC209 G-Cubed; Geochemistry, Geochronology, Geophysics Coordinator/Lecturer 2017 - 2018

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Ph.D.	Lloyd White advising Jost, Benjamin	Jost, Benjamin
Ph.D.	Lloyd White advising Webb, Max	Webb, Max
Doctor of Philosophy	Palaeogeographic Evolution of Australia's Southern Margin	Porritt, Erin

Professional Service Activities

Australian Academy of Science Early-Mid Career Forum Representative for UOW 2018 -
The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Organization) Illawarra Branch Committee 2017 -

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Geology, The Australian National University, Research School of Earth Sciences, Thesis Title: "The India Asia Pile-Up" 2008 - 2012
B Science (Hon) in Geology, University of New South Wales, School of Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Awarded the University Medal in Geology 2002 - 2006

Teaching Overview

University of Wollongong
- EESC101 – Planet Earth (2018)
- EESC209 – Geochemistry, Geochronology, Geophysics (Subject Coordinator, 2017-2018)
- EESC250 – Field Geology (Subject Coordinator, 2018- )
- EESC260 – Earth and Environmental Sciences Research Project (2019 - )
- EESC330 – Advanced field skills in the Earth Sciences (Subject Coordinator, 2018 - )
Royal Holloway University of London (2012–2016)
- First-year structural geology
- Second-year field mapping
- Second-year GIS

Keywords

Biogeography
Earth Science
Geochemistry
Geochronology
Geology
Geoscience
Paleogeography
Structural Geology
Tectonics

Top Publications

Year	Title
2019	Earth's deepest earthquake swarms track fluid ascent beneath nascent arc volcanoes Published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
2019	Tectonic mode switches recorded at the northern edge of the Australian Plate during the Pliocene and Pleistocene Published in Tectonics
2018	The Mesozoic and Palaeozoic granitoids of north-western New Guinea Published in Lithos
2016	The provenance of Borneo's enigmatic alluvial diamonds: A case study from Cempaka, SE Kalimantan Published in Gondwana Research
2013	A reassessment of paleogeographic reconstructions of eastern Gondwana: Bringing geology back into the equation Published in Gondwana Research
2012	High-uranium matrix effect in zircon and its implications for SHRIMP U-Pb age determinations Published in Chemical Geology

Research Areas

Research Overview

I am fascinated by plate tectonic processes, from the creation of mountain ranges at collisional boundaries to the splitting of supercontinents. I am also interested in how these processes can drive evolutionary changes in organisms. My research, therefore, involves a mixture of specializations. This more often than not involves mapping and sampling campaigns in remote regions (e.g. West Papua, the Himalaya) to document the relative timing of magmatic, metamorphic and deformation events. I then use biostratigraphic and isotopic data to determine when these events occurred in the geological record.

I have previously worked on research and consulting projects. This includes various projects for the oil and gas exploration industry, as well as projects that have focussed on gold, copper or diamond exploration.

Should you have any questions about my research or be interested in student projects please feel free to contact me

Geographic Focus

Antarctica Continent
Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and the Asia Pacific Continent
India Continent
Indonesia Continent
Papua New Guinea Country
West Papua State or Province

Member Of

GeoQuest Member 2017 -

Has Collaborator

Dom Tanner Dr.
Jost, Benjamin Person
Webb, Max Person

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Earth's deepest earthquake swarms track fluid ascent beneath nascent arc volcanoes Published In Earth and Planetary Science Letters
2020	Tectonic mode switches recorded at the northern edge of the Australian Plate during the Pliocene and Pleistocene Published In Tectonics
2020	The Tamrau Block of NW New Guinea records late Miocene–Pliocene collision at the northern tip of the Australian Plate
2020	Video games could teach spatial skills lost to a society dependent on devices Published In The Conversation
2020	Evolution of the Southwest Australian Rifted Continental Margin During Breakup of East Gondwana: Results from IODP Expedition 369 Published In G3: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems: an electronic journal of the earth sciences
2020	Isotopic mapping reveals the location of crustal fragments along a long-lived convergent plate boundary Published In Lithos
2020	New insights into the geological evolution of West Papua from recent field and laboratory studies Published In AIP Conference Proceedings
2020	The history of Cenozoic magmatism and collision in NW New Guinea – New insights into the tectonic evolution of the northernmost margin of the Australian Plate Published In Gondwana Research
2019	Earth's deepest earthquake swarms track fluid ascent beneath nascent arc volcanoes Published In Earth and Planetary Science Letters
2019	Tectonic mode switches recorded at the northern edge of the Australian Plate during the Pliocene and Pleistocene Published In Tectonics
2019	The Tamrau Block of NW New Guinea records late Miocene–Pliocene collision at the northern tip of the Australian Plate
2019	Video games could teach spatial skills lost to a society dependent on devices Published In The Conversation
2018	Phylogeography and population genomics of a lotic water beetle across a complex tropical landscape Published In Molecular Ecology
2018	The Mesozoic and Palaeozoic granitoids of north-western New Guinea Published In Lithos
2017	Miocene to recent extension in NW Sulawesi, Indonesia
2017	Relative sea-level change in western New Guinea recorded by regional biostratigraphic data Published In Marine and Petroleum Geology
2017	The existence and break-up of the Antarctic land bridge as indicated by both amphi-Pacific distributions and tectonics Published In Gondwana Research
2017	The geological history of the Latimojong region of western Sulawesi
2016	Age and nature of Triassic magmatism in the Netoni Intrusive Complex, West Papua, Indonesia
2016	The provenance of Borneo's enigmatic alluvial diamonds: A case study from Cempaka, SE Kalimantan Published In Gondwana Research
2014	Lithospheric-scale structures in New Guinea and their control on the location of gold and copper deposits Published In Solid Earth
2014	South China continental margin signature for sandstones and granites from Palawan, Philippines Published In Gondwana Research
2014	The age of undeformed dacite intrusions within the Kolaka Fault zone, SE Sulawesi, Indonesia
2013	A reassessment of paleogeographic reconstructions of eastern Gondwana: Bringing geology back into the equation Published In Gondwana Research
2013	Comment on ‘‘Dextral transpression and late-Eocene magmatism in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh Batholith (North India): implications for tectono-magmatic evolution of the Indo-Eurasian collisional arc’’ Published In International Journal of Earth Sciences
2013	Pre-existing basement structure and its influence on continental rifting and fracture zone development along Australia's southern rifted margin Published In Journal of the Geological Society
2012	High-uranium matrix effect in zircon and its implications for SHRIMP U-Pb age determinations Published In Chemical Geology
2012	Is the switch from I- to S-type magmatism in the Himalayan Orogen indicative of the collision of India and Eurasia? Published In Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
2012	Ripping and tearing the rolling-back New Hebrides slab Published In Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
2012	The collision of India with Asia Published In Journal of Geodynamics
2011	Deconvolving episodic age spectra from zircons of the Ladakh Batholith, northwest Indian Himalaya Published In Chemical Geology
2011	Thermal history of a pebble in the Indus Molasse at the margin of a Himalayan metamorphic core complex Published In Journal of the Virtual Explorer
2011	Where does India end and Eurasia begin? Published In G3: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems: an electronic journal of the earth sciences
2010	Can the size of K-feldspar phenocrysts be used to map the occurrence of mylonitic shear zones? Results from the Wyangala Granite, Eastern Lachlan Fold Belt, New South Wales Published In Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018	The break-up of Australia, Antarctica and India Awarded by: Australian and New Zealand International Ocean Discovery Program Consortium Funding Scheme: Post-Cruise Funding For Analytical Work For IDOP Science Party Participants
2018	Travel support to attend Australian Geoscience Council Convention Awarded by: Australian Academy of Science Funding Scheme: Travel Grant Scheme for Early-Career Australian and New Zealand Geoscientists

Other Research Activities

The break-up of Australia, Antarctica and India (Funding Body: Australian and New Zealand International Ocean Discovery Program Consortium) Chief Investigator 2018 - 2020
ARC LP - Where to find giant porphyry and epithermal copper deposits Partner Investigator 2014 - 2017
Australia-India Strategic Research Fund Partner Investigator 2011 - 2013

Potential Supervision Topics

3D modelling
Geochronology
Paleogeography
Reconstructing the Rim of Fire
Structural Geology
Tectonics
The break-up history of Australia, Antarctica and India (including sediment transport pathways)

Teaching Activities

EESC250 Field Geology Coordinator/Lecturer 2018 -
EESC330 Advanced field skills in the Earth Sciences Coordinator/Lecturer 2018 -
EESC101 Planet Earth Lecturer 2018
EESC209 G-Cubed; Geochemistry, Geochronology, Geophysics Coordinator/Lecturer 2017 - 2018

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Ph.D.	Lloyd White advising Jost, Benjamin	Jost, Benjamin
Ph.D.	Lloyd White advising Webb, Max	Webb, Max
Doctor of Philosophy	Palaeogeographic Evolution of Australia's Southern Margin	Porritt, Erin

Professional Service Activities

Australian Academy of Science Early-Mid Career Forum Representative for UOW 2018 -
The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Organization) Illawarra Branch Committee 2017 -

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Geology, The Australian National University, Research School of Earth Sciences, Thesis Title: "The India Asia Pile-Up" 2008 - 2012
B Science (Hon) in Geology, University of New South Wales, School of Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Awarded the University Medal in Geology 2002 - 2006

Teaching Overview

University of Wollongong
- EESC101 – Planet Earth (2018)
- EESC209 – Geochemistry, Geochronology, Geophysics (Subject Coordinator, 2017-2018)
- EESC250 – Field Geology (Subject Coordinator, 2018- )
- EESC260 – Earth and Environmental Sciences Research Project (2019 - )
- EESC330 – Advanced field skills in the Earth Sciences (Subject Coordinator, 2018 - )
Royal Holloway University of London (2012–2016)
- First-year structural geology
- Second-year field mapping
- Second-year GIS

Keywords

Biogeography
Earth Science
Geochemistry
Geochronology
Geology
Geoscience
Paleogeography
Structural Geology
Tectonics

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1829-0881 (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

AAY-8174-2020

Scopus Id

36061369100

Overview

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Available as Research Supervisor

Affiliation

Available for Collaborative Projects

Member Of

Has Collaborator

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Funding

Investigator On

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Teaching Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Professional Service Activities

Background

Education And Training

Teaching Overview

Keywords

Identity

Orcid Id

Web Of Science Researcher Id

Scopus Id

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Affiliation

Member Of

Has Collaborator

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Funding

Investigator On

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Potential Supervision Topics

Teaching Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Professional Service Activities

Background

Education And Training

Teaching Overview

Keywords

Identity

Orcid Id

Web Of Science Researcher Id

Scopus Id

Visualisations

Research Areas

Geographic Focus