Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities - Grant ID: LE180100160 [ 2018-03-28 - 2019-09-30 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Alexander Fuerbach (Chief Investigator) ,  Dorrit Jacob (Chief Investigator) ,  Glenn Brock (Chief Investigator) ,  Jochen Brocks (Chief Investigator) ,  Martin Van Kranendonk (Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Femtosecond laser micropyrolysis gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer. This project aims to build a femtosecond-laser, micropyrolysis gas-chromatographmass spectrometer. The facility will have the capability to selectively analyse very small petrographically-recognisable organic components, hence bridging the analytical gap between organic petrography and organic geochemistry. The project aims to understand the early evolution of life, the response of the biosphere to mass extinction, the migration of fluids in petroleum reservoirs, the heterogeneity of organic matter in shale gas reservoirs, and the composition of macromolecules in biominerals and macerals. The facility will contribute to a broad range of Australia’s theoretical and applied problems in geoscience and geobiology.

Funding Amount $297,463

Funding Scheme Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities

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