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Annette George

Professor Annette George

Contact details

Address School of Earth and Environment
The University of Western Australia (M004)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia
Phone 6488 1923
Fax 6488 1037

Key research

  • Geology and tectonic history of sedimentary basins including sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, reef geology, mass extinctions, and application to mineral and petroleum resources.

Major research interests

  • Basin analysis
  • Marine geology
  • Petroleum geology
  • Sedimentology
  • Sequence stratigraphy
  • Tectonics and crustal evolution
  • Weathering and regolith

Qualifications

BSc PhD Well.

Industrial relevance

Application of sedimentary analysis and sequence stratigraphy to understanding depositional systems that host oil & gas, groundwater and ore minerals.

Honours and awards

Excellence in Team Teaching Award 2006
Dorothy Hill Award (Aus Academy of Science) 2002
Excellence in Teaching Award 2000

Previous positions

Associate Professor, UWA, 2005-2009
Senior Lecturer, UWA, 1999-2005
Lecturer, UWA, 1996-1999
Research Associate/Fellow, UWA, 1993-1996
Lecturer, University of Melbourne, 1988-1993

Teaching

Sedimentary Geology, Field Geology, Petroleum Geology, Basin Analysis (principally facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy)

Research profile