ABOUT
I am a Queensland local, having grown up in Cairns, and spent much of my life exploring the spectacular landscapes in the state. These landscapes are what inspired me to pursue my vocation as a geologist. In 2020, I graduated with a PhD in Sedimentology from James Cook University, specialising in Permian to Cretaceous basins of eastern Australia.
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My other research interests include working with palaeontologists to provide context to flora and fauna discovered in sedimentary basins, as well the study of continental trace fossils.
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Since 2021 I have been working as a geologist in the coal mining industry in Central Queensland, gaining expertise in exploration, coal quality engineering, and pit geology.
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ACADEMIC EXPERTISE
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Siliciclastic sedimentology
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U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology
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Basin analysis
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Reservoir/aquifer characterisation
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Coal petrology
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Palaeoenvironmental reconstructions
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Continental ichnology
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Sandstone petrography
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
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Core (4C and HQ) logging
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Rock chip logging
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Drill rig supervision
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Seam corrections using geophysical data
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Sample management
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Coal quality engineering
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Production geology
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Historical drill core data management and upkeep​
WORK EXPERIENCE
2021 – Present
Exploration Geologist &
Coal Quality Engineer
QGESS, Queensland, Australia
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2021 – Present
Adjunct Lecturer
James Cook University, Australia
2019
Lecturer
Introduction to Sedimentology
James Cook University
Townsville, QLD, Australia
2014 – 2019
Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Sedimentology &
Introductory Earth Science
James Cook University
Townsville, QLD, Australia
EDUCATION
2015 – 2020
James Cook University
Doctorate in Geology
Townsville, QLD, Australia.
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2011 – 2014
James Cook University
Bachelor of Geology (Honours, Class I)
Townsville, QLD, Australia.
PUBLICATIONS
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Todd, C.N., Roberts, E.M., Charles, A. (2022). A revised stratigraphic framework for the north-eastern Galilee Basin, Queensland, Australia, and definition of a new Middle–Upper Triassic sedimentary unit. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, (https://doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2021.1931962).
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Foley, E.K., Henderson, R.A., Roberts, E.M., Kemp, A.I.S., Todd, C.N., Knutsen, E.M., Fisher, C., Wainman, C.C., Spandler, C. (2022). Jurassic Arc: Reconstructing the lost world of eastern Gondwana. Geology, (https://doi.org/10.1130/G49328.1).
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Cheng, Y., Todd, C.N., Henderson, R.A., Danisik, M., Sahlström, F., Chang, Z., Corral, I. (2020). Jurassic uplift and erosion of the northeast Queensland continental margin: evidence from (U-Th)/He thermochronology combined with U-Pb detrital zircon age spectra. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 67, pp. 591-604.
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Todd, C.N., Roberts, E.M., Knutsen, E.M., Rozefelds, A.C., Spandler, C., Huang, H-Q. (2019). Refined age and geological context of two of Australia's most important Jurassic vertebrate taxa (Rhoetosaurus brownei and Siderops kehli), Surat Basin, Queensland. Gondwana Research 76, pp. 19-25.
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Roberts, E.M., Todd, C.N., Aanen, D.K., Nobre, T., Hilbert-Wolf, H.L., O'Connor, P.M., Tapanila, L., Mtelela, C., Stevens, N.J. (2016). Oligocene termite nests with in situ fungus gardens from the Rukwa Rift Basin, Tanzania, support a Paleogene African origin for insect agriculture. Plos One, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156847.
AWARDS & GRANTS
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Australian Research Council Discovery Project: "Jurassic arc? Reconstructing the lost world of Eastern Australia". Student Researcher (AUD$284,390).
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Jurassic Foundation Grant: "Chasing the Lost World: the search for dinosaurs of the Coral Sea and Cape York Peninsula, Australia". Primary Investigator (US$2790).
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International Association of Sedimentologists Post-Graduate Reseach Grant: "The stratigraphy and sedimentary provenance of late Mesozoic strata in the Great Artesian Basin, Australia, and the reconstruction of the tectonic history and palaeodrainage evolution of eastern Australia". Primary Investigator (€1000).
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Australian Postgraduate Award Stipend (AUD$192,000).