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Professor of Geology and Geoscience Atom Probe Science Leader, Curtin University

Steve Reddy is a structural geologist and geochronologist with research interests spanning large-scale tectonics to nanoscale material transfer processes.

His expertise lies in the advanced characterisation of geological materials, particularly high spatial resolution microstructural and microchemical analyses. This research has involved innovative integration of analytical techniques to understand material transfer processes.

He pioneered the quantitative microstructural characterisation of accessory phases by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and the integration of EBSD with high-spatial resolution geochemistry and geochronology in major and accessory phases. This has led to new ways of dating crustal deformation and the timing of meteorite impacts.

He is currently working on the distribution and redistribution of trace elements in ore minerals and the how this knowledge may be used as to find giant ore deposits and improve the efficiency of precious metal extraction. He is also the Science Leader of the Geoscience Atom Probe, an initiative to develop the geological applications of atom probe microscopy. In this area, he has been investigating the nanoscale characterisation of mineral deformation by the innovative integration of transmission EBSD and atom probe tomography. This work is leading to a new understanding of elemental transport via mineral defects during deformation.

Experience

  • 2009–present
    Professor , Curtin University
  • 2014–present
    Science Leader: Geoscience Atom Probe, Curtin University
  • 2006–2009
    Associate professor, Curtin University
  • 2002–2006
    Senior lecturer, Curtin University
  • 1998–2001
    Lecturer, Curtin University
  • 1996–1998
    Lecturer, Liverpool University
  • 1993–1996
    Postdoctoral research associate, Liverpool University
  • 1990–1993
    Postdoctoral research fellow, The Open University

Education

  • 1990 
    University of Leeds, UK, PhD Geology
  • 1986 
    University of Nottingham, B.Sc. (Hons) Geology

Research Areas

  • Geology (0403)
  • Structural Geology (040312)
  • Geochemistry (0402)
  • Tectonics (040313)
  • Geochronology (040303)