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Personal profile
Qualifications
BSc Hons. I University of Edinburgh
PhD University of California at Los Angeles
Biography
I received a BSc in geology from the University of Edinburgh in 1977 and a PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1981. Since then I have been a researcher at Monash University, at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia, and most recently at the University of Western Australia.
My research is in structural geology, the mechanics of hydrothermal systems, computer modelling of coupled deforming systems with heat and fluid transport and the thermodynamics of chaotic systems. My interests are in applying the tools developed for nonlinear dynamical systems, particularly multifractal analysis and recurrence plots, to large data sets on alteration assemblages, deformation and mineralisation in mineralising systems in order to quantify and fingerprint various classes of hydrothermal mineralising systems.
My goal is to develop a new paradigm for mineral exploration based on nonlinear dynamics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Visiting Professor, Hefei University of Technology
May 2015 → …
Industry keywords
- Mining and Resources
Research expertise keywords
- Structural geology
- Computational geoscience
- Mineral geodynamics
- Predictive mineral discovery
- Nonlinear dynamics
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Numerical modeling of the mineralizing processes within the Shaxi porphyry-type Cu-Au deposit, Eastern China: Influence and restriction from physical and chemical characteristics of host rocks
Gao, L., Li, X., Yuan, F., Wang, S., Ord, A., Zhang, R., Hu, X. & Li, Y., May 2024, In: Ore Geology Reviews. 168, 106041.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An alternative to the fault-valve model
Hobbs, B. E. & Ord, A., 17 Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 70, 7, p. 958-971 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analytical solutions for chemical dissolution-front instability problems involving radially divergent flow within fluid-saturated porous media
Zhao, C., Hobbs, B. E. & Ord, A., 25 Aug 2023, In: International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 47, 12, p. 2231-2255 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Computational Simulation of Chemical Dissolution-Front Instability Problems Associated with Radially Divergent Flow in Fluid-Saturated Porous Media
Zhao, C., Hobbs, B. E. & Ord, A., Jun 2023, In: Transport in Porous Media. 148, 2, p. 355-382 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deformation mechanisms and rheology inversion of jointly deformed marble and quartzite in natural thermal gradient
Schulmann, K., Maierová, P., Jeřábek, P., Lexa, O., Ulrich, S., Hobbs, B. & Ord, A., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Structural Geology. 173, 104892.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Projects
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The Quantification of Hydrothermal Mineralising Systems
Ord, A. (Investigator 01), Hobbs, B. (Investigator 02) & Kruhl, J. (Investigator 03)
1/01/13 → 31/12/14
Project: Research
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Multiscale Dynamics of Hydrothermal Mineral Systems
Ord, A. (Investigator 01) & Hobbs, B. (Investigator 02)
Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia
1/12/12 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
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Multiscale Dynamics of Ore Body Formation
McCuaig, C. (Chief Investigator), Gessner, K. (Chief Investigator), Hobbs, B. (Chief Investigator), Ord, A. (Chief Investigator), Gorczyk, W. (Chief Investigator), Liu, J. (Chief Investigator), Gerya, T. (Chief Investigator), Lester, D. (Chief Investigator) & Cawood, P. (Chief Investigator)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/10 → 4/09/15
Project: Research
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Multiscale Dynamics of Ore Body Formation
McCuaig, C. (Chief Investigator), Gessner, K. (Chief Investigator), Hobbs, B. (Chief Investigator), Ord, A. (Chief Investigator), Gorczyk, W. (Chief Investigator), Liu, J. (Chief Investigator), Gerya, T. (Chief Investigator), Lester, D. (Chief Investigator) & Cawood, P. (Chief Investigator)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/10 → 4/09/15
Project: Research
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Multiscale Dynamics of Ore Body Formation
McCuaig, C. (Chief Investigator), Gessner, K. (Chief Investigator), Hobbs, B. (Chief Investigator), Cawood, P. (Chief Investigator), Ord, A. (Chief Investigator), Gorczyk, W. (Chief Investigator), Gerya, T. (Chief Investigator), Liu, A.-A. (Chief Investigator) & Lester, D. (Chief Investigator)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/10 → 4/09/15
Project: Research
Prizes
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Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
Ord, A. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Other distinction