- This project is funded to develop and use water tracer technologies to optimise water management at underground mines, and overlying creeks, wetlands and shallow aquifers.
- Research project sites will include sites in the Western Blue Mountains and Upper Hunter Valley of NSW, along with periods of time based at ANSTO’s (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) laboratories.
- The PhD student may also be eligible for an AINSE Postgraduate Research award (Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering).
- International research collaborations established by Deakin University and ANSTO will also further boost PhD opportunities.
- The research outcomes will include user-friendly decision tools for industry to select suitable water tracers.
- The PhD student shall work on finding options for local industry to apply water tracers in black coal basins based on case studies from mining industries around the world.
- Students will need to demonstrate opportunities for water tracers in groundwater management by applying suitable water tracers at mine sites for distinguishing between aquifer interference that is due to pressure effects versus flow.
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