Jillian Moffatt
Up-conversion fluorescence properties of minerals
CRC ORE |
Program 1: Define (P1-005) |
ORE |
|
|
PhD Topic: |
Up-conversion fluorescence properties of minerals |
|||
Institution: |
The University of Adelaide |
|||
Research |
Prof Nigel Spooner |
|||
Expected |
November 2019 |
Meet Jillian Moffatt: |
||
|
ORE |
Jillian Moffatt has a background in radiogenic luminescence in minerals and glasses. Her research includes:
She has also spent time as a laboratory technician in Genalysis Intertek and Amdel Bureau Veritas doing mineral and leach processing activities. Jillian hopes to continue to work in the luminescence and mineral analysis fields and continue to develop her scientific and analytical skills after her PhD.
|
Focus area: |
||
Up-conversion fluorescence properties of minerals.
|
Jillian’s project seeks to discover and exploit Upconversion Fluorescence (UF) emissions from minerals of economic significance as a means for real-time on-line identification of mineral species. UF has not previously been investigated for applications in the earth sciences, mining or mineral processing. The technology to do so has only become available within the last decade. Jillian will contribute to the commissioning and validation of the first dual wave-wavelength UF facility at The University of Adelaide. Once commissioning is complete she will perform research and analysis on specific minerals of economic interest to produce a database of UF “fingerprints” that can potentially identify these minerals in the field. UF is ideally suited to real-time process monitoring and mine operations. Production and detection of the UF spectra are fast and expected to be mineral-specific. The UF fingerprints could ultimately lead to the design and testing of field-deployable devices.
|