Jack F. Ward

I am a PhD student at The University of Queensland, and my thesis is titled ‘Late Cenozoic alkaline magmatism in the Western Pacific: Tectonic controls on melt generation and implications for mineral prospectivity.’ By utilising geochemical and geophysical techniques, I aim to develop a better understanding of the links between slab deformation, alkaline magmatism and porphyry ore deposit formation. I am particularly interested in the volcanoes and porphyry ore deposits of Indonesia and PNG.