Below is a list of available research projects for prospective postgraduate research and masters students. If you are interested in any of these projects please contact the person named to discuss in more detail.

This list is not comprehensive. Prospective students with an idea for a project should contact an academic with an interest in a related field to discuss potential supervision. If you require assistance, please contact our Postgraduate Student Administration Officer.

Earth Sciences Projects

Mathematics Projects

Physics Projects

For more information about the research areas with in the School visit our research centres and groups

• Australian Research Council Centre for Quantum Computer Technology
• Australian Research Council Centre for Mathematical and Statistical Modelling of Complex Systems (MASCOS)
• Australian Research Council Centre for Quantum Atom Optics (ACQAO)
• Advanced Computational Modelling Group (ACMC)
• Centre for Discrete Mathematics and Computing
• Centre for Biophotonics and Laser Science
• Centre for Mathematical Physics
• Centre for Statistics
• Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis (CMM)
• Centre for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE)
• ESSCC
• The Ecology Centre (TEC)
• Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation
• VisLab

Our Research Strengths include:

• Isotope Analysis, Trace Element Chemistry and Geochronology
• Marine Palaeoecology and Palaeoclimatology
• Resource Exploration and Management
• Combinatorial Mathematics
• Computational Mathematics and Scientific Computation
• Mathematical Modelling and Analysis
• Mathematical Physics
• Statistical Modelling
• Astrophysics
• Biophotonics and Laser Science
• Condensed Matter Physics
• Quantum Atom Optics
• Quantum Computation
• Quantum Information Science