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Dr Indrani Mukherjee

Dr Indrani Mukherjee

Lecturer

B.Sc (honours) in Geology at the Unievrsity of Delhi (2008-2011)

M.Sc in Geology at the University of Delhi (2011-2013)

PhD in Geology at the University of Tasmania (2014-2017)

Science
School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences

I am a geologist and my research questions key concepts, and explores links between early Earth evolution, the origin of complex life and formation of precious mineral deposits. The approach involves a nuanced understanding of ancient marine environments, via novel and cutting-edge geochemical techniques. 

My research topic was fascinating enough to encourage me to move to Australia from my home country India in 2014 for my PhD at the University of Tasmania. Post-graduation in 2017, I continued as a postdoctoral researcher in Tasmania alongside branching out into fields of public outreach, geoscience communication and diversity initiatives. I also pursued the Roger Deane Fellowship at the University of Toronto before joing UNSW. As a person colour, a migrant and as a woman I am always ready to communicate issues pertaining to intersectionality.
E-mail
indrani.mukherjee@unsw.edu.au
Location
124B, Level 1 - Samuels Buidling (F25)
  • Journal articles | 2020
    Mukherjee I; Deb M; Large RR; Halpin J; Meffre S; Ávila J; Belousov I, 2020, 'Pyrite textures, trace elements and sulfur isotope chemistry of bijaigarh shales, vindhyan basin, India and their implications', Minerals, 10, pp. 1 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min10070588
    Journal articles | 2020
    Steadman JA; Large RR; Blamey NJ; Mukherjee I; Corkrey R; Danyushevsky LV; Maslennikov V; Hollings P; Garven G; Brand U; Lécuyer C, 2020, 'Evidence for elevated and variable atmospheric oxygen in the Precambrian', Precambrian Research, 343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2020.105722
    Journal articles | 2019
    Large RR; Mukherjee I; Gregory D; Steadman J; Corkrey R; Danyushevsky LV, 2019, 'Atmosphere oxygen cycling through the proterozoic and phanerozoic', Mineralium Deposita, 54, pp. 485 - 506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00126-019-00873-9
    Journal articles | 2018
    Large RR; Mukherjee I; Zhukova I; Corkrey R; Stepanov A; Danyushevsky LV, 2018, 'Role of upper-most crustal composition in the evolution of the Precambrian ocean–atmosphere system', Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 487, pp. 44 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2018.01.019
    Journal articles | 2018
    Mukherjee I; Large RR; Corkrey R; Danyushevsky LV, 2018, 'The Boring Billion, a slingshot for Complex Life on Earth', Scientific Reports, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22695-x
    Journal articles | 2017
    Large RR; Mukherjee I; Gregory DD; Steadman JA; Maslennikov VV; Meffre S, 2017, 'Ocean and atmosphere geochemical proxies derived from trace elements in marine pyrite: Implications for ore genesis in sedimentary basins', Economic Geology, 112, pp. 423 - 450, http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/econgeo.112.2.423
    Journal articles | 2017
    Mukherjee I; Large R, 2017, 'Application of pyrite trace element chemistry to exploration for SEDEX style Zn-Pb deposits: McArthur Basin, Northern Territory, Australia', Ore Geology Reviews, 81, pp. 1249 - 1270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.08.004
    Journal articles | 2016
    Mukherjee I; Large RR, 2016, 'Pyrite trace element chemistry of the Velkerri Formation, Roper Group, McArthur Basin: Evidence for atmospheric oxygenation during the Boring Billion', Precambrian Research, 281, pp. 13 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2016.05.003
    Journal articles | 2015
    Large RR; Gregory DD; Steadman JA; Tomkins AG; Lounejeva E; Danyushevsky LV; Halpin JA; Maslennikov V; Sack PJ; Mukherjee I; Berry R; Hickman A, 2015, 'Gold in the oceans through time', Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 428, pp. 139 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2015.07.026

UTAS Science Enhancement Grants (2018, 2021) - $11,100

Ian Potter Foundation (2019-2021) - $125,000

Minerals Industry (2018-2021) - $ 640,000

 

 

  • Superstars of STEM - Scinece and Technology Australia (2023)
  • University of Tasmania (UTAS) – Vice Chancellor’s Early Career Researcher Award (2021)
  • College of Science and Engineering Early Career Researcher Award, UTAS (2021)
  • Commendation Award for Research Service Excellence to College of Science and Engineering (CoSE), UTAS (2020)
  • Royal Society of Tasmania Annual Doctoral Award $1000 (2019)
  • Awarded third place at the 3 Minute Rapid Fire Presentation competition at the Annual Geoscience Council    Convention (AGCC) and awarded $1000 (2018)
  • Awarded the Minerals Travel Award (2018)
  • Member of the Trace Elements in Past Oceans (TEPO) team that won Australian Museum’s “Eureka Prize” (2016)
  • Awarded second place at the 3 Minute Thesis competition at UTAS and awarded $1000 research grant (2015)
  • Awarded Gold medal and Science Meritorious Award from the University of Delhi for ranking first in M.Sc (Masters in Geology) course in University of Delhi (2014)
  • Qualified the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (CSIR-UGC-NET) for lectureship (2013)
  • Awarded Indian National Science Academy Summer Research Fellowship (2012)      
  • Obtained Science Meritorious Awards from the University of Delhi (2011, 2012, 2013)
  • Awarded the Margaret Featherstone Hayde Memorial Scholarship (1998-2008)

  • Geochemical composition of permineralised fossils - Towards devising a new biogeenity tool
  • Combined application of trace element and clumped isotope chemistry in the McArthur Basin
  • Pyrite trace and Pb isotope composition in the Stuart Shelf
  • Modern ocean chemsitry and its imprints in the sedimentary rock record