Continental growth mechanisms and the tectonic setting of mineral deposits
New England and Lachlan orogens - tectonic and metallogenic evolution of accreted island arc complexes including the Macquarie Arc (Lachlan Fold Belt) and the Gamilaroi and Gympie terranes in the New England Orogen. See – Aitchison and Buckman. 2012. Accordion vs. quantum tectonics: Insights into continental growth processes from the Paleozoic of eastern Gondwana. Gondwana Research, 22, 674–680. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2012.05.013
China and Central Asia - the tectonic and metallogenic evolution of the Eruasian continent
Neotectonics, geomorphology and intraplate deformation - the Tian Shan in Central Asia and the Mt Lofty/Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Palaeofire records and sedimentation in bogs and alluvial fans
Geological application of remote sensing techniques (ASTER, LIDAR, hyperspectral) to the indentification of alteration minerals and subtle neotectonic geomorphological features