Dr Helen McFarlane

Group Leader

https://people.csiro.au/m/h/helen-mcfarlane

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Biography

Dr Helen McFarlane is a structural geologist and Senior Research Scientist within the Multidimensional Geoscience Group in CSIRO Mineral Resources. She is currently involved in a wide range of projects within the Discovery Program, looking at structural controls in mineral systems hosted in Proterozoic and Archean terranes of Australia, spanning Au, Cu, Ni and base metal mineralisation. She received her PhD from both Monash University (AUSTRALIA) and the University of Toulouse (FRANCE) in 2018 before completing two post-doctoral placements at the University of Western Australia within the School of Earth Sciences/Centre for Exploration Targeting (CET). Helen’s previous experience involved both regional and mine-scale structural studies in West Africa and South America, coupled with multi-disciplinary, multi-scale studies incorporating metamorphic, isotopic, geochemical and potential field geophysical data.

Current Roles

Group Leader - Multidimensional Geoscience
Management of multi-disciplinary group

Professional Experiences

2022-present

Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO
2022-2023

Team Leader - Structures and Basins
CSIRO
2019-2022

Research Scientist
CSIRO
2018-2019

Research Fellow
University of Western Australia
2018-2018

Research Associate
University of Western Australia
2011-2012

Geologist
MMG

Community and Corporate Citizenship

2023-present

Geoconferences (WA) - Chair
2021-2023

Geoconferences (WA) - Secretary
2018-present

6th International Archean Symposium (6ias) Organising Committee - Deputy Chair
2020-2023

GSA Specialist Group in Economic Geology (SGEG) - Treasurer

Professional Areas

Publications

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