Last October in the Strictly Boardroom column we considered the problem of why more Australian's don't do minerals industry PhDs, with a particular focus on geoscience in this case. Though initially this may seem a somewhat niche question, many key figures in the domestic exploration industry are PhDs (though you may not realise it). There is more to this than… Read this post →
In November last year I presented an overview of my PhD research and 'journey' at the school postgraduate symposium. The unofficial title was "My PhD Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Mining". The more formal title for my PhD research is "Using scenario planning to improve the integration of geological, technical, economic, environmental, geopolitical, and socio-political factors… Read this post →
As some of you will be aware, I have been undertaking a PhD at the Centre for Exploration Targeting, The University of Western Australia since the beginning of 2013. My research is into the long-term future of copper mining, with the aim of using this information to help guide strategic exploration targeting. The chosen methodology for conducting this research is… Read this post →
My conference calendar is filling up fast! Following invites to speak at Indaba Asia and Metal Pages Electronic Metals and Rare Earths conferences, I am utterly honoured to be invited to give a keynote address to the Society for Economic Geologists Conference next year. The Society for Economic Geologists (SEG), organises is its international gathering just every four years, so… Read this post →
I was awarded my international student visa for Australia today, allowing me to spend up to 2017 studying trends in the development of copper mines, at the Centre for Exploration Targeting in Perth. I will write much more extensively about my PhD research in future, but for now here is a link to my PhD research proposal: www.johnpsykes.com/phd-proposal Read this post →
