Adriana Dutkiewicz is an Australian
sedimentologist
Sedimentology encompasses the study of modern sediments such as sand, silt, and clay, and the processes that result in their formation (erosion and weathering), transport, deposition and diagenesis. Sedimentologists apply their understanding of mo ...
at the
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...
. She was awarded the Dorothy Hill award in 2006
and is an ARC Future Fellow.
Career
Dutkiewicz's research is focussed on sedimentology, and covers a suite of rocks and sediments ranging in age from
Archaean to
Quaternary
The Quaternary ( ) is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), as well as the current and most recent of the twelve periods of the ...
. Her research is multi-disciplinary and focusses on global carbon cycles, combining traditional sedimentology with more recent technologies.
Dutkiewicz has conducted research in early
Precambrian
The Precambrian ( ; or pre-Cambrian, sometimes abbreviated pC, or Cryptozoic) is the earliest part of Earth's history, set before the current Phanerozoic Eon. The Precambrian is so named because it preceded the Cambrian, the first period of t ...
petroleum geology. The Dorothy Hill award described her as "the first to discover oil inclusions preserved in Archaean and early Precambrian rocks and to demonstrate that primordial biomass was sufficiently abundant to generate hydrocarbons". Her research showed that eukaryotes were able to survive extreme climatic events, such as much higher temperatures than previously was known. She has contributed discovery and insights into the early evolution of life as well as conducting research into the exploration of petroleum.
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Publications
*Dutkiewicz, A. & Müller, R.D., 2022. Deep-sea hiatuses track the vigor of Cenozoic ocean bottom currents. ''Geology''.[
*Dutkiewicz, A. & Müller, R.D., 2021. The carbonate compensation depth in the South Atlantic Ocean since the Late Cretaceous. ''Geology,'' v. 49, p. 873-878.
*Dutkiewicz, A. Judge, A., Müller, R.D., 2020. Environmental predictors of deep-sea polymetallic nodule occurrence in the global ocean. ''Geology, v''. 48, p. 293-297.
*Dutkiewicz, A., Müller, R.D., Cannon, J., Vaughan, S., Zahirovic, S., 2019. Sequestration and subduction of deep-sea carbonate in the global ocean since the Early Cretaceous. ''Geology,'' v. 47, p. 91-94.
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Media
Dutkiewicz has been in the media, reporting on how global geocirculation is related to global temperatures and climate change. The research is involved in carbon and water circulation, and impacts of heat and carbon capture by the ocean. “So far, the ocean has absorbed a quarter of anthropogenic CO2 and over 90 percent of the associated excess heat.” Her research has also been published and described in other media including the ABC.
Awards
* 2024 Mawson Medal and Lecture from the Australian Academy of Science
The Australian Academy of Science was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London. The first president was Sir Mark Oliphant. The academy is modelled after the Royal Soci ...
* 2006: Dorothy Hill Award from the Australian Academy of Science
The Australian Academy of Science was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London. The first president was Sir Mark Oliphant. The academy is modelled after the Royal Soci ...
* 2006: CSIRO
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an Australian Government agency that is responsible for scientific research and its commercial and industrial applications.
CSIRO works with leading organisations arou ...
Medal for Scientific Achievement (group award)
* 2005: JG Russell Award from the Australian Academy of Science[
* 1991: Western Mining Prize for Excellence in Geoscience (top First Class Honours).
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References
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Living people
Australian women academics
Year of birth missing (living people)
Australian women geologists
Sedimentologists
Academic staff of the University of Sydney
Flinders University alumni