Steven worked with the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group as a Post-Doc under Prof Ed Burton's mentorship from 2022 to December 2024 (after completing his PhD at the University of New England, UNE).

Steven worked with the group on a series of projects examining arsenic, antimony and tungsten geochemistry at active and legacy mine sites (in collaboration with Prof Susan Wilson and Prof Matt Tighe at UNE).

In December 2024, Steven re-joined the Pollution Science Research Group at UNE where he continues to conduct research on arsenic and antimony geochemistry in collaboration with Prof Ed Burton, while also serving as a Lecturer in Environmental Science.

Atta worked with the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group as a Post-Doc under Prof Ed Burton's mentorship from 2022 to 2024 (after completing his PhD at the Chinese Academy of Sciences).

During his 2 years with the group, Atta worked on laboratory-based experiments examining multi-metal uptake by schwertmannite.

​He then returned to his home country of Pakistan, before accepting a position as a Senior Researcher with the Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Mining and Geology in the Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic.

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Georgia joined the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group in 2024 as a part-time laboratory research assistant working under Prof Ed Burton's guidance. 

She worked 2 days per week with the group, while also completing her undergraduate degree in Environmental Science at Southern Cross University.

Georgia's work involved setting up and conducting soil amendment experiments looking at ways of decreasing soil Pb bioaccessibility using a range of readily-available industrial waste products in addition to superphosphate fertiliser.​

Georgia also conducted a range of soil and water analyses, including determination of gastric- and intestinal-phase soil Pb bioaccessibility.​

Niloofar worked in the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group from 2014 to December 2021.

She initially joined the group as a PhD student, and stayed on as a Post-Doc under Prof Ed Burton's mentorship after completing her PhD in 2017.

In December 2021, she took up a position as a Research Scientist with the Mineral Resources Unit in CSIRO based in Clayton, Victoria, where she conducts geochemical and mineralogical research of relevance to the environment and the iron ore industry.

Niloofar maintains an Adjunct Research Fellow Appointment at Southern Cross University, & continues to collaborate closely with Prof Ed Burton.

Girish joined the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group as a Post-Doc under Prof Ed Burton's mentorship in 2013 after completing a PhD at the University of South Australia.

He continued to work as a a Research Associate with Prof Burton until joining the Global Centre for Environmental Remediation at the University of Newcastle in 2019.

Girish then spent 6 years conducting research at the University of Newcastle (often in collaboration with Prof Ed Burton), before accepting a position as ‘Principal Estuary Officer’ at Maitland City Council

An outline of Girish's publication record can be found here.

Kerstin joined the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group as a Post-Doc under Prof Ed Burton's mentorship in 2015 after completing her PhD at ETH Zurich.

She spent 2 years with the group, and was funded during this time via a Swiss National Science Foundation Early Post-Doc Mobility grant.

From 2017 to 2024, Kerstin worked at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, initially as a Post-Doc and subsequently as a Junior Research Group Leader. 

She is now a Professor of Applied Geochemistry at the University of Freiburg, Germany.​​​

Kerstin continues to collaborate with Prof Ed Burton in research on antimony geochemistry (as described, for example, in this recent co-authored paper)

Jane completed her MSc thesis under Prof Ed Burton's supervision in the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group from 2021-2023. 

She joined the group after earning a B.Sc. (Hons) in Environmental Science from Southern Cross University.

Her MSc project examined formation of hexavalent chromium in surface soils during bushfire-induced heating.

After completing her MSc, Jane took on the role of Laboratory Research & Development Manager for UAG BioNutrients.

Laura completed the experimental components of her MSc thesis under Prof Ed Burton's supervision in the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group in 2020. 

Her MSc project examined antimony sequestration and iron mineralogy during iron(II) oxidation in the presence of aqueous antimony(V), via a collaborative effort with Dr Kerstin Hockmann at the University of Bayreuth, Germany.

The findings from Laura's MSc project are described in a paper in Journal of Hazardous Materials, which can be found here. 

After completing her MSc, Laura commenced a PhD at the University of Bayreuth in Germany.

Sara completed the experimental components of her MSc thesis under Prof Ed Burton's supervision in the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group in 2019. 

Her MSc project examined antimony mobility and influence on secondary mineral pathways during iron(II)-catalyzed transformation of ferrihydrite, via a collaborative effort with Dr Kerstin Hockmann & Prof Britta Planer-Friedrich at the University of Bayreuth, Germany.

The main findings from Sara's MSc project are described in this journal publication. 

After completing her MSc, Laura commenced a PhD at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz centre for polar and marine research.

Gretchen completed her MSc thesis under Prof Ed Burton's co-supervision in the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group from 2022-2024. 

She joined the group after earning a B.Sc. in Environmental Science with a Watershed Systems concentration from California State University Monterey Bay, United States

Her MSc project examined Transport dynamics of antimony and deposition patterns of antimony and arsenic in the Macleay catchment, Australia, leading to a recent publication in Journal of Hazardous Materials (which can be found here).

After completing her MSc, Gretchen joined the consultancy, Hydrobiology, as an Environmental Scientist.

Valerie completed her PhD thesis under Prof Ed Burton's supervision in the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group in 2019 on the impacted of phosphate on schwertmannite stability and transformation pathways in acid-sulfate systems.

This led to three journal papers, which can be here, here, here as well as a more recent review article on schwertmannite, which can be found here.

After completing her PhD, Valerie accepted a Post-Doc position with Prof Matt Lindsay's Environmental Geochemistry group at the University of Saskatchewan. Valerie continues to work at the University of Saskatchewan, with an increasing focus on the use of synchrotron-based techniques at the Canadian Light Source. ​​​

Sydur completed his PhD under Prof Ed Burton's supervision in the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group in 2018. 

He commenced his PhD work after completing a Master of Water Resources Engineering degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.

Sydur's PhD research examined the sorption, kinetics and bio-availability of arsenic in contaminated soils. His PhD thesis can be found here, with key papers published in Applied Geochemistry being available here and here.

​Sydur remains at Southern Cross University, working as a Lecturer in Engineering in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Chamindra completed her PhD under Prof Ed Burton's supervision in the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group in 2014. 

Her PhD work examined the assessment of behaviour of secondary iron(III) minerals in acid sulfate soils.

After completing her PhD, Chamindra worked as a Research Associate with various groups at Southern Cross University, before re-joining the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group as a Post-Doc in 2018 to conduct experiments on Cr(VI) geochemistry.

​Chamindra currently works as a Research Scientist at the Department of Geology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Jasmine completed her PhD under Prof Ed Burton's supervision in the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group in 2017. 

Her PhD work examined geochemical and mineralogical controls on arsenic mobilization, speciation, and distribution in alluvial aquifer deposits of the Nawalparasi District in Nepal.

During her PhD, Jasmine developed expertise in mineral characterisation, wet chemistry methods and aspects of synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy.

After completing her PhD, Jasmine returned to her home country of Nepal and took on a position as a Research Project Coordinator at Thakur International.​​

Bree completed key components of her PhD thesis under Prof Ed Burton's supervision in the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group from 2009-2012. 

After completing her PhD, she undertook a Post-Doc Fellowship (2012-2015) with the Mineral Resources unit in CSIRO before joining the School of GeoSciences at the University of Sydney (from 2015 to 2024).

In 2024, Bree joined the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Curtin University as a Lecturer. ​​​

An outline of Bree's teaching and research interests, as well as her contact details, can be found here.

Yanqing Sheng joined the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy in 2015 as a Visiting Scholar from the Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research in the Chinese Academy of Sciences

During his stay with the group, he worked with Professor Ed Burton on experiments examining phosphorus geochemistry in coastal sediments as influenced by redox potential and sulfide.

Yanqing Sheng's research in the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group led to a publication in Marine Pollution Bulletin, which can be found here.

Nabeel joined the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group under Prof Ed Burton's supervision in 2014, after completing his PhD at the University of Sydney.

He spent 1 year as a Post-Doc with the group, conducting experiments on interactions between arsenic and the iron sulfide mineral, mackinawite.

Nabeel then completed a 2nd Post-Doc Fellowship at the University of Bremen in Germany, before becoming an Assoc. Prof. at the University of Faisalabad in Pakistan.​​​

Nabeel recently re-located to Australia as a Permanent Resident through the Global Talent Program, taking up a position as a Research Scientist in Emerging Contaminants with an environmental consultancy firm in Melbourne, Australia.

Irshad joined the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group in 2014 as an Endeavour Post-Doctoral Fellow under Prof. Ed Burton's mentorship. 

She had previously completed a PhD at the University of Sydney.

During her Post-Doc Fellowship, Irshad conducted research into interactions between hexavalent chromium and the iron carbonate mineral, siderite. ​​​

Irshad was then award an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, which she undertook at the University of Bremen, Germany.

Irshad currently works as Hydrogeochemistry Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne.​

Selim joined the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group in 2014 as an Endeavour Post-Doctoral Fellow under Prof. Ed Burton's mentorship. 

He had previously completed a PhD at the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan.

During his Post-Doc Fellowship, Selim developed lab skills  by conducting preliminary experiments on arsenic interactions with a series of iron oxide minerals under the influence of microbial Fe(III) reduction. ​​​

Selim is now a Professor in the Department of Geology and Mining at the University of Rajshahi in Bangladesh.​

Amy joined the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group from May - August 2013 as an as a visiting PhD student working under Prof. Ed Burton's mentorship. 

During her time with the group, Amy developed skills in sample preparation and analysis of degree of pyritisation and δ34S on core samples from the New Jersey continental margin under a grant from the Australian & New Zealand Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Consortium (ANZIC).​

Amy is now the Program Manager for the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program in the Earth Science Division (ESD) of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

Changxun joined the Environmental Geochemistry & Mineralogy group in 2012 as a visiting PhD student under Prof. Ed Burton's mentorship. 

During his time with our group, Changxun conducted selective extractions for speciation of iron and sulfur in sulfidic natural samples using our newly-developed methods  (e.g., Prof Burton's new and inexpensive method for Cr-reducible sulfur) and prepared reference materials for X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) experiments at MAX IV laboratory (the Swedish synchrotron radiation facility).

Changxun currently works as an academic researcher at Linnaeus University in Sweden.​

Salirian completed her PhD under Prof. Ed Burton's supervision in 2011. 

Her PhD examined the geochemical partititioning of iron and selected trace metals in acid sulfate soils.

Salirian's PhD included the development of a new sequential extraction procedure for iron in acid sulfate soils, in addition to studies on in-situ metal fractionation at a range of coastal acid sulfate soils sites (which can be found here, here and here).​

After completing her PhD, Salirian joined Monash University as a Research Assistant before transitioning to a Lecturer position. She now works as a Senior Policy Advisor with the Department of Industry, Science & Resources in Victoria.