Suzanne Yvette O'Reilly AM FAA FRSN (born 3 February 1946) is an Australian professor of geology noted for her pioneering contributions to mapping the deep Earth with an interdisciplinary approach.[1] In 2007, the Royal Society of New South Wales awarded her the Clarke Medal for outstanding contributions to Australian geology.[2] She has over 350 peer-reviewed publications with over 40,000 citations (November 2022), and has supervised more than 40 PhD students to graduation.[3]

Early life and education

O'Reilly was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales.[4] She went to high school in Goulburn, and was a Professor Harry Messel International Science School Scholar at the inaugural event for students held at the University of Sydney in 1962.[5] She later attended the University of Sydney and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (first-class honours) in geology and general earth science.[3] In 1971, O'Reilly earned her doctorate, also from the University of Sydney, for her thesis on basaltic rocks of the Southern Highlands (New South Wales).[6]

Current positions

O'Reilly is currently a Distinguished Professor in geology at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.[1][7] O'Reilly has been the director of the ARC National Key Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents (GEMOC) since 1995 and leader of the Lithosphere Mapping and Mantle Dynamics Group in GEMOC. She is also the director of ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems.[8] She is concurrently professor of earth sciences at Nanjing University and a guest professor at China University of Geosciences (in Wuhan). In 2013, she was Copernicus Visiting Professor at the University of Ferrara. Lyon University awarded her a Docteur Honoris Causa.[3]

Research interests

Professor O'Reilly's fields of research include:

  • Integration of geophysical, geochemical, petrological, petrophysical and tectonic data to construct realistic lithospheric structure and evolution models (4-D lithosphere mapping]) and understand whole-mantle dynamics through time;
  • Geochemistry and evolution of the mantle and deep crust;
  • The geochemistry and origin of basaltic magmas and their geodynamic significance;
  • Trace-element dispersions, residence sites and mineral partitioning in the mantle;
  • Realistic geological interpretations of geophysical datasets;
  • Relationships between mantle geochemistry and structure, volcanic activity, tectonic environment and lithosphere-scale controls for the distribution of economic deposits to enhance success in resource exploration.[3][7]

Selected awards and honours

Personal

O'Reilly lives in Sydney, Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 "Distinguished Professor Sue O'Reilly". Macquarie University. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. "The Clarke Medal". The Royal Society of NSW. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Professor Suzanne Yvette O'Reilly". Australian Academy of Science. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. "O'Reilly, Suzanne Yvette (1946 - )". EOAS. Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. "1962 ISS Scholars" (PDF). Science Foundation for Physics. University of Sydney. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. O'Reilly, Suzanne (1971). Studies on some basaltic rocks in New South Wales : aspects of basaltic igneous activity in the Southern Highlands, New South Wales,with particular emphasis on the tertiary alkali basaltic rocks & their mafic and ultramafic inclusions. Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Professor Sue O'Reilly". GEMOC ARC National Key Centre. Macquarie University. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. "ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems". Macquarie University. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. "Professor Suzanne Yvette O'Reilly". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  10. "Fellows of The Geological Society of Australia". Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. "Fellows of The Royal Society of NSW". The Royal Society of NSW. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  12. "Professor Suzanne Yvette O'Reilly". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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