Principal speaker
Jon Olley
A Journey Through Time and Sediment
Much of Australia’s ancient past is unknown. However, with the help of environmental forensic science events from the past are able to be reconstructed. From the dating of the earliest known human ritual burial at Lake Mungo, to identifying the factors impacting on the health of Moreton Bay, come on a journey of discovery through the sands of time with Griffith University's inaugural IMPACT Lecture at the Brisbane City Library.
Hear Professor Jon Olley from Griffith's Australian Rivers Institute outline the techniques of environmental forensics and unearth:
*how forensic science can help our understanding of the environment,
*the causes of deterioration in Moreton Bay, and
*the way environmental forensics can be used to enrich Australia’s cultural heritage.
Over the past 26 years Professor Jon Olley has conducted research to improve our understanding of how large river systems respond to changes in land use and climate. Progress towards this has involved developing and assessing new methods of tracing sediment and nutrients through catchments, as well as dating of sediments using innovative luminescence methods which he pioneered.