Minerals Institute of Western Australia

Geophysicist

Geophysicists study the physical properties of the Earth, including magnetism, gravity, seismicity and electrical phenomena. Geophysicists in the minerals industry may perform the following tasks:

• supervise collection and processing of seismic data for petroleum exploration;
• plan, conduct and interpret geophysical surveys in exploring for mineral commodities;
• design, develop and operate computer systems and software for processing and interpreting geophysical data;
• research new methods and instrumentation.

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Education and Training:

NSW
Degree Courses
Macquarie University
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University of New South Wales - Kensington Campus
University of Sydney

NT
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Flinders University of South Australia University of South Australia - The Levels Campus, North Terrace Campus
University of Queensland - St Lucia Campus

QLD
Degree Courses
University of Queensland - St Lucia Campus

SA
Degree Courses
Flinders University 
University of Adelaide - North Terrace Campus
University of South Australia - The Levels Campus

TAS
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University of Tasmania - Hobart and Launceston Campus

VIC 
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Monash University - Clayton Campus
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - City Campus
University of Melbourne - Parkville Campus

WA
Degree Courses
Curtin University of Technology
University of Western Australia