Laura Miller

Dr Laura Miller is a Research Fellow at the Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University (ANU). She holds a PhD (2020) and MSci (2015) in Geology. Her research focuses on geochemical processes in magmatic and metamorphic systems, particularly using experimental petrology and spectroscopic techniques. Key areas include silicate melt oxidation states, carbonatite magmatism, and cratonic stability mechanisms.

• Employment History: ANU Research Fellow (2023–), Monash University Research Fellow (2020–2022)

Her work integrates X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), isotopic analysis, and experimental methods to study mineral-melt interactions, oxybarometry in magmas, and tectonic evolution of ancient continental crust. Recent studies explore the role of pressure in zircon crystallization thermometry and redox controls in extraterrestrial materials.

Publications highlight advancements in understanding magmatic processes, including monazite saturation in carbonatites, titanium oxidation in melts, and craton stability linked to lithospheric thickness. Miller has contributed to methodological reviews in redox analytical techniques and pioneered experimental studies at ANU and international facilities like Diamond Light Source.

• Awards: Clement le Neve Foster Prize (2015)

Current research projects involve experimental characterization of rare earth elements in carbonate melts, funded through ANU initiatives. Miller collaborates extensively on global geodynamic studies and early Earth processes, with fieldwork in Western Australia and theoretical modeling of tectonomagmatic regimes.