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Tim Johnson is a Professor at Curtin University's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. He joined Curtin in 2014 after postdoctoral work at the University of Mainz (Germany) and previously co-owned a pub in Graz, Austria. He holds a Honours degree (1992) and PhD (1999) from the University of Derby, UK.
Research: Johnson specializes in metamorphic petrology, phase equilibrium modeling, and early Earth processes. His work examines crystalline rocks from global settings to understand crustal evolution and planetary differentiation, focusing on melt production in crust/mantle systems and the impact of giant meteorite collisions on Earth's geodynamics.
Teaching: He teaches undergraduate courses like GEOL3001 (Tectonics and Dynamic Earth) and GEOL3011 (Geology Mapping Project), alongside specialized workshops in THERMOCALC software and crustal melting processes.
Awards/Memberships: Founding member of the Scottish Geology Trust; Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, and Geological Society of Edinburgh; member of the European Geosciences Union and Geological Society of Australia.
Research Themes: Early Earth studies, planetary geology, secular change in metamorphism, and fieldwork in Scotland, Norway, and Australia. Current projects include lunar protocrust formation, impact cratering effects, and Hadean crustal dynamics.
