Wednesday 8 June 2022, 2pm AEDT (Sydney time)
DR CORALIE SIÉGEL, CSIRO
“Reflection on a journey into geology: from geode hunting to mineral exploration”
Deciding on a career path is often challenging with many having difficulty choosing a path and/or having self-doubts at some point in their career. In this talk, Coralie reflects on her own career path using the Japanese concept Ikigai. By doing so, she hopes to instil some thoughts on one’s journey and ways to help younger generations confidently become the person they would like to be.
Coralie Siégel is a research scientist at CSIRO. Her current research focuses on investigating the behaviour of metals in both magmatic and hydrothermal systems and utilising this knowledge to constrain mineralisation targets. She uses a range of multidisciplinary techniques from rock samples characterisation across scales to fluid-rock interaction thermodynamic models. Coralie received a PhD from Queensland University of Technology in 2015 where she studied the igneous processes behind U, Th, and K-enrichment in some granitic rocks in Queensland. She moved to CSIRO, Perth in late 2017 and has since worked on a variety of commodities, including battery and critical metals, elements that are most needed for the green energy transition.