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Matt R. Kilburn is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. The research work spans several topics primarily within biomaterials, paleontology, and inorganic chemistry, integrating aspects of biomedical engineering and artificial intelligence.

The scholarly output includes recent papers such as:

  • Growth dynamics and amorphous-to-crystalline phase transformation in natural nacre, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Radionuclide distributions in Olympic Dam copper concentrates: The significance of minor hosts, incorporation mechanisms, and the role of mineral surfaces, 2020, Minerals Engineering
  • Recognition of a widespread Paleoproterozoic hydrothermal system in the southern McArthur Basin, northern Australia, by in-situ analysis of fine-grained pyrite and spatially-associated solid bitumen in the Lamont Pass palaeohigh, 2022, Ore Geology Reviews
  • Growth dynamics and amorphous-to-crystalline phase transformation in natural nacre, 2022, Research Square (Research Square)
  • A new era of plutonium assay and isotope ratio measurements at ultra-low levels in IAEA safeguards environmental swipe samples by isotope dilution MC-ICP-MS using a 244Pu spike, 2023, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Frequent co-authors in the research collaborations include:

  • Laura M. Otter
  • Katja Eder
  • Limei Yang
  • Julie M. Cairney
  • Dorrit E. Jacob

The work appears regularly in publication venues such as:

  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  • Nature Communications
  • Minerals Engineering
  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Main subject areas of study include biomaterials, paleontology, biomedical engineering, inorganic chemistry, and artificial intelligence. More focused subfields encompass:

  • Biomaterials
  • Paleontology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Artificial Intelligence

The research topics span fields such as:

  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis

Best Publications

  • Reassessing the first appearance of eukaryotes and cyanobacteria

    Birger Rasmussen;Ian R. Fletcher;Jochen J. Brocks;Matt R. Kilburn

  • Exploring the transfer of recent plant photosynthates to soil microbes: mycorrhizal pathway vs direct root exudation

    Christina Kaiser;Christina Kaiser;Matt R. Kilburn;Peta L. Clode;Lucia Fuchslueger

  • Microfossils of sulphur-metabolizing cells in 3.4-billion-year-old rocks of Western Australia

    David Wacey;Matt R. Kilburn;Martin Saunders;John Cliff

  • UNCLOAKING INVISIBLE GOLD: USE OF NANOSIMS TO EVALUATE GOLD, TRACE ELEMENTS, AND SULFUR ISOTOPES IN PYRITE FROM CARLIN-TYPE GOLD DEPOSITS

    Shaun L.L. Barker;Kenneth A. Hickey;Jean S. Cline;Gregory M. Dipple

  • Gold remobilisation and formation of high grade ore shoots driven by dissolution-reprecipitation replacement and Ni substitution into auriferous arsenopyrite

    Denis Fougerouse;Denis Fougerouse;Steven Micklethwaite;Steven Micklethwaite;Andrew G. Tomkins;Yuan Mei;Yuan Mei

  • Nano-scale secondary ion mass spectrometry — A new analytical tool in biogeochemistry and soil ecology: A review article

    Anke M. Herrmann;Anke M. Herrmann;Karl Ritz;Naoise Nunan;Peta L. Clode

  • The mechanism of borosilicate glass corrosion revisited

    Thorsten Geisler;Thorsten Nagel;Matt R. Kilburn;Arne Janssen

  • Core formation and the oxidation state of the Earth: Additional constraints from Nb, V and Cr partitioning

    Bernard J. Wood;Jon Wade;Matthew R. Kilburn

  • In situ multiple sulfur isotope analysis by SIMS of pyrite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, and pentlandite to refine magmatic ore genetic models

    Crystal LaFlamme;Laure Martin;Heejin Jeon;Steven M. Reddy

  • In situ mapping of nutrient uptake in the rhizosphere using nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry.

    Peta L. Clode;Matt R. Kilburn;David L. Jones;Elizabeth A. Stockdale

  • Timing and mechanism for intratest Mg/Ca variability in a living planktic foraminifer

    Howard J. Spero;Stephen M. Eggins;Ann D. Russell;Lael Vetter

  • Metal-silicate partitioning and the incompatibility of S and Si during core formation

    M.R. Kilburn;B.J. Wood

  • Nutrient cycling in early coral life stages: Pocillopora damicornis larvae provide their algal symbiont (Symbiodinium) with nitrogen acquired from bacterial associates

    Janja Ceh;Janja Ceh;Matt R. Kilburn;John B. Cliff;Jean-Baptiste Raina;Jean-Baptiste Raina

  • Solubility of silicon in liquid metal at high pressure: Implications for the composition of the Earth's core

    C.K. Gessmann;B.J. Wood;D.C. Rubie;M.R. Kilburn

  • Uncovering framboidal pyrite biogenicity using nano-scale CNorg mapping

    David Wacey;Matt R. Kilburn;Martin Saunders;John B. Cliff

  • Using Aiptasia as a Model to Study Metabolic Interactions in Cnidarian-Symbiodinium Symbioses

    Nils Rädecker;Jean Baptiste Raina;Mathieu Pernice;Gabriela Perna

  • Effect of synovial fluid, phosphate-buffered saline solution, and water on the dissolution and corrosion properties of CoCrMo alloys as used in orthopedic implants.

    A.C. Lewis;A.C. Lewis;Matt Kilburn;I. Papageorgiou;G.C. Allen

  • Oligodendroglia Are Particularly Vulnerable to Oxidative Damage after Neurotrauma In Vivo.

    Marcus K. Giacci;Carole A. Bartlett;Nicole M. Smith;K. Swaminathan Iyer

  • Substitution of Charcoal for Coke Breeze in Iron Ore Sintering

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  • Two coexisting sulfur metabolisms in a ca. 3400 Ma sandstone

    David Wacey;Nicola McLoughlin;Martin J. Whitehouse;Matt R. Kilburn

  • Competition between plant and bacterial cells at the microscale regulates the dynamics of nitrogen acquisition in wheat (Triticum aestivum)

    David L. Jones;Peta L. Clode;Matt R. Kilburn;Elizabeth A. Stockdale

  • Advances in the Analysis of Biogeochemical Interfaces: NanoSIMS to Investigate Soil Microenvironments

    Carsten W. Mueller;Peter K. Weber;Matt R. Kilburn;Carmen Hoeschen

Frequent Co-Authors

David Wacey
David Wacey University of Western Australia
Martin D. Brasier
Martin D. Brasier University of Oxford
Martin Saunders
Martin Saunders Yale University
Chris R. M. Grovenor
Chris R. M. Grovenor University of Oxford
Jean-Baptiste Raina
Jean-Baptiste Raina University of Technology Sydney
David G. Bourne
David G. Bourne James Cook University
Daniel V. Murphy
Daniel V. Murphy Murdoch University
Nigel J. Cook
Nigel J. Cook University of Adelaide
Sarah A. Dunlop
Sarah A. Dunlop University of Western Australia
Dorrit E. Jacob
Dorrit E. Jacob Macquarie University

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