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Email

tim.werner@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Lecturer in Energy Transition
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Education
PhD
Monash University
Doctorate
Monash University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
Bachelors Degree
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0002-0565-4762

Dr Tim T. Werner

Senior Lecturer in Energy Transition
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

66 Scholarly works
5 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Assessing local to global associations between mining activity and atmospheric dust
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181971
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Growing nickel supply from the tropics threatens priority conservation areas
    DOI: 10.1038/s41559-026-03068-4
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Strategic insights into China’s overseas acquisitions: state-owned mineral ventures in Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2026.101856
  • 2026

    Journal article

    High-resolution mapping reveals widespread encroachment of nickel mining on threatened-species habitats
    DOI: 10.1016/j.crsus.2026.100711
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Critical Minerals and Climate Change Mapping Project
  • 2023

    Research Contracts

    Australian Germanium Resource Map
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Mapping Resources, Demands and Constraints to Critical Metal Supplies
Tim T. Werner

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2025
The University of Melbourne
2023
Young Scientist Prize International Society for Mine Surveying
2023
Dean's Award for Research Excellence (ECA) University of Melbourne Faculty of Science
2021
Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Assessing the impact of metal trade decoupling on energy transition: Evidence from an open-economy DSGE Model
    DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2026.103128
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Sources and transportation of mining metals to soil: A case study from the Lala mining area, Southwest China
    DOI: 10.1007/s11631-025-00810-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Lithium in Latin America: A dynamic material flow analysis and mapping CO2, water, and land footprints to 2050
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108677
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Emeishan basalt’s contribution to heavy metals in topsoil (notably cadmium) in Southwest China from soil geochemistry evidence
    DOI: 10.1007/s11631-026-00860-8
  • 2026

    Other

    Repurposing mines for renewable energy: Socio-environmental implications for local communities in Australia and Germany
    DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104508
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Dynamics of land transformation and carbon stock loss from nickel laterite open-pit mining in Indonesia
    DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ae318f

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Critical Metals for Critical Industries CRC
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Mapping Resources, Demands and Constraints to Critical Metal Supplies

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