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Email

saini.samim@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Research Fellow - Specialist
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters (Coursework & Research)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
Cotton University
ORCID

0000-0001-9898-4906

Dr Saini Samim

Associate Research Fellow - Specialist
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

10 Scholarly works
1 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Volcanism and Abrupt Paleoenvironmental Change: Insights From Mercury Isotopes and High-Resolution Tephrochronology in the HSPDP-WTK-13A Core, Turkana Basin, Kenya
  • 2025

    Journal article

    High-resolution tephrochronology resolves stratigraphic complexities in archaeologically significant Nariokotome tuffs, Turkana Basin
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2424142122
  • 2025

    Media

    Volcanoes can help us untangle the evolution of humans – here’s how
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Unravelling the Plio-Pleistocene history of the paleontologically significant Turkana Basin, Kenya
    DOI: 10.7185/gold2025.30287
  • 2025

    Thesis / Dissertation

    High-Resolution Geochronology and Geochemistry of Tuffs from the Nachukui Formation, Turkana Basin
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    High-resolution tephrochronological tools reveal geochemical complexity in volcanic products: examples from the Turkana Basin, Kenya
    DOI: 10.7185/gold2025.30341
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Episodic Eruptions in the Turkana Basin, Kenya: An Isotopic Perspective
    DOI: 10.7185/gold2025.31187
Saini Samim

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2026
<p><span>The International Association of Geoanalysts Early Career Researcher Award </span></p> International Association of Geoanalysts
2026
<p>AESC Early Career Research Scholarship</p> Geological Society of Victoria
2025
<p>Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching</p> The University of Melbourne
2020
<p>E.S Hills Award</p> The University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    An improved methodology for high-resolution LA-ICP-MS trace-element fingerprinting of tephra layers: Insights from the Upper and Lower Nariokotome Tuffs, Turkana Basin, Kenya
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2024.122084
  • 2024

    Conference Proceedings

    HIGH PRECISION 40Ar/39Ar DATING OF PLIOCENE TURKANA TUFFS
    DOI: 10.1130/abs/2024am-403790
  • 2024

    Conference Proceedings

    UNRAVELLING STRATIGRAPHIC COMPLEXITIES IN THE NARIOKOTOME TUFF COMPLEX USING A COMBINATION OF HIGH-RESOLUTION TEPHROCHRONOLOGICAL TOOLS
    DOI: 10.1130/abs/2024am-403783
  • 2024

    Conference Proceedings

    ISOTOPIC FINGERPRINTING OF THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE TURKANA TUFFS
    DOI: 10.1130/abs/2024am-405264

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