Professional experiences & Scientific publications

Professional experiences

ICP-OES operation, maintenance and troubleshooting. Liaising with the manager and contractors for onsite repairs.
Data QA/QC and timely delivery to the client.
Defining priorities for laboratory operations.
Analysis of 150+ samples / shift (12h shift). Samples origin: Li processing plant (80%), Li shipments (15%), Li exploration (5%).
Key elements: Li, Fe. Secondary elements: Al, Si, Mg, Mn, K.

Design of an innovative front-end injection system for a micro-gas chromatograph (micro-GC).
Analysis of soil gas samples (H₂ and He).
Calibration of the micro-GC, daily data QC, data correction and interpretation.

Method development and optimisation for an XRF scanning campaign.
Creation of new reference and calibration materials.
Data QA/QC and interpretation.
Integration of geochemical and other well data for regional interpretation of reservoir distribution.
Writing technical reports for regulatory compliance.
Experience with the Canning Basin, particularly Ordovician and Permian dolomitic reservoirs.

Sampling, XRF data acquisition (at rig, core library, or laboratory), data interpretation, and delivery of reports to clients, in a timely manner.
Desktop XRF operation and troubleshooting.
Data QA/QC and interpretation.
Building stratigraphy frameworks and correlations (field-scale to basin-scale). Integration of wireline, petrology and mineralogical (XRD) data to the geochemical datasets.
Real-time geochemical analyses during drilling to inform operational decisions (picking casing and coring points).
Developing new business in Australia, and securing new clients and contracts.
Extensive experience within the Perth and Adavale Basins, and familiarity with the Eromanga, Canning, Gippsland, and Carnavon Basins.

Analysis of the preservation of microfossils through early diagenetic processes.
Design, conducting and communication of scientific research.
Development and application of new analytical techniques (Raman, electron microscopy, palynology).
Writing technical papers published in reputed journals (Nature, Geobiology).
Presentations at national and international conferences, with winning several prizes for best presentation (see below for full list).
Successful application to grants and scholarships.
Organisation of field trips for sampling and logging.

2023, Riley et al., GA Record, Defining a chemostratigraphic framework for the Adavale Basin – Inorganic and stable isotopic analysis of 10 petroleum wells from the Adavale Basin, Queensland
2023, Riley et al., The APPEA Journal, Application of elemental chemostratigraphy to refine the stratigraphy of the Adavale Basin, Queensland
2022, Chemostrat Australia Pty, Chemostratigraphy of the Late Permian and Lower Triassic in the Northern Perth Basin
2022, Analysis of the exceptional preservation of the organic-walled microfossils of the 1 Ga-old Torridon Group, Scotland, PhD thesis, 325p
2020, Sirantoine et al., Geobiology, Authigenic anatase within 1 billion-year-old cells
2020, Bischoff, Sirantoine et al., Geobiology, Spherulitic microbialites from modern hypersaline lakes, Rottnest Island, Western Australia
2019, Wacey, Sirantoine et al., Scientific Reports, 1 billion-year-old cell contents preserved in monazite and xenotime
2019, Wacey et al., Microscopy and Microanalysis, Correlative Microscopy of Diverse Filamentous Microfossils from 850 Ma Rocks
2017, Brocks, Jarrett, Sirantoine et al., Nature, The rise of algae in Cryogenian oceans and the emergence of animals
2016, Brocks, Jarrett, Sirantoine et al., Geobiology, Early sponges and toxic protists: possible sources of cryostane, an age diagnostic biomarker antedating Sturtian Snowball Earth

2023 – Basins Workshop, Perth, Australia, 15min talk for geologists.
2023 – Palaeo Down Under 3, Perth, Australia, poster for palaeontologists.
2021 – PhD final seminar, Perth, Australia, 50 min talk for scientists and lay audience.
2021 – GSA Earth Sciences Student Symposium (GESSS-WA), Perth, Australia, poster for geologists.
2020 – Palynology Short Talks – Student Research Showcase, online, 10 min talk for palynologists.
2019 – GSA Earth Sciences Student Symposium (GESSS-WA), Perth, Australia, 12 min talk for geologists.
2019 – 29th Goldschmidt Conference, Barcelona, Spain, flash talk + poster for geologists, geochemists.
2018 – 19th International Microscopy Congress, Sydney, Australia, 15 min talk for microscopists.
2015 – 25th Goldschmidt Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 15 min talk for geologists, geochemists.

2022 – David Groves Prize for Postrgraduate Research in Geoscience, School of Earth Sciences, UWA.
2020 – L. R. Wilson Best Student Paper – Honorable Mention, Palynology Short Talks, Student Research Showcase.
2019 – Best oral presentation, section “Microbial”, GESSS-WA, Perth, Australia.
2018 – The John Farrant Prize (Physical Sciences), 19th International Microscopy Congress, Sydney, Australia, Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society research award, Best student presentation in physical sciences.
2018 – Student Research Award, The Palynological Society (AASP), $3,000 USD funding for research in palynology