Dr. Laura Petrella

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Laura Petrella is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, where she completed her Master of Science degree at McGill University in Canada in 2012 and obtained her PhD in 2019. Her PhD research focused on using a multidisciplinary, multi-scale approach to investigate the formation of high-grade gold mineralisation at the world-class Callie gold deposit in the Tanami region of Northern Territory, Australia. She has worked as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Exploration Targeting at UWA, applying her research to investigate the mechanisms of gold transport and deposition associated with high-grade gold accumulation in orogenic deposits. Her work contributes to a deeper understanding of high-grade gold systems to support mineral exploration. Currently, she is a Research Fellow at the John de Laeter Centre, working with the Geoscience Atom Probe (GAP) Facility at Curtin University.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Western Australia

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:82
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in a relevant field Personal Statement Curriculum Vitae
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • English Language Proficiency Proof
  • Personal Statement
  • References
  • Proof of Identity
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Graduate School for most Master by Coursework programs at UWA.