Nathan Wake

Nathan is an undergraduate student and an up-and-coming researcher in Geology & Geophysics at the University of Sydney. He is specialising in machine-learning based prospectivity mapping for new critical mineral resources for his honours project, under the supervision of Dr Ehsan Farahbakhsh and Professor Dietmar Müller.

Nathan’s research project will apply machine-leaning geoprocessing techniques to selected publicly available geological, geophysical, and geochemical databases to assess the mineral potential for lateritic Ni-Co deposits in the Lachlan Orogen of NSW. He hopes to significantly expand his knowledge and to develop expertise in this field of research with the hope of making an important contribution toward the development of NSW into a critical minerals hub and a greener sustainable future.

Outside of his research, Nathan is a dedicated student who is passionate about learning and exploring new topics. He is also an avid fitness enthusiast who enjoys weightlifting and sports.

Lateritic Ni-Co prospectivity modelling in eastern Australia using an enhanced generative adversarial network and positive-unlabelled bagging

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The surging demand for nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co), driven by the acceleration of clean energy transitions, has sparked interest in the Lachlan Orogen of New South Wales for its potential lateritic Ni-Co resources. Despite recent discoveries, a substantial knowledge gap exists in understanding the full scope of these critical metals in this geological province. … Read more…

Keynote Talk at Exploration in the House: Critical minerals – prospectivity mapping using generative AI

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In the recent Exploration in the House event at Parliament House in Sydney Dietmar provided an overview of the use of generative AI for assessing copper, nickel and cobalt prospectivity in the Lachlan fold belt, based on the Honours thesis of Nathan Wake, and work by Ehsan Farahbakhsh and Vera Nolte-Wilson. The event also featured … Read more…

Welcome newcomers!

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Welcome!