Director of 3GDeep,

Prof. Ranjith PG, BSc(Hons), PhD, FTSE, F.ASCE, F.IEAust

Professor of Sustainable Development of Energy and Resources

Fellow of Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering

Director of Deep Earth Energy Research Lab, Clayton Campus, Monash University, VIC 3800 Australia.

Contact details: E-mail: ranjith.pg@monash.edu; Tel.: +61 399 054 982

My Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6602607278

VICE CHANCELLOR'S AWARD    

 

 

GEOENERGY   Investigating the potential of deep-Earth energy resources – tight gas and oil, coal-seam gas, shale gas, and geothermal energy – protecting the environment, and meeting Australia’s energy requirements for a better society.

GEORESOURCES   Investigating the geological distribution of earth resources, including coal, copper, and heavy metals rare earth materials; and application of geo-mechanics fundamentals to explore them through deep, shallow, and open-cut mining.

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OUR VISION

    • Our vision is to create new opportunities for large-scale, sustainable and economical use of the deep earth energy and mineral resources to better society and protect the environment. By doing so, we aim to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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  • Testimonials1
    Asst Prof Daniel Viete
    (John Hopkins University, USA)
    "I was fortunate enough to work within the modern and uniquely well-equipped 3GDeep Lab."
  • Testimonials2
    HUIJIE WANG
    (Postdoctoral Fellow at Peking University)
    “I carried out the experimental work on the fluid flow in the fractured coal, I got a lot of help and advice from the 3GDeep team.”
  • Testimonials3
    NAVINDA
    (Research Associate at UCL Australia)
    “3GDeep research group headed by Prof. Ranjith PG was extremely supportive in creating a world class atmosphere for me to carry out my research.”
  • Testimonials4
    VIKRAM VISHAL
    (Assistant Professor at IIT Roorkee)
    “The unique experimental and simulation facilities at 3G Deep helped me achieve landmark results on Indian coal.”
  • Testimonials5
    SAMINTHA PERERA
    (Lecturer, Melbourne University)
     
  • Testimonials6
    THARAKA RATHNAWEERA
    (NRF Fellow for the commonwealth at NTU, Singapore)
    "My current research focuses on the injection-induced seismicity in EGS that could serve as future research directions."