Ms Kim Baublys
Research Officer
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
+61 7 336 53464
Researcher biography
Research Interests:Stable isotope and radiogenic isotope techniques to describe large sedimentary basin hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry.
Manager and analyst of the Stable Isotope Geochemistry Laboratories within the School of of Earth and Environmental Sciences
To access services see details on the laboratory websites http://sigl.earth.uq.edu.au or https://sees.uq.edu.au/research/facilities/stable-isotope-geochemistry-laboratory
Manage Stable Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory; development and application of stable isotopic and wet chemistry analytical techniques to current projects associated with the Stable Isotope Geochemistry Laboratories.
Book Chapters
Golding, Suzanne D., Duck, Lawrence J., Young, Elisa, Baublys, Kim A., Glikson, Miryam and Kamber, Balz S. (2011). Earliest seadfloor hydrothermal systems on Earth- Comparison with modern analogues. In Suzanne D. Golding and Miryam Glikson (Ed.), Earliest life on earth: Habitats, environments and methods of detection (pp. 15-49) New York , NY, U.S.A.: Springer -Verlag Dordrecht. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-8794-2_2
Golding, S. D., Collerson, K. D., Uysal, I. T., Glikson, M., Baublys, K. A. and Zhao, J. X. (2000). Nature and source of carbonate mineralization in Bowen Basin coals, eastern Australia. In M. Glikson and M. Mastalerz (Ed.), Organic Matter and Mineralisation: Thermal Alternation, Hydrocarbon Generation and Role in Metallogenesis 1st ed. (pp. 296-313) Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Golding, S. D., Baublys, K. A., Glikson, M., Uysal, I. T. and Boreham, C. J. (1999). Source and Timing of Coal Seam Gas Generation in Bowen Basin Coals. In M. Mastalerz, M. Glikson and S. D. Golding (Ed.), Coalbed Methane: Scientific, Environmental and Economic Evaluation (pp. 257-269) The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic.
Journal Articles
Siller, Adrian, Hofmann, Harald, Underschultz, Jim, Baublys, Kim and Hudson, Nick (2018) Fractionation processes of δ13C in a soil-shallow groundwater system of a potential CO2 sequestration site: Wandoan, QLD, Australia. Applied Geochemistry, 96 191-203. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2018.06.009
Ghosh, Santanu, Golding, Suzanne D., Varma, Atul Kumar and Baublys, Kim A. (2018) Stable isotopic composition of coal bed gas and associated formation water samples from Raniganj Basin, West Bengal, India. International Journal of Coal Geology, 191 1-6. doi:10.1016/j.coal.2018.02.019
Susilawati, Rita, Golding, Suzanne D., Baublys, Kim A., Esterle, Joan S. and Hamilton, Stephanie K. (2016) Carbon and hydrogen isotope fractionation during methanogenesis: a laboratory study using coal and formation water. International Journal of Coal Geology, 162 108-122. doi:10.1016/j.coal.2016.05.003
Baublys, K. A., Hamilton, S. K., Golding, S. D., Vink, S. and Esterle, J. (2015) Microbial controls on the origin and evolution of coal seam gases and production waters of the Walloon Subgroup; Surat Basin, Australia. International Journal of Coal Geology, 147-148 85-104. doi:10.1016/j.coal.2015.06.007
Hamilton, S. K., Golding, S. D., Baublys, K. A. and Esterle, J. S. (2015) Conceptual exploration targeting for microbially enhanced coal bed methane (MECoM) in the Walloon Subgroup, eastern Surat Basin, Australia. International Journal of Coal Geology, 138 68-82. doi:10.1016/j.coal.2014.12.002
Hamilton, S. K., Golding, S. D., Baublys, K. A. and Esterle, J. S. (2014) Stable isotopic and molecular composition of desorbed coal seam gases from the Walloon Subgroup, eastern Surat Basin, Australia. International Journal of Coal Geology, 122 21-36. doi:10.1016/j.coal.2013.12.003
Van de Wetering, Nikola, Esterle, Joan and Baublys, Kim (2013) Decoupling delta C-13 response to palaeoflora cycles and climatic variation in coal: A case study from the Late Permian Bowen Basin, Queensland, Australia. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, 386 165-179. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.05.016
Golding, S. D., Uysal, I. T., Bolhar, R., Boreham, C. J., Dawson, G. K. W., Baublys, K. A. and Esterle, J. S. (2013) Carbon dioxide-rich coals of the Oaky Creek area, central Bowen Basin: a natural analogue for carbon sequestration in coal systems. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 60 1: 125-140. doi:10.1080/08120099.2012.750627
Uysal, Tonguc, Golding, Suzanne D., Bolhar, Robert, Zhao, Jian-xin, Feng, Yue-xing, Baublys, Kim A. and Greig, Alan (2011) CO2 degassing and trapping during hydrothermal cycles related to Gondwana rifting in eastern Australia. Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 75 19: 5444-5466. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2011.07.018
Uysal, I. Tonguc, Feng, Yue-xing, Zhao, Jian-xin, Bolhar, Robert, Isik, Veysel, Baublys, Kim A., Yago, Anya and Golding, Suzanne D. (2011) Seismic cycles recorded in late Quaternary calcite veins: Geochronological, geochemical and microstructural evidence. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 303 1-2: 84-96. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2010.12.039
Kinnon, E. C. P., Golding, S. D., Boreham, C. J., Baublys, K. A. and Esterle, J. S. (2010) Stable isotope and water quality analysis of coal bed methane production waters and gases from the Bowen Basin, Australia. International Journal of Coal Geology, 82 3-4: 219-231. doi:10.1016/j.coal.2009.10.014
Partridge, Michaela A., Golding, Suzanne D., Baublys, Kim A. and Young, Elisa (2008) Pyrite paragenesis and multiple sulfur isotope distribution in late Archean and early Paleoproterozoic Hamersley Basin sediments. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 272 1-2: 41-49. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2008.03.051
Golding, S. D., Uysal, I. T., Glikson, M., Baublys, K. A. and Southgate, P. N. (2006) Timing and chemistry of fluid-flow events in the Lawn Hill Platform, Northern Australia. Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists, 101 6: 1231-1250. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.101.6.1231
Baublys, Kim A., Golding, Suzanne D., Young, Elisa and Kamber, Balz S. (2004) Simultaneous determination of delta(33) SV-CDT and delta S-34(V-CDT) using masses 48, 49 and 50 on a continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometer. Rapid Communications In Mass Spectrometry, 18 22: 2765-2769. doi:10.1002/rcm.1681
Uysal, I.Tonguç, Golding, Suzanne D. and Baublys, Kim (2000) Stable isotope geochemistry of authigenic clay minerals from late Permian coal measures, Queensland, Australia: Implications for the evolution of the Bowen Basin. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 180 1-2: 149-162. doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00147-3
Baker, Julian C., Jell, John S., Hacker, Jennifer L. F. and Baublys, Kim A. (1998) Origin of recent insular phosphate rock on a coral cay - Raine Island, Northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 68 5: 1001-1008. doi:10.2110/jsr.68.1001
Conference Papers
Golding, S. D., Hamilton, S. K., Baublys, K. A., Esterle, J. S., Tyson, G., Robbins, S., Rudolph, V., Zheng, H., Gilcrease, P. C. and Papendick, S. L. (2013). Future gas through bioconversion of waster coal. In: Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2013. Goldschmidt Conference 2013, Florence, Italy, (1187-1187). 25-30 August 2013. doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.5.7
Golding, S. D., Uysal, I. T., Boreham, C.J., Kirste, D., Baublys, K. A. and Esterle, J. S. (2011). Adsorption and mineral trapping dominate CO2 storage in coal systems. In: John Gale, Chris Hendriks and Wim Turkenberg, GHGT-10: 10th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies. Proceedings. International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (10th, GHGT, 2011), Amsterdam, Netherlands, (3131-3138). 19-23 September 2010. doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2011.02.227
Golding, Susanne, Uysal, Tonguc, Borham, Chris, Kirste, Dirk, Baublys, Kim and Esterle, Joan (2010). Adsorption and mineral trapping dominate CO2 storage in coal systems. In: 10th Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, (). 19-23 September, 2010.
Kinnon, E. C. P., Golding, S. D., Boreham, C. J., Baublys, K. A. and Esterle, J. S. (2010). Stable isotope and water quality analysis of coal bed methane production waters and gases from the Bowen Basin, Australia. In: Suzanne D. Golding, Victor Rudolph, Romeo M. Flores, S. Dai, C. Ö. Karacan and R. Littke, Asia Pacific Coalbed Methane Symposium: Selected papers from the 2008 Brisbane symposium on coalbed methane and CO2-enhanced coalbed methane. APCBM 2008 Asia Pacific Coalbed Methane Symposium, Brisbane, Qld., Australia, (219-231). 22-24 September 2008. doi:10.1016/j.coal.2009.10.014
M.A. Partridge, S. D. Golding, K.A. Baublys and E. Young (2009). Sulfur and carbon cycling in the late Archean Hamersley Basin. In: 19th Annual VM Goldschmidt Conference, Davos, Switzerland, (A999-A999). 21-26 June 2009.
Baublys, Kim A., Esterle, Joan S., Feng, Y.X., Golding, Suzanne D. and Uysal, Ibrahim T. (2009). Natural analogues for storage of CO2 in coal systems, Gunnedah and Bowen Basins, Australia. In: Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2009. 19th Annual VM Goldschmidt Conference, Davos, Switzerland, (A448-A448). 21-26 June 2009.
Vink, Suzanna, Moran, Chris, Golding, Suzanne D., Baublys, Kim A. and Nanjappa, V. (2009). Understanding mine site water and salt dynamics to support integrated water quality and quantity management. In: Proceedings of the Water in Mining 2009 Conference. Water in Mining 2009 Conference, Perth WA, (265-272). 15-17 September 2009.
Golding, Suzanne D., Uysal, Ibrahim T., Boreham, C.J., Baublys, Kim A. and Esterle, Joan S. (2009). Implications of natural analogue studies for CO2 storage in coal measures with enhanced coal bed methane. In: Xuehai Xu, Qin Yong, Geoff G.X. Wang, Zhongtao Wei, Victor Rudolph, Zhao Qingbo and Ye Jianping, Proceedings of 2009 Asia Pacific Coalbed Methane Symposium and 2009 China Coalbed Symposium. 2009 Asia Pacific Coalbed Methane Symposium and 2009 China Coalbed Symposium, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China, (712-725). 24-26 September 2009.
Kinnon, E. C. P., Golding, S. D., Baublys, K. A. and Esterle, J. S. (2008). Stable isotope and water quality analysis of production waters associated with coal bed methane. In: P. Massarotto, S. D. Golding, X. Fu, C. Wei, G-X. Wang and V. Rudolph, 2008 Asia Pacific Coalbed Methane Symposium. APCBM 2008 Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, (1-15). 22-24 September, 2008.
Golding, S. D., Partridge, M. A., Baublys, K. A. and Young, E. (2008). Isotopic evidence for redox heterogeneity in the Late Archean and Early Paleoproterozoic Hamersley Basin, Western Australia. In: Abstracts of the Geological Society of Australia: Abstracts of the Australian Earth Sciences Convention. Australian Earth Sciences Convention 2008 (AESC), Perth, WA, Australia, (114-119). 20-24 July 2008.
Partridge, M. A., Golding, S. D., Baublys, K. A. and Young, E. (2008). Morphological, depositional and temporal controls on sulfur isotopes in pyrite from the Hamersley Basin, Western Australia. In: Geological Society of Australia Abstracts. Australian Earth Sciences Convention, Perth, Australia, (195-195). 20-24 July, 2008.
Golding, S., Massarotto, P., Iyer, R., Baublys, K., Esterle, J. and Rudolph, V. (2008). Experimental studies of CO2 and water reactions with Permian coals: Implications for ECBM and CO2 geosequestration. In: P. Massarotto, S. D. Golding, X. Fu, C. Wei, G.-X. Wang and V. Rudolph, 2008 Asia Pacific Coalbed Methane Symposium Book of Abstracts. APCBM 2008 Asia Pacific Coalbed Methane Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, (79-79). 22-24 September 2008.
Partridge, M. A., Golding, S. D., Young, E. and Baublys, K. A. (2007). Multiple redox states in the Archean-Proterozoic hydrosphere. In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 17th Annual V M Goldschmidt Conference, Cologne, Germany, (A760-A760). 20-24 August, 2007.
Golding, S. D., Massarotto, P., Iyer, R., Baublys, K. A. and Rudolph, V. (2007). Experimental CO2 and water interactions with Permian coals of Queensland, Australia. In: 17th Annual V. M. Goldschmidt Conference Cologne, Germany August 2007; Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. V. M. Goldschmidt Conference, Cologne, Germany, (A338-A338). 20 August - 24th August.
Uysal, I. T., Golding, S. D., Mory, A. J. and Baublys, K. A. (2006). Stable isotopic and clay mineralogical constraints on the effect of Woodleigh impact event, southern Carnarvon Basin. In: Australian Earth Sciences Convention 2006 - Convention Handbook. GSA 18th Australian Geological Convention & ASEG 18th Int. Geophysical Conference, Melbourne, Australia, (). 2 - 6 July, 2006.
Golding, S. D., Uysal, I. T., Glikson, M., Baublys, K. A. and Southgate, P. N. (2006). Thermal and fluid flow history of the Lawn Hill Platform, Northern Australia: Implications for the formation of Zn-Pb deposits. In: Australian Earth Sciences Convention 2006 - Convention Handbook. GSA 18th Australian Geological Convention & ASEG 18th Int. Geophysical Conference, Melbourne, Australia, (). 2 - 6 July, 2006.
Edraki, M., Golding, S. D., Baublys, K. A. and Lawrence, M. G. (2005) Hydrochemistry, mineralogy and sulphur isotope geochemistry of acid mine drainage at the Mt Morgan mine environment, Queensland, Australia. Applied Geochemistry, 20 4: 789-805. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2004.11.004
Golding, S. D., Uysal, I.T., Glikson, M., Baublys, K. A. and Southgate, P.N. (2005). Thermal history, timing and stable isotope geochemistry of fluid flow events in the Lawn Hill Platform, northern Australia. In: Central Australian Basins Symposium Handbook: Petroleum and Minerals Potential. Central Australian Basins Symposium: Petroleum and Minerals, Alice Springs, Australia, (37-38). 16 - 18 August 2005.
Young, E. J., Kamber, B. S., Baublys, K. A. and Golding, S. D. (2004). Combined 34S/33S/32S, Pb-isotope and trace element data for pyritic banded-iron formation from the 3.71 Ga Isua Greenstone Belt. In: F. A. Podesek, Geochemica et Cosmochimica Acta: Special Supplement Abstracts of the 13th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference. 14th Annual Goldschmidt Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, (781-781). 5-11 June, 2004.
Edraki, M., Golding, S. D., Baublys, K. A. and Lawrence, M. G. (2003). Geochemical constraints on the evolution of acid drainage from the Mt Morgan gold-copper mine, Central Queensland. In: B.D. Batts and J.E. Batts, 5th International Symposium on Applied Isotope Geochemistry. 5th International Symposium on Applied Isotope Geochemistry, Heron Island, Queensland, (177-178). 26-30 May 2003.
Edraki, M., Golding, S. D. and Baublys, K. A. (2002). Application of stable isotopes in the investigtion of acid mine drainage. In: The 9th Canadian Continuous-Flow Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry Workshop. 9th Canadian Continuous-flow Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, (3.2-3.3). 25 - 28 August 2002.
Golding, S. D., Uysal, I. T., Baublys, K. A., Glikson, A. Y. and Mory, A. J. (2002). Stable isotope geochemistry of impact related alteration phases from the Woodleigh impact structure, Western Australia. In: F.A. Podosek, 12th Annual V.M Goldschmidt Conference. 12th Annual V.M Goldschmidt Conference, Davos, Switzerland, (A283-A283). 18-23 August 2002.
Golding, S. D., Baublys, K. A., Thiede, D. S. and Glikson, M. (2001). Isotope geochemistry, pyrolysis mass spectrometry and electron microscopy of coals with associated hydrogen sulphide seam gas, Bowen Basin, Australia. In: H I Petersen, The 53rd Meeting of the International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology. The 53rd Meeting of the International Committee for Coal & Ory, Copenhagen, Denmark, (39-43). 12 - 19 August 2001.
Golding, S. D., Uysal, I.T., Glikson, A., Mory, A., Baublys, K. A. and Glikson, M. (2001). Stable isotopic studies and isotopic dating of impact related alteration minerals, Woodleigh impact structure, Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. In: Eleventh Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference (2001). Eleventh Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Hot Springs, Virginia USA, (3509-3509). 20 - 24 May 2001.
Golding, S. D., Baublys, K. A., Thiede, D. S., Glikson, M., Falkner, A. J. and Frew, L. D. (1999). Sulfur isotope geochemistry of coals and associated hydrogen sulfide seam gas, Southern Colliery, Bowen Basin, Queensland, Australia. In: 3rd International Symposium on Applied Isotope Geochemistry Program and Abstracts. 3rd International Symposium of Applied Isotope Geochemistry, Orleans, France, (131-132). 21-25 September, 1999.
Conference Item
Golding, S. D., Young, E., Duck, L. J., Baublys, K. A. and Glikson, M. (2006). Multiple sulfur isotope constraints on microbial processes in Archaean seafloor environments. In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 16th Annual Goldschmidt Conference 2006, Melbourne, Australia, (A208-A208). 27 August - 1 September 2006. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2006.06.418