Welcome to
Deep & Early Earth Processes (DEEP) Research
About Us
The Deep & Early Earth Processes (DEEP) Research Group was founded in 2017 at the University of Johannesburg. DEEP is operating under the direction of Principal Investigator (PI) Prof. Sebastian Tappe, who oversees the research projects of several undergraduates, post-graduates and post-doctoral fellows.
To learn more about the DEEP Group and its Research Themes please click on the links below.
Media Room
From stories about our research successes to updates from our alumni, we’re proud to share all the latest Deep & Early Earth Processes (DEEP) Research news with you.
The IUGS
Igneous rock classification system
gets an update!
November, 2020
Sebastian is part of a specialised team tasked with updating this famous book.
#Igneousrocks #mineralogy #petrology #geochemistry
Congratulations,
Sebastian!!!
November, 2020
Sebastian has been awarded a Humboldt Research Fellowship to conduct exciting new research on DEEP-related rocks in Germany.
#fellowshipsandawards #DEEPresearch
UJ Geology has climbed 27 places to place 2nd in South Africa, and in the top 300 Earth Science institutions in the world
July, 2020
Congratulations, Sara!!!
November, 2019
Sara has been awarded the Dr.-Eduard-Gübelin-Scholarship for her post-doctoral research - "In-situ gem-quality diamond formation beneath the Kaapvaal craton, South Africa"
#FellowshipsandAwards #DEEPresearch
The DEEP research team was well represented at the Annual DST-NRF CIMERA Colloquium
November, 2019
The DEEP team shared their exciting research findings with the extended economic geology family at UJ
#DEEPresearch #explorethedeep
The DEEP research team visits Marsfontein diamond mine - Limpopo, South Africa
November, 2019
Ntando Ngwenya (PhD student) is researching distinct pulses of kimberlite magmatism that occurred during emplacement of the ca. 150 Ma Marsfontein kimberlite
#kimberlite #fieldtrip
The DEEP research team was well represented at Goldschmidt 2019 - Barcelona, Spain
August, 2019
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The DEEP research team visits the "BIG HOLE" - Kimberley, South Africa
September, 2018
The Kimberley kimberlites are of Group 1 affinity with ages that cluster around 90 Ma. The 'Kimberley octahedral diamond' found here weighed a whopping 616 ct!
#diamonds #kimberlite #DEEPresearch
Sara represents DEEP research at the CRPG.CNRS facility - Nancy, France
September, 2018
Sara used the CAMECA IMS 1280 HR2 ion microprobe at the CRPG facility to measure the sulphide multiple sulphur isotopes in Kaapvaal mantle rocks
#geochemistsatwork #volatiles #sulphur
The DEEP research team visits Finsch diamond mine - Northern Cape, South Africa
September, 2018
The Finsch kimberlite is ca. 126 Ma old. The Petra owned mine is the second largest diamond operation by production in South Africa, and produces a number of +50 ct diamonds annually.
#fieldtrip #Kaapvaalcraton #DEEPresearch
Join our team:
Address: Deep & Early Earth Processes (DEEP) Research Group, Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
email: sebastiant@uj.ac.za