Dipanshu Sharma's PhD research focuses on applying advanced statistical and machine learning techniques to mine waste rock geochemistry. Her project aims to enhance our understanding of waste rock geochemical behaviour, and associated water quality risks, across different scales - from laboratory testing to large-scale field trials and operational mine sites. Through innovative data science approaches, she is investigating how insights gained at one scale can inform and improve predictions at others, ultimately contributing to more reliable risk prediction tools and effective mine waste management strategies.
Dipanshu graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Geology and Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from The University of Queensland (2022). Following graduation, Dipanshu completed her Honours in Geochemistry and Geochronology at The University of Queensland (2023) where her thesis focused on the geochemical characterisation of the volcanic rock units from the Mount Isa Inlier.
Dipanshu currently works as a graduate geochemist at Klohn Crippen Berger in Brisbane, where she conducts geochemical analysis of waste rock and tailings and participates in fieldwork. Her professional experience also includes working as an exploration geologist at sites in Mount Isa and Cobar.