Rate My Professor Luc Doucet

Dr. Luc Doucet is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, at Curtin University, where he heads the Earth Dynamics Research Group within The Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR). He specializes in igneous petrology and high-temperature geochemistry. Doucet earned his PhD in 2012 from Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne, France, with a thesis titled 'Origin and evolution of the Siberian cratonic mantle,' for which he received the Université Jean Monnet Prize of Excellence in PhD Thesis. Following his doctorate, he was awarded a three-year postdoctoral fellowship by the F.R.S.-FNRS at the University of Liège, Belgium. After a two-year academic career break as a stay-at-home dad, he joined Curtin University in March 2018 to lead the igneous petrology and geochemistry team in the Earth Dynamics Research Group. In 2023, he secured an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship worth $839,280 to advance his research on mantle processes and geodynamics.

Doucet's research investigates the links between mantle geochemistry, supercontinent cycles, and global geodynamics, including the distinct formation histories of deep-mantle domains, the shared origins of oceanic and super-deep continental diamonds from highly depleted mantle residues, geochemical fingerprinting of plume intensity in Large Igneous Provinces, and the timing of continental crust formation between 3.2 and 3.0 billion years ago. Key publications include 'Distinct formation history for deep-mantle domains reflected in geochemical differences' (Doucet et al., 2020), 'Oceanic and super-deep continental diamonds share a common origin as residues from highly depleted mantle' (Doucet et al., 2021, Science Advances), 'Global geochemical fingerprinting of plume intensity during the life-cycle of Large Igneous Provinces' (Gamal El Dien et al., 2019, Nature Communications), and 'New research dates the formation of Earth's continents' (Doucet et al., 2023). His contributions have advanced understanding of Earth's geodynamic evolution, mineral deposit formation, and planetary processes, with findings featured in Curtin University media releases and international journals.