Publications

Kirby, R., King, P., Norman, M., Ireland, T., Forster, M., Pelton, A., Troitzsch, U., Tamura, N. 2022. Formation, cooling history and age of impact events on the IIE iron parent body: evidence from the Miles meteorite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 339, 157-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2022.10.034

King, P.L., Kirby, R.S., Loiselle, L.M., Pure, L.R., Renggli, C.J., 2015. Suggestions for Applying for a Master's or PhD Degree. Elements. http://www.elementsmagazine.org/archives/e11_1/e11_1_dep_lifeinscience.pdf 

Kirby, R., Tomkins, A. and Langendam, A., 2025. Platinum Group Element distribution in non-carbonaceous meteorites: Implications for the Late Veneer Hypothesis. Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society.  5195.PDF 

Welten, K., Caffee, M., Bland, P., Kirby, R., Anderson, S., Devillepoix, H. and Sansom, E. 2025. Cosmogenic radionuclides in photographed chondrite falls from the Desert Fireball Network, Australia. Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society.  5186.PDF 

Rogers, A., Forman, L., Rankenburg, K., Kirby, R., Danisik M., Cousins V., and Benedix G. 2025. Re-evaluation of the classification of ungrouped iron meteorites: a case study from Western Australia. Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society.  5216.PDF 

Kirby, R. 2025. Meteorites: Records of our Solar System's history. Geological Society of Australia Victoria Division monthly seminar. *Invited talk

Kirby, R. 2024. Metal at the surface of asteroids: Geochemistry, petrogenesis and thermal history of IIE iron meteorites and their relationship to ordinary chondrites. Seminar Series, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University. *Invited talk

Kirby, R. 2024. Impact formation of IIE iron meteorites: geochemical and petrological studies on processes and products. Seminar series, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University. *Invited talk

Kirby, R. 2024. Sampling our Solar System: a planetary geologists perspective. Global Meteor Network Meeting. *Invited talk

Kirby, R., King, P. 2024. Ordinary chondrites, IIE iron meteorites and the theorised HH chondrite group: a statistical investigation of the groups and genetic relationships. Australian Planetary Science Meeting.

Kirby, R., King, P., Nguyen, F., Langendam, A. 2023. Formation of silicate glass versus crystalline inclusions through contrasting phosphorus-iron reactions in the Miles IIE iron meteorite. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.  2943.PDF (usra.edu) 

Kirby, R. 2023. Snapshots of our solar system: meteorites and the formation and evolution of planets. Australian Synchrotron Speaker Series. *Invited talk

Kirby, R., King, P., Norman, M., Ireland, T. Forster, M., Pelton, A., Troitzsch, U., Langendam, A., Tamura, N., Turner, M., 2022. Forged in fire: iron meteorites and asteroid impacts. Australian Synchrotron Microscopy Workshop. *Invited talk

Kirby, R., King, P., Norman, M., Ireland, T. Forster, M., Pelton, A., Troitzsch, U., Tamura, N., Turner, M., 2022. Formation, cooling history and age of impacts on the IIE iron parent body: evidence from the Miles meteorite. 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1797.PDF (usra.edu)

Kirby, R., King, P., Norman, M., 2022. Evidence from oxygen isotopes and metal chemistry for a common parent body for H chondrites and IIE iron meteorites. 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1807.PDF (usra.edu)

Kirby, R., King, P., Forster, M., Henley, R., Ireland, T., Norman, M., Pelton, N., Troitzsch, U., Turner, M., 2018. Formation and multiple impact events on the IIE iron parent body as recorded by the Miles meteorite. Australian Geoscience Council Convention 2018. https://www.agcc.org.au/abstracts

Kirby, R.S. and King, P.L., 2018. Evidence of gas-solid reactions and the formation of iron phosphide in IIE iron meteorites. Elizabeth and Frederick White Conference 2018.

Troitzsch, U., King, P., Tamura, N., Marcus, M. A., Kirby, R. S., Nash, M., Opdyke, B. N., and Diaz-Pulido, G., 2017. Biomineralization Characterization Using Micro X-ray Diffraction. AXAA 2017.

Kirby, R.S., King, P.L., Henley, R.W., Troitzsch, U., Ireland, T.R., Turner, M., 2016. A New Hypothesis for the Evolution of IIE Iron Meteorites based on Geochronology and Petrology of the Miles Meteorite. 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016LPI....47.1938K/abstract

Troitzsch, U., King, P., Nash, M., Tamura, N., Marcus, M. A., Kirby, R. S., Opdyke, B. N., and Diaz-Pulido, G., 2016. Micron-scale characterization of magnesium-rich minerals in modern coralline algae; their compositions, crystal structures and spatial distributions. Dolomieu conference on carbonate platforms and dolomite.

Troitzsch, U., King, P., Tamura, N., Marcus, M. A., Kirby, R. S., Nash, M., Opdyke, B. N., and Diaz-Pulido, G., 2016. New insights into the growth of modern coralline algae and the ‘Dolomite Problem’ from synchrotron micro-diffraction and the chemistry of magnesium-rich minerals. TIGeR 2016.