Research Hub
ANSTO's research capabilities, led by the OPAL nuclear research reactor and associated instruments provide access to users investigating areas as diverse as materials, life sciences, climate change and mining/engineering.
Focused Environmental Research
ANSTO’s Institute for Environmental Research (IER) uses highly sensitive state-of-the-art isotope instruments to study how environmental systems function and interact.
The Institute’s research is discovery directed and aimed at addressing major environmental issues such as climate change, water resource sustainability, air pollution, human impact on Earth systems and waste in the environment.
While the research is focussed on Australia, IER scientists collaborate with researchers around the world, and undertake investigations in locations as diverse as Antarctica, Chile and China and surrounding oceans.
IER’s research is focused on four key projects with dedicated teams and research objectives. Each project has a series of sub tasks and studies, which can be found through the following links:
- Isotopes in Climate Change and Atmospheric Systems
- Isotopes for Water
- Nuclear Methods in Earth Systems
- Accelerator Science
The IER also offers its facilities, including its leading-edge accelerators, to external partners and customers and collaborates with most Australian universities through AINSE. It runs several joint programs with Australian and overseas organisations, post-doctorates and joint post-doctorates as well as post-graduate student training.