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User Meeting 2020 Prizes & Awards
Awards and prizes granted at the User Meeting 2020 for scientists.
Eureka finalist
Two ANSTO scientists were part of a research team led by the University of Wollongong, who are finalists for the 2019 NSW Environment, Energy and Science (DPIE) Eureka Prize for Environmental Research.
Common drug source of insights into formation of 'butterfly' crystals
Insights into the crystallisation process of twin crystals important for drug production.
Jarosite on Earth and Mars
Useful in some mineral processes but a major problem in others, jarosite may be the key to unlocking the geological history and environmental context of water on Mars.
Sharing expertise with regional neighbours
Participants undertook IAEA training hosted by Macquarie University and ANSTO on use of radionuclides for soil and water investigations.
International collaboration identifies potential threat to water quality
A major study has identified urbanisation and climate change as future threats to drinking water quality.
Research explains how some plants evolved to depend on fire for survival
Researchers based at Monash University and the Swedish Museum of Natural History have pioneered the use of nuclear imaging techniques at ANSTO’s Centre for Neutron Scattering to resolve long-standing problems in plant evolutionary history linked to wildfires.
Promising material provides a simple, effective method capable of extracting uranium from seawater
An Australian-led international research team, including a core group of ANSTO scientists, has found that doping a promising material provides a simple, effective method capable of extracting uranium from seawater.
Nuclear science informing risk assessments during offshore decommissioning
Environmental scientists at ANSTO have been undertaking research to gain a better understanding of the potential impact of contaminants on decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure since 2017
Advanced method to improve stability of spray dried microcapsules for delivery of nutrients
3D printing of single atom catalysts pioneered by research team for industrial chemical and energy applications
A large international collaboration has developed a straightforward and cost-effective synthesizing approach using a 3D printing technique to produce single atom catalysts (SACs)—potentially paving the way for large scale commercial production with broad industrial applications.
Mural features local indigenous heritage
ANSTO recognises local Indigenous heritage in new mural
Evidence of quantum state in spin cluster chain
Phenomenon predicted by Nobel Prize recipient
Evidence of earliest Aboriginal occupation of Australian coast
Evidence of the earliest occupation of the coasts of Australia from Barrow Island, Northwest Australia.
What is synchrotron light?
Synchrotron light is the electromagnetic radiation emitted when electrons, moving at velocities close to the speed of light, are forced to change direction under the action of a magnetic field.
10th birthday of OPAL nuclear research reactor marks a decade of research
Research finds a potential new "silver bullet" nanoparticle to treat brain cancer
Collaboration investigates a promising new nanoparticle for potential use in combination with other therapies for brain cancer
Surprise cell death discovery provides birth defect clues
Understanding of the role that programmed cell death has in development.
First malaria-human contact mapped with Nobel Prize-winning technology
Research represents significant step towards developing vaccine