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Reconstructing Australia’s fire history from cave stalagmites
Research is being undertaken through an Australian Research Council Discovery Project "Reconstructing Australia’s fire history from cave stalagmites", led by Professor Andy Baker at UNSW Sydney and Dr. Pauline Treble at ANSTO. The project aims to calibrate the fire-speleothem relationship and develop coupled fire and climate records for the last millennium in southwest Australia.
An in-situ experiment on Maple saplings
The sap extracted from Sugar Maple trees, is used to produce maple syrup. There are many conflicting theories and an absence of experimental evidence, regarding the mechanisms involved in maple sap exudation.
Local Environmental Monitoring
ANSTO is committed to monitoring its environmental performance and providing the community with accurate information about it. We also publish live meteorological data from our 49m Lucas Heights weather tower every 15 minutes.
What are radioisotopes?
Radioisotopes are widely used in medicine, industry, and scientific research. New applications for radioisotopes are constantly being developed.
Bushfires can generate hazardous chromium in soil
Bushfires heat soil to extreme temperatures and this causes oxidation of chromium to a highly toxic and carcinogenic form.
Role at ANSTO
Role at ANSTO
Dr Safavi-Naeini is the Acting Leader of the Centre for Accelerator Science. She is a particle physicist and previously had a role as a research leader at the Human Health group.
ANSTO User Meeting - Speakers
ANSTO User Meeting 2021 - Speakers
Role at ANSTO
CORIS360® GNI - Gamma Neutron Imager
CORIS360® GNI images gamma-ray and thermal neutron radiation sources, delivering an unprecedented ability to detect, localise, and identify nuclear materials.
Role at ANSTO
Role at ANSTO
Role at ANSTO
Dr Meng Jun Qin is a materials scientist with expertise in computer modelling
Luis Abuel is a technical officer with a background in Instrumentation and Process Control Engineering. Luis started at ANSTO in May 2006 as an Instrumentation Technician in OPAL.
Suzanne is a Senior Hydrometallurgist in the uranium processing group within the ANSTO Minerals business unit.
Role at ANSTO
Role at ANSTO
Andrew Peele was appointed Group Executive for ANSTO Nuclear Science and Technology in July 2021 and was Director of the Australian Synchrotron from 2013 -2021. He is an adjunct Professor of Physics at La Trobe University.