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Tyree Foundation Scholarships - Priority Focus Areas

Sir William Tyree Nuclear Scholarships - Priority Focus Areas

ANSTO’s strategic research objectives are described broadly in the Corporate Plan.

Priority focus areas

For the Sir William Tyree Nuclear Scholarships, the priority focus areas and ANSTO points of contact for further discussion regarding projects and ANSTO supervisors are detailed below: 

Focus areaANSTO point of contact

Power sources for space and defence applications

Dr Kapila Fernando

Design of novel fuels for small modular reactors

Dr Jessica Veliscek Carolan 

Management of spent nuclear fuel

Dr Jessica Veliscek Carolan

Development of advanced and more irradiation tolerant materials for use in the next generation of nuclear reactors

Dr Alan Xu

Economic analysis of energy markets to include scenarios considering nuclear power

Dr Mark Ho

Economic analysis of small modular reactors

Dr Mark Ho

Contact

If you have any questions about your application, please contact the listed ANSTO staff member aligned with the relevant priority focus area.

If you have a general query please reach out to the Scholarships Manager, Mark Ashford