Process Science and Engineering

Dr Anita Hill leads the division's staff at sites in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

Dr James Tickner leads the Nucleonics team that develops novel scientific approaches to solve fundamental problems in industry using nuclear techniques.

Dr Miao Chen is leading science in surface modification at the molecular scale.

Dr Rodopoulos is an organic chemist who leads the development of novel metal production processes using non-aqueous electrochemistry.

Dr William Yang manages the laser flow diagnostic laboratory at CSIRO's Process Science and Engineering.

Dr Chu Yong Cheng leads research in solvent extraction techniques for base metals recovery.

Mr Ian Madsen is a Principal Research Scientist in the Materials Characterisation group specialising in the field of laboratory and synchrotron x-ray and neutron powder diffraction.

CSIRO’s site at Clayton, Victoria is adjacent to Monash University and the Australian Synchrotron. More than 800 staff members work in energy, resources, forestry, manufacturing, chemicals, health, information, agribusiness and more.

At Waterford, CSIRO is developing improved processing techniques for Australia’s A$40 billion per annum mineral and metal export industry.

The Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies (QCAT) is a joint venture between CSIRO and the Queensland Government. It is a multi-divisional research site where innovative solutions for the mining, manufacturing and energy sectors are produced.

CSIRO Lucas Heights provides facilities for 80 staff for research in energy, environment and minerals.

CSIRO at the Waite Campus undertakes a range of research in land and water management, sustainable farming systems, precision agriculture, plant science and mathematics and statistics.

CSIRO researchers are developing new ways of using radiation to solve challenging measurement and imaging problems.

The aim of in situ studies is to reproduce the conditions that are present in systems found across a wide range of environments.

The fact that ionic liquids can be tuned to suit various applications such as catalysis, synthesis and electrochemistry is generating both scientific and commercial interest.  

Solvent extraction is a useful technology for the separation, purification and recovery of metals.

Analysing light emissions from the plasma generated by laser pulses can provide insight into the elemental make up of a range of different materials.