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Our people, the custodians of Australia’s nuclear and accelerator expertise, are amongst our nation’s most talented researchers, scientists, engineers and nuclear experts. Everyday we work to respond to the growing nuclear science and technology needs of Australia and the world.
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Professor Brigid Heywood
Board Member
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Professor Ondrej Muránsky
Research Program Manager
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Professor Elliot Gilbert
Lead, Food Materials Science; Instrument Scientist, QUOKKA (Small-Angle Neutron Scattering); Honorary Professor, CNFS, The University of Queensland
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Professor Vanessa Peterson
Senior Principal Research and Neutron Scattering Instrument Scientist
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Prof Anna Paradowska
Industrial Liaison Manager - Senior Research Scientist
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Prof David Cohen
Distinguished Research Scientist
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Prof Hendrik "Henk" Heijnis
Director of the IAEA Collaboration Centre at ANSTO
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Prof Maxim Avdeev
Neutron Diffraction Group Manager
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Prof Michael James
Director Australian Synchrotron