2007 Innovation and Excellence Day

October 1st, 2007

View the presentations from the Innovation and Excellence Day 2007:

Underground Coal Gasification
Dr Cliff Mallet – Executive General Manager, Carbon Energy Pty Ltd

Coal Preparation for Clean Coal Technology
Dr Bruce Firth – Research Group Leader, CSIRO Energy Technology

Next Generation Gasification Technologies
Dr Jim Smitham – Deputy Flagship Director, Energy Transformed Flagship

Public Understanding of Carbon Capture and Storage: does it really matter?
Ms Peta Ashworth –Team Leader Social Science, CSIRO Exploration & Mining

Technology Directions in the Alumina Industry
Mr Steve Healy – Director of R&D, Alcan Bauxite and Alumina

Geometallurgy: characterising iron ore for improved processing
Mr James Manuel – Research Scientist, CSIRO Minerals

Eco-efficiency in the Mining Sector
Ms Anna Littleboy – Operations Director, Minerals Down Under Flagship

Sensor Systems for Smart Mining
Dr David Reid – Principal Research Engineer, CSIRO Exploration & Mining

Core Profiler: freeware for coal companies
Dr Renate Sliwa – Structural Geologist, CSIRO Exploration & Mining

Extreme Materials: from blocked arteries to hypersonic flight
Dr Nigel Ricketts – CSIRO Manufacturing & Materials Technology

Lighter Faster Deeper Smarter: composites research at QCAT
Dr Philip Teakle – Research Scientist, CSIRO Exploration & Mining

Watching the World with Wireless Sensors
Dr Tim Wark – Wireless Sensor Networks Project Leader, CSIRO ICT Centre

Dependable Robots in Human Environments
Dr Michael Brünig – Research Director – Autonomous Systems Laboratory, CSIRO ICT Centre

Airborne Inspection Robots: developing autonomous systems for mini-helicopters
Dr Stefan Hrabar – Aerial Robotics Engineer, CSIRO ICT Centre

DSTO Brisbane Hypersonics Program
Dr Hans Alesi – Principal Aerostructures Engineer, Defence Science Technology Organisation –  Hypersonics Program