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Join us for our next Infrastructure & Asset Management Forum where we hear from Dr Robert G. Acres - Commercial Technical Consultant with ANSTO.

Please arrive at 7.45am for an 8am start.

Our role is to use nuclear science and technology for the benefit of all Australians, including improving health outcomes through nuclear medicine, acting as a trusted advisor to government, and leading the development of a nuclear capable workforce.

ANSTO operates Australia’s large scale research infrastructure, including the Australian centre for neutron scattering, centre for accelerator science, and the Australian Synchrotron which offer unique material characterisation capabilities, down to the atomic scale. Part of our work involves developing materials for use in the nuclear industry and our expertise with these materials is directly translatable to the challenges faced by Australian manufacturers, particularly for materials and material performance in extreme environments (heat, pressure, radiation, corrosion, etc).

In short, our capabilities cover development and modelling, specialist fabrication and material characterisation.

Rob’s role at ANSTO to find the intersection between the needs of Australian industry and ANSTO’s capabilities, Rob and ANSTO’s industry engagement team then work with partners to scope projects with our scientists and engineers. We have multiple ways to engage – from short one-off tests to longer term partnerships, joint tenders, or grant applications.

Speaker

Dr Robert G. Acres

As a Commercial Technical Consultant with ANSTO, Dr Robert Acres collaborates with industry partners to improve products and processes within small to large enterprises and across sectors.

Dr Acres helps Australian industries innovate by tailoring the uniquely specialised capabilities available across ANSTO to meet the specific needs of clients.

Before joining the ANSTO, Dr Acres worked as a beamline scientist at the Elettra synchrotron facility in Trieste, Italy, and a Postdoctoral researcher at Flinders University, South Australia.

Originally from Adelaide, he completed his PhD in Applied Science at The University of South Australia in 2010 and his honours degree in Nanotechnology at Flinders University in 2005.

Advanced manufacturing and materials | ANSTO, Defence and aerospace | ANSTO Health | ANSTO.