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Dr Naomi Boxall

Senior Research Scientist

https://people.csiro.au/B/N/Naomi-Boxall

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PRIVATE BAG 5
WEMBLEY WA 6913 AUSTRALIA

Biography

Dr Naomi Boxall is a research scientist with more than 15 years’ experience in mining, waste treatment and resource recovery from strategic wastes such as electronic, mine and industrial wastes. Her areas of expertise are industrial and environmental biotechnology, waste treatment and resource recovery, along with process design, development and optimisation, and techno-economic assessment.
Currently, Naomi is researching innovation for emerging waste streams, practical application of circular economy principles in Australia, and the impact of hazardous chemicals on safe waste reuse, delivering to research projects in both Impact Priority 3 and 5 of the National Environmental Science Program Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub.
Naomi is also the deputy lead for CSIRO's Circular Economy research initiative.

Other Interests

Crochet, running and learning languages!

Achievements and Awards

  • 2010-2010

    Fresh Science
    Science in Public

  • 2010-2010

    WA Engineering Excellence for Environment Award
    WA Government

  • 2010-2010

    Innovation Award
    Australian Government

  • 2011-2011

    Inaugural AIRG Award
    Australasian Industrial Research Group

  • 2018-2018

    Land and Water Early Career Researcher Award
    CSIRO Land and Water

Professional Areas

Academic Qualifications

  • 2015

    Certificate IV in Applied Languages (Spanish)
    Central TAFE

  • 2012

    PhD in Science (Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology)
    UWA

  • 2006

    Bachelor of Science (Hons, Environmental Microbiology)
    UWA

  • 2005

    Bachelor of Science (Majors: Environmental Microbiology, Biochemistry)
    UWA

Professional Experiences

  • 2018-Current

    Research Scientist, Waste Innovation & Circular Economy
    CSIRO Environment

  • 2015-2018

    OCE Postdoctoral Fellow
    CSIRO

  • 2012-2015

    Experimental Scientist
    CSIRO

  • 2011-2012

    Environmental Scientist
    Cardno

  • 2011-2011

    Research Assistant
    Centre for Energy, UWA

  • 2006-2006

    Research Assistant
    CSIRO

  • 2005-2005

    Research Assistant
    CSIRO

Grants

  • 2018-2019

    Cutting Edge Science and Engineering Symposium: Waste innovation towards a circular economy

Community and Corporate Citizenship

  • 2021-Current

    P3 Biosafety Committee Chair

  • 2012-Current

    Area Custodian - BC5.11/BC5.2 and PC2 facility, Floreat, WA

  • 2012-2017

    Scientists in Schools

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