Biography
After obtaining her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Curtin University in 2001, Joanne was employed as a Post Doctoral Fellow Researcher in the Solid State Chemistry Department of Radboud University in the Netherlands for 2 years. She rejoined CSIRO on her return to Australia where her research interests spanned areas such as: reaction mechanisms of organic compounds in alkaline solutions, hydrogen production and the formation of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the Bayer process (used to refine bauxite ore to alumina, the precursor to aluminium metal), fundamentals of wet oxidation as an organics removal process, phosphate processing, the adsorption of lithium from solution and graphite purification. More recently, her role has focussed on research management of large, industry projects and the development of cross-sectorial research activities in the critical energy minerals domain.
Professional Areas
Current Roles
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Group Leader - Critical Minerals
Managing the India-Australia Critical Minerals Partnership
Academic Qualifications
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1989-1992
B.Sc.(Hons)
University of WA -
1997-2001
Ph.D. (Chemistry)
Curtin University
Professional Experiences
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2008-2022
Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO -
2003-2008
Research Scientist
CSIRO -
2001-2003
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Radboud University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands -
1994-1997
Project Scientist
CSIRO -
1993-1994
Research Officer
Worsley Alumina (South32)
ORCID 0000-0002-9668-4990