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Celebrating Dr. Rachelle Kernen: Awarded ARC Early Career Industry Fellowship
Dr. Rachelle Kernen, a member of ISER, has been awarded an ARC Early Career Industry Fellowship to lead a $455,109 project on underground hydrogen storage. Her research focuses on Australia’s ancient salt basins, using advanced modelling and field data to identify safe, scalable storage sites, supporting the nation’s clean energy transition through strong academic–industry collaboration.
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Wonder: A Student-Led Podcast Bringing Earth’s Story to Life
ISER is proud to support Wonder, a podcast created and co-hosted by PhD student Holly Cooke as part of her science communication initiative GeoCo. ISER is proud to support research that reaches beyond the lab, and Wonder does just that!
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Innovative Mining Solutions Presented at GRX25
ISER members showcased two innovative research prototypes. Dr Hossein Ranjbar presented the MOVE project’s software for electric mining truck infrastructure, while Dr Cornelia Wilske and Professor Nigel Spooner demonstrated their Novel Fluorescence (NF) sensor for real-time mineral identification.
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Key Takeaways from Professor Göran Roos' Energy Crisis Presentation
Last week, ISER Adjunct Professor Göran Roos delivered a thought-provoking presentation: Comparative Analysis of Energy Crises: Political and Structural Lessons from South Australia’s Blackouts and the Iberian Peninsula’s Energy Shocks..
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Professor Gus Nathan delivers keynote at ASPACC 2025
Interim ISER Director Professor Gus Nathan recently gave a keynote presentation at the 15th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion in Singapore. The ASPACC is an essential forum within the combustion research community that resides in the Asia-Pacific region, with a wide range of participants from academia and industry.
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Dr David Lam Awarded Qantas Regional Grant
ISER Affiliate Dr David Lam has recently been awarded a Qantas Regional Grant. This grant has helped Dr Lam to create and deliver face-to-face training workshops based on his successful ‘GP Lyf Hacks’ a free podcast and webpage with resources for doctors, nurses and paramedics across regional South Australia.
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ISER Attends ICCC 2025
ISER was proud to attend the 2025 international Climate Change Conference, hosted by the Department of Environment and Water SA.
National Workshop on Heat, Climate, and Work Safety
ISER supported the National Workshop: Impacts of extreme heat and climate change on work health and safety held at the University of Adelaide. Led by ISER member Professor Peng Bi from School of Public Health, and facilitated by Prof. Tony Capon (Director, Monash Institute of Sustainability) and Dr. Kimberly Humphrey (SA Health Climate Change and Health Lead), the day allowed for participants to review and address extreme heat and climate change impacts on work health and safety (WHS).
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Accelerating Decarbonisation: Insights from Professor Göran Roos Lecture
Adjunct Professor Göran Roos presented his lecture "Accelerating Decarbonisation Through Industry Hubs: Lessons from Europe’s Experience", providing critical insights to help shape South Australia's industrial future through effective decarbonisation strategies.
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Roundtable Discussion on Decarbonisation with Professor Göran Roos
ISER and SA Zero hosted Professor Göran Roos for a roundtable discussion at the University of Adelaide. Industry and Government were provided with the insight and knowledge of industry hubs, decarbonisation and defence.
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