Dr. Craig Chisholm holds a MSc from the University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand) and a PhD from the Technical University of Catalonia and the Institute of Photonic Sciences (Barcelona, Spain). His work has been published in international journals including Nature and Science and his thesis was recognised with an exceptional experimental doctoral thesis award.

At OpenStar Technolgies, Craig is an Experimental Plasma Physicist as well as the Radiation Safety Officer and Laser Safety Officer. He is responsible for machine operations and instrumentation of plasma diagnostics on OpenStar’s first levitated dipole experiment, “Junior”, and is the Work Area Manager for the primary experiment.

Rohitha Baskar holds a Bachelor of Science in Radiation and Health Physics from the University of Botswana, a Master of Applied Science in Medical Physics from Queensland University of Technology, and a Master of Occupational Health and Safety Science from the University of Queensland. She is a recipient of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship, awarded to women pursuing careers in nuclear science and technology.

Rohitha is a Radiation Safety Consultant at McKavanagh Engineering Services Pty Ltd, where she works across radiation protection, compliance, instrument calibration, radiation safety training, consulting and occupational health and safety.

Originally from Botswana and now based in Australia, Rohitha brings an international perspective to radiation protection, shaped by academic achievement, practical consulting experience, and a strong commitment to the future of the profession.

As Group Executive Nuclear Operations, Safety and Security, Miles has responsibility for all nuclear operations, safety, security and safeguards operations at ANSTO. The portfolio includes science and technology capabilities that undertake a range of mandated and sovereign functions for Government supporting a broad range of national security stakeholders. These include nuclear security science capabilities such as nuclear forensics. He leads ANSTO’s engagement with the Australian Submarine Agency to support the establishment of the nuclear-powered submarine enterprise.

Miles initially joined ANSTO to manage the safe, secure and sustainable planning and operation of the organisation’s entire portfolio of Landmark and National Research Infrastructure. He now has responsibility for nuclear stewardship across all ANSTO.

Miles has more than thirty years of experience in strategic planning and leadership of science and technology collaborations between government, industry and universities. He has established multi-node, multi-disciplinary collaborative research infrastructure networks for the characterisation of matter (chemical, mineral, biological) across a broad range of resolution and sensitivity scales.

Miles has a Bachelor of Metallurgical Engineering and a PhD from the University of New South Wales. He has extensive industry-based R&D experience in collaboration with universities, national laboratories and government agencies and has completed an Advanced Certificate in Management, Innovation and Technology from MIT and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Dr. Douglas Boreham received his Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa, was a research scientist at Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd, Chalk River Laboratories, prior to becoming a professor at McMaster University.  He is currently a professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University (NOSM U) in the Medical Sciences Division. While working at McMaster University and NOSM U he also held positions at Bruce Power Nuclear Station as Principal Scientist for the Environment and Integration Departments.  Dr. Boreham is a recognized leader in the areas of low dose radiation effects in medicine and health, and radioprotection of humans and the environment. He has mentored numerous students and has over 160 peer reviewed scientific publications.  He is a board member of the Radiation Research Foundation and was the 2024-2025 President of the Radiation Research Society.

For more information: https://www.nosm.ca/faculty/medical-sciences/faculty-bios/dr-douglas-boreham/