James Tickner
Stream Leader
Biography
Degree in Physics, University of Oxford, UK; doctorate in Particle Physics, working on ZEUS experiment in Hamburg, Germany, looking at structure of proton. Since 1998, with CSIRO, developing radiationbased measurement and imaging systems for minerals and security applications; developed new air cargo scanner than combines neutron and X-ray imaging to identify contraband materials in bulk air freight; currently, heads team of scientists and engineers developing novel solutions to real-world measurement and imaging problems in minerals and security industries. Author of over 90 publications and patents. Recipient of Eureka Prize for development of a world-first air cargo scanning system (2009).