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Tickner, James

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Nuclear physicist and Physicist

Summary

James Tickner is a physicist who specialises in the creation of novel nuclear instruments with applications in the mineral industry, as well as in border security. After joining the CSIRO in 1998, he was involved in the development of the award-winning Air Cargo Scanner technology that allows for the rapid identification of contraband content within large air cargo with high precision measurement technology. During his Doctoral research and as a Post-doctoral fellow, he worked on the ZEUS experiment at Oxford University (1997).

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Tickner was awarded the following CSIRO medals:

2006 - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with Nicholas Cutmore, Brian Sowerby, and colleagues) for developing a world-first air cargo scanner for interrogating consolidated air cargo for contraband such as drugs and explosives;

2021 - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence as a member of the PhotonAssay Team (with Nicholas Cutmore and colleagues) for breakthrough innovation of photonassay technology delivering rapid, safe and accurate analysis of gold and other precious metals in mining applications and commercialisation for industry deployment through the start-up company, Chrysos.

Chronology

1994
Education - Bachelor of Arts with honours (BA(Hons)), University of Oxford
1997
Education - DPhil, University of Oxford
1997
Career event - Awarded Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) Post-doctoral fellowship to work on ZEUS experiment, Oxford University
1998 -
Career position - Research Scientist, CSIRO Minerals Division
1998
Life event - Migrated to Australia
2000
Award - CSIRO Minerals Innovation Award for development of XENA, a prompt-neutron activation analyser for cement raw meal (with Lim)
2004
Award - CSIRO Minerals Innovation Award for development of a prototype fast-neutron and gamma-ray radiography scanner for air cargo (with 9 others)
2004
Award - Alan Walsh Award for Service to Industry (with Brian Sowerby), Australian Institute of Physics
2006
Award - Frederick White Prize, Australian Academy of Science
2006
Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with James Tickner, Brian Sowerby, and colleagues)
2008
Award - John Philip Award for the Promotion of Excellence in Young Scientists
2021
Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (jointly with Nicholas Cutmore and colleagues)
2023
Award - Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Award, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

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