Dr Tom Cresswell

Principal Research Scientist - Ecotoxicology and Radioecology, Environment Research & Technology Group at Australia's Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)

Speaker

Dr Tom Cresswell is a Research Scientist with a special interest in ecotoxicology and is passionate about understanding how humans impact on aquatic ecosystems. He has a background in Marine Science, which includes marine biology, chemistry and physical oceanography as well as subjects in environmental economics and maritime law. Tom completed his PhD in ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry in 2012 with RMIT University and CSIRO, which saw him work on a river in Papua New Guinea downstream of a gold mine. He has been working at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) for the past 11 years on the development of nuclear science in ecotoxicology.