ANSTO is internet hosting the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) flagship Lise Meitner Programme (LMP) operating from 9 to twenty February, welcoming 22 early-to-mid profession girls professionals from our area to its Lucas Height’s campus.
Launched in 2023 by the IAEA’s Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, the LMP was designed to empower girls professionals from all over the world by offering them with alternatives to advance their technical experience and management abilities through immersive visits to main nuclear establishments.
“The IAEA is happy to be collaborating with ANSTO, whose facilities in Sydney provide an excellent setting for our Lise Meitner programme,” mentioned Grossi.
This would be the first time Australia has hosted the occasion, which can coincide with the 2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February. Hosting the LMP, named after pioneering physicist Lise Meitner, displays Australia’s dedication to scientific collaboration and our assist {of professional} development for various girls within the scientific nuclear workforce.
Participants will achieve arms‑on expertise in nuclear drugs manufacturing, and nuclear science and know-how analysis, and their functions. They’ll additionally discover the position of nuclear science and know-how in attaining sustainable improvement targets and the way these cutting-edge functions might be tailored and enhanced to be used within the individuals’ dwelling international locations, specializing in human well being, setting, agriculture, ocean well being and industrial improvement.
Importantly, the LMP supplies instruments to speak the advantages of nuclear science and know-how to broader audiences-vital in constructing understanding and belief.
Since inception, the LMP has supported 80 girls from 38 international locations throughout six visits hosted by nations together with Argentina, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States of America.
The LMP enhances the IAEA’s Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship, addressing the underrepresentation of ladies in nuclear science and know-how.
The LMP is an annual occasion (managed by the IAEA) open to professionals presently working within the nuclear sector with 3-10 years of expertise or these nearing completion of a PhD with prior work expertise.
“Hosting the LMP reflects ANSTO’s commitment to empowering women to lead, innovate and shape the future of nuclear science and technology,” mentioned Jasmine Reay, Group Executive, Infrastructure and Engineering Services at ANSTO.
“The LMP enables participants to build long-lasting professional relationships, creating a cross-cultural community of women professionals in nuclear.”
“By nurturing these talented professionals, ANSTO and IAEA are investing in a stronger future for the nuclear community and fostering women in science to become leaders.”
Key Points
- Participants signify a various vary of nations throughout the Asia-Pacific area together with Indonesia, Malaysia, the Marshall Islands, Mauritius, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
- The occasion will probably be led by ANSTO and the IAEA.
- This occasion was supported by the Australian Department of Industry, Science and Resources and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.