he presenters have extensive national and international experience in development and application of geochemical exploration methods. They have run a number of workshops for industry and the research sectors on exploration in areas of cover.
Neil Rutherford is a geological and geochemical consultant with over 40 years’ experience in mineral exploration and ore body evaluation with specialist experience in precious metals, base metals and uranium. He conducts a number of “in-house” workshops for companies in geochemistry.
David Cohen is a senior academic at UNSW and a former President of the Association of Applied Geochemists. He has over 30 years research experience in exploration and environmental geochemistry. He is associate editor of the Journal of Geochemical Exploration and was the 2013 AusIMM visiting lecturer to New Zealand.
Anita Andrew was based in the minerals and petroleum divisions of CSIRO as a research scientist and manager working in the development of new exploration technologies for some 20 years. In 2004 she established Environmental Isotopes P/L. She is currently a visiting professor at UNSW and Editor-in-Chief of the Australian Journal of Earth Sciences.
Graham Carr has had a 35 year career as a research scientist and research manager, including a period as Chief Scientist for the Division of Earth Science and Resource Engineering. He specialised in the application of Pb isotopes to mineral exploration and led or participated in 5 AMIRA projects. He is the past President of the Geological Society of Australia.