Research Groups and Initiatives
Employing over 6,600 staff, CSIRO maintains more than 50 sites across Australia and biological control research stations in France and Mexico. The primary roles of CSIRO include contributing to meeting the objectives and responsibilities of the Australian Federal Government and providing new ways to benefit the Australian community and the economic and social performance of a number of industry sectors through research and development.
Research undertaken by CSIRO is divided into operational 'Divisions'. As at September 2010, these divisions are:
- Astronomy and Space Science (including the Australia Telescope National Facility)
- Earth Science and Resource Engineering
- Energy Technology
- Food and Nutritional Sciences
- ICT Centre
- Land and Water
- Livestock Industries
- Marine and Atmospheric Research
- Materials Science and Engineering (including former Molecular and Health Technologies)
- Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics
- Process Science and Engineering
- Plant Industry
- Ecosystems Sciences (including Entomology)
In 2007, the divisions of Industrial Physics and Manufacturing and Materials Technology merged to form a new division, Materials Science and Engineering. On 1 July 2010, the Materials Science and Engineering division then merged with Molecular and Health Technologies to form a new division, also called Materials Science and Engineering, led by Dr Calum Drummond.
In addition, CSIRO is a participant in a number of joint ventures, including:
- Ensis — forestry and forest products, with New Zealand's Forestry research organisation named Scion
- Food Science Australia — with the Victorian Government (known as "CSIRO Division of Food and Nutritional Sciences" as of 1 July 2009)
- The Australian e-Health Research Centre — with the Queensland Government
- CSIRO Chile Centre of Excellence
- Australian Synchrotron
- Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) - with NASA and JPL
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