Gillian Hirth | |
|---|---|
| Education | PhD |
| Employer | Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency |
| Known for | Radiation safety |
Gillian Anne Hirth AO , also known as Gillian A. Hirth, is a health scientist and CEO of Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA). [1] She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for "service to environmental science, nuclear and radiation safety and the development of national and international regulatory standards", [2] and worked with the United Nations following the Fukushima accident, advising on environmental radiology. [3]
Hirth graduated in 1999, with a PhD in environmental radiochemistry. She began work at Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow from 2000 to 2003. [4] After her position at ANSTO, Hirth worked in the Australian Defence Organisation in the field of hazardous materials and environmental management. [5] [6]
Hirth was previously Chief Radiation Health Scientist of Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), [7] and as at July 2024, is CEO of ARPANSA.
From 2020 to 2023 she was a member of the Commission on Safety Standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). She is also on the Board of Council of the International Union of Radioecology. [8] Hirth was Chair of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation for 2019 to 2020. [9]
Hirth's career has involved developing safety codes and standards, including radionuclide activity concentrations in wildlife in ecosystems around uranium mining. [10] [11]
Hirth has published on radiation safety, radionuclide activity, and on the radiation levels in wildlife in uranium mining ecosystems.