Louise Fisher

Louise has been leading CSIROs Mineral Resources research unit since July 2024. The Research Unit works closely with industry across the value chain to grow Australia’s resource base, increase minerals industry productivity and to drive environmental performance.

Louise and her leadership team bring together research with global partners in academia, government, and industry and work across domains to understand the science and technology breakthroughs that can have impact and enhance sustainability of the Australian minerals industry. They deliver programs of research that focus on building and expanding critical mineral supply chains, decarbonizing the mining value chain and developing pathways to green metal production in Australia.

Louise commenced with CSIRO in 2007, and was appointed as the Mineral Resources Deputy Director and Science Director in 2022. Louise has over 20 years’ experience in applied research and research leadership. A geochemist, with a BSc from Imperial College, MSc from the University of Leeds and a PhD from James Cook University, she has led applied research for mineral exploration and driven the growth of new facilities for geoscience research, including the SIEF ARCF Maia Mapper, and the SIEF Geoscience Drill Core Research Laboratory.