I’ve worked with many amazing women! From my teens as a waitress - to now as a group leader at a uni. The kindness & support from so many amazing women & being able to offer that back too has enriched my life considerably. To the #MIWATCH ladies of 2025- keep shining! #IWD2025

I have been blessed with wonderful PhD students and on Friday it was @MejiasOlivia’s turn to shine! She was the first BRC PhD student to ever win the UQ Ian Morley prize! A huge congratulations to her! @SMI_UQ #womeninstem #indium #minewaste

Recently had a chat with Jess from Geohug- always fun to have a chat about #mine-waste, explore career motives, delve into names for pets and indeed get tested on the periodic table! #womeninstem #geology ⁦@SMI_UQ⁩

Welcome to Dr Steve Chingwaru to MIWATCH!

Such a great couple of days at #IAGS24 - yes conferences are about science but they are also about reconnecting with people! Great to see old and new faces!

Trying to stay out of the politics but far out- in 2024 only Mums make lunch? 👎🏾👎🏾

What exactly is a ‘Stream 1’ site investigation?. Well let me explain! Thanks to the #GSSA for putting this film together! . #minewaste #geology #tailings #southaustralia #energytransition #criticalminerals.

That time I went to Minerals Week and talked about mine waste reprocessing- let’s make medals from mine waste metals! 🥇🥈🥉

@KarenHEGeochem thank you for being Olivia’s external reviewer!.

Super proud of the amazing @MejiasOlivia! Final PhD review presentation today- awesome research and just an amazing scientist- the student is very much the master! I’m not worthy!!! Huge future ahead- very well done! 💪🏽💪🏽🫶🏼

Members of team #MIWATCH are at a #nationalscienceweek event near you- if you live in #Cloncurry that is! Lexi (🎂) & Enrique are both there and ready to take you on an amazing journey of water chemistry and mine waste! 🧪🥼 get involved if you’re free today! @SMI_UQ

Friday brings… a new team member! Welcome to #MIWATCH Pamela Curi Rivera! Pamela is a UQ masters student who will be doing a research project supervised by Rosie Blannin and myself working on geoenviro characterisation of a WA mine site. Welcome! #mining #geology @SMI_UQ

MIWATCH have new digs! Introducing the ‘secondary prospectivity labs’- read about it here: #miwatch #newoffice #mining #geology

Who characterises Australian mine waste? We do! Updated #MIWATCH team pic (missing the SA-office crew- Laura and Holly!)! We’ve settled into our new office and labspace and with some more renovations will be bigger and better than ever! ⁦@SMI_UQ⁩ #tailings #mining

Putting yourself out there is never easy. Even if you really believe- it’s risky/hard to stand up and dare to take on a challenge to change something you fundamentally care about. That’s why I’m so proud of Tash Winters- running for Maiwar! I can’t vote but you have my support!

Recently got to have a chat to the legend @Profiainstewart ahead of the Aussie mine waste symposium. Lots of great tips for ECRs as well as learning a lot more about his career journey- and indeed the benefits of Twitter/X for sci comm! #geology #scicomm.

RT @IMARC_Mining: Tipping point for mine waste? A conversation with Anita Parbhakar-Fox | International Mining and Resources Conference (IM….

Trust me- this boy- surely a future tennis legend! Amazingly talented tennis player (a legend to me- but ok I may be bias) inspired always by @rogerfederer - well done on your doubles success today! Epic 5 battles! #tennis #tennisjuinors!

So excited to have Dr Steve Chingwaru join the #MIWATCH team later this year! Read about his amazing research and story here: @SMI_UQ.

Seminar 1 at the University of Chile yesterday- thanks for hosting me!