Facilities & Collections

A national research facility testing combustion and spread of bushfires to improve fire safety and fire-fighting for Australian communities.

The Centre for Australian Forensic Soil Science (CAFSS) undertakes specialised soil analyses work for a wide range of clients, including Australian and international police, forensic science and environmental agencies, major public utilities, large and small private companies and private individuals.

The Clean Room facility will be of particular interest to researchers and environmental managers working in marine waters.

The Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station in north-west Tasmania supplies vital information about changes to the atmospheric composition of the Southern Hemisphere.

CSIRO Entomology’s quarantine facility provides a secure working environment for research on exotic plants, pathogens, invertebrates and other animals.

The Australian National Herbarium is the national collection of plant specimens that provides a warehouse of information about Australia's native flora.

CSIRO’s laser laboratory is a key resource in our computational fluid dynamics capability.

The ship RV Southern Surveyor is a national facility operated by CSIRO and chartered by marine scientists to conduct oceanographic, geo-science, fisheries and ecosystem research of Australia's oceans.

CSIRO's Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) is a national centre for excellence in disease diagnosis, research and policy advice in animal health.

The Australian National Wildlife Collection (ANWC) is the official Commonwealth collection of Australian land vertebrates with specimens and genetic samples covering amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals..