Talitha Santini

Dr. Talitha Santini is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, specializing in environmental management within the mining industry. She leads the UWA Mining Innovation Network and focuses on soil formation, geomicrobiology, mine rehabilitation, and mineralogy. Her research addresses challenges in rehabilitating mine sites, tailings, and extreme soils, leveraging microbial communities and advanced analytical techniques like Rietveld refinement.

Previous roles include Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland (2013–2018) and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at McMaster University (2012–2013). She coordinates courses on land rehabilitation and environmental management in mining, and contributes to university committees like the Research Entities Committee.

Her work spans over 50 publications, grants, and datasets, emphasizing bioremediation, waste reuse, and sustainable mining practices. Notable projects include accelerating tailings remediation and developing microbial carbonate precipitation for dust suppression. She collaborates internationally, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to environmental protection and resource efficiency.