Dr Adrienne Hanly is a mining and exploration geoscientist with more than 25 years of international experience. She holds both a Master’s degree and a PhD in geosciences, with research focused on aspects of uranium mineralisation. Adrienne has contributed to uranium projects around the world, first with Cameco Corporation and, for the past 14 years, with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna. At the IAEA, she has held several roles in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Materials Section and currently serves as Technical Lead, Uranium Resources and Production. She is strongly committed to education and knowledge sharing, regularly organizing and coordinating publications, training programmes and Technical Meetings for IAEA Member States. She also supports the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as the IAEA representative for the Expert Group on Resource Management.