Dr Karin Soldenhoff is a Principal Consultant within ANSTO's minerals area, managing the process development and research groups. In her current role, she provides broad technical direction for research projects and commercially sponsored projects in the area of hydrometallurgical process development of interest to ANSTO, with special emphasis in separation technologies.

Karin has worked at ANSTO since 1990 in various technical roles and has held a senior managerial role in the Minerals business unit since its inception in 2004. Prior to joining ANSTO Karin was employed by the Council for Mineral Technology (South Africa) between 1984 and 1988 and by Southern Cross Mining in Ghana, West Africa (1989).