Rachelle Doyle

Rachelle Doyle is an Australian engineer working in energy transitions and low carbon futures, employed by Rio Tinto.^[1][2] Doyle was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) in 2024.^[3][4]

Rachelle Doyle
Nationality	Australian
Employer	Rio Tinto
Known for	Energy transition advocate

Education

Doyle has a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, from Curtin University.^[5]

Career

Doyle has worked in the field of energy transition, with experience in both energy and mineral processing in Western Australia.^[6] She has worked on national level projects across Australia that involved mining, a low carbon transition, across the fields of technology, science, and engineering.^[7] Doyle works towards creating long-term relationships across partnerships, which is crucial to allow the sustainable transition towards climate mitigation, as well as contributing towards a clean energy transition and working towards the goal of net zero emissions.^[8]

Doyle was chair of Standards Australia ME093 Hydrogen Technologies Committee, and has developed standards and guidelines for the roll-out of hydrogen technologies within Australia in a safe and sustainable manner. Doyle has held advisory roles in the field of low-carbon technologies, and a sustainable energy future.^[1] She has also published around sustainability and safety management at Woodside.^[9] Doyle has been an invited keynote speaker at the Australian National Hydrogen conference^[10] and is on the advisory board for the Curtin Institute for Energy Transition, as well as Chair of the CSIRO Hydrogen Mission and Standards Australia committee.^[11]

She has also been involved in shaping the policy, and guidelines around hydrogen technologies within Australia.^[12] She is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.^[13]

Media

Doyle has been interviewed after her ATSE fellowship, on the importance of women in STEM, and provided career advice.^[14]

Doyle has been an invited speaker at industry conferences and symposium discussing mining, minerals, and low carbon transitions.^[15][16] Doyle was also a judge at the 'Women in Mining' awards.^[17]

Awards

• 2024 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.^[18]