Name: ANSTO User Meeting 2019
Start: 2019-12-02T08:00:00+11:00
End: 2019-12-03T22:02:00+11:00
Location: Muse

ANSTO User Meeting 2019

from Monday, December 2, 2019 (8:00 AM) to Tuesday, December 3, 2019 (10:02 PM)

Monday, December 2, 2019

8:00 AM Registration
Registration
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM Opening and Opening Address
Opening and Opening Address
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

9:15 AM

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Plenary 1
Plenary 1
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributions

10:00 AM Impact of Pancratistatin on model mitochondrial membranes - Drew Marquardt (Drew Marquardt)
10:30 AM Morning Tea
Morning Tea
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Advanced Materials - T1
Advanced Materials - T1
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Contributions

11:00 AM Architectural and Structural Designs of Mo-CeO2-x Heterostructures To Achieve High Theoretical Capacitance - Pramod Koshy (School of Materials Science and Engineering UNSW)

11:20 AM In-situ X-ray powder diffraction for Li-ion batteries: The effects of Ni on inhibiting the separation of Cu during the lithiation and delithiation of Cu6Sn5 anodes - Xin Fu Tan (University of Queensland)

11:35 AM The Electronic and Vibrational Structure Of Lanthanide Zirconates - Anton Stampfl (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)

11:50 AM Radiation Damage Characterisation of Organic Semiconductors - Jessie Posar

12:05 PM Investigation of the stability range of the skyrmion phase in doped Cu$_2$OSeO$_3$ - Clemens Ulrich (The University of New South Wales)

12:20 PM Shedding light on the subtle differences in Li-S cell operation when using safer ionic liquid based electrolytes - Lisa Djuandhi (UNSW)
Technique Development - T11
Technique Development - T11
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Contributions

11:00 AM X-ray ghost imaging: Line scans, radiography and tomography - David Paganin (Monash University)

11:20 AM Small Angle Neutron Scattering Capability at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation - Kathleen Wood (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)

11:35 AM Synchrotron Radiotherapy of Pet Cadavers at the Imaging and Medical Beamline in Anticipation of Live Veterinary Animal Trials - Liam Day (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology)

11:50 AM Australian Synchrotron MX beamlines - The Impact of Dectris Eiger Detectors - Daniel Eriksson (Australian Synchrotron)

12:05 PM Microscopy capabilities at the Australian Synchrotron - David Paterson (Australian Synchrotron)

12:20 PM What Sample Environment Can Do For You - Norman Booth (ANSTO) Rachel White (ANSTO)

12:35 PM Iterative energy self-calibration of Fe XANES spectra - Michael Jones (QUT)
Chemistry and crystallography - T3
Chemistry and crystallography - T3
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Contributions

11:00 AM Microsecond-resolved look at the very early stages of quantum dot formation - Andreas Magerl (University Erlangen-Nürnberg)

11:20 AM Magnetic order induced symmetry-breaking in the coupled honeycomb system Fe4(Nb,Ta)2O9 - Narendirakumar Narayanan (Postdoc)

11:35 AM Structural and electronic modification of KLaTiO4 hydrogen evolution catalyst - Junwei Li (the University of Sydney, school of Chemistry)

11:50 AM Tailoring liquid crystal phase transitions by addition of silica nanoparticles - Joshua Marlow (Monash University)

12:05 PM Exotic Physics in Neutron Laue Diffraction - Garry McIntyre (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)

12:20 PM Structure determination of a zinc hydroxide chloride from powder diffraction - Tony WANG (Queensland University of Technology)

12:35 PM Phase and structural evolution of positive electrodes in lithium- and sodium-ion batteries - Neeraj Sharma (UNSW)
12:50 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:50 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Engineering, industry and innovation - T2
Engineering, industry and innovation - T2
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM Materials development for Aerospace applications - Peter Lynch (Deakin University)

2:20 PM Study of the microstructure of carbon fiber monofilaments at the Australian Synchrotron SAXS/WAXS beamline - Pablo Mota-Santiago (Deakin University, Australian Synchrotron)

2:35 PM Solving industry problems using neutrons - 5 years of the Industrial Liaison Office at the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering - Anna Paradowska (ANSTO)
Technique Development - T11 (Part 2)
Technique Development - T11 (Part 2)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering Update - Jamie Schulz (ANSTO)

2:15 PM BioSAXS: the new solution scattering beamline at the Australian Synchrotron - Christina Kamma-Lorger (Lead Scientist BioSAXS)
Chemistry and crystallography - T3 (Part 2)
Chemistry and crystallography - T3 (Part 2)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM Unexpected Phase Transitions in AMO4 scheelites. - Brendan Kennedy (The University of Sydney)

2:15 PM Chemical Crystallography with neutrons at OPAL - KOALA fulfils a promise - Alison Edwards (ACNS, ANSTO)
2:30 PM Structural biology and biological systems - T5
Structural biology and biological systems - T5
2:30 PM - 3:05 PM
Contributions

2:30 PM Synchrotron techniques in environmental and agricultural science: the advantages of higher throughput and enhanced sensitivity - Enzo Lombi (University of South Australia)

2:50 PM Molecular Deuteration at the National Deuteration Facility: Diversity of Molecules and Application - Karyn Wilde (ANSTO)
Earth, interstellar and extreme environments - T8
Earth, interstellar and extreme environments - T8
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Contributions

2:30 PM In situ XAS measurement of silicate liquids using the high pressure and temperature D-DIA facility at the Australian Synchrotron - Tracy Rushmer (Macquarie University)

2:45 PM In-situ synchrotron X-ray tomographic study of stress-dependent porosity and permeability behaviour of fractured coal - Guanglei Zhang (Monash University )
3:05 PM Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Structural biology and biological systems - T5 (Part 2)
Structural biology and biological systems - T5 (Part 2)
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Contributions

3:30 PM Using Neutron Reflectometry to Understand Antibiotic Resistance in Gram-negative Bacteria at the Outer Membrane - Anton Le Brun (ANSTO)

3:45 PM Understanding MLKL’s molecular switch mechanism using two novel MLKL pseudokinase orthologue structures - Katherine Davies (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)

4:00 PM Elucidating the mechanisms of small molecule cryoprotection using Neutron Membrane Diffraction - Gary Bryant (Centre for Molecular and Nanoscale Physics, School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University)

4:15 PM Flexibility of Lipid Bilayer Membranes in Ionic Liquids - Shurui Miao (The University of Sydney)

4:30 PM TheStructure of the Murine CD94/NKG2A Complex Reveals Convergence With the Human Homologue - Julian Vivian (Monash Uni.)
Earth, interstellar and extreme environments - T8 (Part 2)
Earth, interstellar and extreme environments - T8 (Part 2)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Contributions

3:30 PM How long was the LGM in East Antarctica? Insights from in-situ 14C dating of bedrock surfaces - Duanne White (University of Canberra)

3:45 PM Multimodal, multiscale chemical and structural imaging of vein-formation processes - Michael Jones (QUT)

4:00 PM Two birds with one stone: leaching of alkaline mineral wastes enhances CO2 sequestration and concentrates trace metals - Jessica Hamilton (Australian Synchrotron (ANSTO))
Food, pharmaceuticals and radiotherapy - T6
Food, pharmaceuticals and radiotherapy - T6
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Contributions

3:30 PM Lipid Self-assembly in Digesting Milk-like Emulsions - Andrew Clulow (Monash University)

3:45 PM Using nuclear techniques to investigate the plant absorption and mobility of foliar applied zinc - Casey Doolette (University of South Australia)

4:00 PM Nuclear techniques for combating food fraud and authenticating quality - Neil Saintilan (Macquarie University)

4:15 PM Gamma irradiated vaccines: concepts and applications - Mohammed Alsharifi (The University of Adelaide)
4:30 PM T7 - Surface Science & Thin Films
T7 - Surface Science & Thin Films
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Contributions

4:30 PM Dye – TiO2 Interfacial Structure in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells - Samila McDonald (ACNS, ANSTO and Cambridge University, UK)
4:45 PM UAC Winner
UAC Winner
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM

5:15 PM ANBUG Winner
ANBUG Winner
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM
6:00 PM Poster Slam & Function
Poster Slam & Function
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Contributions

6:00 PM EMU cold-neutron backscattering spectrometer at ACNS - Nicolas de Souza (ANSTO - Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering)

6:01 PM Elemental imaging of iron-bioengineered wheat grain using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy. - Jose Tonatiuh Sanchez-Palacios (Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra) Lombi Enzo (Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia)

6:02 PM A solid-state microdosimeter for dose and radiation quality monitoring for astronauts in space - Stefania Peracchi (University of Wollongong)

6:03 PM KOALA - A single-crystal neutron diffractometer - Alison Edwards (ACNS, ANSTO)

6:04 PM Using light to remote control metal-coordination - Kasun Athukorala Arachchige (Uq postdoctoral fellow)

6:05 PM Kookaburra, the ultra-small-angle neutron scattering instrument at ANSTO: design and recent applications - Jitendra Mata (ANSTO)

6:06 PM Effect of solution conditions on the recovery of uranyl ions using a metal-binding protein on silica nanoparticles - Gina Pacheco (Monash University)

6:07 PM Porosity evolution in nickel-iron sulphide minerals during hydrothermal reactions - Muhammet Kartal (Murdoch University)

6:08 PM Small-angle X-ray scattering as a quantitative screening tool: initial benchmarks across synchrotron beamlines - Po-chia Chen (EMBL Heidelberg)

6:09 PM Recent and future upgrades to the Kowari instrument - Mark Reid (ANSTO)

6:10 PM Microbial factories to complement chemical synthesis of deuterated molecules. - Rob Russell (ANSTO)

6:11 PM Charge Density Studies of Photo-redox Metal Complexes: An Experimental Comparison of the Ground and Lowest Excited States. - Michael Pfrunder (University of Queensland)

6:12 PM The BILBY small-angle neutron scattering instrument - Andrew Whitten (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)

6:13 PM In situ synchrotron PXRD study of the replacement of bornite under anoxic conditions - Idowu Abiodun Adegoke (Murdoch University)

6:14 PM SOI Thin Microdosimeter Detectors for Low Energy Ions and Radiation Damage Studies - Benjamin James (UOW - CMRP)

6:15 PM Characterisation of Rhodium and Iridium Hybrid Catalysts by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy - Max Roemer (Macquarie University)

6:16 PM Recent Progress on the Toroidal ARPES Detector at the Australian Synchrotron - Anton Tadich

6:17 PM Quantification of thermal neutron fluence in high-energy LINAC radiotherapy for quality assurance dose enhancement - Vladimir Pan (University of Wollongong)

6:18 PM The capabilities of the cold-neutron triple-axis spectrometer SIKA at ANSTO - Shinichiro Yano (NSRRC)

6:19 PM Wombat – the high intensity diffractometer at OPAL - Helen Maynard-Casely (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)

6:20 PM Crystallisation of Lipids at the Oil/Water Interface - Stephanie V. MacWilliams (University of South Australia)

6:21 PM Trace element speciation and incorporation in iron oxides within mineral processing residues - Grace Scullett-Dean (University of Western Australia)

6:22 PM QUOKKA, THE PINHOLE SMALL-ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING INSTRUMENT AT THE OPAL RESEARCH REACTOR, AUSTRALIA: DESIGN, PERFORMANCE AND OPERATION. - Deborah Wakeham (ANSTO)

6:23 PM Structure-property relationship and structural dynamics of layered transition metal oxides for sodium-ion battery applications - Henrik Lyder Andersen (University of New South Wales)

6:24 PM Soft materials in food: Ultrasound induced modification of β-lactoglobulin into mesoscopic amyloid structures - Rachana Pathak (The University of Melbourne, ARC Dairy Innovation Hub Australia)

6:25 PM Self-Assembly of Long-Chain Betaine Surfactants: Effect of Tailgroup Structure on Wormlike Micelle Formation - Veena Kelleppan (Monash University)

6:26 PM Critical measurement of the phase fine structures across the copper K-edge - Tony Kirk (La Trobe University)

6:27 PM Neutron and X-ray absorption spectroscopy studies of cobalt ion beam implanted TiO2 thin films - Abdulhakim Bake (Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong)

6:28 PM Disorder By Design: Energy, Pyrochlores and the Art of 'Stuffing' - Bryce Mullens (University of Sydney)

6:29 PM Scientific Highlights from Quokka, the 40m Pinhole Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument - Kathleen Wood (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)

6:30 PM In Situ Synchrotron FTIR Microspectroscopy in Hydration Studies - Piotr Pawliszak (University of South Australia)

6:31 PM Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Studied Using the Pelican Time-of-Flight Spectrometer - Richard Mole (ANSTO)

6:32 PM Update on the SPATZ Time-of-Flight Neutron Reflectometer at the OPAL Research Reactor - Anton Le Brun (ANSTO)

6:33 PM Comparison between Hamamatsu C10900D and Xineos 3030HR detectors at IMBL for phase-contrast computed tomography of full mastectomy samples - Seyedamir Taba (University of Sydney)

6:34 PM Recent highlights from the PELICAN spectrometer - Richard Mole (ANSTO)

6:35 PM Nuclear techniques for Cultural Heritage at ANSTO - Filomena Salvemini (ANSTO)

6:36 PM Speckle Interferometry at IMBL - First Results - Sheridan Mayo (CSIRO Manufacturing,)

6:37 PM Australia’s contribution to an International Project to Generate a Consensus Standard Set of SAS Data to Benchmark Methods for SAS profile Prediction - Anthony Duff (ANSTO) Andrew Whitten (ANSTO)

6:38 PM Residual Stresses, Metallurgical and Mechanical Properties of Laser Cladded Rail - Olivia Kendall

6:39 PM Pattern Formation in the Membranes of Bicontinuous Cubic Phases Based on Star-Polyphiles - Liliana de Campo (Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO))

6:40 PM The National Deuteration Facility, and support of neutron scattering for structural biology - Anthony Duff (ANSTO)

6:41 PM KOWARI Residual Stress Scanner at ANSTO - Anna Paradowska (ANSTO)

6:42 PM EFFECT OF Mo + Cr CODOPING LEVELS ON THE PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE OF SOL-GEL DERIVED AND ION IMPLANTED TIO2 THIN FILMS - Amanda Chen (UNSW Sydney)

6:43 PM Linking microstructure to rheology for wormlike micelles - Joshua King (Monash University)

6:44 PM In-Situ Solar Simulation for Organic Photovoltaics - Neil Anderson (ANSTO)

6:45 PM Exploring diffusion mechanisms in oxide-ionic conductive single crystals - Josie Auckett (Durham University)

6:46 PM Corrosion at the Metal-Glass Interface in HIPed Nuclear Wasteforms - Keenan Burrough (UNSW/ANSTO)

6:47 PM Theoretical study of manganese melilites and related structures - Matthew Sale (University of Sydney)

6:48 PM Optimization of Ion Implantation Parameters for Photocatalytic Coatings on Conducting and Insulating Substrates - Jialuo Ke

6:49 PM Structural Characterisation of a high Na-ion conductor - Frederick Tiger Yang (The University of Sydney)

6:50 PM Simultaneous SAXS and WAXS ion track recovery studies on metallic glasses and consequences on their magnetization properties - Matias Rodriguez (Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia / School of Science, University of New South Wales - Canberra, Australia )

6:51 PM Virtual recovery of text from an ancient inscribed lead scroll using neutron tomography - Carla Raymond (Macquarie University)

6:52 PM Integrated Nanoindentation and Modelling Approaches to Determine Ion Induced Hardening Behaviour in AA6061 and MA957 - Benjamin Muffett (Student UNSW )

6:53 PM Correlative Dynamics of Filamentous Fungal Adhesion on Anti-Fungal Paint and Polyester Surfaces using Synchrotron Macro ATR-FTIR Microspectroscopy - Arturo Aburto Medina (RMIT University)
Tuesday, December 3, 2019

8:00 AM

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM Opening Remarks - Day 2
Opening Remarks - Day 2
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM Silvia Frisia & Andrea Borsate
Silvia Frisia & Andrea Borsate
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Contributions

9:15 AM SR-micro XRF and Transmission Electron Microscopy: advances in the accuracy of past climate and environmental interpretation from carbonate crystals data. - Silvia Frisia (University of Newcastle) Andrea Borsato (University of Newcastle)
9:45 AM AS - Stephen Wilkins Medal
AS - Stephen Wilkins Medal
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

10:15 AM Morning Tea
Morning Tea
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM Structural biology and biological systems - T5 (Part 3)
Structural biology and biological systems - T5 (Part 3)
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Contributions

10:45 AM Nano and Microstructure Investigation of Silk Fibroin-Based Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications: A Small Angle Scattering - Jitendra Mata (ANSTO)

11:00 AM Structural basis for the recognition of nectin adhesion proteins by the Natural Killer cell receptors, TIGIT, CD96 and DNAM-1 - Richard Berry (Monash University)

11:15 AM Protein-Eye View of the in Meso Crystallization Mechanism - Leonie van 't Hag (Monash University)

11:30 AM Ionising Radiation and Cell Membranes - Stephen Holt (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)

11:45 AM Cytoplasmic accumulation of the Alzheimer’s disease- and ALS-linked RNA-binding protein SFPQ by zinc-induced polymerisation - Mihwa Lee (Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University)

12:00 PM Molecular Mechanisms governing αβ T-cell receptor autoreactivity towards CD1b - Adam Shahine (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University)
Nanomaterials and nanotechnology
Nanomaterials and nanotechnology
10:45 AM - 12:25 PM
Contributions

10:45 AM Stiffness and structure in collagen materials - Richard Haverkamp (Massey Univeristy)

11:05 AM Tuning the magnetic performance of hexaferrite magnets via nanostructuring - Matilde Saura-Múzquiz (University of Sydney)

11:20 AM SANS, USANS and rheo-SANS of novel surfactant self-assembly - Rico Tabor (Monash University)

11:35 AM Recent development of solid-state microdosimetry for RBE study of ion therapeutic beams and radiation protection of astronauts in space - Anatoly Rozenfeld (University of Wollongong)
Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Contributions

10:45 AM Adventures in Iron Biochemistry: X-ray Spectroscopy as a Tool for Studying Biological Iron Coordination Chemistry - Simon James (ANSTO)

11:00 AM The Thermal Triple-Axis and Filter Spectrometers on TAIPAN - Anton Stampfl (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)

11:15 AM Characterisation of Na+ dynamics in γ-Na3-2xMgxPO4 - Emily Cheung (University of New South Wales)

11:30 AM Ultrahigh-resolution neutron spectroscopy of low-energy spin dynamics in UGe$_2$ - Franz X. Haslbeck (Physics Department, Technical University of Munich, Germany; Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich, Germany)
12:25 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:25 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Spectroscopy (Part 2)
Spectroscopy (Part 2)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Contributions

1:30 PM Combining Far-IR from beneath and UV-Vis from above to follow de-oxygenation and re-oxygenation of haemoglobin in blood. - Stewart Walker (School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University)

1:45 PM Inelastic Neutron Scatterings Reveal Mechanism for Barocaloric Effects in Plastic Crystals - Dehong Yu (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)

2:00 PM Toward the phase analog of XAFS - Chanh Tran (LIMS, School of Molecular Sciences, La Trobe University)

2:15 PM The MEX beamlines at the Australian Synchrotron - Chris Glover (Australian Synchrotron)
Imaging
Imaging
1:30 PM - 3:10 PM
Contributions

1:30 PM Visible and hidden paintings: Bronzino’s Cosimo I de’Medici in armour 1540s. - Paula Dedge (Art Gallery NSW )

1:50 PM Dynamic transformations of drug delivery systems by proteins: when equilibrium studies are not enough. - Khay Fong (Newcastle University)

2:10 PM Neutron Micro-Computed Tomography: A Revolution in Non-Destructive Paleontology - Joseph Bevitt (ANSTO)

2:25 PM Present and Future Neutron Imaging Applications on DINGO at OPAL - Ulf Garbe (ANSTO)

2:40 PM Neutron Super Resolution Ghost Imaging - Andrew Kingston (Australian National University)

2:55 PM Ion beam microscopy in serve of material investigations - Zeljko Pastuovic (Centre for Accelerator Science of ANSTO)
2:30 PM Emergent Physics
Emergent Physics
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Contributions

2:30 PM FeMn$_3$Ge$_2$Sn$_7$O$_{16}$ : a Spin-liquid Candidate with a Perfectly Isotropic 2-D Kagomé Lattice - Chris Ling (University of Sydney)

2:45 PM Patterning topological insulators using ion beams - Cortie David (University of Wollongong) Zeljko Pastuovic (Centre for Accelerator Science of ANSTO)
3:10 PM Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM