Name: Australasian Soft Matter Scattering Workshop 2017
Start: 2017-02-06T08:00:00+11:00
End: 2017-02-09T18:00:00+11:00
Location: ANSTO/AINSE

Australasian Soft Matter Scattering Workshop 2017

from Monday, 6 February 2017 (08:00) to Thursday, 9 February 2017 (18:00)

Monday, 6 February 2017

09:00 Welcome and an introduction to scattering
Welcome and an introduction to scattering
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 An introduction to lab based SAXS measurements - Isja De Feitjer (SAXSLab)
An introduction to lab based SAXS measurements
- Isja De Feitjer (SAXSLab)
09:30 - 10:15
10:15 Reconstructing particle shape from small angle scattering - Andrew Whitten (ANSTO)
Reconstructing particle shape from small angle scattering
- Andrew Whitten (ANSTO)
10:15 - 10:55
10:55 Morning tea - Sponsored by AINSE
Morning tea - Sponsored by AINSE
10:55 - 11:15
11:15 USANS at ACNS - Christine Rehm (ANSTO)
USANS at ACNS
- Christine Rehm (ANSTO)
11:15 - 11:35
11:35 Characterising Lipid-based Drug Delivery Vehicles Using Small Angle Scattering - Andrew Clulow (Monash University)
Characterising Lipid-based Drug Delivery Vehicles Using Small Angle Scattering
- Andrew Clulow (Monash University)
11:35 - 11:55
11:55 Specular reflectivity as a probe of interfacial structure - Stephen Holt (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)
Specular reflectivity as a probe of interfacial structure
- Stephen Holt (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)
11:55 - 12:55
12:55 Lunch - Sponsored by MEP Instruments
Lunch - Sponsored by MEP Instruments
12:55 - 13:35
13:35 Quasi-elastic neutron scattering in soft-matter - Nicolas De Souza (ANSTO)
Quasi-elastic neutron scattering in soft-matter
- Nicolas De Souza (ANSTO)
13:35 - 14:20
14:20 Small angle scattering analysis of nanostructure. - Stuart Prescott (UNSW Chemical Engineering)
Small angle scattering analysis of nanostructure.
- Stuart Prescott (UNSW Chemical Engineering)
14:20 - 15:20
15:20 Afternoon tea Sponsored by ANSTO
Afternoon tea Sponsored by ANSTO
15:20 - 15:40
15:40 Soft diffraction - Chris Garvey (ANSTO)
Soft diffraction
- Chris Garvey (ANSTO)
15:40 - 16:20
16:20 Molecular dynamics simulations of lipid bilayers and their associated structures - David Poger (University of Queensland)
Molecular dynamics simulations of lipid bilayers and their associated structures
- David Poger (University of Queensland)
16:20 - 16:50
16:50 Bilby, the time of flight SANS instrument at ACNS - Andrew Whitten (ANSTO)
Bilby, the time of flight SANS instrument at ACNS
- Andrew Whitten (ANSTO)
16:50 - 17:10
17:35 Poster Session
Poster Session
17:35 - 19:05
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
09:00 Introduction to light scattering - Gary Bryant (Centre for Molecular and Nanoscale Physics, School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University)
Introduction to light scattering
- Gary Bryant (Centre for Molecular and Nanoscale Physics, School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University)
09:00 - 09:45
09:45 SAXS/WAXS beamline at the Australian Synchrotron - Stephen Mudie (Australian Synchrotron)
SAXS/WAXS beamline at the Australian Synchrotron
- Stephen Mudie (Australian Synchrotron)
09:45 - 10:15
10:15 Diffusing wave spectroscopy - Yacine Hemar (University of Auckland)
Diffusing wave spectroscopy
- Yacine Hemar (University of Auckland)
10:15 - 10:45
10:45 Probing anomalous diffusion in frequency space - Slawomir Stachura (Curtin University)
Probing anomalous diffusion in frequency space
- Slawomir Stachura (Curtin University)
10:45 - 11:05
11:05 Morning tea Sponsored by AINSE
Morning tea Sponsored by AINSE
11:05 - 11:25
11:25 An introduction to responsive polymer brushes - Ben Humphreys (University of Newcastle)
An introduction to responsive polymer brushes
- Ben Humphreys (University of Newcastle)
11:25 - 11:35
11:35 Modelling the structure of polymer brushes using neutron reflectometry - Timothy Murdoch (University of Newcastle)
Modelling the structure of polymer brushes using neutron reflectometry
- Timothy Murdoch (University of Newcastle)
11:35 - 11:55
11:55 Malvern Zetasizer demonstration.
Malvern Zetasizer demonstration.
11:55 - 12:40

12:40 Lunch - Sponsored by ATA Scientific
Lunch - Sponsored by ATA Scientific
12:40 - 13:40
13:40 Latest innovations for polymer characterization - Fangyin Lee (Xenocs)
Latest innovations for polymer characterization
- Fangyin Lee (Xenocs)
13:40 - 14:00
14:00 SANS as structural probe of self-assembled hydrogels - Adam Martin (University of New South Wales)
SANS as structural probe of self-assembled hydrogels
- Adam Martin (University of New South Wales)
14:00 - 14:20
14:20 Combined Rheological Methods: Rheo-SANS and Rheo-SALS - Ashish Kumar (MEP Instruments)
Combined Rheological Methods: Rheo-SANS and Rheo-SALS
- Ashish Kumar (MEP Instruments)
14:20 - 14:50
14:50 Monitoring structural evolution of betaine surfactant systems using SANS - Thomas McCoy (Monash University)
Monitoring structural evolution of betaine surfactant systems using SANS
- Thomas McCoy (Monash University)
14:50 - 15:05
15:05 Afternoon tea
Afternoon tea
15:05 - 15:25
15:25 Size Evolution of 𝛽^3-Peptide Self-Assembly - Claire Buchanan (La Trobe University)
Size Evolution of 𝛽^3-Peptide Self-Assembly
- Claire Buchanan (La Trobe University)
15:25 - 15:35
15:35 Probing structures of soft matter under confinement using neutron reflection - Zengyi Wei (UNSW)
Probing structures of soft matter under confinement using neutron reflection
- Zengyi Wei (UNSW)
15:35 - 15:55
15:55 Protein deuteration as applicable to neutron scattering - Agata Rekas (ANSTO)
Protein deuteration as applicable to neutron scattering
- Agata Rekas (ANSTO)
15:55 - 16:05
16:05 Probing phase of liquid crystalline particles using small-angle X-ray scattering - Haiqiao Wang (UNSW)
Probing phase of liquid crystalline particles using small-angle X-ray scattering
- Haiqiao Wang (UNSW)
16:05 - 16:20
16:20 Close - Chris Garvey (ANSTO)
Close
- Chris Garvey (ANSTO)
16:20 - 16:40
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
10:00 Tour of neutron beam instruments - Garry McIntyre (ANSTO)
Tour of neutron beam instruments
- Garry McIntyre (ANSTO)
10:00 - 11:00
11:00 Instrument set-up session
Instrument set-up session
11:00 - 12:30

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30

13:30 Instrument rotations
Instrument rotations
13:30 - 15:30

15:30 Afternoon tea
Afternoon tea
15:30 - 15:50

15:50 Instrument rotations
Instrument rotations
15:50 - 16:50
Thursday, 9 February 2017

09:00 Data reduction
Data reduction
09:00 - 10:30

10:30 Morning tea
Morning tea
10:30 - 10:50

10:50 Data analysis
Data analysis
10:50 - 12:30

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 Sample environments for soft matter - Norman Booth (ANSTO)
Sample environments for soft matter
- Norman Booth (ANSTO)
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 Feedback session
Feedback session
14:30 - 15:30

15:30 Afternoon tea
Afternoon tea
15:30 - 15:50

15:50 Close
Close
15:50 - 16:20