A Day in the Life of an
X-ray/Neutron Scientist
Jisheng Ma is a diffractionist at the Monash X-ray Platform. He applies a wide range of X-ray techniques to materials, energy, earth sciences, and more!
Jisheng Ma
Previous Entries in the Series:
Matthew Rowles is an X-ray Diffraction and Scattering Facility Leader at the John de Laeter Centre, Curtin University, who just LOVES doing diffraction!
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Mark Pearce is a research scientist at CSIRO, using microanalysis of rocks to explain how and why mineral deposits form!
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Anita D'Angelo is a diffraction scientist at CSIRO, using X-rays to understand minerals and help industries improve their processing abilities.
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Nathan Webster is our current AXAA President, Team Leader (XRD) and Senior Researcher at CSIRO. He talks us through a day in his research lab, and how he got there.
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Meet Connor Turvey, AXAA-2017 Bursary Recipient and PhD candidate at Monash University, who uses X-rays to study carbon trapping and storage in minerals.
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Meet Vanessa Peterson, Principal Research & Neutron Instrument Scientist at ANSTO, who uses X-rays and neutrons to characterise materials at an atomic scale.
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Meet Khay Fong, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, working on improving drug delivery.
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Meet Talitha Santini, Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland using X-rays to study soils and the environment.
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Meet Marek Rouillon, PhD candidate at Macquarie University investigating environmental applications of portable XRF.
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Meet Joel O'Dwyer, recipient of the 2014 AXAA Award for Excellence in Analysis by an Early Career Scientist.
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The AXAA committee are currently seeking new entries for our Day in the Life of an X-ray Scientist series. If you would like to participate, or nominate someone, please contact Valerie Mitchell.