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Australian Synchrotron Science Network:
Australian Usage of Synchrotrons (2002-2004)
Supported by ASRP and AMRFP

Source: The National Science Case for the Initial Suite of Beamlines

Australian National Beamline Facility, Photon Factory, Tsukuba, Japan

Principal Investigator Others Institution Topic
Dr N Armstrong

W Kalceff, P Lynch

 University of Technology, Sydney Characterisation of nanoparticles using Baysian/maximum entropy methods applied to synchrotron diffraction data
Dr A Berry H O'Neill, D Scott The Australian National University The oxidation state of U in basaltic melt at 1400C
Dr S Best M Bolndin, T Behrsing The University of Melbourne Redox initiated structural change in iron-sulphur compounds (continuation)
Prof. S Bhargava D Akolar RMIT University Interaction dispersion of noble metal nanoparticles on the catalytic support materials: an EXAFS study
Dr A Buckley S Goh The University of New South Wales Interfacial characterisation of electrochemically oxidised aluminium
Dr P Dastoor L Thomsen, B Watts The University of Newcastle Molecular alignment of organosilanes on surfaces studied by x-ray absorption spectroscopy
A/Prof R de Marco A van Riessen, G Parkinson, S Bailey, N Kirby, A Rohl Curtin University of Technology In situ electrode kinetic and grazing incidence X-ray diffraction studies of technologically important electrochemical systems
Dr G Edward J Ma, P Zhu Monash University Morphology and orientation resulting from polymer processing
Dr C Glover R Albion, C Bullen The Ausralian National University Local atomic structures of semiconductor nanocrystals
Dr P Halley P Sopade The University of Queensland Structural and organisational changes in starch granules during heat-moisture treatment under isothermal conditions: X-ray diffraction studies
Dr G Heath A Edwards, S Best, M Bondin The Australian National University Redox state modulation of metal-metal bonding (continuation)
Dr B Kennedy C Howard, Q Zhou, L Li The University of Sydney Structures and phase transitions in metal oxides and halides
Dr C Kepert K Chapman The University of Sydney Reversibility of negative thermal expansion in CoIII prussian blue analogues
Dr C Kepert K Chapman, C Weeks The University of Sydney reversibility of negative thermal expansion in the MM'(CN)6 family
Dr P Kluth B Johannessen, M Ridgway The Australian National University Ion radiation induced preferential amorphisation of metallic nanocrystals in silica measured with EXAFS
Prof P Lay A Levina, H Harris, Ming-Chu Cheng, I Mulyani, J Aitken The University of Sydney XAFS studies of bioinorganic systems
A/Prof I M Low U Mahmood, M Tan Curtin University of Technology Depth profiling of phase composition and texture in human teeth
Dr A Nikulin A Darahanau Monash University Non-destructive characterisation of nanostructures using PRXRD techniques
Dr J Overgaard D Hibbs The University of Sydney Charge density studies of drug molecules and their metal complexes
Dr A Peele K Vora The University of Melbourne LIGA for Lobster and CXRL
Dr M Ridgway S Kluth, Z Hussain The Australian National University Amorphous compound semiconductors - formation and relaxation
Dr M Riley G Schenk, G Hanson, L Gahan The University of Queensland XAS of binuclear metalloenzymes and model complexes
Dr S Schmid The University of Sydney Ceramic materials and modulated structures
Dr A Stampfl ANSTO Understanding bio-glue from an electronic perspective
Dr V Streltsov J Varghese, K Barnham CSIRO X-ray absorption studies on structural consequences of metal binding to the amyloid beta-protein
Dr N Tran The University of New South Wales Structural order of residual oxygen in GaN films grown by single source chemical vapour deposition
Dr K Wallwork M Chauvet ANSTO Protein-mineral interactions with calcium oxalate crystals
Dr Z Zhang C Howard, G Lumpkin ANSTO Phase diagram for the perovskite system SrTiO3-La2/3TiO3

BioCARS Beamline at Advanced Photon Source, Chicago, USA

Principal Investigator Others Institution Topic
Dr T Garrett Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Structural analysis of the human leukemia inhibitory factor receptor (LIFR)
Dr L Guddat The University of Queensland Branched chain amino acid biosynthesis or acetohydroxacid synthase
Dr M Guss The University of Sydney Structure of human purple iron phosphatase (uteroferrin)
Dr M Parker St Vincents Med. Res. Inst. Inflammatory protein A
Dr M Parker St Vincents Med. Res. Inst. Human growth hormone receptor
Dr P Ramsland W Farrugia Austin Research Institute Engineering immune system glycoproteins into uniform crystalline lattices

ChemMat CARS at Advanced Photon Source, Chicago, USA

Principal Investigator Others Institution Topic
Dr J Cao J Wright Swinburne University Seeking correlation between the SAXD patterns of human hair keratin and donors' biological characteristics
Prof G Edward P Zhu, R Knott Monash University/ANSTO The influence of processing on polymer morphology and the consequent solid state material behaviour
Dr C Garvey R Knott ANSTO SAXS study of the structure of polymaleic acid aggregates
A/Prof A Gerson J Addai-Mensah, Huixin Li University of South Australia X-ray scattering from supersaturated caustic aluminate solutions
Prof E Gray T Blach Griffith University In situ XRD study of the kinetics of the alpha-to-beta phase transformation in the LaNi5-H system
Prof R Lamb H Zhang, N Tran The University of New South Wales Investigation of the Fractal structure of in situ silica/ fumed silica/ PDMS3-component system and its correlation with the film morphology
Dr A Neufeld R Taylor CSIRO Manufacturing and Infrastructure Technology Critical parameters which influence the kinetics of controlled electro-wetting of reactive and noble metals
Dr D Sutton T Hanley, R Knott ANSTO/The University of New South Wales A study of the nucleation characteristics of polymer crystallisation under shear
Dr P Turner B Skelton (UWA), J McKinnon (UNE) The University of Sydney Specialist crystallography at the Advanced Photon Source (SCrAp2003)

XOR-CAT at Advanced Photon Source, Chicago, USA

Principal Investigator Others Institution Topic
Dr C Dillon P Lay, J Aitken The University of Sydney Micro-SRIXE and Micro-XANES analysis of chromium compounds in lung cells
Dr P Donnelley J Aitken, W Reade The University of Sydney Synchrotron studies of chocolate-on-white ware: SA Levantine ceramic from the Levant dating from c1550 to 1450 BC
Prof T Hambley R Alderden, T Failes, M Hall The University of Sydney Monitoring hypoxia selective agents in tumors and tumor models
Dr E Harvey CRC MicroTechnology Fabrication of two-layered structures with alignment for a micropump
Prof. P Lay C Dillon, J Aitken The University of Sydney Micro SRIXE and micro-XANES investigations of the intracellular distributions and forms of indolamine 2,3-deoxygenase (IDO)
Prof K Nugent The University of Mebourne Coherent X-ray optics and X-ray imaging
Dr M Ridgway C Glover, G Foran The Australian National University Electronic structure and interface effects of Ge nanocrystals embedded in a SiO2 mixture
Dr C Ryan B Etschmann CSIRO Minerals Selective X-ray Bragg spectrometry: optimizing fluorescence microprobe sensitivity for precious metals
Dr R Welberry D Goosens, A Heerdegen The Australian National University Diffuse scattering from crystals containing flexible organic molecules

Supported by AMRFP, 2003-2004

Facility Principal Investigator Others Institution Topic
APS A/Prof C. Chantler Z Barnea, N Rae, M de Jonge, L Young, S Southworth The University of Melbourne High precision measurement of imaginary component of atomic form factor at intermediate energies in silicon
APS A/Prof B King The University of Newcastle Surface analysis using a free electron laser
BESSY II Dr J Riley A Tadich, L Broekman, E Huwald La Trobe University Angle resolved photoelectron spectroscopy of alloy systems
Elettra A/Prof A Gerson C Piantadosi, R Jones University of South Australia Surface and bulk X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis of metal sulfide minerals
Elettra Dr K Siu M Morgan, T Beveridge Monash University Glioma detection in a rat model using diffraction enhanced imaging
ESRF Dr J Bartlet ANSTO Mechanism for silica and zirconia nanoparticle growth and final size in compartmented salt-free catanionic nanoreactors
ESRF Dr A Berry H O'Neill, S Sommacal The Australian National University Effects of composition, oxygen fugacity, pressure and cooling on the sulfur speciation in quenched silicate melts by micro-XANES
ESRF Dr I Grey E Silvester, C Macrae CSIRO Minerals Redox reactions for chromium during limenite alteration
ESRF Dr J McKinnon University of New England Non-linear optical properties of molecular materials: an innovative approach using high-resolution X-ray diffraction data
ESRF Dr P Turner The University of Sydney Single crystal diffraction data collections (3 experiments)
Hasylab,DESY A/Prof T Finlayson Monash University X-ray sensitive polymer films
SPring-8 Prof R Lewis K Sui, M Kitchen Monash University A novel method of diffraction enhanced imaging (DEI) that permits imaging of dynamic processes by the simultaneous acquisition of refraction and absorption images
SPring-8 Dr A Nikulin A Darahanau Monash University High resolution tomographic X-ray phase retrieval
SPring-8 Dr K Pavlov J Gillam Monash University A new multi-wave diffraction enhanced imaging technique: Laue diffraction case
SRS Daresbury Dr E Gilbert ANSTO Parallel SAXS and DSC investigatin of incommensurate modulated structures in phase separating binary paraffin mixtures
Swiss LS Dr V Sreitsov CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition Structural studies of complexes of interleukin-6 and its receptors
Swiss LS Dr J Varghese V Streitsov CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition Structure of interleukin-6 signalling complexes

Supported by ASRP, 2003-2004
Australian National Beamline Facility at Photon Factory. Tsukuba, Japan

Principal Investigator Others Institution Topic
Dr G Azevedo B Johannessen The Australian National University Characterisation of nanocrystal formation in SiO2 with EXAFS
Dr A Berry H O'Neil, D Scott The Australian National University The effect of composition on Cr and Fe oxidation states in silicate glasses and melts
Dr A Berry H O'Neil, S Sommacal The Australian National University The oxidation state of U in silicate glasses
Dr S Best M Bondin, S Borg The University of Melbourne Redox initiated structural change in iron-sulfur compounds (continuation)
Dr S Best S Borg, M Bondin The University of Melbourne Redox initiated structural change in iron-sulfur compounds (continuation)
Dr S Best M Bondin, G Heath, A Edwards The University of Melbourne Redox state modulation of metal-metal bonding
Dr J Brugger W Liu, B Etschmann SA Museum Structure of Fe (III) and Cu(I) chloro-complexes in hypersaline solutions
Dr R Corkish A Nikulin, E-C Cho, J Xia The University of New South Wales Structural studies of Si/SiO2 interface prepared by high temperature oxidation of SOI wafer
Dr R de Marco A van Riessen, A Lowe Curtin University of Technology An in situ synchrotron radiation grazing incidence X-ray diffraction study of the surface chemistry of the iron electrochemical sensor
A/Prof G Edward G Simon, J Ma Monash University processing effects on polymer morphology and orientation
Dr G Edward J Healy, P W Zhu Monash University Morphology and orietation resulting from polymer processing
Dr B Etschmann W Liu CSIRO exploration and mining Structure of Cu(I) chloro-complexes in hypersaline solutions
Dr C Glover P Knuth The Australian National University EXAFS measurements of the local structure of ferromagnetic GaMnAs alloys
Dr T Hambley M Hall, C Underwood The University of Sydney Investigations into the rate of biotransformation of inorganic chemotherapeutics
Dr R Hart A van Riessen, K Winters Curtin University of Technology Defect density, size, size distribution and strain in kaolins
Dr M James T Boecking ANSTO Investigation of long-range order in ultra-thin organic monolayers in silicon
Dr B Kennedy O Zhou, C Howard The University of Sydney Structures and phase transitions in Ba1-xSrxBi2Nb2O2
Dr B Kennedy L Li The University of Sydney Valence transitions in Ba2PrRu1-xIrxO6
Dr B Kennedy The University of Sydney High temperature phase transitions in the perovskite SrRhO3
Dr B Kennedy O Zhou The University of Sydney High temperature phase transitions in the layered bismuth oxide Bi4Ti3O12
Dr B Kennedy C Howard The University of Sydney/ANSTO High teperature phase transitions in the double perovskite cryolite Na3AlF6
Dr C Kepert K Chapman The University of Sydney Negative thermal expansion in the MIIPtIV(CN)6 family
Dr P Kluth B Johannessen The Australian National University Structural properties of metallic nanocrystals formed by ion implantation into SiO2 measured with temperature dependent EXAFS
Dr K Latham RMIT University A preliminary EXAFs study on the incorporation of iron into the crystalline lattice of zeolite LTL
Prof P Lay J Aitken, A Levina, I Mulyani The University of Sydney XAFS of Cr dietary supplements and genotoxis chromium complexes
A/Prof J Low Z Oo, B Stauble Curtin University of Technology Depth profiling of near-surface composition in vacuum treated aluminium titanate
Dr A Masters R Syna, S McGiven The University of Sydney Mo EXAFS as a probe of molybdenum speciation in the production of pharmaceuticals
A/Prof T Masters R Syna, S McGiven The University of Sydney Mo EXAFS as a probe of molybdenum speciation in the production of pharmaceuticals
Dr A Nikulin A Benci, C Langer Monash University Characterisation of SiGe:C alloys near absorption edge of Ge II
Prof G Parkinson M Loan, A van Riessen Curtin University of Technology Understanding nanoscale materials with short-range order: ferrihydrite
Dr K Pavlov M Tabachi, S Mudie Monash University Investigation of In segregation in InGaN heterostructures by methods of statistical diffraction theory (reciprocal space mapping)
Dr K Pavlov S Mudie, M Tabachi Monash University Characterisation and comparison of a novel reciprocal space mapping routine, utilising image plates as the detector
Dr M Ridgway W Wesch The Australian National University EXAFS measurements of structural relaxation in amorphised compound semiconductors
Dr M Ridgway B Johannessen The Australian National University Irradiation induced preferential amorphisation of semiconducting and metallic nanocrystals in SiO2 measured with EXAFS
Dr B Singh A Tong, B Kennedy The University of Sydney Interaction of copper, iron, lead, chromium with synthetic kaolinite
Dr D Sutton T Hanley ANSTO/University of New South Wales Structure development in nanocomposite materials
Dr S Thomson V Luca, C Griffith ANSTO EXAFS experiments on a new titanium mesoporous oxide (TOM) support material
Dr A van Riessen R Hart, K Winters Curtin University of Technology Mimicking biomineralisation of calcium carbonate polymorphs
Dr L Vance G Thorogood, M Carter ANSTO X-ray spectroscopy and diffraction of hollandites
Dr C Weeks C Kepert, K Chapman The University of Sydney XAFS study of negative thermal expansions in ZnIV(CN)2 and ZnIIPtIV(CN)6
Dr Z Zhang C Howard, G Lumpkin ANSTO Phase diagram and structures in the perovskite system SrTiO2-La2/3TiO2
Dr Z Zhang C Howard ANSTO Phase diagram for the perovskite system SrTiO2-La2/3TiO2

BioCARS beamline at Advanced Photon Source, Chicago, USA

Principal Investigator Others Institution Topic
Dr P Carr S Hamdan, J Murphy The Australian National Laboratory Probing the active site of the epsilon sub-unit of DNA Polymerase III
Dr L Guddat J McCourt The University of Queensland Branched chain amino acid biosynthesis
Dr B Kobe The University of Queensland Crystal structure determination and the peptide recognition of the FHA domain from the yeast protein Kinase Dun 1
Dr M Lawrence J Carmichael CSIRO Insect hormone receptor
A/Prof J Martin C Gee, F McMillan, B Heras The University of Queensland Structural studies on medically relevant protein targets
Dr M Parker J Adams, G King St Vincent's Med. Res. Inst. Human class pi glutathione transferase: structural basis for substrate binding
Dr G Polekhina Michelle Dunstone St Vincent's Med. Res. Inst. Structural studies of intermedilysin, APP, and siah in complex with its binding partners
Dr J Rossjohn Monash University Coral pigment
Dr J Rossjohn Monash University Immune receptors
Dr J Whisstock Monash University Serine proteinase inhibitors
A/Prof M Wilce University of Western Australia Structural analysis of SH2 domains

ChemMat CARS at Advanced Photon Source, Chicago, USA

Principal Investigator Others Institution Topic
Dr C Garvey R Knott ANSTO An ASAXS study of the structure of polymaleic acid aggregates
Dr Jinan Cao J Wright Swinburne University Correlation between X-ray diffraction of human hair keratin and biological charateristics
Dr I Gentle J Ruggles, B O'Driscoll The University of Queensland Molecular recognition between metalloporphyrins and solubilized cations at the air-water interface
Dr I Gentle J Ruggles, G Foran ANSTO Studies of interfacial structure of porphyrins and silicates by X-ray diffraction
A/Prof V James M Read, G Corino The Australian National University A study of changes in the diffraction patterns of human and baboon hair with disease
Dr R Knott T Hanley, D Sutton ANSTO Polymer crystallisation and the effects of shear
Dr K Latham J White RMIT University/ The Australian National University Small-angle X-ray scattering studies on the earliest stages of crystallisation of zeolite molecular sieves from clear, homogeneous solution using SR

SRI-CAT at Advanced Photon Source, Chicago, USA

Principal Investigator Others Institution Topic
Dr A Buckley Siew Wei Goh The Unversity of New South Wales Oxygen K-edge XAS at surface oxide layers on aluminium
Dr A Buckley Siew Wei Goh The University of New South Wales Threshold S KLL Auget spectroscopy and XAS of metal sulfides
Dr P Dastoor J quinton, L Thomsen, B Watts The University of Newcastle Molecular alignment of organosilanes on surfaces studied by X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Dr P Donnelly J Aitken, W Reade The University of Sydney Synchrotron studies of chocolate on white ware: a Levantine ceramic from Jordan and the Levant dating from c1550 to 1450 BC
Dr M Ghantasala E Harvey Swinburne University LIGA fabrication studies using SU8 resist with aligned structures for making a micropump
Dr M Ghantasala Swinburne University Fabrication of two-layered structures with alignment for a micropump
A/Prof T Hambley M Hall, R Alderden The University of Sydney Investigation into the mechanism of action of platinum anticancer complexes in tumour cells
Prof P Lay J Aitken, C Dillon The University of Sydney Micro-SRIXE and XANES investigations of the intracellular distributions and forms of indoleamine 2,3-deoxygenase (IDO)
Dr A Mancuso K Nugent, A Peele The University of Melbourne Recovering phase in the presence of scattering
Prof B O'Connor A van Riessen. M Knowles Curtin University of Technology Dependence of Si and Al radial density distributions on chemical composition in alkali-activated aluminosilicate polymers
Dr T Payne P Milham ANSO/UWS Cadmium distribution in Sydney basin agricultural soils by synchrotron X-ray fluorescence
Dr M Ridgway C Glover, G Azevedo The Australian National University Local structural characterisation of amorphised and annealed InP and GaP
Dr Chris Ryan B Etschmann CSIRO Synchrotron-nuclear microprobe energy: towards real-time, quantitative SXRF elemental imaging
Dr J Thornton DSTO Finding the pair distribution of pristine and degraded thermal barrier coating zirconia
Dr N Tran R Lamb, H Zhang The University of New South Wales Structural order of residual oxygen in GaN films grown by single-source chemical vapour deposition
Dr N Tran R lamb, H Zhang The University of New South Wales Structural order of residual oxygen in GaN films grown by single-source chemical vapour deposition

Supported by AMRFP 2002-2003

Facility Principal Investigator Others Institution Topic
ALS, USA Dr J Martin The University of Queensland Structural studies on PNMT, mouse latexin, insect ferritin
APS, USA Dr A Berry The Australian National University (i) Copper speciation as a function of temperature in fluid inclusions (ii) Micro-XANES determination of the oxidation state of fe in natural melt inclusions
APS, USA Dr V James The Australian National University A study of the changes in the diffraction patterns of hair with disease
APS, USA A/Prof B King The University of Newcastle Surface analysis using a free electron laser
BESSY II, Germany Prof R Leckey E Huwald, A Tadich La Trobe University Electronic structure determinations using an advanced toroidal spectrometer
BESSY II, Germany A/Prof J Riley A Tadich La Trobe University Observations of Mn layers on GaAs using angle-resolved photoemission
BESSY II A/Prof J Riley BESSY II/La Trobe University Development of a toroidal spectrometer and observations of Mn layers on GaAs using angle-resolved photoemission
Centre for advanced microstructures and devices, USA Dr M Ghantasala C Davenport Swinburne University Fabrication of high aspect ratio structure micro-components for microfluidic applications using synchrotron radiation
Elettra, Italy Dr K Su Monash University Extending the applications of diffraction enhanced imaging DEI: dosimetry and contrast agent studies
ESRF, France Dr J McKinnon The University of New England Non-linear optical properties of molecular materials: an innovative approach using high-resolution X-ray diffraction data
ESRF, France Dr M Ridgway G Azevedo The Australian National University Structure of metal-decorated nanocavities in Si
NSLS, USA Ms V Peterson University of Technology, Sydney Investigation of tricalcium silicates
Pohang, Korea Dr Deenapanray M Petravic The Australian National University Structural characterization of (In)GaAsN epitaxial layers by photoemission spectroscopy
Pohang, Korea Prof R Lamb N Tran, E Lee University of New South Wales Structural order of ultra-thin films grown by single-source chemical vapour deposition
Pohang, Korea Dr A Nikulin I Svalbe, R Horney Monash University Experimental studies in quantitative X-ray phase retrieval
Pohang, Korea Dr J Russell M Hill, R Lamb The University of New South Wales Crystallographic orientation of ZnO films on optical fibres
Pohang, Korea and APS, USA Dr M Petravic P Deenapanray, V Coleman, M Fraser The Australian National University (i) Synchrotron-based photoemission studies of composition changes on II-N-V surfaces under low-energy ion bombardment (ii) FEL-based resonance ionisation spectrometry of impurities from semiconductor surfaces
SLAC, Stanford Dr B Begg ANSTO Actinide incorporation in the zirconolite polytypes
SLAC, Stanford Dr M Guss S Graham The University of Sydney Structures of metalloproteins and metalloenzymes
SLAC, Stanford Dr S Mayer The University of Sydney Multiple wavelength anomalous dispersion MAD data collection from metalloprotein crystals
SLAC, Stanford Dr M Ridgway The Australian National University EXAF characterisation of implanted-induced disorder in compund semiconductors and structural perturbations in elemental nanocrystals
SLAC, Stanford Dr C Young C Doonan, D Nielsen The University of Melbourne Metal and sulfur XANES and EXAFS studies of molybdoenzyme models
SPring-8, Japan Prof R Lewis Monash University An investigation into the nature of the speckle pattern seen in images of lung tissue
SPring-8, Japan Dr A Nikulin Monash University Fundamental studies of 90 degree Bragg reflection
SPring-8, Japan Dr A Buckley N Tran, B Holzschuh The University of New South Wales Structural order of residual oxygen in GaN films grown by single source chemical vapour decomposition
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