User Meeting 2016

from Thursday, 24 November 2016 (07:00) to Friday, 25 November 2016 (18:30)
National Centre for Synchrotron Science

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
24 Nov 2016
25 Nov 2016
AM
08:00 --- Registration ---
08:50
Welcome -Prof. Michael James (Australian Synchrotron) Kevin Jack (University of Queensland) Prof. Andrew Peele (Australian Synchrotron) (until 09:20) ()
09:20
Plenary 1 - Rosalie Hocking (James Cook University) (until 10:10) (Oliphant Auditorium)
09:20 Cryo Soft X-ray Tomography of Cells - Dr Eva Pereiro (ALBA synchrotron light source)   (Oliphant Auditorium)
10:10 --- Morning Tea ---
10:30
Concurrent Session 1: Advanced Materials I -Dr David Turner (Monash University) (until 12:30) ()
10:30 Engineering "Disorder" : From Designing New Catalysts to Reactivity in Natural Systems - Rosalie Hocking (James Cook University)   ()
11:00 Investigation of microstructural variations in cold sprayed titanium after heat treatment - Mr Yuqi Ren (CSIRO)   ()
Slides
11:15 Understanding the Formation of Bimetallic Pd-Au Co-catalysts on TiO2 - Mr Andrew Chan (The University of Auckland)   ()
11:30 Probing Long- and Short-Range Disorder in Y2Ti2-xHfxO7 by Diffraction and Spectroscopy - Dr Zhaoming Zhang (ANSTO)   ()
11:45 Exploiting Pressure to Induce “Guest-Blocked” Spin Crossover - Dr Suzanne Neville (The University of Sydney)   ()
12:00 Simultaneous orientation and strain determination in polycrystals using the Maia detector - Mr Henry Kirkwood (La Trobe University)   ()
12:15 Development of Efficient Semiconductor Photocatalysts for Solar Energy Capture - Dr Geoff Waterhouse (The University of Auckland)   ()
10:30
Concurrent Session 1: Earth & Environment -Dr Louise Fisher (CSIRO) (until 12:30) ()
10:30 Uranium (VI) absorption by tree bark in a column leaching experiment - Susan Cumberland (Australian Synchrotron)   ()
11:00 XAS and XFM investigations of arsenic uptake in hydrothermal apatite - Dr Weihua Liu (CSIRO)   ()
11:15 RADIOACTIVE PARTICLES AS CONCENTRATED SOURCES RELATED TO UPTAKE AND DOSE IN MAMMALS - Mr David Child (ANSTO)   ()
11:30 Far-Infrared Synchrotron spectra of Titan’s cyanide haze - Ms Rebecca Auchettl (La Trobe University)   ()
11:45 Microstructure Evolution of Saturated Fine-Grained Soil Consolidation Based on Data-Constrained Modelling - Ms Jing Song (Sun Yat-sen University; CSIRO Manufacture) Mr Yuqi Ren (CSIRO)   ()
Slides
12:00 Temperature Dependent Refractive Indices of Formic Acid Aerosols - Mr Mahmut Ruzi (Latrobe University)   ()
12:15 Synchrotron Tomography in Geotechnical Engineering Applications - Dr Mahdi Disfani (Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering) Dr Guillermo Narsilio (Australian Research Conuncil Future Fellow, The University of Melbourne)   ()
10:30
Concurrent Sessions 1: Biological Systems -Dr Eva Pereiro (ALBA synchrotron light source) (until 12:30) ()
10:30 The shape of things to come: Resolving biological and palaeontological mysteries using microCT imaging - Dr Alistair Evans (Monash University)   ()
11:00 Multi-technique investigations of nickel hyperaccumulator plant ecophysiology - Dr Antony van der Ent (The University of Queensland, Australia)   ()
11:15 Role of the solvophobic effect in protein-ionic liquid interactions - Dr Tamar Greaves (RMIT University)   ()
11:30 Structural changes in an elastin hydrogel during extension and drying by small angle neutron and x-ray scattering - Dr Christopher Garvey (ANSTO)   ()
11:45 New Secrets Unveiled from the ‘Rosetta Stone’ of Neuroscience: Using Synchrotron Light to Study Fundamental Neurochemistry within the Hippocampus during Health and Disease - Dr Mark John Hackett (Curtin Univeristy)   ()
12:00 Element-specific small-angle X-ray scattering studies of mineral nanoparticles in iron-fortified milk - Dr Bridget Ingham (Callaghan Innovation)   ()
12:15 Liquid crystal self-assembly during in vitro lipolysis of milk and infant formula - Dr Malinda Salim (Monash University)   ()
07:30
UAC Breakfast Meeting (by invitation only) (until 08:00) ()
08:00
Registration (until 08:45) ()
08:45
Plenary 2 -Dr Suzanne Neville (The University of Sydney) (until 09:35) ()
08:45 Tuneable Materials and Material Dynamics - Dr Anita Hill (CSIRO)   ()
09:35
2016 Australian Synchrotron Stephen Wilkins Thesis Medal Award -Prof. Michael James (Australian Synchrotron) (until 10:05) (Oliphant Auditorium)
10:05
UAC Town Hall (until 10:35) ()
10:35 --- Morning Tea ---
11:00
Concurrent Session 3: Imaging - Sponsored by MASSIVE -Dr Mark John Hackett (Curtin Univeristy) (until 12:30) ()
11:00 Quantified, multi-scale element mapping of geological samples using the Maia detector array - Dr Louise Fisher (CSIRO)   ()
11:30 Synchrotron radiation imaging of aortic stent grafting: An in vitro phantom study - Prof. Zhonghua Sun (Curtin University)   ()
Slides
11:45 Elevated airway liquid volumes at birth: a potential cause of transient tachypnea of the newborn - Dr Erin McGillick (The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute for Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia & The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia)   ()
12:00 Aluminum (Al) accumulates within the root apoplast in an Al-tolerant wheat cultivar - Dr Peter Kopittke (The University of Queensland)   ()
12:15 Extreme imaging on Imaging and Medical Beamline - Dr Anton Maksimenko (Australian Synchrotron)   ()
11:00
Concurrent Session 3: Industry & Innovation -Dr Robert Acres (Australian Synchrotron) (until 12:30) ()
11:00 The Australian Synchrotron and Advanced Materials: Challenge/Opportunity/Solutions - Dr Robert Acres (Australian Synchrotron)   ()
Slides
11:15 micro-CT analysis of metallurgical coke - Dr David Jenkins (CSIRO)   ()
11:30 FACTORY OF THE FUTURE: COMPOSITE AUTOMATION AND GRAPHENE CERTIFICATION FACILITY - Prof. Bronwyn Fox (Swinburne University of Technology)   ()
11:45 Synchrotron Industry Case Studies over 20+ years - Prof. Andrea Gerson (Blue Minerals Consultancy)   ()
Slides
12:00 Discussion Panel   ()
11:00
Concurrent Session 3: Radiotherapy I -Dr Jeffrey Crosbie (RMIT University) (until 12:30) ()
11:00 Clinical synchrotron radiotherapy programs from a medical physicist point of view - Dr Jean-François Adam (Université Grenoble-Alpes & Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble-Alpes)   ()
11:30 Differential response of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma cell lines to microbeam versus conventional radiotherapy - Mr Lloyd Smyth (University of Melbourne, Epworth HealthCare)   ()
11:45 Breast cancer rotational radiotherapy with synchrotron radiation - Francesca Di Lillo (Dept. of Phys. "Ettore Pancini", University of Naples Federico II,Naples, Italy & INFN, Sez. Napoli, Italy)   ()
12:00 Synchrotron MRT radiation induces DNA damage and inflammatory response in normal mouse tissues distant from the irradiated volume - Mrs Jessica Ventura (The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC; Molecular Radiation Biology Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC)   ()
12:15 Optimizing Microbeam Radiation Therapy with High-Z Nano-structured Ceramic Particles - Prof. Michael Lerch (University of Wollongong)   ()
PM
12:30 --- Lunch ---
13:30
Concurrent Session 2: Advanced Materials II -Dr Zhaoming Zhang (ANSTO) (until 15:15) ()
13:30 Biomimetic nanostructured lipidic materials for encapsulation of therapeutic proteins - Dr Charlotte Conn (RMIT)   ()
14:00 Chiral Coordination Polymers and Cages - Dr David Turner (Monash University)   ()
Slides
14:15 Behaviour and Strength of Collagen Materials - Ms Hannah Wells (Massey University)   ()
14:30 Investigation of electronic and morphological changes from thionation of naphthalene diimide (NDI) - Mr Adam Welford (Monash University)   ()
14:45 Effects of Solvents on Organic Field Effect Transistor (OFET) Charge Transport and Thin-Film Morphology of a High Mobility n-type Semiconducting Copolymer P(NDI2OD-T2) - Mr Masrur Morshed Nahid (Monash University)   ()
15:00 Structure of Concentrated Colloidal Suspensions using SAXS and SANS - Prof. Gary Bryant (Centre for Molecular and Nanoscale Physics, School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University)   ()
13:30
Concurrent Session 2: Structural Biology I - Sponsored by DECTRIS -Dr Begoña Heras (LA Trobe University) (until 15:15) ()
13:30 The role of protein dynamics in the evolution of new enzyme function - Prof. Colin Jackson (Australian National University)   ()
14:00 Structural and Functional Insight into the Epigenetic Regulator SMCHD1 - Dr Kelan Chen (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute)   ()
14:15 Structural characterization by Small Angle Scattering suggests models for monomeric and dimeric forms of full-length ezrin - Dr Anthony Duff (ANSTO)   ()
14:30 Chemical Crystallography at the Australian Synchrotron MX Beamlines - Dr Jason Price (Australian Synchrotron)   ()
14:45 Structural Insights into the Assembly and Regulation of Distinct Viral Capsid Particles - Jade Forwood (CSU)   ()
15:00 Investigation of protein stability and activity in Ionic liquids (IL) to control 3D Structure and Function of Simple and Complex Biomolecules in a quantitative and systematic manner. - Ms Radhika Mohandass (RMIT)   ()
13:30
Concurrent Session 2: Surfaces - Kevin Jack (University of Queensland) (until 15:15) ()
13:30 Diamond Surfaces for Quantum Applications - Dr Alastair Stacey (School of Physics, The University of Melbourne)   ()
14:00 Controlling the Edge-on vs. Face-on Stacking of Semicodundcting Polymers Using Diffusive Noncovalent Interactions - Chris McNeill (Monash University)   ()
14:15 The Evolution of Surface Silica Nanoparticles on Coated Steel Surfaces under High UV and High Humidity Environments Observed Using Synchrotron Macro ATR-FTIR Microspectroscopy - Dr Jitraporn (Pimm) Vongsvivut (Infrared Microspectroscopy (IRM) Beamline, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia)   ()
14:30 The new RAIRS system at the THz/Far-IR Beamline - Laboratory Astrochemistry. - Dr Courtney Ennis (La Trobe University)   ()
Slides
14:45 Investigation of fungal infestation on metallic and polymer surfaces using synchrotron-based macro ATR-FTIR microspectroscopy - Dr Vi Khanh Truong (School of Science, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology)   ()
15:00 Photo-Switchable Block Copolymer Self Assembly - Mr Lewis Chambers (University of Queensland)   ()
15:15 --- Afternoon Tea ---
15:35
Facility Update -Prof. Michael James (Australian Synchrotron) Prof. Andrew Peele (Australian Synchrotron) Dr Miles Apperley (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) (until 16:10) ()
16:10
Student Poster Slam -Prof. Michael James (Australian Synchrotron) (until 16:50) (Oliphant Auditorium)
16:50
Group Conference Photo (until 17:00) ()
17:00
Welcome Function and Poster Session (until 18:30) (NCSS Exhibition Space)
18:30
Buses Depart for Dinner (until 19:00) ()
19:00 --- Dinner ---
12:30 --- Lunch ---
13:30
Concurrent Session 4: Radiotherapy II -Dr Jean-François Adam (Université Grenoble-Alpes & Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble-Alpes) (until 15:15) ()
13:30 Curing Cancer with the Synchrotron - Prof. Peter Rogers (University of melbourne)   ()
14:00 A pre-clinical sample positioning system for microbeam radiotherapy at the Australian Synchrotron - Mr Micah Barnes (RMIT)   ()
14:15 Microbeam Dosimetric Verification using Presage® Dosimeters - Mr Frank Gagliardi (William Buckland Radiotherapy Centre)   ()
14:30 How big is that diamond? - Dr Duncan Butler (ARPANSA)   ()
14:45 Progress report on the European MRT program: What can the Australian MRT community learn from the European experience? - Dr Jayde Livingstone (Australian Synchrotron)   ()
15:00 Treatment planning for synchrotron microbeam radiotherapy - Mr Liam Day (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology)   ()
13:30
Concurrent Session 4: Structural Biology II - Sponosred by DECTRIS - Jade Forwood (CSU) (until 15:15) ()
13:30 Observing proteins at play: structural techniques to probe function - Prof. Emily Parker (University of Canterbury)   ()
14:00 UNRAVELLING THE STRUCTURAL AND MECHANISTIC DIVERSITY OF BACTERIAL AUTOTRANSPORTER VIRULENCE FACTORS - Dr Jason Paxman (La Trobe University)   ()
14:15 Mirror, mirror in the vacuum tank; an MX2 optics upgrade - Dr Daniel Eriksson (Australian Synchrotron)   ()
Slides
14:30 Structural basis of Plasmodium vivax specificity towards reticulocytes - Dr Jakub Gruszczyk (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute)   ()
14:45 Combating multidrug resistance. Structure of an endotoxin modifying enzyme - Prof. Alice Vrielink (University of Western Australia)   ()
15:00 High Data Rate MX at the Australian Synchrotron. - Tom Caradoc-Davies (Australian Synchrotron.)   ()
13:30
Concurrent Session 4: Technique Development -Dr Martin de Jonge (Australian Synchrotron) (until 15:15) ()
13:30 Micro Materials Characterisation (MMC) Beamline: Scope and Focus - Prof. Andrea Gerson (Blue Minerals Consultancy)   ()
Slides
14:00 First experiments with D-DIA apparatus on XAS - Dr Jeremy Wykes (Macquarie University)   ()
14:15 Coflow and Fast-SEC Improvements on the SAXS/WAXS Beamline - Dr Nigel Kirby (Australian Synchrotron) Dr Tim Ryan (Australian Synchrotron)   ()
14:30 The MX2 goniometer story: the old, the current and the new one - Dr David Aragao (Australian Synchrotron)   ()
14:45 Optimising sample preparation for solids, pellets, liquids and solutions for Far-IR and IR analysis at the Australian Synchrotron - Ms Josie Nunn (Flinders University SA)   ()
15:00 How to get the most from your XFM data: GeoPIXE analysis on MASSIVE - David Paterson (Australian Synchrotron)   ()
15:15
Plenary 3 -Prof. Alice Vrielink (University of Western Australia) (until 16:15) (Oliphant Auditorium)
15:15 With the synchrotron and beyond the synchrotron towards the structure of the TIR-domain signallosome - Prof. Bostjan Kobe (University of Queensland)   (Oliphant Auditorium)
Slides
16:15
Awards and Closing remarks - Kevin Jack (University of Queensland) (until 16:30) ()
16:30
Radiotherapy Workshop: Should we MRT Treat Canines - Daniel Hausermann (Australian Synchrotron) (until 18:30) ()
16:30 Status of MRT research – What we have done and what is still to do - Prof. Peter Rogers (University of melbourne)   ()
16:45 The case for large animal data - Dr Jean-François Adam (Université Grenoble-Alpes & Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble-Alpes)   ()
17:00 Experience with radiotherapy treatment on dogs - Stewart Ryan (University of Melbourne)   ()
17:15 Dog cancers - Why the interest for an MRT programme - Labuc Rob (Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre)   ()
17:30 What would canine MRT data bring on our way to human MRT trials? - Wheeler Greg (Peter Mac)   ()
17:45 Do we need late toxicity data before the first human clinical trial? - Senthi Sashendra (The Alfred Hospital)   ()
18:00 --- Discussion ---
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