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| Prof Andrew Peele |
This week ANSTO welcomed Director of the Australian Synchrotron, Professor Andrew Peele, to Lucas Heights to talk about some of the outstanding science produced at the Australian Synchrotron.
The talk was attended by representatives from the Australian Institute of Physics and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. ANSTO's CEO Dr Adi Paterson was also present, joining a large number of the general public who came to see Professor Peele speak.
The Australian Synchrotron is one of Australia’s premier research facilities that represents one of the biggest single investments in scientific excellence in the nation’s history. Since commencing user operations in 2007 the Australian Synchrotron has become an integral part of the Australian and New Zealand research scene.
The Synchrotron produces intense beams of x-ray and infrared light at experimental endstations, providing unique experimental capability. The facility has supported over 2500 experiments and more than 10,000 user visits resulting in scientific research that has already had a significant and lasting impact.
Research performed at the Australian Synchrotron has led to world-leading results in: medical and life sciences, including key insights into diseases such as malaria and diabetes; advanced materials and engineering, including drug delivery systems and new electronic systems; and earth and environmental sciences including reduced CO2 emissions in cement manufacture and hydrogen storage materials.
About the speaker
Professor Andrew Peele was appointed Director of the Australian Synchrotron in November 2013. He is Professor of Physics at La Trobe University and was seconded to the Australian Synchrotron as Head of Science in 2011. Andrew’s previous appointments include leading the X-ray Science group in La Trobe University’s Department of Physics, a Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellowship held at the University of Melbourne and La Trobe University and post-doctoral research at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre.