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Archive news200807/05/2008 - Chemical engineering students get a close up view of the Australian Synchrotron MCSS recently arranged for a group of fifty second-year chemical engineering students to get a first-hand look at the Australian Synchrotron. The tour of the $200 million facility, which was organised in conjunction with staff at the Australian Synchrotron, included a lecture from MCSS Beamline Research Fellow Dr Rosalie Hocking, which provided the students with an overview of how the machine works and how it can contribute to research. You can read more about the visit here. 08/02/2008 - MCSS welcomes fourth and final Beamline Research Fellow for 2008 Dr Marian Cholewa joined MCSS in February, as the last of our 4 Beamline Research Fellows. The Fellows will be pivotal in assisting Monash researchers to exploit these capabilities and will also be involved in the development of the beamlines themselves. Marian has a wealth of synchrotron experience, having come from the ANKA synchrotron in Karlsruhe, Germany, as well as having worked at the Singapore Synchrotron Light Source, and Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA. His particular expertise is in the X-ray Imaging, especially in the use of microprobe techniques for ultra high resolution imaging. 23/01/2008 - MCSS welcomes new Beamline Research Fellows January has seen the arrival of new MCSS Fellows Dr Nathan Cowieson and Dr Dana Maksel. Nathan joins us as the second of the Beamline Fellows, each of which have specialised knowledge in one or more of the techniques available at the Australian Synchrotron. The Fellows will be pivotal in assisting Monash researchers to exploit these capabilities and will also be involved in the development of the beamlines themselves. Nathan was previously at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at the University of Queensland, where he held an Australian Synchrotron Research Program Fellowship, and his expertise is in structural characterisation of proteins, using crystallography, SAXS and CD. Dana will be responsible for the development and implementation of robotics capabilities for high throughput protein crystallography whilst being based in the Protein Crystallography Unit (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology). Dana joins us from the Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory in the Monash Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 23/01/2008 - Australian Synchrotron beamtime application deadlines for 2008 The User Office of the Australian Synchrotron has advised MCSS of the proposed beamtime application deadlines for 2008, which are available here. At present, it is proposed that the calls for Merit based and Preferred access beamtime will be opened concurrently. Notification of any changes and reminders of call openings and closings will be sent to Monash users registered on the MCSS email list. 200722/11/2007 - Awards at EPSM-ABEC Conference The high quality of research work of two postgraduate students associated with MCSS was recognised at the recent combined Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine and The Australian Medical Engineering (EPSM-ABEC) Conference, held in Fremantle. Ivan Williams was awarded the Radcal/Health Technology Consultancy Prize for the best oral presentation in the field of diagnostic physics for his paper entitled "Towards the clinical application of PCI". While Jeff Crosbie was highly commended for the Varian Prize for the best oral presentation related to radiotherapy for his paper entitled "High dose synchrotron microbeam radiation therapy of normal mouse skin: an immunohistochemical study of DNA repair, proliferation and apoptosis". Congratulations to both Ivan and Jeff.
08/11/2007 - MCSS welcomes first Beamline Fellow Dr Rosalie Hocking has joined MCSS as the first of our Beamline Fellows. The Beamline Fellows each have specialised knowledge in one or more of the techniques available at the Australian Synchrotron. The Fellows will be pivotal in assisting Monash researchers to exploit these capabailities and will also be involved in the development of the beamlines themselves. Rosalie joins us from the CSIRO Land and Water Division (Urrbrae, South Australia) and was formerly a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University and the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory. Rosalie's synchrotron expertise is in the use of Hard and Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy for mining and environmental applications.
10/10/2007 - Nobel Laureate Barry Marshall appointed Patron of the MCSS Professor Barry Marshall AC and Nobel Laureate has just been appointed Patron of the Monash Centre for Synchrotron Science. Monash Vice-Chancellor, Professor Richard Larkins, said "Monash University is extremely honoured to have such an outstanding Australian scientist accept our invitation to take on the role of patron of the Centre for the next two years." Professor Marshall was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, with his colleague Dr Robin Warren, for their discovery of 'the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease'. Prior to their seminal studies, it was believed that gastric and duodenal ulcers were caused by stress or lifestyle. Read more here. 24/08/2007 - 2010 International Conference on Biology and Synchrotron Radiation (BSR2010) At the conclusion of BSR2007 in Manchester last week, it was announced that Melbourne will be the host city for the 2010 International Conference on Biology and Synchrotron Radiation. The successful bid was led by MCSS and supported by the Australian Synchrotron and CSIRO. Further details including dates, venues, associated meetings and activities will appear on this website (and the Australian Synchrotron website) as they become available. 18/08/2007 - 2008 postgraduate research projects Information on postgraduate research projects being offered by Monash researchers for 2008, involving synchrotron techniques, are now available. Projects are listed by synchrotron technique, covering a diverse range of research areas from across the university. Future postgraduate (including Honours level) students can find more information here. Monash staff wishing to list a project should contact the Research and Training Manager, Dr Karen Siu. 31/07/2007 - Australian Synchrotron officially open Today Victorian Premier John Brumby presided over the official opening of the Australian Synchrotron. The facility, which cost around $200 million, is the first of its kind to be built in Australia and will, Mr Brumby said, "mark the beginning of an exciting new era in science and innovation." MCSS Director Rob Lewis, believes that, with the creation of the Monash Centre of Synchrotron Science, Monash researchers are particularly well placed to take advantage of the opportunities that the new facility provides. "The creation of the Synchrotron Science Centre means Monash is taking a pro-active position in Australia's development of synchrotron science and in the application of the synchrotron to many research fields," Professor Lewis said. "Our scientists are well placed to take a lead in many of the scientific, health and environmental issues facing our community." To find out more:
23/07/2007 - Dr Karen Siu appointed as new MCSS Research and Training Manager Dr Karen Siu, previously a Lecturer in the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences and in the School of Physics, has been seconded to the MCSS in the role of Research and Training Manager. Karen will oversee the development of programs within Monash to assist staff not presently using a synchrotron in their research to become actively involved as new users of the Australian Synchrotron. Karen has a strong background in both Physics and the use of synchrotron radiation in the diagnosis of disease, particularly breast cancer and cystic fibrosis. 02/07/2007 - First call for research proposals at the Australian Synchrotron A joint call for research proposals requiring ASRP or Australian Synchrotron beamtime in the third quarter of 2007 is now open. This call is for beamtime on the following Australian Synchrotron beamlines:
In this first round, Australian Synchrotron proposals will be limited to Australian and New Zealand based researchers and if you plan to apply for time on the Australian Synchrotron beamlines, you must make email contact with the relevant beamline scientist first. Contact details available from the Australian Synchrotron website. To submit a proposal for any of these beamlines you must use the new synchrotron proposal portal. The deadline for proposals for all beamlines is 20/07/2007. 22/06/2007 - Spotlight profiles the medical uses of synchrotron radiation The Winter 2007 edition of the Faculty of Medcine, Nursing and Health Sciences newsletter Spotlight focuses on the opportunities provided by the Australian Synchrotron and takes a more detailed look at the different types of medical research being conducted by Monash scientists. Download the newsletter in PDF format here. 13/06/2007 - Nature features news about the Australian Synchrotron and the work of Monash scientists news@nature.com today published an article about the Australian Synchrotron, which is due to open across the road from Monash in July. Among the contributors is Karen Siu from Monash University, who talks about her research on cystic fibrosis. Read the full article here. 18/05/2007 - Monash Magazine shines light on the MCSS Monash Magazine today published a feature on the work of scientists at the MCSS. The story describes how the new Australian Synchrotron, which is about to open next door to Monash University, will benefit them. To find out more read the article online or download a PDF version.
19/04/2007 - MCSS Fellow Bayden Wood meets Victorian Minister for Innovation John Brumby Today Victorian Minister for Innovation John Brumby accompanied members of the media, including delegates from the World Conference of Science Journalists, on a preview of the beamlines at the Australian Synchrotron. The group met some of the scientists who will be helping the beamline crew to fine tune the beamlines, including MCSS Fellow Bayden Wood, who is working on improving IVF success rates. 27/03/2007 - Cancer Council Victoria awards funds for synchrotron research MCSS Director Prof Rob Lewis and colleagues were recently awarded a substantial research grant by Cancer Council Victoria. The $123,750 Venture Grant will be used to investigate the biological effects of synchrotron radiation therapy on both normal and tumour tissues. Prof Lewis said, “The synchrotron is capable of generating X-ray beams 10 billion times more intense than those used in conventional radiotherapy.” “What the Cancer Council would love to see is a world class radiology group here, to try and determine what is going on with the treatment.” To find out more visit the Cancer Council Victoria website. 21/03/2007 - MCSS Director Prof Rob Lewis appears on ABC Melbourne Radio's Conversation Hour This morning Prof Rob Lewis and his colleague Dr Bob Rosner from the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, USA spoke to Chris Clark and Graham Phillips of ABC Melbourne Radio about synchrotron science and the uses to which the new Australian Synchrotron will be put. To hear the entire broadcast online visit the ABC website. 08/03/2007 - MCSS attracts international students to Australian Synchrotron MCSS postgraduate student Evelyne Meier travelled all the way from Lausanne in Switzerland to spend four months working at the Australian Synchrotron. The 25 year old is completing a Masters of Sciences in Physics through Monash University and the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. During her stay she has been working with other scientists to improve the efficiency of testing at the Australian Synchrotron. Read this Monash Newsline article to find out more. |
