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SUMMARY:When nano meets bio: Interdisciplinary applications of electron mi
 croscopy - Professor Martin Saunders\, Deputy Director Centre for Microsco
 py\, Characterisation and Analysis The University of Western Australia
DTSTART:20111108T150000Z
DTEND:20111108T160000Z
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CONTACT:Caterina Ducati
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Microscopy\, Characterisation and Analysis (CMC
 A) is a core facility supporting ~500 researchers from across the physical
 \, biological and biomedical sciences. As leader of the Centre’s electro
 n microscopy capability my role is to support those wanting to apply advan
 ced electron microscopy techniques in their research. While I have traditi
 onally collaborated with researchers in the physical sciences\, the interd
 isciplinary nature of the CMCA has encouraged the development of major col
 laborations with biologists in recent years. The common theme of this rese
 arch is the application of transmission electron microscopy techniques suc
 h as electron diffraction\, high resolution imaging\, energy-filtered TEM\
 , EELS and STEM to extract structural and compositional information down t
 o the nm or atomic scales.\n\nOne area where the benefit of this fusion of
  technique and discipline-specific expertise is readily apparent is when t
 he field of nanomaterials and nanotechnology meets the discipline of biolo
 gy. From understanding nature’s ability to form minerals at the nanoscal
 e to the interaction of man-made nanomaterials with biological systems\, a
 n interdisciplinary combination of physical and biological scientists with
  experts in characterisation techniques creates distinct advantages. I hop
 e to demonstrate this by presenting data from several ongoing collaboratio
 ns including studies of biomineralisation processes in marine molluscs\, m
 agnetic nanomaterials for biomedical applications and drug delivery capsul
 es for neuroscience.\n\nBiography: Professor Martin Saunders is Deputy Dir
 ector of the Centre for Microscopy\, Characterisation and Analysis at The 
 University of Western Australia (UWA). Originally from the UK\, and with a
  background in Physics\, Prof Saunders’ doctoral research involved the d
 evelopment of quantitative electron diffraction techniques. During post-do
 ctoral appointments in the UK\, USA and Sweden\, this interest in electron
  microscopy broadened to include all experimental and theoretical aspects 
 of TEM techniques such as EFTEM\, EELS\, HRTEM\, diffraction\, x-ray micro
 analysis\, STEM and tomography. Prof Saunders joined UWA in 2001 where he 
 now leads the electron microscopy capability\, working with many groups na
 tionally and internationally in both the physical and biological sciences 
 to develop applications of electron microscopy techniques.\n
LOCATION:T001 [Tower Seminar Room]\, Materials Science and Metallurgy\, De
 partment of
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