Wed 18th May 2022 @ 12:00 nn, online via Webex (meeting #: 2654 682 4419 and password: 63YkRZ2Agf3)

Abstract:

Techniques offered at the Australian Synchrotron allow for the determination of the elements and phases present in a mineral assemblage, and time resolved structural characterisation. This talk is aimed at researchers that have used the Australian Synchrotron and those interested to learn more about the capabilities the facility can offer Curtin School of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Examples of research conducted on planetary materials, the different ways the Australian Synchrotron can be accessed, and future capabilities that will be offered through the BRIGHT program will be presented.

Short bio:

Andrew Langendam is a Beamline Scientist at the XFM Beamline. He completed his PhD at Monash University in 2016 focusing on the formation and chemical evolution of oxidised planetary bodies in the early Solar System. He has extensive experience organising field expeditions to search for meteorites, having organised the Monash Meteorite Collection Team expeditions between 2009 and 2019. He has also collaborated on a number of searches and projects with the GFO group at Curtin. He has good experience with electron microscope and microprobe techniques alongside X-ray techniques.