CXS - Education

Eureka Winners 2013

2013-12-02T12:00:00Z

University of New South Wales Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research finalist

2013 Public Lecture Series

2013-07-23T14:00:00Z

Previous lectures

FROM MOSELEY’S LAW TO THE MOLECULAR MICROSCOPE A CENTURY OF X-RAY PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY.

	A/Prof Harry Quiney The University of Melbourne
	Friday 19th July 2013 – 8.00pm The University of Melbourne Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre Elisabeth Murdoch Building
	Electrons dropping down into stable orbits around an atomic nucleus follow the strange rules of quantum mechanics which began to be revealed by Niels Bohr’s discovery in 1913. The radiation emerging from the atom as the electron settles into orbit can tell us a lot about the nucleus. Shortly after Bohr’s discovery, Henry Moseley discovered that this radiation, typically in the X-ray part of the spectrum, could be used to discover gaps in the periodic table of the elements where new elements would later be found. In this lecture I will show how one hundred years later intense beams of X-rays from synchrotrons are making new discoveries in the chemical processes of life. Click here for more information.

MALARIA PARASITES: BLOOD, DRUGS AND SEX

	Professor Leann Tilley Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne
	Thursday 13th June 2013 - 6.00pm - 7.00pm The University of Melbourne Sunderland Lecture Theatre Level 2 (ground floor) Medical Building, Corner of Grattan Street and Royal Parade
	Every year, falciparum malaria causes an estimated 1.2 million deaths. With current vaccine trials showing only limited protection, chemotherapeutic measures are set to be a mainstay of defence against malaria for the foreseeable future. Unfortunately drug-resistant malaria is a major problem in the Asia Pacific region, and concerted efforts are needed to contain and combat the disease. Click here for more information.

NADIA Software Training Workshop for Beginners


	Thursday 18th July 2013 - 10.00am to 1.00pm/p> Education Lab National Centre for Synchrotron Science Australian Synchrotron 800 Blackburn Rd, Clayton
	What is NADIA? The CXS developed public access NADIA software is a flexible package that contains well-tested libraries that make it easier for researchers to access and implement various Coherent Diffractive Imaging (CDI) algorithms on data. Click here for more information.

NADIA Software Training Intermediate Workshop


	Thursday 18th July 2013 - 10.00am to 1.00pm Laby Ideas Centre David Caro Building University of Melbourne
	What is NADIA? The CXS developed public access NADIA software is a flexible package that contains well-tested libraries that make it easier for researchers to access and implement various Coherent Diffractive Imaging (CDI) algorithms on data. Click here for more information.

IP & Commercialisation Information Session

2012-06-20T04:28:54Z

IP & Commercialisation Information Session

The International Year of Chemistry

2011-10-14T03:58:28Z

To Celebrate the International Year of Chemistry CXS is hosting 2008 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Professor Martin Chalfie, free public lecture:

GFP: Lighting Up Life

	Professor Martin Chalfie Columbia University
	Wednesday 30th November 2011 5.00 - 6.00pm The University of Melbourne Ground floor, Chemistry Building Masson Theatre Admission is free Click here to download flyer

CXS Film Projects

2011-03-01T12:00:00Z

Coming soon

Eureka Winners 2011

2011-03-01T12:00:00Z

Rontgen. A bright spark

National Science Week

2011-03-01T12:00:00Z

Three Centres of Excellence combine to present - The Science of Chocolate

Is chocolate good or bad for us? Scientists from the Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence for Coherent X-Ray Science (CXS)‚ Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology (FRCB)‚ and Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems (Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute‚ AMSI) revealed the answer to this enduring question to residents at the Melbourne Rylands Retirement Villages during National Science Week 2008.

"We want to give people the message that eating moderate amounts of dark chocolate‚ which contains antioxidants‚ will benefit your health through fighting free radical damage. So no-one should feel guilty about occasionally indulging in chocolate"‚ said Dr Michelle Taylor‚ ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology.

In addition to hearing about the health benefits of chocolate‚ residents had the opportunity to sample and rate numerous dark chocolate varieties in the same way chocolate companies conduct market research‚ and heard how synchrotron science has helped enlighten chocolate manufacturers with what makes some chocolate better than others. The statistical results of the audience\'s chocolate preferences were presented by Dr Dimetre Triadis‚ AMSI and details on how chocolate companies know the most delectable products to market were presented by Dr Stephen Mudie‚ on behalf of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science and the Australian Synchrotron.

The event was well received by the residents‚ many of whom were retired medical practitioners and scientists. "A brilliant idea‚ very interesting‚ great to keep up to date with some of the advances in science and technology"‚ said Rylands resident Mr Charles Ross.

"We were really excited to present this event to senior Melbournians"‚ said Tania Smith‚ ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-Ray Science‚ "National Science Week activities usually target younger age groups‚ but we at the Centres of Excellence are aware that senior people are just as interested in science and wanted to bring some of the celebrations of our scientific achievements to them. What better way than with chocolate!"

CXS Podcasts

2011-03-01T12:00:00Z

Professor Keith Nugent
The University of Melbourne UP CLOSE

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Associate Professor Andrew Peele
La Trobe University Podcast Series
X-ray Science

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Dr Jose N Varghese
Avian Influenza and the Emergence of Influenza Pandemics

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Professor So Iwata
High-hanging fruit worth the risk - seeing the atoms in human membrane proteins

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Synchrotron Seminar Series

2011-03-01T12:00:00Z

Synchrotron Seminar Series 2006 and 2007

In September 2006 CXS hosted the University of Melbourne Science with Synchrotrons Seminar series. The series comprised seven lectures and showcased the Synchrotron facilities so potential users could understand the functionality of the facility and how it could assist in their future research work.

The Australian Synchrotron commenced operations in 2007 with nine beamlines. The Synchrotron will be extended over the coming years to a full capacity of over thirty beamlines.

Details of the seminars are listed below:

2006
1 September	Mark Tobin	Infrared Microspectroscopy at the Australian Synchrotron
6 October	Dr David Paterson	Microspectroscopy: A Versatile X-ray Microprobe A tale of applications from mineral exploration via forensics to sub-cellular imaging for bio-medical research
3 November	Dr Chris Glover	X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS): One of the first five beamlines to be operational at the Australian Synchrotron
8 December	Dr Nigel Kirby	SAXS and the Synchrotron

2007
2 March	Dr Kia Wallwork	High Resolution Powder Diffraction at the Australian Synchrotron
4 May	Dr Bruce Cowie	The Soft X-ray Beamline at the Australian Synchrotron
1 June	Dr Julian Adams	Protein Crystallography at the Australian Synchrotron

The seminars were well attended and enjoyed by all. Those people who raised questions were delighted to receive answers directly from the scientists who use the Synchrotron facilities on a daily basis.

Eureka

2010-12-07T05:26:44Z

The Eureka Prize

In 2010, a student documentary about the discovery of X-rays by German Nobel Laureate Professor Wilhelm Röntgen won the prestigious 2010 ‘Sleek Geek’ Eureka Prize for science communication.

The film-making project is part of CXS’s outreach program in which six students from St Helena Secondary College in Eltham created a three minute documentary film Röntgen: A Bright Spark.

The project was funded by CXS and the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) and developed and delivered by the CXS node at La Trobe University.

CXS - Education

Eureka Winners 2013

University of New South Wales Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research finalist

2013 Public Lecture Series

Previous lectures

FROM MOSELEY’S LAW TO THE MOLECULAR MICROSCOPE A CENTURY OF X-RAY PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY.

MALARIA PARASITES: BLOOD, DRUGS AND SEX

NADIA Software Training Workshop for Beginners

What is NADIA?

NADIA Software Training Intermediate Workshop

What is NADIA?

IP & Commercialisation Information Session

IP & Commercialisation Information Session

The International Year of Chemistry

To Celebrate the International Year of Chemistry CXS is hosting 2008 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Professor Martin Chalfie, free public lecture:

GFP: Lighting Up Life

CXS Film Projects

Coming soon

Eureka Winners 2011

Rontgen. A bright spark

National Science Week

Three Centres of Excellence combine to present - The Science of Chocolate

CXS Podcasts

Synchrotron Seminar Series

Synchrotron Seminar Series 2006 and 2007

Eureka

The Eureka Prize