Rabeya Akter

Position

Technical Officer, ICP-Elemental Analysis Facility

Contact

E-mail: r.akter@unsw.edu.au

Ph: +61 2 9385 4680

Fax: +61 2 9385 7352

Office: B39 (inside lab B36)

Qualifications

MSc (Organic Chem.), Jahangir Nagar University, Bangladesh

BSc (Hons, Chemistry), Jahangir Nagar University, Bangladesh

Specialised in Analytical Chemistry using ICP-AES/MS, Wet chemistry, IC, HPLC, GC, UV-VIS.

Role

To manage the day-to-day running and operation of the ICP-laboratory. Train and supervise research academic staff and students, and perform analysis including methodology, sample preparation and interpretation of results. Provide specialist analytical and consulting services.

Background

ICP-Elemental Analysis unit, School of Chemistry, UNSW

University Analytical Laboratories, UNSW.

Analytical Chemist, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute.

Professional Organisations

Chartered Chemist - Royal Australian Chemical Institute.

Life member, Bangladesh Chemical Society.

Dorothy Yu

Position

Senior Technical Officer, ICP-Elemental Analysis Facility

Contact

E-mail: d.yu@unsw.edu.au

Ph: +61 2 9385 5643

Fax: +61 2 9385 7352

Office: B39 (inside lab B36)

Qualifications

MSc Tech Chemical Analysis & Laboratory Management, UNSW

Role

Provide principal contact for enquiries regarding the ICP Elemental Analysis facilities and services. Manage the operation and maintenance of instrumentation. Provide elemental analysis services to internal and external research groups. Provide training and support to staff and students on instrument use, methodology, sample preparation and result interpretation.

Background

ICP Elemental Analysis Facility, UNSW Analytical Centre, UNSW, 2007-present

School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW, 2002-2007.

School of Geography, UNSW, 1994-2002.

Kadoorie Agricultural Research Centre, Hong Kong University, 1985-1994.

School of Geography and Geology, Hong Kong University, 1979-1985.

Professional Organisations

Chartered Chemist - Royal Australian Chemical Institute Life member.

Irene Wainwright

Position

Senior Technical Officer, XRF Analysis Facility

Contact

E-mail: i.wainwright@unsw.edu.au

Ph: +61 2 9385 4282

Fax: +61 2 9385 6968

Office: G42 (inside lab G41)

Qualifications

Chemistry Diploma, Sydney Institute of Technology

Advanced Chemical Instrumentation, Sydney TAFE

Role

Management and operation of the X-Ray Fluorescence Laboratory within the Analytical Centre. Development of novel methods of chemical analysis. Provision of analytical services for industry, other universities, and government departments on a user-pays system. Provide interpretation of data for undergraduate and post-graduate students, and advise students and researchers on suitable approaches to chemical analyses and projects. Involvement in XRF training workshops and symposia. Provide technical expertise for the successful completion of the many research projects which the XRF Facility supports.

Background

XRF Analysis Facility, UNSW Analytical Centre, UNSW.

School of Chemical Technology, School of Geology, and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW.

Selection Trust Mining P/L

Dairy Industry Authority of NSW ( Sydney University Research Lab.)

Mauri Bros. and Thompson P/L

Professional Organisations

Member of the Australian X-Ray Analytical Association ( AXAA)

Bill Gong

Position

Technical Officer, Surface Analysis Facility

Contact

E-mail: b.gong@unsw.edu.au

Ph: +612 9385 4694

Fax: +61 2 9385 4663

Office: Lab G61

Qualifications

B (Hons) Elecro Eng & M Electro Eng, Xian Jiaotong University, China.

PhD (Chemistry) UNSW

Role

Contact for Surface Analysis Facility. Manage instrumentation in the surface analysis laboratory for techniques such as XPS, AES, and ToF-SIMS. Conduct all detailed services in surface and materials analysis, including instrument maintenance and calibration, operator training, sample preparation, instrument operation, data interpretation, formal analysis report, as well as quotation and invoice preparation. Provide analytical consulting services to all users internal and external; national and international.

Background

Surface Analysis Facility, UNSW Analytical Centre, UNSW.

Surface Science and Technology at School of Chemistry UNSW (1996-2006).

Laboratory manager of Surface Analysis Centre, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China 1984-1992.

Yu Wang

Position

Scientific Officer, XRD Laboratory

Contact

E-mail: yu.wang@unsw.edu.au

Ph: +612 9385 4669

Fax: +61 2 9385 4663

Office: M69 (Mezzanine level, inside lab G65)

Qualifications

ME USTB.

PhD (Materials) Deakin.

Role

Contact for X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory and Spectroscopy Laboratory. Responsible for management of the powder diffraction instrumentation, Raman spectrometers, planning for upgrades and new acquisitions, and provide training to users.

Background

XRD Laboratory, UNSW Analytical Centre, UNSW.

School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW.

Anne Rich

Position

Technical Officer, Spectroscopy Laboratory

Contact

E-mail: a.rich@unsw.edu.au

Ph: +612 9385 9795

Fax: +612 9385 4663

Office: G32 (inside lab G31)

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) USyd.

PhD (Chemistry) USyd.

Role

Technical Officer in the Spectroscopy Laboratory. Responsible for user training, instrument management and maintenance. The first contact for guidance and interpretation of data for undergraduate and post-graduate students, and external users of the laboratory.

Background

X-ray Instrument Specialist in the Bragg Institute, ANSTO

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Chemistry, University of Sydney.

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Bioinorganic Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Photosynthesis Research, University College London, UK.

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Inorganic Chemistry, University of Sydney.

Research Chemist - Electrochemistry, Polartechnics, Sydney.

Mohan Bhadbhade

Position

Scientific Officer, Crystallography

Contact

E-mail: m.bhadbhade@unsw.edu.au

Ph: +61 2 9385 9898

Fax: +61 2 9385 4663

Office: M68 (Mezzanine level, inside lab G65)

Qualifications

BSc

PhD

Role

Full-time Scientific Officer for crystallography in the X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory (G65), responsible for user training, service crystallography, as well as collaborative structural research.

Background

Donald Craig

Position

Scientific Officer, Crystallography

Contact

E-mail: dc.craig@unsw.edu.au

Ph: +612 9385 4595

Fax: +61 2 9385 4663

Office: M65 (Mezzanine level, inside lab G61)

Qualifications

BSc

Role

Scientific Officer for crystallography in the X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory (G65), available for service-based, and collaborative crystallography.

Background

Chris Marjo

Position

Manager, Solid State and Elemental Analysis Unit

Contact

E-mail: c.marjo@unsw.edu.au

Ph: +612 9385 4693

Fax: +61 2 9385 4663

Office: M64 (Mezzanine level, inside lab G61)

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) UTS.

PhD (Chemistry) UNSW.

Role

Manager of the Solid State and Elemental Analysis Unit. Occupational Health and Safety Manager for the Analytical Centre. Responsible for staff and resource management in the SSEAU. First contact for grant applications for new instrumentation, and for student projects carried out in the SSEAU.

Background

General Manager, Pacific Inks Australia.

Software Development, Pacific Inks Australia.

Postdoctoral Research, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Postdoctoral Research, University of Twente, The Netherlands.