CSIRO Plant Industry, Microscopy Centre
Name of Group Leader:
Rosemary WhitePhysical Address:
Clunies Ross StActon
ACT 2601
Mailing Address:
GPO Box 1600Canberra
ACT 2601
Phone:
61 2 6246 5475Fax:
61 2 6246 5334Email:
rosemary.white@csiro.auNanotechnology Research Programs/Activities:
Cellular and subcellular imaging in plant tissues from macro- to nano-scaleLive cell imaging of subcellular dynamics
Correlative imaging of structures in fluorescence and electron microscopy (TEM, STEM)
Scale of Nanotechnology Research Effort:
2 full time staff: 1 research scientist, 1 technical officer1 postdoc
Ca. 130 regular facility collaborators/users
20-30 non-CSIRO short-term visitors per year
Ca. $500k per year plus separate infrastructure grants
Nanotechnology research facilities:
Fluorescence microscopes - Leica and ZeissConfocal microscope - Leica SP2
Multiphoton confocal with white light laser, FLIM
FTIR microscope - Bruker Hyperion 3000
Scanning electron microscope - Zeiss EVO LS15 with X-ray analysis
Scanning electron microscope - Jeol 6400 with cryotransfer unit