Associate Professor Michael James

 

Principal Research Scientist Bragg Institute Building 87 ANSTO New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights NSW 2234 Australia mailing address Bragg Institute Building 87 ANSTO PMB 1 Menai NSW 2234 Australia Research Group: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Materials and Engineering Science (Functional Materials); and Bragg Institute   Webpage: http://neo.ansto.gov.au/bragg/contacts/dr_michael_james Email: link Phone: +61-2-9717-9299 Fax: +61-2-9717-3606

 

Current Research Activities

My research interests range from structural studies of magnetic and oxide ion conducting ceramics to the development and characterisation of thin film molecular sensors and biomimetic membranes. I have led the project to build the $4million PLATYPUS Time-of-Flight Neutron Reflectometer at Australia's OPAL research reactor. PLATYPUS is a world-class instrument for studying thin-films and buried interfaces on 1nm to 100nm lengthscales, and has the capacity to study films on solid and free-liquid substrates as well as magnetic systems. I has published 70 scientific papers in the areas of surface chemistry, magnetic and conducting ceramics, coordination polymers and fullerene chemistry. Since 2003, I have held an Adjunct Associate Professorship at the University of New South Wales.