Dr Martin Saunders

BSc(Hons), PhD, CPhys, MInstP

Expertise

Development and application of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) techniques for the structural, compositional and chemical characterisation of materials at the nano and atomic scales. Simulation and computational analysis of TEM data, including quantitative diffraction, energy-filtered TEM and HREM.

Contribution to the Centre

Characterisation of nano-structured materials using TEM techniques such as high-resolution imaging, energy-filtered TEM, electron energy-loss spectroscopy, STEM and electron diffraction. Development of novel methods for the analysis of TEM data from nanomaterials. Direction and supervision of research projects involving TEM characterisation of nanomaterials. Provision of advice, training and support to researchers conducting TEM analysis.

Current Projects in the Centre

• Magnetic nano-particles (with Colin Raston, Tim St Pierre, Robert Woodward)
• Carotenoid nano-particles (with Colin Raston, Mohamed Makha)
• Gold and silver nano-particles (with Colin Raston, Iyer Swaminathan)
• Nanotoxicology (with Lee Yong Lim)

Grants and research contracts relevant to Centre activities

• ARC Discovery, ‘Toxicity assessment of nanomaterials for biomedical applications’, Lim, Mak ha and Saunders, $600,000 in total, 2007 – 2009, submitted March 2006.
• ARC Linkage International "Materials world network for the study of macromolecular ferrofluids" Tim St. Pierre, Rob Woodward, Martin Saunders.2006-2008.

Relevant ARC Networks

• CI for the ARC Nanotechnology Network.

Postgraduates working on core projects in the Centre

• Nigel Smith (with Prof Colin Raston and Dr Robert Woodward)
• Karel Hartlieb (with Prof Colin Raston)
• Wendy Loh (with A/Prof Lee Yong Lim)
• Clint Edwin Johnson (with A/Prof Lee Yong Lim)

Contact Details

Email: Martin.Saunders@uwa.edu.au

Telephone: +61 (08) 6488 8092