2022 BBQ

This Sunday Philip's students, colleagues and their families gathered together to celebrate 2022. It was great to resume this annual 'end of the year' tradition after too long! We officially welcomed Loreibelle and Bikas to the group (and to Melbourne!) and finally got the chance to share a BBQ with Yu. There were plenty of laughs, lots of lovely food to share and a display of Melbourne weather ranging from grey drizzle to hot sunshine! Thanks to everyone who came along and contributed delicious savoury and sweet dishes to the banquet.

Virtually in Prague

The XXV General Assembly and Congress of the International Union of Crystallography was held in Prague this year. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Philip was unable to attend in person. Instead, he joined the conference virtually from his home office in Melbourne. The time difference made for some late nights, but he always had the company of his trusty assistant Pixie (seen luxuriating behind the computer in the picture below!).

Last night Philip presented 'Towards the measurement of bonding electron densities in nanostructured materials' at the conference. This collaborative work aims to measure bonding electron densities within several different nanostructures and interfaces, using QCBED based on the multislice formalism. A recording of Philip's talk is available on request.

ARC success!

At the end of 2020, Philip received the great news that his application for ARC funding for a Discovery Project in collaboration with Prof. David R. Clarke (Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University) and A/Prof. Laure Bourgeois (Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy, Monash University) was succesful. The project will investigate the experimental mapping of electron densities in nanostructured materials using a new technique combining the latest solid-state theory with electron scattering in one of the world's most advanced electron microscopes. The project will be conducted throughout 2021 to 2024. Watch out for developments arising from this exciting research!