Materials Characterisation
- Morphological, structural and chemical materials characterisation from the millimetre to nanometer scale using appropriate techniques from the following fields: optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
- Quantitative chemical bulk chemical analysis by (EDS) from Sodium to Uranium.
- Expertise in the characterisation of metals, ceramics, minerals, sol-gel and thin film materials.
- Expertise in materials investigations and failure analysis.
- Experience and protocols for handling and analysing materials incorporating or contaminated by radiological species