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The University of Queensland’s Associate Professor Dan Watterson has been awarded a $1.25 million CSL Centenary Fellowship to research accelerated pandemic treatments. Dan uses CMM cryoTEM's for his clamp structure determination.

We invite you to our ‘Frontiers in Microscopy and Microanalysis’ Seminar Series with a talk from Dr Andy Clulow, direct from the Australian Synchrotron. Friday 5th November, 1pm – 2pm (AEST).

We invite you to join the inaugural UQ-Japan Day on Wednesday 10 November 2021 and participate in the Advanced materials characterisation opportunities between UQ and Japan virtual workshop from 11am – 12pm AEST.

We would like to invite you to our next ‘Frontiers in Microscopy and Microanalysis’ Seminar Series with an exciting talk from Dr Jana Ognjenovic from the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, USA. Title: Sub-2Å structures with the CryoARM200: From Holes to Hydrogens

Research and Innovation Week celebrates the incredible research, researchers and partnerships within UQ and throughout our diverse community.

You are invited to participate in CMM’s 2021 annual user survey, run by Microscopy Australia - Lucky Draw $100! Help Us to Help You.

Congratulations to CMM's Deputy Director, Professor Rob Parton on being awarded a prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Australian Laureate Fellowship.

CMM is pleased to announce the installation of the Bruker TIMS TOF Flex – MALDI-2. This is the first of these instruments to be installed in Australia and has already been touted as a paradigm-changing instrument for Mass Spectrometry Imaging.

The Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis is pleased to announce the installation of the Bruker Ultraflextreme MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometer, which has been recently relocated from Queensland Institute of Medical Research Berghofer (QIMR Berghofer).

RCC is working with CMM to deploy a research data management (RDM) solution to help its researchers handle large amounts of data from scientific instruments.

CMM helped to develop (in our Clean Room EBL facility) the chip and coating techniques for 'binding antibodies' and catch cytokines as well as characterising the surfaces with SEM and Mass Spec.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are conducting experiments with an antimicrobial surface coating designed to fight the spread of bacteria and viruses, including the Earth-bound SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic.

CMM is pleased to announce the installation of the JEOL Spiral TOF mass spectrometer, which was funded though the former RFIG program at The University of Queensland

We are seeking a Data & Image Processing Scientist for a full-time, 3 year fixed term position. Applications close: 19 Feb 2021 (11:00 PM) E. Australia Standard Time

We are seeking a X-Ray Diffraction, Spectroscopy & Imaging Laboratory Manager for a full-time, continuing position. Applications close: 10 Feb 2021 (11:00 PM) E. Australia Standard Time.

We are seeking a Scientific Officer for a full time, continuing position. Applications close: 08 Feb 2021 (11:00 PM) E. Australia Standard Time

Australian scientists have built a perovskite solar cell based on 2D and 3D salts. By adding a fluorinated lead salt in the processing solution – normally used to form 3D methylammonium lead iodide – they were able to achieve a 21.1% efficiency, an open-circuit voltage of 1.12 V, a short-circuit current of 22.4 mA/cm2, and a fill factor of 84%.

CMM will be closing over the Christmas period. In an emergency please contact UQ Security on (07) 3365 3333. We have enjoyed working with you this year and we wish you a safe and happy festive season.

The annual Research and Innovation staff awards ceremony was held yesterday with the aim to celebrate the achievements and successes of our colleagues that reflect and support UQ’s values. We are proud to announce that CMM staff received 2 awards. Congratulations to all involved!

After almost six months of being connected to the Characterisation Virtual Laboratory (CVL), RCC-managed high-performance computer Wiener hit an important milestone this month when it was used for the one-thousandth time via the imaging platform.