Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis

CMCA People & Research

Research activities in the CMCA are highly variable and reflect the diverse nature of CMCA staff. Academic staff often have major collaborative roles in research projects across many schools and centres, at both UWA and other major Universities.

Students whose projects involve significant use of CMCA facilities are encouraged to consider formal co-supervision by a relevant CMCA academic. A list of postgraduate research opportunites available in association with CMCA can be found here.

Academic

Research Discipline

Optical microscopy principles, biomedical optics, in vivo optical microscopy of animals and humans, engineering instrumentation 
John Cliff
SIMS applications
Biomineralisation, marine biology, analytical biological microscopy
Geology, VPSEM development
Cytometry and microdissection applications
NanoSIMS applications
Seagrass biology, biological microscopy
Geology, analytical techniques
Paul Rigby
Confocal microscopy
Materials sciences, nanotechnology, TEM applications
Biological microscopy, invertebrate biomineralisation & molluscan biology
Materials sciences
Origin of life of Earth