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Dr Sherry Mayo

Senior Research Scientist

https://people.csiro.au/M/S/Sherry-Mayo

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PRIVATE BAG 10
CLAYTON SOUTH VIC 3169 AUSTRALIA

Biography

Sherry Mayo is a group leader and senior research scientist with extensive experience in different aspects of x-ray science and instrumentation. Her main activities include synchrotron science, x-ray microscopy and micro-tomography, x-ray phase-contrast imaging, 3D data analysis, big-data analytics, and hardware & software integration. She has also been involved with commercialisation of new technology.

She has a particular interest in dynamic and in-situ x-ray micro-tomography. This is the three dimensional imaging of samples that are changing over time or in response to the sample environment.

She has taught at a number of workshops and schools on X-ray micro-CT and imaging.

Other Interests

  • Editorial Board member for Journal for Tomography of Materials and Structures (JTMS, Elsevier)
  • Regular lecturer at the CT@IBML training courses at the Australian Synchrotron (usually 2 per year)
  • Member of Australian Synchrotron BRIGHT Scientific Advisory Committee
  • Member of the Australian Synchrotron's User Advisory Committee
  • Chair of Beamline Advisory Panel for planned Micro-CT beamline at the Australian Synchrotron
  • Lecturer at the first Asia Oceania Forum (AOF) Synchrotron Radiation School (2017)

  • Current Roles

    • Micro-CT specialist
      Synchrotron and lab-based 3D Microtomography of materials samples

    Academic Qualifications

    • 1989

      B.A. (Hons) in Physics
      University of Oxford

    • 1993

      D.Phil. in Physics
      University of Oxford

    Professional Experiences

    • 1993-1996

      Post Doc - X-ray diffuse scattering
      Australian National Univeristy

    Community and Corporate Citizenship

    • 2000-present

      First Aider

    • 2016-2020

      Member Indigenous Engagement Committee

    • 2015-2022

      Floor Warden

    • 2010-2020

      Member of STEM Professionals in Schools

    • 2016-2017

      Member of AXAA 2017 Organising committee

    • 2016-2016

      Member of Program Committee for the Developments in X-ray Tomography X Conference

    • 2014-2014

      Member of XRM 2014 Organising Ctte (& organiser of Big Data satellite meeting)

    • 2012-2014

      Member of Imaging and Medical Beamline PAC

    • 2005-2010

      First Aid Coordinator & HSE Committee member

    • 2009-2009

      Member of Organising Ctte for CRYSTAL 26, Barossa Valley, the 26th Biennial Conference of the Society of Crystallographers in Australia and New Zealand

    • 2005-2005

      Member of organising Ctte CRYSTAL 24 - MARYSVILLE 2005. 24th Biennial Conference of the Society of Crystallographers In Australia and New Zealand.