Dr Nathan Webster
Diffraction Laboratory Team Leader
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Biography
Dr Nathan Webster is the Team Leader of the Diffraction Laboratory in CSIRO Mineral Resources. He obtained his PhD from the University of Western Australia in 2008, for his work on the synthesis, structure and conductivity of bismuth oxide-based solid electrolyte materials. In 2008 he joined the Minerals division of CSIRO as a joint Office of the Chief Executive/ANSTO Postdoctoral Fellow, and stayed in this role until 2013 developing and implementing tools for the investigation of material formation under hydro- and pyrometallurgical processing conditions using in situ X-ray and neutron diffraction. In May 2013 Nathan began his role as Research Scientist – Diffraction within the CSIRO Mineral Resources Flagship, a role which allows him to drive diffraction-based capability development and implementation within CSIRO, particularly in situ studies. In addition to a large number of experiments at the Australian Synchrotron, mostly on the powder diffraction beamline, Nathan has also conducted experiments at the Photon Factory in Tsukuba, and BESSY in Berlin. Nathan is also the President of the Australian X-ray Analytical Association (AXAA, www.axaa.org), is a past Chair of the Program Advisory Committee (PAC) for the powder diffraction beamline at the Australian Synchrotron, a past member of the User Advisory Committee (UAC) at the Australian Synchrotron, and is currently CSIRO's representative on the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Council. Nathan has authored 42 journal publications, 1 book chapter, and 6 conference proceedings publications, and has an H-index of 13. In addition, he has authored 34 reports for industrial clients.
Current Roles
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Team Leader
Diffraction Laboratory -
Senior Research Scientist
Diffraction Laboratory
Academic Qualifications
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2002
BSc(H1)/BE(H1), University of Western Australia
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2008
PhD (Chemistry), University of Western Australia
Professional Experiences
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2014-ongoing
Team Leader - Diffraction Laboratory
CSIRO Mineral Resources -
2015-ongoing
Senior Research Scientist - Diffraction Laboratory
CSIRO Mineral Resources -
2013-2015
Research Scientist - Diffraction
CSIRO -
2008-2013
OCE/ANSTO Postdoctoral Fellow
CSIRO/ANSTO -
2002-2004
Graduate Engineer
IRC (International Risk Consultants)
Grants
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2015-2018
$450,000 in funding from Australian minerals industry
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2011-2020
Member of the Australian X-ray Analytical Association (AXAA) National Council
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2013-2015
Member of the Program Advisory Commitee (PAC) for the powder diffraction beamline at the Australian Synchrotron
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2014-2016
Chair of the PAC for the powder diffraction beamline at the Australian Synchrotron
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2014-2020
President of the AXAA National Council
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2014-2014
Co-Chair, Diffraction Stream of the 2014 AXAA Workshops, Conference and Exhibition, February 2014, Perth, WA
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2014-2014
Co-Editor, AXAA-2014 Conference Proceedings Edition of Powder Diffraction Journal