UWA Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation & Analysis

The UWA node of Microscopy Australia is offering an exciting role to work with a team of expert academic and professional staff to drive data management strategies within the facility. Details of the role can be found by visiting the UWA jobs website @ https://external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/en/job/518259/microscopy-australia-data-specialist or by searching for “Microscopy Australia Data Specialist 518259” or by following the Linkedin link below.

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Photomicrography competition dishes up spectacular images of the teeny-tiny An image of a rodent optic nerve head, one of almost 1,900 entries from 72 countries, takes first place in the Small World competition.

CMCA SEM image wins 2022 JEOL Image Competition

Our new cryo-SEM produced this stunning image of blue cheese penicillium and won the competition for the month of February in 2022. JEOL applications scientists in the USA have now awarded this image the Grand Prize for 2022!

Congratulations to Dr's Crystal Cooper and Jeremy Shaw!

https://www.jeolusa.com/NEWS-EVENTS/JEOL-USA-Image-Contest-Entries-Winners/2022-Entries-Winners

Materials research dedicated CT scanner is first of its kind in WA Researchers will be able to gain new insights into everything from medical specimens to geological samples, fossils and artworks after a new 4200kg computed tomography (CT) scanner was delivered to the National Imaging Facility node at The University of Western Australia.

CMCA staff Dr Jeremy Shaw and Dr Crystal Cooper have won the JEOL image contest for February with this image of Blue Cheese!

Congratulations to the February Image Contest winner! "Blue Cheese Dreams" is a surface image of blue cheese highlighting the penicillium spp typical of these cheeses. CREDIT: Dr Jeremy Shaw and Dr Crystal Cooper, The University of Western Australia. Scanning Electron Microsope: JEOL IT800 Cryo-FESEM / Leica VCT500 cryo-system.

Great to be involved with this GRDC funded research on gravel soils with Dan Murphy and team.

New knowledge on ironstone gravel soils Lab-based research has provided the SoilsWest project team with new information on the water and nutrient use efficiency of ironstone gravel soils. Made poss...

Cryo-Electron Microscopy Suite Launch

Was officiated on Monday the 30th of August by the Honourable Roger Cook (Deputy Premier of WA), Dr Katrina Stratton (MLA Nedlands), Debra Cousins (Exec Dir Sci Innov JSTI) and UWA Vice-Chancellor Amit Chakma.

This federal, state and UWA funded equipment comprises 3 JEOL microscopes and a range of sample preparation systems from Leica Biosystems and will be used to tackle a wide range of research in areas such as agriculture, biotechnology, climate change and advanced materials.

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More images from the JEOL Cryo-SEM. No, the spikey balls are nothing sinister. These are pollen from the hibiscus flower shown below. The other spikey image shows the surface of the hibiscus stigma (the red areas below the yellow pollen in the image). Again, these samples are imaged in their frozen state.

First images from the CMCA's new JEOL Cryo-SEM. These are aphids that were flash frozen and imaged in a near-unaltered frozen state. Fresh is best!!

The installation of the CMCA's new TEMs is progressing. Looking forward to having a beam 😁

Next instalment of the Cryo Suite at CMCA. The JEOL F200 TEM (HR) and JEOL F200 TEM (Cryo). The unexpected quarantine of Jeremy the JEOL engineer meant that delivery had to be supervised via tablet!