National Committee for Crystallography

The National Committee for Crystallography (NCCr) promotes crystallography and related disciplines, such as X-ray and neutron scattering and electron microscopy, in Australia to the general public, the broader scientific community and to agencies of government and industry that can benefit from, impact upon or support the science. The committee also provides a link to other disciplines using the methods or results of crystallographic experiments and links to the international crystallographic community primarily via the International Union for Crystallography and the Asian Crystallographic Association.

The NCCr is deeply involved in promoting and supporting two major national scientific facilities in Australia: The Australian Synchrotron and the OPAL reactor, both now managed by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. It is committed to supporting access to relevant international facilities by Australian scientists.

Governance

• Terms of reference (PDF, 341 KB)

Related groups and organisations

• International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
• Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society (AMMS)

Members

• Chair: Professor Michael Parker FAA
  • The University of Melbourne, Director of the Bio21 Institute, Head of Structural Biology, St. Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research
  • Research expertise: Structural biology
• Committee member: Dr Helen Maynard-Casely
  • ANSTO, Senior Instrument Scientist: WOMBAT high-intensity powder diffractometer instrument
  • Research expertise: Extra-terrestrial materials
• Committee member: Associate Professor Neeraj Sharma
  • The University of New South Wales, School of Chemistry
  • Research expertise: Solid state chemistry, new materials, structure-property relationships
• Committee member: Professor Chris Ling
  • The University of Sydney, Faculty of Science
  • Research expertise: Solid-state materials chemistry, magnetic materials, energy storage and conversion materials, solid-oxide fuel cells
• EMCR representative: Dr Begona Heras
  • La Trobe University, School of Biochemistry and Genetics
  • Research expertise: Infectious diseases
• Observer: Professor Stuart Batten
  • Monash University, School of Chemistry
  • Research expertise: Crystal Engineering, Coordination Polymers, Pseudohalide Anions