David W. Saxey 24th Australian Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis 2016

David W. Saxey

David has a background in experimental physics, and has worked in high-precision instrumentation and in materials characterisation. While at the University of Sydney (2004-2006) he managed the Atom Probe Laboratory within the Australian Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis. Between 2007 and 2010 David co-managed the UK National Atom Probe Facility at Oxford University – studying a wide range of materials, within both academic and industrial collaborations, and making contributions to the science of atom probe microscopy. Prior to joining Curtin, David was Science Lead on the VK1 Airborne Gravity Gradiometer project based at The University of Western Australia. The project, funded by Rio Tinto, aims to develop the next generation of gravity survey systems for resources exploration. David joined Curtin University in August 2015 and now leads the Geoscience Atom Probe Facility within the John de Laeter Centre. The facility was established in 2015 with the purpose of applying atom probe microscopy to geoscience research.