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Biography
I have a PhD in Materials Science & Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge, where I graduated in 2002. I then held an 1851 Research Fellowship, also at the University of Cambridge for 2 years. From 2004 to 2006 I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Cornell University, in the School of Applied and Engineering Physics. I joined Monash University in 2006 to help found the Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy (MCEM), and in particular to manage the installation and operation of the first aberration corrected transmission electron microscope (TEM) in Australia, the FEI Titan3. I was also appointed as a Senior Research fellow in MSE and have since been promoted to Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor.
In 2020 I will supervise the installation of Monash's new UltraTEM instrument. This microscope will be the first of a new generation of instruments, offering unparalleled spatial, energy and temporal resolution.
Research interests
My research is focussed on the development and application of TEM techniques in the Physical Sciences. Materials Science can be defined as the study of microstructure, as such developing and improving ways to characterise materials is a critical to understanding properties and processing. The TEM is the ultimate instrument for studying microstructure, chemistry and electronic properties from the micron to the atomic scale. Currently the research in my group has three major themes; around Quantitative Electron Microscopy (QEM), Electron tomography (ET) and 4D Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (4D -STEM). In all these cases we are striving to develop new modalities, study applications of new and existing detectors and apply quantitative and computational approaches to the data from the TEM.
I have published in nearly all areas of materials science, from polymers to metals, magnetic materials to catalysts and from electronic materials to corrosion. In recent years my publications have mainly been in the fields of the atomic structure of light alloys (Al, Mg etc), semiconductor heterostructures and functional nanoparticles.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Atomic Structure
- Electron Microscopy
- Nanomaterials
- Nanotechnology
- Tomography
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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From One Structure to Another for Improved Materials Design
Bourgeois, L., Medhekar, N. & Weyland, M.
15/07/21 → 14/07/27
Project: Research
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ACCS: The Australian Characterisation Commons at Scale
Powell, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Goscinski, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bonnington, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Quenette, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Abbott, D. F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Abramson, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ali, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Andrade, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barth, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Betbeder-Matibet, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Beves, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bond, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Boyd, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bryant, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cairney, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Colmer, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Egan, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Etheridge, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Frazier, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Galloway, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gentle, I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gilbert, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gray, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hilder, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Janke, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Johnstone, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kemp, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lay, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Love, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Martinez, P. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mehnert, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moffat, B. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mulvaney, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Raston, C. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Thordarson, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Weyland, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Oijen, A. V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sexton, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sullivan, R. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ward, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Warr, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wepf, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wilson, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Whisstock, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Yen, L. (Chief Investigator (CI))
AARNet Pty Ltd, Australian National Imaging Facility (NIF), University of Melbourne, University of South Australia, Flinders University, Monash University – Internal University Contribution, QCIF - Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation Ltd, RMIT University, University of New South Wales (UNSW), University of Queensland , University of Sydney, University of Western Australia, University of Wollongong
7/02/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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'Designer defects' - A new approach to functional oxide interfaces
Weyland, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Munroe, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Valanoor, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Morozovska, A. (Partner Investigator (PI))
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/01/15 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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Making every electron count in atomic resolution microscopy
Findlay, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Allen, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), D'Alfonso, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Weyland, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
2/01/14 → 1/06/18
Project: Research
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Electron Tomography of Electromagnetic Fields, Potentials and Sources
Morgan, M., Paganin, D. & Weyland, M.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
30/04/10 → 16/12/16
Project: Research
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Exploring Inelastic Differential Phase Contrast Imaging for Inner-shell Ionization
Deimetry, M., Petersen, T. C., Brown, H. G., Weyland, M. & Findlay, S. D., Jul 2024, Microscopy and Microanalysis, Volume 30, Issue 2024, Pages 1829 - 1830, 24 July 2024: 82nd Annual Meeting Microscopy Society of America and the 58th Annual Meeting Microanalysis Society, M and M 2024, Cleveland, 28 July 2024 through 1 August 2024. Supplement 1 ed. Vol. 30. p. 1829-1830 2 p. (Microscopy and Microanalysis).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other
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Factors limiting quantitative phase retrieval in atomic-resolution differential phase contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy using a segmented detector
Mawson, T., Taplin, D. J., Brown, H. G., Clark, L., Ishikawa, R., Seki, T., Ikuhara, Y., Shibata, N., Paganin, D. M., Morgan, M. J., Weyland, M., Petersen, T. C. & Findlay, S. D., Mar 2022, In: Ultramicroscopy. 233, 15 p., 113457.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Ultrastrong nanotwinned titanium alloys through additive manufacturing
Zhu, Y., Zhang, K., Meng, Z., Zhang, K., Hodgson, P., Birbilis, N., Weyland, M., Fraser, H. L., Lim, S. C. V., Peng, H., Yang, R., Wang, H. & Huang, A., 15 Sept 2022, In: Nature Materials. 21, p. 1258–1262 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
112 Citations (Scopus) -
Unravelling the competitive effect of microstructural features on the fracture toughness and tensile properties of near beta titanium alloys
Liu, Y., Lim, S. C. V., Ding, C., Huang, A. & Weyland, M., 20 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Materials Science and Technology. 97, p. 101-112 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
42 Citations (Scopus) -
Chemical Fingerprinting of Polymers Using Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy
Pal, R., Bourgeois, L., Weyland, M., Sikder, A. K., Saito, K., Funston, A. M. & Bellare, J. R., 21 Sept 2021, In: ACS Omega. 6, 37, p. 23934-23942 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access15 Citations (Scopus)