Materials Characterisation & Fabrication Platform

 

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Welcome to the Materials Characterisation & Fabrication Platform

The Materials Characterisation and Fabrication Platform (MCFP) supports materials science and engineering research through advanced instrumentation, analysis and characterisation.

The platform facilitates access to a range of complementary technologies, focusing on:

  • Atomic Force Microscopy
  • Super-Resolution Microscopy
  • Mass Cytometry
  • Particle Characterisation
  • Nanofabrication
  • X-Ray Diffraction
  • Helium Ion Microscopy
The MCFP welcomes all users across the scientific community, from universities and research institutes to industry.

Proud to be a part of ANFF Victoria The MCFP is proud to be a part of the Victorian Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF-Vic).

Management

Dr Elena Taran  Platform Manager

 

elena.taran@unimelb.edu.au

Bldg 165, 3.17

Core Staff

Paul Brannon

Advanced Fluorescence Imaging (AFI) Technical Support Officer

+61 3 903 57749

paul.brannon@unimelb.edu.au

Bldg 165, 1.19

Dan Smith

Nanofabrication (MCN) Technical Support Officer

+61 3 990 24377

dan.smith@unimelb.edu.au

MCN

Dr Tian Zheng

Nanomaterials Characterisation (NMC) Technical Support Officer

+61 3 903 58587

tian.zheng@unimelb.edu.au

Bldg 165, 1.19

Dr Anders Barlow

Helium Ion Microscope (HIM) Academic Specialist, XRD Support

+61 3 903 59639

anders.barlow@unimelb.edu.au

Bldg 261, G26

Dr Darryl Johnson

Cytometry (CYT) Technical Support Officer 

 

darryl.johnson@unimelb.edu.au

Bldg 165, 1.19

Raveen Wijesuriya

X-ray Characterisation (XRD) Technical Support Officer

 

raveen.wijesuriya@unimelb.edu.au

Bldg 165, 1.19

Location and Hours of Operation

AFI & CyTOF Nodes NMC Node XRD & SEM Nodes HIM Node
Building 165, 1.17 and 1.18 Building 165, 2.17 Building 167, G04 Building 261, G25A
203 Bouverie St
The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010 The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010 The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010 The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010

 

Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Links and Resources 

For more information about MCFP please see our website here.

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Elena Taran
Platform Manager
 

 
elena.taran@unimelb.edu.au
 
Bldg 165, 3.17
 

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