December 2006

4th to 8th - Australian Institute of Physics Congress, Brisbane

Invited talk:

  • Low energy electron-atom/molecule collisions: Recent advances and applications - S.J. Buckman

Contributed papers:

  • Near-threshold cross sections for electronic excitation of atoms and molecules by electron impact - D.S. Newman, M. Lange, J. Matsumoto, J. Lower and S. J. Buckman
  • Electron collisions with biologically relevant molecules - V. Vizcaino, C. Colyer, J. P. Sullivan and S. J. Buckman
  • Positron interactions with atoms, molecules and materials - G. Atkinson, J. P. Sullivan, V. Vizcaino and S. J. Buckman
  • Electron scattering from plasma-based fluorocarbons - L. R. Hargreaves,J. R. Francis-Staite, T. M. Maddern, M. J. Brunger, W. D. Lawrance and S. J. Buckman
  • (e,2e) Measurements using a magnetic angle changer - A. Kheen, M. A. Stevenson and B. Lohmann
  • The role of atomic and molecular data in the prediction of atmospheric electron density - L. Campbell, M. A. Bolorizadeh, M. J. Brunger and P. J. O. Teubner

4th to 7th - 7th Asian International Seminar on Atomic and Molecular Physics, Chennai, India

Invited plenary talks:

  • Angular momentum effects in electron scattering from single free atoms - J. F. Williams, D. Cvejanovic, L. Pravica, S. A. Napier and S. N. Samarin
  • Angular momentum effects in electron scattering from surfaces - J. F. Williams, S. N. Samarin, A. D. Sergeant, L. Pravica, D. Cvejanovic, S. A. Napier

1st - Drug Discovery to Aerospace, NSW Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, Sydney

  • Exploring nanospace - S. V. Smith

November 2006

29th - ANSTO Workshop, Bragg Institute, Joint National Central University, Taiwan

  • Positron science for medicine and materials - S. V. Smith

27th - ARC CoE Functional Materials Annual Conference, Newcastle, NSW

  • Nuclear science for probing nanospace - S. V. Smith

October 2006

10th to 13th - 59th Gaseous Electronics Conference, Columbus, Ohio

Invited talks:

  • Multiparameter ionization and excitation measurements - Julian Lower
  • Nanoscale interactions driving macroscopic phenomena: New insights into the role of electron-driven processes in atmospheric behaviour - M. J. Brunger

Contributed talks & papers:

  • Electron collisions with formic acid and tetrahydrofuran- V. Vizcaino, J. P. Sullivan, S. J. Buckman and C. Colyer, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51 (5), 15 (2006)
  • Electron impact excitation of the electronic states of water - P.A. Thorn, N. Diakomichalis, M. J. Brunger, L. Campbell, P. J. O. Teubner, H. Kato, C. Makochekanwa, M. Hoshino and H. Tanaka, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51 (5), 24 (2006)
  • Benchmark measurement and theory for electronic excitation of He by electron impact - M. Lange, J. Matsumoto, J. Lower, S. J. Buckman, K. Bartschat, O. Zatsarinny, I. Bray and D. Fursa, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51 (5), 26 (2006)
  • Coincidence studies of electron impact ionization over the full in-plane angular range - B. Lohmann, M. A. Stevenson and A. Keehn, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51 (5), 42 (2006)
  • Near-threshold electron impact excitation of the electronic states of N2 - D. S. Newman, M. Lange, J. Matsumoto, J. Lower and S. J. Buckman
  • Electron- and positron-atom collision theory and their applications - I. Bray

15th to 19th - 5th International Conference on Atomic and Molecular Data and their Applications, Meudon, France

Invited talk:

  • Data needs and modelling of the upper atmosphere - M. J. Brunger, L. Campbell and M. A. Bolorizadeh

Contributed Papers

  • Electron excitation of CO by electron impact - Y. -K. Kim, H. Kato, M. Hoshino, H. Tanaka and M. J. Brunger
  • Cross sections for low energy electron impact excitation of the electronic states of water - P. A. Thorn, N. Diakomichalis, M. J. Brunger, L. Campbell, P. J. O. Teubner, H. Kato, C. Makochekanwa, M. Hoshino and H. Tanaka

15th to 19th - 108th Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society, Duke Eneergy Centre, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Positron annihilation lifetime spectra of cation vacancies in titanates - Lou Vance

16th to 19th - 13th Asian Conference on Electrical Discharges, Sapporo, Japan

Invited talk:

  • Key factors in fluid modelling of plasmas and swarms - R. E. Robson, P. Nicoletopoulos, R. D. White and Z. Lj. Petrovic

September 2006

16th to 20th - European Network on Electron Induced Processes at the Molecular Level Workshop, Malta

Plenary talk

  • Low energy electron and positron interactions with atoms and molecules: Benchmark measurements and measurements with bio-molecules - S. J. Buckman

3rd to 8th - 24th European Conference on Surface Science, Paris, France

  • Spin-polarised studies of adsorbed atoms on tungsten surfaces - S. N. Samarin, J. F. Williams, A. D. Sergeant, A. A. Suvarova and O. M. Artamonov
  • Electronic structure of thin cobalt film on W(110) by spin-polarised two-electron spectroscopy - S. N. Samarin, O. M. Artamonov, A. D. Sergeant and J. F. Williams

2nd - International Workshop on Nonequilibrium Processes in Plasma and Environmental Studies, Belgrade, Serbia

Invited talk:

  • Time-step calculations for the role of electron scattering from NO in the upper atmosphere - L. Campbell and M. J. Brunger

August 2006

27th August to 1st September - 23rd Summer School and International Symposium on the Physics of Ionised Gases, Kopaonik, Serbia

Invited talks:

  • Role of excited nitrogen in the ionosphere- L. Campbell, M. J. Brunger, D. C. Cartwright and M. A. Bolorizadeh
  • Spin and electron correlation effects in excitation of 3d metal atoms - L. Pravica, D. Cvejanovic, S. Napier and J. F. Williams

July 2006

2nd to 5th - 8th Asia-Pacific conference on Plasma Science and Technology and 19th Symposium on Plasma Science for Materials, Cairns

Invited talk:

  • Elucidating the underlying role of electron-driven processes in atmospheric behaviour - M. J. Brunger and L. Campbell

Invited talk:

  • Resonant excitation of molecules by electron and photon impact - H. Tanaka, M. Hoshino, K. Ueda, H. Cho, M. J. Brunger and S. J. Buckman

June 2006

3rd to 6th - 53rd Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego

Invited talk:

  • Labelling with radiometals for dummies - S.V. Smith

22nd to 24th - Many-particle Spectroscopy of Atoms, Molecules, Clusters and Solids, Rome, Italy

Invited talk:

  • (e,2e) measurements using a magnetic angle changer - M. A. Stevenson and B. Lohmann

Contributed paper:

  • Application of two-electron spectroscopy in reflection for studying electronic structure of surfaces and thin films - S. N. Samarin, O. M. Artamonov, A. D. Sergeant, A. A. Suvarova and J. F. Williams

29th - Computations in Many-body Quantum Physics, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Invited talk:

  • Close coupling approach to electron impact ionisation of atoms - I. Bray

May 2006

16th to 20th - American Physical Society, Division Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Meeting, Knoxville, Tennesse

Contributed papers:

  • Electron impact excitation of the lowest-lying A'B, electronic state of water - P. J. O. Teubner, P. A. Thorn, M. J. Brunger, L. Campbell, H. Kato, C. Makochekanwa, M. Hoshino and H. Tanaka, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51(3), 92 (2006)
  • Electron collisions with formic acid - V. Vizcaino, J. P. Sullivan and S. J. Buckman, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51(3), 93 (2006)
  • Low energy positron scattering from helium atoms - J. P. Sullivan, G. Atkinson and S. J. Buckman, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51(3), 94 (2006)
  • Benchmark experiment and theory for near-threshold excitation of helium by electron impact - M. Lange, J. Matsumoto, J. Lower, S. J. Buckman, K. Bartschat, O. Zatsarinny, I. Bray and D. Fursa, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51(3), 135 (2006)

April 2006

4th to 9th - Drug Discovery and Development, Washington, D.C.

Invited talk:

  • Challenges and opportunities for positron emission tomography in personalised medicine - S.V. Smith

March 2006

19th to 23rd - 6th International Workshop on Fluorocarbon Plasmas, Villard de Lans, France

Invited talk:

  • Progress towards measuring absolute cross sections for plasma based fluorocarbons - T. Maddern, L. Hargreaves, W. D. Lawrance, S. J. Buckman and M. J. Brunger

Contributed paper:

  • Collision cross sections for plasma processing gases C2F4 and C4F8 - M. Jelisavic, R. Panajotovic, M. J. Brunger, H. Tanaka and S. J. Buckman

February 2006

7th to 10th - 30th Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, Wagga Wagga, NSW

  • Low-energy spin-polarized coincidence (e,2e) spectroscopy from thin ferromagnetic layers grown on W(110) - A. D. Seargent, S. N. Samarin and J. F. Williams

5th to 9th - 14th Gaseous Electronics Meeting, Murramarang

Invited talk:

  • Recent advances in atomic collision research and their applications in devices, medicine and the environment - S. J. Buckman

Contributed Papers:

  • Low energy electron and positron scattering from bio-molecules - V. Vizcaino, J. P. Sullivan and S. J. Buckman
  • Gaseous positronics - new Australian facility for the study of positron interaction with atoms - G. Atkinson, A. Jones, V. Vizcaino, J. P. Sullivan and S. J. Buckman
  • The FWL method applied to study the electron transfer to ions by many electron atoms and positronium formation in the collision of positrons with atomic targets - E. Ghanbari Adivi, M. J. Brunger, L. Campbell and M. A. Bolorizadeh
  • Progress report on new electron radical molecular spectrometer - L. Hargreaves, T. Maddern, M. J. Brunger, W. D. Lawrance, P. J. O. Teubner and S. J. Buckman
  • Calculations of electron driven processes in the ionosphere - L. Campbell and M. J. Brunger

January 2006

24th to 27th - 6th International Conference on Reactive Plasmas, Matsushima, Japan

Invited talk:

  • Measurements of electron collision cross sections of relevance to plasma and gas discharge physics - S. J. Buckman, M. J. Brunger, H. Cho, H. Tanaka

December 2005

15th to 20th - Pacifichem, Hawaii

Invited talk:

  • Synthesis and chemistry of novel hexaaza cages for the use in the design of new Cu-64 radiopharmaceuticals- S.V. Smith