Dr Rachel White
Staff Profile
Role at ANSTO
Dr Rachel White is responsible for the management of the Bragg Institute's laboratories as well as for training new users.
Expertise
Her expertise includes laboratory management, chemical safety, safety and procedural documentation and ESEM (environmental or low vacuum scanning electron microscopy).
Rachel started a B.App.Sc. in Chemistry at the University of Technology, Sydney in 1996 and in 1997 she started a Year in Industry scholarship at the National Medical Cyclotron with ARI, becoming employed as a technical officer in early 1998. After reciving first class honours for her undergraduate degree Rachel began her post-graduate studies in low vacuum and conventional scanning electron microanalysis of historic artistic paint pigments in 2002. In her previous position she was laboratory manager for the Research Division of the Children's Hospital at Westmead.
Qualifications & Achievements
- PhD University of Technology Sydney
- B.App.Sc. - Chemistry (Hons1) University of Technology Sydney
Publications
R.White, P.S. Thomas, M.R. Phillips, R.Wuhrer and J.P. Guerbois, 'TG-MS Characterization of the Reaction Products of Cadmium Yellow and Malachite Artist?s Pigments', Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 88(1), 181-184, (2007).
Rachel White, Matthew R. Phillips, Paul Thomas and Richard Wuhrer, 'In-situ Investigation of Discolouration Processes Between Historic Oil Paint Pigments', Microchimica Acta, 155, (1-2), pages 319-322, (2006).
R.E. White, P.S. Thomas, M. R. Phillips and R. Wuhrer, A DSC 'Study of the Effect of Lead Pigments on the Drying of Cold Pressed Linseed Oil', Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 80, 237-239, (2005).