Dr Andrew Studer

Instrument Scientist

Phone +61 (0)2 9717 3602
E-Mail Andrew.Studer@ansto.gov.au

Dr Andrew Studer is a research scientist with the Bragg Institute at ANSTO, leading the project to build the WOMBAT High Intensity Powder Diffractometer, one of the neutron instruments to operate at the OPAL reactor.

Qualifications and Achievements:  

• Instrument scientist for the Medium Resolution Powder Diffractometer (MRPD) at HIFAR (ANSTO)
• PhD degree at the University of Sydney (1996), using time resolved interferometry to measure spectral line profiles in pulsed vacuum arcs

Dr Studer came to ANSTO after completing a PhD degree at the University of Sydney (1996), using time resolved interferometry to measure spectral line profiles in pulsed vacuum arcs. His previous work at ANSTO was as instrument scientist for the Medium Resolution Powder Diffractometer (MRPD) at HIFAR, assisting visitors (mainly carrying out AINSE-supported university research) and ANSTO researchers.

Key Publications

S. Pojprapai (Imlao), J. L. Jones, A. J. Studer, J. Russell, N. Valanoor, and M. Hoffman, Ferroelastic domain switching fatigue in lead zirconate titanate ceramics, Acta Mater., 56(7), 1577-1587 (2008).

J. E. Daniels, T. R. Finlayson, A. J. Studer, M. Hoffmann and J. L. Jones,. Time-resolved diffraction measurements of electric-field-induced strain in tetragonal lead zirconate titanate, J. Appl. Phys. 101, 094104 (2007).

J. E. Daniels, T. R. Finlayson, M. Davis, D. Damjanovic, A. J. Studer, M. Hoffman and J. L. Jones, Neutron diffraction study of the polarization reversal mechanism in [111]_c-oriented Pb(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)O] - xPbTiO₃, J. Appl. Phys. 101, 104108 (2007).

J.E. Daniels, T.R. Finlayson, A.J. Studer and M.E. Hage, "Time resolved studies near the ferroelectric transition in triglycine sulphate during the application of high-voltage fields", Ferroelectrics 339, 1861-1868 (2006).

J. L. Jones, M. Hoffman, J.E. Daniels and A J. Studer. "Direct measurement of the domain switching contribution to the dynamic piezoelectric response in ferroelectric ceramics." Applied Physics Letters, 89(9)  (2006).

W. D. Hutchison, D. J. Goossens, K. Nishimura, K. Mori, Y. Isikawa, and A. Studer. "Magnetic structure of TbNiAl₄." Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 301(2), 352-358 (2006).

J. L. Wang, S. J. Campbell, J. M. Cadogan, O. Tegus, A. J. Studer, and M. Hofmann. "Magnetic properties of PrMn_2-xFe_xGe₂ - ⁵⁷Fe Mossbauer spectroscopy." Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, 18(1), 189-204 (2006).

J. S. Forrester, E. H. Kisi, and A. J. Studer. "Direct observation of ferroelastic domain switching in polycrystalline BaTiO₃ using in situ neutron diffraction." Journal of the European Ceramic Society 25, 447-454 (2005).

C. Tenailleau, B. Etschmann, H. Wang, A. Pring, B. A. Grguric, and A. Studer. "Thermal expansion of troilite and pyrrhotite determined by in situ cooling (873 to 373 K) neutron powder diffraction measurements." Mineralogical Magazine, 69, 205-216 (2005).

Y. Ma, E. H. Kisi, S. J. Kennedy and A. J. Studer. "Tetragonal to Monoclinic Transformation in MG-PSZ under Uniaxial Compression studied by in-situ Neutron Diffraction" J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 87, 465-472 (2004).

D. J. Goossens, K. F. Wilson, M. James, A. J. Studer and X. L. Wang. "Structural and magnetic properties of Y_0.33Sr_0.67CoO_2.79." Phys. Rev. B 69, 134411 (2004).

Y. Lee, J. A. Hriljak, A. Studer, T. Vogt. "Anisitropic compression of edingtonite and thomsonite to 6GPa at room temperature." Phys Chem Minerals 31, 22-27 (2004).