Dr Elliot Gilbert

Project Leader, Quokka (Small-Angle Neutron Scattering);
Project Leader, Food Science

Phone +61 (0)2 9717 9470
Email Elliot.Gilbert@ansto.gov.au

Dr Elliot Gilbert leads the project for the design, construction and commissioning of the state-of-the-art SANS instrument (Quokka) at the OPAL reactor. Elliot is also leading an ANSTO initiative to apply Materials Science to the study food architecture as leader of the Food Science project.

He received his PhD in chemistry from the Australian National University in 1998. Following an ARC/SPIRT Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowship, he joined the Small-Angle Scattering Group at the Intense Pulsed Neutron Source at Argonne National Laboratory in 1999 where he provided scientific and technical assistance to users of the small-angle scattering instruments.

Elliot's interests lie in soft condensed matter science and he has investigated such diverse areas as emulsion stabilisation, polymers in confined geometry and phase sparation in paraffins.

Qualifications and achievements

• Attracted over $1.6 m of research funding (incl. ARC Discovery, ARC LINKAGE and Access to Major Research Facilities)
• Visiting fellow at the Australian National University
• Currently co-supervising 4 PhD students
• Registered Project Manager (RPM) to the Australian Institute of Project Management
• Diploma in Project Management
• Diploma in Frontline Management

Committee memberships and affiliations

• Beamline Advisory Panel for the SAXS/ WAXS Beamline at the Australian Synchrotron
• International Advisory Team member for the 40 m SANS instrument at the HANARO reactor in South Korea
• Instrument Advisory Team member for small-angle scattering instrument at the SNS
• Instrument Advisory Team member for the liquids' reflectometer at the SNS

Key Publications

 R. C. Woodward, J. Heeris, T. G. St.Pierre, M. Saunders, E. P. Gilbert, M. Rutnakornpituk, Q. Zhang and J. S. Riffle, Measurement of Particle Size Distribution of Magnetic Nanoparticles, J. Appl. Cryst. 40, s495-s500 (2007).

A. Lopez-Rubio, A. Htoon & E.P. Gilbert, The influence of extrusion and digestion on the nanostructure of high-amylose maize starch, Biomacromolecules 8, 1564-1572 (2007).

L. Chandra, C. E. Buckley, J. Connolly, L. Noren, G. Lockhart and E. Gilbert, Superstructure phase in the binary C₂₈H₅₈:C₃₆H/D₇₄ system, J. Appl. Crystallogr. 40, 51-55 (2007).

H. Chanvrier, I. A. M. Appelqvist, A. R. Bird, E. Gilbert, A. Htoon, Z. Li, P. J. Lillford, A. Lopez-Rubio, M. K. Morell, and D. L. Topping, Processing of Novel Elevated Amylose Wheats: Functional Properties and Starch Digestibility of Extruded Products, J. Agric. Food Chem., 55(25), 10248-10257 (2007).

A. Lopez-Rubio, T. Hanley, A. Nelson and E.P. Gilbert Application of X-ray Small-Angle Scattering and Diffraction to the Determination of Resistant Starch Structure. Cereals 2006 in press.

E.P. Gilbert, D. Sutton, A. Nelson, N. Terrill, C. Martin, J. Lal and E. Lang. "Phase Separation in the Organic Solid State: the Influence of Quenching Protocol in Unstable n-Alkane Blends." Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 440, 93-105 (2005).

C. J. Garvey, E. P. Gilbert, J. C. Schulz and R. B. Knott, Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Research at ANSTO, Neutron News 14(4), 27-31 (2003).

P. A. Reynolds, D. J. McGillivray, E. P. Gilbert, S. A. Holt, M. J. Henderson and J. W. White, Neutron and X-ray reflectivity from polyisobutylene-based amphiphiles at the air-water interface. Langmuir 19, 752-761 (2003).

J. L. Ruggles, E. P. Gilbert, S. A. Holt, P. A. Reynolds and J. W. White, Expanded mesoporous silicate films grown at the air-water interface by addition of hydrocarbons, Langmuir 19, 793-800 (2003).

E.P. Gilbert, Modulated Structure Formation in Demixing Paraffin Blends, Applied Physics A Materials Science & Processing, 74 [Suppl1], s339-s341 (2002).

J. Lal, E. P. Gilbert and L. Auvray, Confinement of Neutral and Charged Polymer Chains in Nanoporous Glass, Physica A 304 244-248 (2002).

J. Lal, E.P. Gilbert and L. Auvray "Structure of Charged Polymer Chains in Confined Geometry." In Dynamics in Small Confining Systems V (MRS Proceedings Volume 651), eds. J.M. Drake, J. Klafter, P. Levitz, R.M. Overney, M. Urbakh (2001).

E.P. Gilbert, L. Auvray and J. Lal, "Structure of Polyelectrolyte Chains Confined in Nanoporous Glass.", Macromolecules 34, 4942-4948, (2001).

P.A. Reynolds, E.P. Gilbert and J.W. White "High Internal Phase Water-in-Oil Emulsions studied by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering: II. The Distribution of Surfactant.", J. Phys. Chem. B. 105, 6925-6932, (2001).

P.A. Reynolds, E.P. Gilbert and J.W. White "High internal phase water-in-oil emulsions studied by small angle neutron scattering." J. Phys. Chem. B 104, 7012-7022, (2000).

E.P. Gilbert, P.A. Reynolds and J.W. White, "Application of Small-Angle Scattering to the Study of Graphite-Adsorbed Hydrocarbons.", J. Appl. Cryst., 33, 744-748(2000).

E.P. Gilbert, "Incommensurate Modulation of Phase Separating Binary Paraffin Mixtures.", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 1 5209-5214, (1999).

E.P. Gilbert, P.A. Reynolds, P. Thiyagarajan, D. Wozniak and J.W. White, "Kinetics of Microphase Separation in n-Alkane Mixtures.", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 1 2715-2724, (1999).