Bragg Institute

Christopher Garvey

Name: Dr Christopher Garvey
Position: Physical Bioscientist
Phone: +61 2 9717 9328
Email: christopher.garvey@ansto.gov.au

Christopher Garvey

Role at ANSTO:

Dr Garvey is a research scientist who applies advanced physical characterisations at the interface between biology and materials science. As well as his role as an instrument scientist on the small angle neutron scattering instrument Quokka, Chris’ research explores an underlying theme which is the difference between the behaviour of molecules singly, and as ensembles, or in more complicated mixtures such as cells and their components (e.g. organelles, walls, membranes). The differences are due to the intermolecular interactions, and interactions between molecules and the host matrix. A particular focus has been cell walls of plants, and the industrially important group of materials called cellulosics.

 

Expertise:

Scattering techniques, solid-state NMR, biomacromolecules, diffusion, soft-condensed matter physics, science education.

Qualifications & Achievements:

  • Co-supervisor of 3 Ph.D. students at various Australian Universities.
  • 1 successful supervision of Ph.D. student
  • From 22 refereed research articles in international journals there have 46 literature citations since January 2005.
  • Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Monash University.
  • M.Sc. In Physical Chemistry, University of Sydney.

Key Publications:

Lenne´, T., Garvey, C.J., Koster, K.L., and Bryant, G., "Effects of Sugars on Lipid Bilayers during Dehydration - SAXS/WAXS Measurements and Quantitative Model," J. Phys. Chem. B. 113, 2486 (2009).

Martinschitz, K.J., Boesecke, P., Garvey, C.J., Gindl, W. and Keckes, J., "Structural changes in cyclically deformed dry coir fibers studied by in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction", J. Mat. Sci. 43, 350 (2008).

Garvey, C.J., Simon, G.P., and Parker, I.H., "On the interpretation of paper x-ray diffraction powder patterns in terms of the nanostructure of cellulose I fibres", Macromol. Chem. Phys., 206, 1568 (2005).

Garvey, C.J., Knott, R.B., Drabarek, E., and Kuchel, P.W., "Shear-induced alignment of self-associated hemoglobin in human erythrocytes: small angle neutron scattering studies", Euro. Biophys. J., 33, 589 (2004).

Garvey, C.J., Parker, I.H., Knott, R.B., and Simon, G.P., "Small-angle scattering in the Porod Region from hydrated paper sheets at varying humidities", Holzforschung, 58, 473 (2004).

 

Committee Memberships/Affiliations/ Other appointments:

  • Organising committee for International Biophysics Conference (IUBAP), Brisbane 2014.
  • Adjunct Senior Lecturer School of Molecular and Microbial Bioscience, University of Sydney.
  • Senior Research Associate, Applied Physics RMIT University.
  • Instrument advisory team for the SANS instrument Quokka, and the new low-q neutron scattering instrument at the Bragg Institute.
  • Membership of: Australian Institute of Physics, Australian Society for Biophysics, Australian and New Zealand Society for Magnetic Resonance; Groupment Ampere; Australasian Neutron Beam Users Group.
  • Reviewer for: Advanced Materials, Langmuir, Biomacromolecules, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biophysical Journal, European Biophysics Journal, Physica B, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Cryptogamie Algologie.