About us

Melbourne TrACEES Platform is governed by Capability Steering Committee who provides strategic direction and senior leadership, and Users Committee who brings invaluable guidance and feedback representing a broad multi-disciplinary user community.

Platform staff

Our specialised academic and technical expertise provide consultation and assist researchers and clients with their analytical enquiries.

Dr. Alex Duan

Platform Manager
Academic Specialist        

A/Prof. Jay Black

Deputy Manager
Academic Specialist
Geo Node, micro-CT

Dr. Jianlei Sun

Node Supervisor
Soil Node

Dr. Yukie O'Bryan

Senior Technical Specialist
Chemistry node

Dr. Tahnee Burke

Academic Specialist
Geo Node, EMPA & ESEM

Lachlan Hurley-Shaw

Technical Analyst
Soil Node
  

Steering Committee

The Capability Steering Committee provides strategic direction and senior leadership to the Melbourne TrACEES Platform.

Prof. Deli Chen

Chair of Steering Committee
Professor
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Faculty of Science

Prof. Ralf Haese

Professor
Associate Dean Enterprise and Innovation
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Faculty of Science

A/Prof. Brad Clarke

Associate Professor
Head of The Australian Laboratory for Emerging Contaminants (ALEC)
School of Chemistry
Faculty of Science

Prof. Kathryn Mumford

Professor, Head of Department
Department of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and IT

Prof. Richard O'Hair

Professor
School of Chemistry
Faculty of Science

Dr. Melanie Finch

Lecturer, Solid Earth Geoscience
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Faculty of Science

Prof. Helen Suter

Professor
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Faculty of Science

A/Prof. Petronella Nel

Associate Professor
Chair of Users Committee
Grimwade Centre for Culture Materials Conservation
Faculty of Arts

Dr. Alex Duan

Platform Manager
Academic Specialsit
Faculty of Science

Users Committee

The Users Committee who brings invaluable guidance and feedback representing a broad multi-disciplinary user community.

A/Prof. Petronella Nel

Chair of Users Committee
Representative of Steering Committee
Grimwade Centre for Culture Materials Conservation
Faculty of Arts

A/Prof. Suzie Reichman

Associate Professor (Ecotoxicology)
School of Biosciences
Faculty of Science

Dr. Clayton Butterly

Senior lecturer
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Faculty of Science

Dr. Rick Zhang

Research Fellow
Department of Infrastructure Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and IT

Ben Rigby

PG Student Representative
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Faculty of Science

Saini Samin

PG Student Representative
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Faculty of Science

A/Prof. Jay Black

Deputy Manager
Academic Specialist
Faculty of Science