Dr Sheridan Mayo, Research Scientist/Physicist, X-ray Science and Instrumentation Group, CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology.
Brief summary of expertise and significant research achievements:
Dr Mayo is currently a member of the XRSI team based at CSIRO Manufacturing
and Infrastructure Technology at Clayton, Victoria. The team conducts
pioneering research and development in the area of novel methods of
high-resolution X-ray imaging.
Sheridan has been a significant contributor to the experimental development of the X-ray ultramicroscope, an instrument for phase-contrast imaging of microscopic samples at resolutions down to 60 nm. She has been involved with instrumental design and the development of techniques such as multispectral imaging, stereo-imaging and microtomography, as well as demonstrating the potential of the technology for a wide variety of applications in both X-ray phase-contrast microscopy and micro-tomography. This instrument is now being commercialised by the spin-off company XRT Ltd.
In addition to working on the X-ray ultramicroscope, Dr Mayo also has research interests in the application of micromanufacturing and lithography to the development of novel X-ray optics and nanophotonic structures. Prior to working at CSIRO worked in related areas of X-ray science, including X-ray diffuse scattering and computer modelling of disordered materials, X-ray crystallography, and non-linear optical materials.
Relevant publications:
* Mayo, S.C., Miller, P.R., Wilkins, S.W., Davis, T.J., Gao, D.,
Gureyev, T.E., Paganin, D., Parry, D.J., Pogany, A. and
Stevenson, A.W. 2002, 'Quantitative X-ray projection
microscopy: phase-contrast and multi-spectral imaging',
J. Microscopy, 207(2), 79-96.
* Gureyev, T.E., Mayo, S., Wilkins, S.W., Paganin, D. and
Stevenson, A.W. 2001, 'Quantitative in-line phase-contrast
imaging with multienergy X-rays', Physical Reveiw Letters,
86(25), 5827-5830.
* Mayo, S.C., Davis, T.J., Gureyev, T.E., Miller, P.R.,
Paganin, D., Pogany, A., Stevenson, A.W. and Wilkins, S.W. 2003,
‘X-ray phase-contrast microscopy and microtomography’,
Opt. Exp., 11, 2289-2302.
* Paganin, D., Mayo, S.C., Gureyev, T.E., Miller, P.R. and
Wilkins, S.W. 2002, 'Simultaneous phase and amplitude extraction
from a single defocused image of a homogeneous object',
J. Microsc., 206(1), 33-40.
* Gureyev, T.E., Stevenson, A.W., Paganin, D., Mayo, S.C.,
Pogany, A., Gao, D. and Wilkins, S.W. 2000, 'Quantitative methods
in phase-contrast X-ray imaging', J. Dig. Imag., 13, 121-126.
