X-ray Sudoku St Bernard’s College Will Fleming Adrian Marcato Xavier Butcher Xavier de Bruyn Jordan LoPresti Ivan Galic
• We would like to start off with a few jokes
Overview • What is CXS? • Weekly brief • Growing Tall Poppies
What we believed physics was • Heavily theory based • Scientists are nerds and have no communication skills • Scientists wear lab coats and goggles and glasses • We all had interests in other areas of science such as biology and chemistry and not much in physics, because we thought it was too mathematical.
Except Will!!!
Relation to real world problem: • CXS can be applied to help find cures for viral diseases • Breakthroughs in biological science; learn more detail • Beneficial for public
The project goal: • To discover the link between sudoku and physics, diffractive imaging • To learn imaging techniques, and about x-ray light diffraction patterns • The goal is to find the structure of a microscopic object using the Phase Retrieval System • When we know the structure of pathogens then drugs can be designed to treat the disease. This can have enormous impact on individuals and society.
How is it relevant to other sciences? • The use of coherent diffractive imaging and enables structures of cells, molecules to be viewed in detail • Can lead to cures for viruses and other diseases
How Has Our View of Science or Scientists Changed? • We realise that: • Physicists are fun/ny • No labcoats or goggles • Lasers are more than just a beam of light
What have we learnt: • Experimental techniques • Team work • Organisation • Communication • Listening and observing
How has being part of GTP changed my appreciation for physical science? • Science is a part of everything and everyone • Physics interrelates with biology and other sciences • It is more than just mathematical formulas • It is extremely complex, appreciation for physicists
The Theory • Concept of diffraction • Coherence • Amplitude and phase
The Theory (Cont.) • X-rays • Coherent diffractive imaging • Various wavelengths; colour
Working backwards • Sudoku; how it relates • Beamline simulation lab; the bat cave • Iteration
Biological applications • Medical revolution • Seeing in detail/ Biological imaging • Opportunity for cures • Link to physics
Synchrotron • A day at the synchrotron • Uses of synchrotron • Science behind it
Images
Acknowledgements • Georgene Bridgeman • Tania Smith • Growing Tall Poppies program • Harry Quiney • St. Bernard’s College • Evan Curwood • CXS • Bec Ryan • • University of Melbourne Eroia Barone-Nugent • • Australian Synchrotron Keith Nugent • Akorn Education Services • Mark Reedy • David Rosel • Louie Pittas • Rita Krouskos
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