The ARC Centre of Excellence in Coherent X-ray Science (CXS) is an Australian government initiative that began in July 2005 to explore what can be achieved with X-ray optics; including an understanding of exotic phenomena such as X-ray phase discontinuities.

Mission: To be the world leader in the development of coherent X-ray diffraction for imaging biological structures.

CXS head office and administrating institution is the University of Melbourne in Victoria Australia, with participating nodes at La Trobe University, Swinburne University of Technology, Griffith University and the CSIRO. All work produced by CXS is done so with the assistance of the Australian Research Council under the Centre of Excellence program.

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Presented by Professor Leann Tilley
Thursday 13 June 2013 6.00pm – 7.00pm
Sunderland Lecture Theatre, level 2 (ground floor), 
Medical Building, corner of Grattan Street and Royal Parade 
The University of Melbourne
Admission is free 
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It is with great sadness that I report the sudden passing of Steve Wilkins, who was a friend and colleague to many CXS members and a wonderful contributor to the CXS science. For many years Steve worked for the CSIRO as Leader of X-Ray Science & Instrumentation, and was a pioneer in X-ray phase contrast imaging. In this capacity he drove the CSIRO interactions with the research program of the CXS and worked closely with colleagues in the Experimental Physics Program. His death is a great loss to Australian science. Our condolences go out to his family.