Research Infrastructure

Research Infrastructure

Western Sydney University has an array of specialist research facilities and a wide range of high-end scientific equipment to support research and business
communities. Our facilities in Research Infrastructure provide access to instrumentation covering a range of sample analysis capabilities. This equipment is available to both internal and external academics, students and industry. Each facility offers a range of commercial services to industry, which can range from supervised access, fee-for-service or collaborative work. Whether you are a researcher or an industry expert, our state-of-the-art instrumentation will support you through high end analysis and cutting-edge research.

Our capabilities for characterisation, imaging and microanalysis are unique and can offer insights into the development of new materials and pharmaceuticals, in chemical and forensic analysis, and in plant and animal samples.

Facility Access

For access to our facilities, please contact the relevant facility manager.

It may be relevant for you to read the External Access to University Facilities Procedures.

Instrument Booking

All users must have completed requirements as set out by the facility before registering on the ACLS.

All bookings for instruments in the Mass Spectrometry Facility, Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Facility and Advanced Materials Characterisation Facility must be done on the ACLS Booking Site.

Access to equipment is competency based.

Contact Us

Emma Rich
Research Facilities Administration Officer (M, T, T)
e.rich@westernsydney.edu.au

Dr Richard Wuhrer
Advanced Materials Characterisation
Facility Research Manager
richard.wuhrer@westernsydney.edu.au
02 9685 9089
0411 877 476

Dr Scott Willis
Biomedical Magnetic Resonance
Facility Research Manager
scott.willis@westernsydney.edu.au
02 4620 3114

Goran Lopaticki
Greenhouse Research Education Training
Facility Manager
g.lopaticki@westernsydney.edu.au
02 4570 1944

Dr Caroline Janitz
Next Generation Sequencing
Facility Research Manager
c.janitz@westernsydney.edu.au
02 4570 1809
0405 396 555