Program at a Glance

Crystal36-AXAA 2026 Program at a Glance

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Crystal36 · AXAA 2026

Program at a Glance

29 November – 2 December 2026 · Adelaide Hills Convention Centre

9:00am – 4:30pm
Workshop

AXAA XRD/XRF Workshop

Sponsored by Australian X-ray Analytical Association

12:30pm – 4:30pm
Workshop

ICDD® PDF-5+ and JADE® Pro Workshop

5:00pm – 5:30pm
Opening

Conference Opening Session

Co-Chair Address Christopher Sumby & Tony Wang

Welcome to Country

Platinum Sponsor Address Malvern Panalytical

5:30pm – 6:30pm
Plenary

1987 Fund Lecture

Speaker Xiaodong Zou

6:30pm – 8:30pm
9:00am – 9:45am
Keynote

Keynote Lecture 1

Keynote Speaker Yaroslav Filinchuk

9:45am – 10:30am
Keynote

Keynote Lecture 2

Keynote Speaker Megan O’Mara

10:30am – 11:00am
Break

Morning Tea

11:00am – 12:30pm
Invited

Concurrent Session 1A

Invited speaker Helen E Maynard-Casely

Contributed speakers Rosemary Young · Roderick J Hill · Shuting Li · Carmen Zhou

Invited

Concurrent Session 1B

Invited speaker Jessica Hamilton

Contributed speakers Tian Zhang · Marcus A.P. Miljak · Peter A Lynch · Mohamed Ruwaid Rafiuddin

Invited

Concurrent Session 1C

Invited speaker Colin Jackson

Contributed speakers Praveena Thirunavukkarasu · Katherine Davies · Alix Harlington

12:30pm – 2:00pm
Break

Lunch and Poster Session 1

2:00pm – 3:30pm
Invited

Concurrent Session 2A

Invited speaker Fred Marlton

Contributed speakers Tyla S Jones · Chris Ling · Kaylee R Clark

Invited

Concurrent Session 2B

Invited speaker Thanh Ha Nguyen

Contributed speakers Mark D Raven · Prathapa Siriyara Jagannatha · Yves Van Haarlem · Amelia CY Liu

Invited

Concurrent Session 2C

Invited speaker Alastair Stewart

Contributed speakers Kate Pennycuick · Bhagya Mendis · Emily J Parker

3:30pm – 4:00pm
Break

Afternoon Tea

4:00pm – 5:00pm
Award

2025 Mathieson Medal Lecture

Award Speaker Thomas Ve

Award

AXAA Award Lecture

Award Speakers Vanessa Peterson · Brianna Ganly

5:00pm – 6:00pm
Outreach

BYP/SCANZ Outreach Session

8:45am – 9:30am
Keynote

Keynote Lecture 3

Keynote Speaker Rachel Popelka-Filcoff

9:45am – 10:30am
Session

Concurrent Session 3A

Contributed speakersNathan Webster · Olga Narygina · Daniel J Fanna

Session

Concurrent Session 3B

Contributed speakersPattara Siripanich · Fengxia Wei · Carol Hua

10:30am – 11:00am
Break

Morning Tea

11:00am – 12:30pm
Invited

Concurrent Session 4A

Invited speaker Matthew Evans

Contributed speakers Daniel McKay · James R Hester · Stephanie Bird · Katrina A. Zenere

Invited

Concurrent Session 4B

Invited speaker Rosemary Cater

Contributed speakers Charles S Bond · Manjit Rana · Geoffrey B Jameson

Session

Concurrent Session 4C

Contributed speakersKasun Athukorala Arachchige · Maria M Sanchez Echeverria · Bradley Kirk · Artem Moskin · Sophie F Fletcher · Thomas J O'Dea

12:30pm – 2:00pm
Break

Lunch and Poster Session 2

2:00pm – 3:30pm
Invited

Concurrent Session 5A

Invited speaker William Dichtel

Contributed speakers Matthew J Wallis · Witold M Bloch · Mei Tieng Yong

Invited

Concurrent Session 5B

Invited speaker Nadia Zatsepin

Contributed speakers Christopher Szeto · Camilla Faoro · Alan G Salek

Session

Concurrent Session 5C

Contributed speakersMolly Kirkpatrick · Rainer Schramm · Fenglin Zhuo · Neil Hughes · Khushi Daga · Marie-Christine Zdora

3:30pm – 4:00pm
Break

Afternoon Tea

4:15pm – 5:30pm
Award

2026 Mathieson Medal Lecture

Award Speaker Lauren Macreadie

Award

AXAA Award Lecture

Award Speaker Ian Madsen

7:00pm – 10:00pm
8:45am – 9:30am
Keynote

Keynote Lecture 4

Keynote Speaker May Sharpe

9:45am – 11:00am
Invited

Concurrent Session 6A

Invited speaker Sylvie Callegari

Contributed speakers Christopher Lupton · Stephanie Gras · William Elliott

Invited

Concurrent Session 6B

Invited speaker Matthew Rowles

Contributed speakers Tony Wang · Thomas Degen · Ramesh Rijal

11:00am – 11:30am
Break

Morning Tea

11:30am – 12:15pm
Special

AXAA Annual General Meeting

Special

SCANZ Annual General Meeting

12:15pm – 1:15pm
Break

Lunch

1:15pm – 2:15pm
Rising Star

Rising Star Award Session

Award Speakers Ben Krinkel · Janesha Maddumage · Martin P van Koeverden · Spencer K. Passmore

2:15pm – 2:45pm
Break

Afternoon Tea

2:45pm – 3:30pm
Award

Bragg Medal Lecture

Award Speaker Stuart Batten

3:30pm – 3:45pm
Session / Keynote Award / Medal Lecture Break / Lunch Social / Special

Program is subject to change. All sessions held at the Adelaide Hills Convention Centre.