Peterson, Vanessa

Vanessa K. Peterson is a Neutron Instrument Scientist, at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO). She established an independent research program at ANSTO which specialized on improving understanding of energy systems and how they work. She manages the Echidna program, a high-resolution powder diffractometer, as well as Wombat – a high-intensity powder diffractometer. Peterson’s expertise includes synchrotron and laboratory x-ray techniques, as well as neutron powder diffraction, as well as single crystal x-ray diffraction