CoE for Quantitative 3D Analysis
Proposal for EOI
ANU:
Uni CIs:
PI Synchrotrons:
PI Museums:
PI Uni:
PI Companies :
RSPS (AM / PRL) and ANU Supercomputer Facility (VizLab)
UNSW, UNE, UWA, MonashU, QUT
Diamond, Boomerang, ESRF, Singapore
AWM, WAM, AM, MV, Smithsonians
MacDiarmid Inst, UTexas, UArizona, UNante
Bluescope, DCL, DigiCore Consortium
Summary
This CoE will map key national theoretical and computational skills in aspects of 3D morphology and
quantitative analysis. The focus of the Centre is not limited to a particular length-scale nor is it bound by
a particular instrumental technique. The Centre aims to consolidate a growing culture in quantitative 3D
analysis and through links with partners develop applications in fields as diverse as ground water
remediation, blast furnace diagnostics, catalytic frameworks, engineered biomaterials and so on. The
Centre is very much about building the scientific capital required to support these advancing technologies
and emerging scientific fields. As such the Centre will work to place the understanding and tools
developed with partners to enable their specific development of their application. Partners include
national facilities, state museums and companies.
Key strengths
International standing in complex materials (porous, granular, framework)
Theoretical basis for 3D description (Epinet)
Computational expertise in 3D (Mango, Morphy)
Developed open Extensible database and sandbox (Plexus)
Developed open visualisation tool box (Drishti)
End user experience (Synchrotrons, Museums, companies, consortium)
Key outcomes
Draw to focus 3D quantitative analysis on an international scene
Set standards for 3D quality assurance (computational and hardware)
Establish open source tools for visualisation and data management
Manage a National sandbox resource.
Engage with Digital Curation of cultural and heritage objects
EPINET
The EPINET project explores
crystalline frameworks (or networks) in
3D. The aim is to enumerate networks
with a broad spectrum of properties
that are of possible interest to
geometers, structural chemists, and
statistical physicists. The extraordinary
wealth of hyperbolic tilings allows us to
enumerate networks and their spatial
realisations with greater breadth than
conventional approaches.
http://epinet2.anu.edu.au/home
Mango & Morphy
A software suite for parallel
segmentation, network
generation, pre- and postprocessing, analysis and
simulation on large 3D
datasets. Allows multiscale,
multimodal registration.
It is closed source with a
restricted license.
http://wwwrsphysse.anu.edu.au/
appmaths/xct/mango/index.htm
Plexus
An extensible repository for data of any dimension
and relation to any other data (real, simulated,
theoretical). Records the chronological sequence of
analysis and relationships made. An open resource
with defined access to data and sandbox. No code
access.
This forms the major tangible outcome for the CoE.
https://plexus.anu.edu.au/sessions/new
Named CIs
Prof Stephen Hyde (Director?)
Prof Mark Spackman
Prof Iain Young
Prof John Howard
Prof Imants Svalbe
Prof Dietmar Hutmacher
Prof Mark Knackstedt
A/Prof Christoph Arns
Dr Adrian Sheppard
A/Prof Tim Senden
ANU
UWA
UNE
ANU
MonashU
QUT
ANU
UNSW
ANU
ANU
Fed Fellow
Aust Prof Fellow
Head of School
Senior Fellow
Senior Fellow
Chair
Senior Fellow
Funding
$’000 pa
1500
Research Associates (15 FTE)
Equipment 200
COO
120
Admin + office
100
Curator
100
Travel + training
80
Total
2100
CI cash contribution 400 (ANU), 200 (others)
Requested ARC
1500 ($7.5M over 5 years)
Research Focus
resources
most
least
ANU / MonashU / UNSW
Theory (Digital topology)
Computer Methods
Simulation
Visualisation
PLEXUS DEVELOPMENT
(universal data repository and sandbox)
CoE Office
COO / Media Officer
Curator
Admin
University Collaborators
Project specific
research
Synchrotron Community
Large volume of users
Quantitative analysis
Tomographic
Hardware
Development
Museum Community
Curation integration
Scanning of holotypes
Industrial Community
End user licenses
Equipment sales
Collaboration network
n
Number of
research associates
Synchrotrons
UWA – Inorg frameworks
MonashU - Theory
Diamond
Boomerang
ESRF
Singapore
Sch of Biomedical,
Biomolecular and
Chemical Sciences
VizLab
Physics
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Companies
BlueScope
Digital Core Labs
DigiCore Consortium
ANU
Applied Maths
Plasma Research
VizLab
International Uni
UArizona
UNante
UTexas
MacDiarmid Inst
Museums
West Aust Museum
Museum Victoria
Aust Museum
Smithsonian (Nat Hist)
LA County Museum
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8
UNSW - Simulation
Sch Pet Eng
Biomechanics
2
QUT - Biomaterials
UNE – Ground water
Institute Health &
Biomed Innov
Enviromental
Biophysics
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