William Rickard

Will is a materials scientist with an applied physics background. His research has been concentrated on studying the changes in microstructure, phase and physical properties of complex materials as they are exposed to extreme environments. He is a member of the the Sample Analyiss Team for the NASA OSIRIS REx mission and has publushed in sample return material from Asteriod Itokowa, Asteriod Bennu and Asteriod Ryugu.

Will has extensive experience in materials characterisation and microanalysis as well as an advanced understanding of the fundamental principles behind electron and ion beam microscopes. He has expertise in numerous microscopy and related techniques (SEM, FIB-SEM, ToF-SIMS, APT, TEM, EDS, EBSD, TKD, FIB- & e-tomography, XRD, XRF) with a particular focus on FIB-SEM and ToF-SIMS.

Will completed his PhD in 2011 at Curtin University and worked as a postdoc in the Centre for Materials Research and later the John de Later Centre. He has spent time working at the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing as well as the Korean Institute for Geoscience and Mineral Resources.