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Joseph J Bevitt
Summary
Dr Joseph Bevitt is a senior instrument scientist on the "Dingo" radiograph/tomography/imaging station, and manager for the neutron imaging and residual stress instrument groups at the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering.
Joseph collaborates with a global network of museums and universities to pioneer the use of neutron microCT (3D imaging of objects using neutrons with micrometre resolution), along with synchrotron-based X-ray CT in the areas of palaeontology, and cultural heritage. Namely, to digitally excavate and reconstruct fossils without physical extraction from surrounding rock; to investigate disease and cultural practices revealed through mummified remains; and to determine methods of manufacturing ancient cultural artefacts. He engages with industry to achieve commercial applications of neutron tomography, including high-throughput mineral mapping of mining drillcores, kinetic studies of concrete, steel and other high-performance materials; and neutron irradiation for cancer therapy research.
Joseph was the lead scientist for national-award winning "The Invisible Revealed" exhibition, held at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney in 2022. This exhibition resulted from a partnership between the museum and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), and highlighted the application of ANSTO's nuclear methods to resolve long-standing curatorial, conservation and research questions relating to objects from the museum's collection.