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Reactions catalysed by vitamin B
12
 by Prof L. RA-
DOM, Drs D. M. SMITH and S. D. WETMORE
with Prof B. T. Golding, University of Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, UK.
Thermochemistry of free radicals by Prof L. RADOM,
Dr D. J. HENRY and C. J. PARKINSON with Prof P.
M. Mayer, University of Ottawa, Canada.
Polymers and Soft Condensed Matter
Compression of a polymer chain by a small obstacle: the
effect of fluctuations on the escape transition by Dr E.
M. SEVICK with Dr J. Ennis-King, CSIRO Petrole-
um, Glen Waverley, Victoria.
Size-separation of polymers in ordered obstacle assem-
blies: DNA electrophoresis in microlithographic arrays
by Dr E. M. SEVICK with Dr D. R. M. Williams, Uni-
versity of Sydney.
Biomolecular Simulations and Calculations
Free energy approximations in model proteins and pol-
ymers by Dr A. E. TORDA with Dr T. Huber, ANU
Supercomputer Facility (ANUSF); and Drs F. Müller-
Plathe and D. Reith, Max-Planck Institut für Polymer-
forschung, Mainz, Germany.
Interpreting protein threading by Dr A. E. TORDA
and J. B. PROCTER with Drs P. Christen and M. He-
gland, Research School of Information Sciences and
Engineering, ANU (RSISE).
Protein sequence optimisation by Dr A. E. TORDA
and A. J. COOTES with Dr P. M. G. Curmi, Univer-
sity of New South Wales, Sydney.
Disordered Materials
Diffuse scattering from benzil, C
14
H
10
O
2
 by Drs T. R.
WELBERRY, A. J. EDWARDS, and D. J. GOOS-
SENS with Prof W. I. F. David, ISIS, Rutherford–
Appleton Laboratory, Oxford, UK.
Diffuse scattering in non-stoichiometric apatites by Dr
A. G. CHRISTY with P. Alberius-Hennig and Prof S.
A. Lidin, University of Stockholm, Sweden.
Disorder in 1:1 adducts of hexamethylenetetramine
with azelaic acid by Dr T. R. WELBERRY with Drs M.
Gardon and K. J. Schenk, Université de Lausanne,
Switzerland.
High energy diffuse X-ray scattering by Dr T. R. WEL-
BERRY with Drs D. R. Haeffner and P. L. Lee,
Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, USA.
Petrographic observations on sediment from rural and
urban canals in the Midlands by Dr A. G. CHRISTY
with Drs J. Dodd and D. J. Large, University of Not-
tingham, UK; and Drs N. J. Fortey, A. E. Milodowski,
and M. Styles, British Geological Survey, Keyworth,
UK.
Synthesis and structural characterisation of beryllian
sapphirines by Drs A. G. CHRISTY and Y. TABIRA
with Prof E. S. Grew, University of Maine, Orono,
USA; and Dr A. Hölscher and Prof W. F. Schreyer,
Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany.
Solid State Molecular Science
Bonding in transition metal complexes by Dr P. A.
REYNOLDS with Prof B. N. Figgis and Dr A. N.
Sobolev, University of Western Australia, Perth.
Conformation of proteins at interfaces by Prof J. W.
WHITE and Dr S. A. Holt with S. Poon, University of
Melbourne.
Dendrimer and polystyrene surfactant structure by Prof
J. W. WHITE, G. KIRTON, and Dr P. A. REY-
NOLDS with Dr C. J. Hawker, IBM Research
Laboratories, Almaden, California, USA.
Early stages of zeolite crystallisation by Prof J. W.
WHITE with Prof C. R. A. Catlow, Royal Institution,
London, UK; and Dr J. N. Watson, ANSTO, Sydney.
Experimental electron densities in transition metal
complexes by Dr P. A. REYNOLDS with Lektor F. K.
Larsen and Dr B. B. Iversen, University of Aarhus,
Denmark.
Kinetics of template action in silicalite synthesis by Prof
J. W. WHITE with Dr L. Iton, Argonne National Lab-
oratory, Chicago, USA.
Millisecond X-ray reflectometer for ChemMatCARS by
Prof J. W. WHITE with Dr R. Garrett, ANSTO, Syd-
ney; and Dr J. Viccaro, University of Chicago, USA.
Nanostructure of milk membrane and proteins by Prof
J. W. WHITE and Dr S. A. HOLT with Dr B. Cox,
Dairy Research Corporation, Melbourne.
Neutron reflectivity and small angle scattering from
monomolecular polymer particles and lattices by Prof J.
W. WHITE with Dr H. de Bruyn and Prof R. Gilbert,
University of Sydney.
Structure of high internal phase emulsions by Prof J. W.
WHITE with Drs R. Goodridge and D. E. Yates, Ori-
ca, Australia; and Dr E. P. Gilbert, Argonne National
Laboratory, Chicago, USA.
Structure of polymer latex solutions by Prof J. W.
WHITE with Dr H. de Bruyn and Prof R. Gilbert,
University of Sydney.
Structure of polymer surfactant films by Prof J. W.
WHITE with Dr J. Penfold, Rutherford–Appleton
Laboratory, Oxford, UK.
Structure of templated silicate films by Prof J. W.
WHITE with Dr M. Trau, University of Queensland,
Brisbane.
Template distribution function in modified silicate gels
by Prof J. W. WHITE with Drs L. Iton, J. Richardson,

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and F. Trouw, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago,
USA.
X-ray reflectometry studies of contact lens coatings for
extended wear by Prof J. W. WHITE and Dr S. A.
HOLT with C. Fong, CSIRO Molecular Science,
Melbourne.
The following collaborators visited the group during
2000 to conduct X-ray reflectometry experiments:.
Dr C. Buckley (Curtin University of Technology,
Perth); Dr G. Dennis (University of New South Wales,
Sydney); Dr G. Edwards (Scienceworks, Mt. Om-
maney, Queensland); Dr K. Latham (RMIT
University, Melbourne); Drs V. Luca, D. Martin, and J.
Watson (ANSTO, Sydney); J. Phair (University of
Melbourne).
Inorganic Stereochemistry and Asymmetric 
Synthesis
Chiral phosphine–metal dopants for conducting poly-
anilines by Dr S. B. WILD with Prof L. A. P.
Kane-Maguire, Department of Chemistry, University
of Wollongong.
Diastereoselectivity in Group 11 complexes of Pfaltz
ligands by Dr S. B. WILD with Dr J. Aldrich-Wright,
University of Western Sydney.
Microbial phosphonate uptake and metabolism: enlist-
ing microorganisms to deliver antimicrobials effectively
by Dr S. B. WILD with Dr G. L. Mendz, School of Bi-
ochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of New
South Wales, Sydney.
Solid State Structural Chemistry
A modulated structure approach to problem single crys-
tal structure refinements involving tin complexes by
Prof A. D. RAE with Dr S. W. Ng, University of Ma-
laya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
A superspace approach to compositionally flexible solid
solution phases by Dr R. L. WITHERS with Dr L. El-
coro and Prof J. M. Perez-Mato, Universidad del Pais
Vasco, Bilbao, Spain.
Constrained refinement techniques for problem crystal
structure refinements involving pseudo symmetry,
twinning and disorder by Prof A. D. RAE with Dr K. J.
Haller, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon
Ratchisima, Thailand.
Displacive structural phase transitions in the AM
2
O
7
family of displacively flexible framework structures by
Dr R. L. WITHERS with Dr J. S. O. Evans, University
of Durham, UK; and Prof A. W. Sleight, University of
Oregon, USA.
Oxygen/fluorine ordering and displacive structural
phase transitions in K
3
MoO
3
F
3
 by Dr R. L. WITH-
ERS with Dr. K. Friese and Prof G. Madariaga,
Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao, Spain.
TEM studies of ferroelasticity in Sb
2
Mo
0.75
W
0.25
O
6
by Dr R. L. WITHERS with Prof J. Galy, CEMES/
CNRS, Toulouse, France; and Dr A. Castro, CSIC,
Madrid, Spain.
Research School of Earth Sciences
Dr R.A. ARMSTRONG continued a collaborative
project on provenance of sediments from the Centralian
Basin with Dr A. Camacho of the University of New
South Wales.
Dr R. ARMSTRONG has been involved in a number
of joint international research projects with scientists
from several African countries, the United Kingdom,
Germany, Portugal, Austria, Brazil and South Korea.
These include Prof L. Robb, Prof U. Reimold, Dr R.
Gibson, Dr M. Poujol (University of the Witwa-
tersrand, RSA); Prof S. McCourt (University of
Durban-Westville, RSA), Prof A. Wilson (University of
Natal, RSA); Prof M. de Wit, W. Board (University of
Cape Town, RSA); Prof S. de Waal (University of Pre-
toria, RSA); Prof A.B. Kampunzu and Dr R. Mapeo
(University of Botswana), B.K. Paya (Geological Survey
of Botswana); Mr. K. Hoffmann (Geological Survey of
Namibia); D. Jamal (Eduardo Mondlane University,
Mozambique); Prof C. Koeberl (University of Vienna),
Dr J. Konzett (University of Innsbruck, Austria), S.
Helferich (J.W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germa-
ny), Dr S. Siegesmund (Institut für Geologie und
Dynamik der Lithosphaere, Germany), Dr R. Key
(British Geological Survey); Dr Deung-Lyong Cho
(Korea institute of Geology, Mining and Materials) and
Dr M. Pimentel (University of Brazilia, Brazil).
Dr R. ARMSTRONG has also had extensive and fruit-
ful collaboration with a number of scientists from the
Geological Surveys of Britain, Botswana, South Korea,
Namibia and Zambia. He has also consulted for, and
collaborated with, scientists from the South African
Council for Geosciences in projects in the southern Af-
rican region and in Morocco. A number of
geochronological projects for Australian and interna-
tional exploration companies were completed during
the year.
J. BALLARD, Drs I.H. CAMPBELL and J.M. PALIN,
are collaborating with CODELCO on a study of igne-
ous and hydrothermal activity in and around the giant
Chuquicamata porphyry copper deposit in northern
Chile.
Dr V. BENNETT continues collaborations with Prof
M. Garcia, University of Hawaii on the source charac-
teristics of Hawaiian plume basalts, and with Dr A.
Kent of the Danish Lithosphere Center on the origins
of Baffin Island basalts.
Dr A.J. BERRY continued to work with Dr E.R.
Krausz, Research School of Chemistry, the Australian
National University, on the study of fluid inclusions by
optical absorption spectroscopy.

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