Professor Joanne Etheridge (Monash University) has been awarded the Walter Boas Medal for Excellence in Research, recognising her “development of electron scattering methods to determine the structure of condensed matter at the atomic scale and the application of these methods to understand structure-property relationships in functional materials.”

Her research focuses on the development of new methods for determining the structure and electronic structure of materials at the atomic scale using electron microscopy and diffraction. She applies these methods to investigate structure-property relationships in functional materials, including materials for sustainable energy applications.