Jack Webster

Scientist with experience in conducting advanced research and generating impactful findings. Strong focus on team collaboration and adaptability to changing research needs. Skilled in data analysis, experimental design, and scientific writing. Reliable and results-driven with passion for contributing to groundbreaking discoveries and inventions.

• From first principles, I designed and built an XRF analyser capable of measuring toxic elements in food, soil and water at the parts per billion concentration level.
• I led multiple projects focused on optimising various processes in the mining processing plants including developing a method for measuring light elements (S, Si, Al) in slurry using XRF, developing a new technique capable of measuring the element-specific particle size distribution in slurry using XRF and improving the performance of X-ray optics used in an online gold XRF analyser.
• I worked on multiple space industry projects focusing on enhancing the in-situ resource utilisation technology necessary for the Artemis mission including the development of a low-weight, space-capable XRF analyser for use in prospecting, excavation and processing of lunar regolith and the development of a world-first analyser that combines both XRF and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) data into a single measurement.