Dr Jillian Moffatt

Grant-Funded Researcher (A)

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Jillian is a postdoctoral researcher looking at the fluorescence of materials and their applicability for real-time sensor development. Real-time sensors enable dynamic decision-making to optimise mineral processing, improve safety, and find material presence in a complicated environment.

BSc: Space Science and Astrophysics (in Physics)
Hons: In Physics (Thermoluminescence of domestic glasses)
Masters: In Physics (Testing thermally transferred optically stimulated luminescence dating protocols on the Robe-Naracoorte stranded dune sequence)
PhD: In Physics (Novel fluorescence techniques for real-time mineral identification)

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Dr Jillian Moffatt specialises in Novel Fluorescence, working within the Prescott Environmental Luminescence Laboratories. Novel Fluorescence focuses on discovering signatures of materials within understudied fluorescence regimes, and applying these for real-time material identification in complex environments.

Journals

Year	Citation
2023	Moffatt, J. E., de Prinse, T. J., Tsiminis, G., Klantsataya, E., Payten, T. B., Teixeira, L. D. S., . . . Spooner, N. A. (2023). Infrared emission from calcium fluoride anion defects observed in synthetic material and natural fluorites. Optical Materials, 142, 8 pages. DOI Scopus1
2022	De Prinse, T., Klantsataya, E., Tsiminis, G., Payten, T., Moffatt, J., Kee, T. W., & Spooner, N. A. (2022). Multiphoton phosphorescence of simple ketones by visible-light excitation and its consideration for active sensing in space. Journal of Fluorescence, 32(3), 1051-1057. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2022	Shaw, R. E., Kalnins, C. A. G., Whittaker, C. A., Moffatt, J. E., Tsiminis, G., Klantsataya, E., . . . Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2022). Impact of rare earth doping on the luminescence of lanthanum aluminum silicate glasses for radiation sensing. Optical Materials Express, 12(9), 3621-3637. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2021	Moffatt, J. E., Tsiminis, G., Klantsataya, E., Henderson-Sapir, O., Smith, B. W., Spooner, N. A., & Ottaway, D. J. (2021). In-fiber measurement of the erbium-doped ZBLAN ⁴I₁₃⁄₂ state energy transfer parameter. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 38(2), 415-419. DOI Scopus8 WoS1
2021	Moffatt, J. E., Payten, T. B., Tsiminis, G., De Prinse, T. J., Teixeira, L., Klantsataya, E., . . . Spooner, N. A. (2021). Upconversion Fluorescence in Naturally Occurring Calcium Fluoride. Applied spectroscopy, 75(6), 674-689. DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2021	de Prinse, T. J., Karami, A., Moffatt, J. E., Payten, T. B., Tsiminis, G., Teixeira, L. D. S., . . . Spooner, N. A. (2021). Dual Laser Study of Non-Degenerate Two Wavelength Upconversion Demonstrated in Sensitizer-Free NaYF₄:Pr Nanoparticles. Advanced Optical Materials, 9(7), 2001903-1-2001903-7. DOI Scopus7 WoS6
2019	Shaw, R., Kalnins, C., Spooner, N., Whittaker, C., Grimm, S., Schuster, K., . . . Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2019). Luminescence effects in reactive powder sintered silica glasses for radiation sensing. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 102(1), 222-238. DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2019	Spooner, N. A., Williams, O. M., & Moffatt, J. E. (2019). Pulsed optically stimulated luminescence for mechanisms studies in quartz. Radiation Measurements, 128, 10 pages. DOI Scopus10 WoS7
2019	Moffatt, J. E., Tsiminis, G., Klantsataya, E., de Prinse, T. J., Ottaway, D., & Spooner, N. A. (2019). A practical review of shorter than excitation wavelength light emission processes. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 55(4), 327-349. DOI Scopus21 WoS16
2018	Luo, X., Al-Antaki, A. H. M., Vimalanathan, K., Moffatt, J., Zheng, K., Zou, Y., . . . Raston, C. L. (2018). Laser irradiated vortex fluidic mediated synthesis of luminescent carbon nanodots under continuous flow. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 3(2), 164-170. DOI Scopus44 WoS40
2018	Rahman, M., Moffatt, J., & Spooner, N. (2018). Topological carbon nitride: Localized photon absorption and delocalized charge carrier separation at intertwined photocatalyst interfaces. Materials Horizons, 5(3), 553-559. DOI Scopus31 WoS27
2018	Dakka, M. A., Tsiminis, G., Glover, R. D., Perrella, C., Moffatt, J., Spooner, N. A., . . . Luiten, A. N. (2018). Laser-based metastable krypton generation. Physical Review Letters, 121(9), 6 pages. DOI Scopus19 WoS13 Europe PMC1
2018	Williams, O., Spooner, N., Smith, B., & Moffatt, J. (2018). Extended duration optically stimulated luminescence in quartz. Radiation Measurements, 119, 42-51. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2017	Rahman, M., Tapping, P., Kee, T., Smernik, R., Spooner, N., Moffatt, J., . . . Qiao, S. (2017). A benchmark quantum yield for water photoreduction on amorphous carbon nitride. Advanced Functional Materials, 27(39), 1702384-1-1702384-11. DOI Scopus122 WoS100
2012	Moffatt, J., Spooner, N., Creighton, D., & Smith, B. (2012). Luminescence properties of common glasses for application to retrospective dosimetry. Radiation Measurements, 47(9), 851-856. DOI Scopus20 WoS15

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2024	de Prinse, T., Moffatt, J., Payten, T., Slattery, T., Rusby, J., Tsiminis, G., . . . Spooner, N. A. (2024). Novel fluorescence analysis for real-time moon mineralogy. In Y. Soskind, & L. E. Busse (Eds.), Photonic Instrumentation Engineering XI Vol. 1 (pp. 66). Online: SPIE. DOI

2015-2020: PhD funded under CRC ORE II P1-005

2020-2022: Investigator under CRC ORE II P1-014

2022: Investigator under MinEx CRC Opportunity Fund OP5

2022: Investigator under Moon to Mars Demonstrator Feasibility Grant

2023-2024: Investigator under DSP Agreement 10700

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2024	Co-Supervisor	Exploring laser-induced fluorescence of water and aqueous minerals for space applications	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Joshua Grant Rusby

Position: Grant-Funded Researcher (A)
Phone: 83132397
Email: jillian.moffatt@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: North Terrace
Building: The Braggs, floor 2
Org Unit: Physics

Dr Jillian Moffatt

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