David Cortie

Dr. David Cortie is an Honorary Fellow at the School of Physics, University of Wollongong (UoW), and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (AIIM). He holds a fractional appointment at UoW and works as a scientist at ANSTO, where he co-leads the PLATYPUS neutron reflectometer. His research focuses on electronic and magnetic properties of materials using neutron scattering, including neutron reflectometry, spectroscopy, and diffraction. Cortie specializes in studying topological insulators, spintronics, and thermoelectric materials.

Education: PhD in Physics from UoW (2013). Professional roles include Guest Lecturer in the School of Physics and Honorary Associate Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Future Low Energy Electronics. Awards include the Australian Neutron Beam User Group Young Scientist Award (2020) and ARC grants.

Research interests involve atomic-scale structure analysis via neutron and X-ray techniques, with applications in quantum materials and energy sustainability. He collaborates internationally and supports neutron experiments with in-house magnetometry and transport measurements.