Rate My Professor Scott Findlay

Scott Findlay is an Associate Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University, holding this position since 2020. Prior to this, he was Senior Lecturer from 2016 and QEII Fellow from 2011 to 2016 in the same school. Currently an ARC Future Fellow since 2020, his earlier appointments include Principal Researcher at The University of Tokyo (2010-2011), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellow at The University of Tokyo (2007-2009), and Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne (2005-2007). He obtained his PhD in Physics from the University of Melbourne in 2005, focusing on theoretical aspects of scanning transmission electron microscopy, and his BSc (Hons) in Physics from the same university in 2001.

Findlay's academic interests center on atomic resolution imaging of materials using (scanning) transmission electron microscopy, theoretical modelling of electron scattering in solids, and collaborations to derive structural information from experimental data. His research addresses novel imaging modes with segmented detectors, nanoscale composition via simulation comparisons, and atomic structure in thick nanostructures. Notable publications include 'Robust atomic resolution imaging of light elements using scanning transmission electron microscopy' (Findlay et al., 2010), 'Dynamics of annular bright field imaging in scanning transmission electron microscopy' (Findlay et al., 2010), 'T1 precipitate stacks in an Al-Cu-Li-Mg-Ag alloy' (2026), 'Dopant Site Occupancy Determined by Core-Loss-Filtered, Position-Averaged Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction' (2025), and 'Improved Three-Dimensional Reconstructions in Electron Ptychography through Defocus Series Measurements' (2025). His scholarship garners over 11,000 Google Scholar citations, influencing electron microscopy and materials science. Awards encompass the AMMS Microscopy and Microanalysis Award (2018), Microscopy and Microanalysis Outstanding Reviewer (2017), and Award for Exceptional Educational Service to the Faculty of Science (2021). He chairs the School's Education Committee, serves on the Faculty Education Committee, and coordinates units like PHS2081 Atomic, nuclear and condensed matter physics.