The Monash Centre for Synchrotron Science is a research institute at

Monash University Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university h ...

. It was set up to take advantage of the establishment of ANSTO's Australian Synchrotron, located at the University's Clayton Campus,

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, Australia. It is an interdisciplinary research centre, combining studies in areas such as

biomedicine Biomedicine (also referred to as Western medicine, mainstream medicine or conventional medicine)

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which rel ...

, chemistry and

pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...

. Its focus is the ways in which synchrotrons can contribute to our knowledge in these areas. The founding director of the centre was Professor Rob Lewis.Monash Centre for Synchrotron Science

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