Jodie Bradby

Prof Jodie Bradby is a Distinguished Professor at the Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, where she leads a group on high pressure physics. Her research focuses on the physical response of materials to pressure, particularly the nano-mechanical response of brittle materials such as semiconductors, glasses, and bio-materials. She specializes in the nanoindentation of semiconductor materials, including silicon, germanium, and carbon, and explores their phase transformations during mechanical deformation. Her work also examines the mechanical properties and pressure response of bio-materials, such as plant cells and micro-marine organisms affected by ocean acidification. Prof Bradby is the current President of the Australian Institute of Physics and has held several Australian Research Council grants.

Jodie E. Bradby is a researcher at The Australian National University, focusing on the mechanical properties of materials, particularly phase transformations, semiconductors, diamonds, and calcifying marine organisms. Her work explores deformation mechanisms in materials such as ZnO, silicon, GaN, and InP using techniques like nanoindentation and transmission electron microscopy. She investigates the effects of mechanical stress on electrical properties and the formation of high-pressure phases in silicon and diamond. Her research also includes the study of indentation-induced damage and defect propagation in semiconductors and the mechanical behavior of calcifying marine organisms.