Julie is Director and co-owner of Nanospec Pty Ltd. She holds a First-Class Honours degree in Mineral Processing and a Ph.D. from the Camborne School of Mines in the UK. Julie developed an interest in electron microscopy during her Ph.D. studies and since then has been involved in micro-nano characterisation and analytical techniques for more than 35 years, specialising in Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS), Wavelength Dispersive Spectrometry (WDS) and Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD).