Dr Richard Wuhrer is the Research Manager of the Advanced Materials Characterisation Facility (AMCF) at Western Sydney University (WSU). Dr Wuhrer has extensive experience on various scanning electron microscopes, variable pressure and environmental scanning electron microscopes, microanalysis systems, X-ray mapping and X-ray diffraction. He has taught many courses and workshops in the field of Characterisation techniques, SEM, ESEM, EDS, WDS, XRM, EM Maintenance, GSR, Forensic Characterisation techniques, Thermal Analysis, Spectroscopy, EM Probe and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). He has also taught many courses and workshops in the field of materials science and engineering (Metallurgy, Organic and Inorganic Materials, Corrosion Science, Composites and Surface Engineering). Richard has a PhD in Applied Science from UTS and is the Past President of the Australian Microbeam Analysis Society (AMAS). He has over 250 reviewed publications on a variety of topics from art works to gunshot residue analysis, surface engineering, development of new alloys and new materials, but his main focus remains characterisation techniques and further development of these techniques through combining systems and aiding in the analysis of materials and biological materials.