Dr. Matthew Weyland

Associate Professor

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Biography

Matthew Weyland is an Associate Professor at Monash University, where he has been a key member in establishing the Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy (MCEM) since 2006. He received his PhD in Materials Science and Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge, graduating in 2002. Initially awarded the prestigious 1851 Research Fellowship at Cambridge, he completed a two-year tenure before becoming a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Cornell University's School of Applied and Engineering Physics. Matthew's research focuses on the development and application of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) techniques in the Physical Sciences, particularly in Materials Science. He is committed to advancing methods to characterize materials at the microstructural level, which is critical for understanding their properties and processing. Throughout his career, he has built expertise in Quantitative Electron Microscopy, Electron Tomography, and 4D Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy, and has published extensively in the fields of metallurgical and semiconductor materials, nanotechnology, and corrosion science. Matthew plays a pivotal role in supervising the installation of advanced electron microscopes at his institution, pushing the frontiers of material characterization.

Research Interests

Requirements for Monash University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:12
Reading
Required:13
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:79
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a related field
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Copy of Passport
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Faculty of Information Technology for most Master's programs including Computer Science and Data Science.