Instruments by Science Group
Macromolecular
Soft Condensed 
Imaging and
Biological
Magnetic
Structures and
Crystallography 
Spectroscopy XChem Key Contacts
Principal Beamline Scientist:
Frank von Delft
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778997
E-mail: frank.von-delft@diamond.ac.uk
Senior Beamline Scientist:
Blake Balcomb
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778394
E-mail: blake.h.balcomb@diamond.ac.uk
Science Group Leader
Dave Hall
Email: david.hall@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778926
Frank von Delft
Frank is the Principal Beamline Scientist responsible for MX beamline I04-1 and the XChem facility.
He is also jointly Principal Investigator of the Protein Crystallography group at the...
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778997
Jose Brandao-Neto
Jose Brandao is a Senior Beamline Scientist and is working in the I04 team on the beam delivery of the flagship beamline K04. Jose is joining from I04-1 where he was responsible for its original de...
Email: jose.brandao-neto@diamond.ac.ukTel: +44 (0) 1235 778506
Louise Dunnett
Louise joined i04-1 in November 2018, after completing her PhD in the Prischi Group at Essex University. Currently Louise is working on ways to increase the throughput of samples on i04-1 and is al...
Email: louise.dunnett@diamond.ac.ukTel: (01235) 77 8263
Warren Thompson
Automation Specialist and Computational Chemist: XChem
Email: warren.thompson@diamond.ac.ukTel: -
Jasmin Aschenbrenner
Jasmin is a PDRA working in the XChem facility and the ASAP project.
Email: jasmin.aschenbrenner@diamond.ac.ukTel: -
Blake Balcomb
Blake is the Senior Beamline Scientist responsible for managing the XChem facility and its academic user program.
Email: blake.h.balcomb@diamond.ac.ukTel: -
Peter Marples
Peter is a Research Technician working in the XChem facility and the ASAP team.
Email: peter.marples@diamond.ac.ukTel: 01235 778020
Conor Wild
Conor works as part of the XChem team, delivering PANDDA2
Email: conor.wild@diamond.ac.ukTel: -
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