
Dr Tobias Salge
Electron Probe Microanalyst
ORCID: 0000-0002-4414-4917
Department: Core Research Laboratories
Division: Imaging and Analysis Centre
Specialisms: Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM); Electron Probe X-ray Microanalysis (EPMA); Energy-dispersive Spectrometry (EDS); Cathodoluminescence (CL); Hyperspectral imaging; Automated particle analysis; Nanoparticle characterisation; Low voltage SEM/EDS; Mineralogy, Earth and Planetary Sciences; Hypervelocity Impact
Summary
Areas of responsibilities:ZEISS EVO LS15 SEM with Oxford Instruments AZtec EDS and Gatan Chroma CLHigh-sensitivity, annular Bruker FlatQUAD EDS silicon drift detectorTraining and supervision of users in the theory and practice of the application of SEM, EDS, and CLUndertaking collaborative research and contract workApplying analytical knowledge and experience for mineralogy, biology, palaeontology, metallurgy, advanced materials, particle analysisRealisation and developing new application fields for EDS
Qualifications
Degrees
- Dr. rer. nat., Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
- Diplom Mineraloge, Technische Universität Clausthal, Germany
Employment history
Non-academic
- Senior application scientist EDS, Bruker Nano GmbH, 2012 - 2014
- Application scientist EDS, Bruker Nano GmbH, 2007 - 2012
Highlighted publications
- Russell SS, King AJ, Bates HC, Almeida NV, Greenwood RC, Daly L, Joy KH, Rowe J, Salge T, Smith CL, Grindrod P, Boazman S, Bond L, Bond V, Casey C, Dickeson Z, Ensor G, Farrelly S, Godfrey P, Hallis LJ, Ihász MB, Kirk D, Jackson L, Lee MR, Mayne B, McMullan S, Mounsey A, Mounsey SE, Mounsey S, Motaghian S, Naqvi S, O'Brien Á, Pickersgill A, Skilton D, Spencer I, Stephen NR, Suttle F, Suttle MD, Tartese R, Weir C, Wilcock C, Wilcock H, Wilcock R (2024) Recovery and curation of the Winchcombe (CM2) meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 59, 973 - 987. doi: 10.1111/maps.13956
- Salge T, Mohr-Westheide T (2023) Detection and Quantification of Extraterrestrial Platinum Group Element Alloy Micronuggets from Archean Impactite Deposits by Low-Voltage Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry. Microscopy and Microanalysis 29, 1837 - 1846. doi: 10.1093/micmic/ozad088
- King AJ, Daly L, Rowe J, Joy KH, Greenwood RC, Devillepoix HAR, Suttle MD, Chan QHS, Russell SS, Bates HC, Bryson JFJ, Clay PL, Vida D, Lee MR, O’Brien Á, Hallis LJ, Stephen NR, Tartèse R, Sansom EK, Towner MC, Cupak M, Shober PM, Bland PA, Findlay R, Franchi IA, Verchovsky AB, Abernethy FAJ, Grady MM, Floyd CJ, Van Ginneken M, Bridges J, Hicks LJ, Jones RH, Mitchell JT, Genge MJ, Jenkins L, Martin P-E, Sephton MA, Watson JS, Salge T, Shirley KA, Curtis RJ, Warren TJ, Bowles NE, Stuart FM, Di Nicola L, Györe D, Boyce AJ, Shaw KMM, Elliott T, Steele RCJ, Povinec P, Laubenstein M, Sanderson D, Cresswell A, Jull AJT, Sýkora I, Sridhar S, Harrison RJ, Willcocks FM, Harrison CS, Hallatt D, Wozniakiewicz PJ, Burchell MJ, Alesbrook LS, Dignam A, Almeida NV, Smith CL, Clark B, Humphreys-Williams ER, Schofield PF, Cornwell LT, Spathis V, Morgan GH, Perkins MJ, Kacerek R, Campbell-Burns P, Colas F, Zanda B, Vernazza P, Bouley S, Jeanne S, Hankey M, Collins GS, Young JS, Shaw C, Horak J, Jones D, James N, Bosley S, Shuttleworth A, Dickinson P, McMullan I, Robson D, Smedley ARD, Stanley B, Bassom R, McIntyre M, Suttle AA, Fleet R, Bastiaens L, Ihász MB, McMullan S, Boazman SJ, Dickeson ZI, Grindrod PM, Pickersgill AE, Weir CJ, Suttle FM, Farrelly S, Spencer I, Naqvi S, Mayne B, Skilton D, Kirk D, Mounsey A, Mounsey SE, Mounsey S, Godfrey P, Bond L, Bond V, Wilcock C, Wilcock H, Wilcock R (2022) The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system. Science Advances 8, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abq3925
- Salge T, Tagle R, Schmitt R-T, Hecht L (2021) Petrographic and chemical studies of the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary sequence at El Guayal, Tabasco, Mexico: Implications for ejecta plume evolution from the Chicxulub impact crater. Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution VI. Geological Society of America 207 - 233. doi: 10.1130/2021.2550(08)
- Salge T, Stosnach H, Rosatelli G, Hecht L, Reimold WU (2019) Evidence for shock‐induced anhydrite recrystallization and decomposition at the UNAM‐7 drill core from the Chicxulub impact structure. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 54, 2334 - 2356. doi: 10.1111/maps.13283
- Hodoroaba V-D, Rades S, Salge T, Mielke J, Ortel E, Schmidt R (2016) Characterisation of nanoparticles by means of high-resolution SEM/EDS in transmission mode. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 109, 12006 - 12006. doi: 10.1088/1757-899x/109/1/012006
- Nash DJ, Ciborowski TJR, Darvill T, Parker Pearson M, Ullyott JS, Damaschke M, Evans JA, Goderis S, Greaney S, Huggett JM, Ixer RA, Pirrie D, Power MR, Salge T, Wilkinson N Petrological and geochemical characterisation of the sarsen stones at Stonehenge. Katzir Y (Eds). PLOS ONE 16, e0254760 - e0254760. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254760
Highlighted publications
- Russell SS, King AJ, Bates HC, Almeida NV, Greenwood RC, Daly L, Joy KH, Rowe J, Salge T, Smith CL, Grindrod P, Boazman S, Bond L, Bond V, Casey C, Dickeson Z, Ensor G, Farrelly S, Godfrey P, Hallis LJ, Ihász MB, Kirk D, Jackson L, Lee MR, Mayne B, McMullan S, Mounsey A, Mounsey SE, Mounsey S, Motaghian S, Naqvi S, O'Brien Á, Pickersgill A, Skilton D, Spencer I, Stephen NR, Suttle F, Suttle MD, Tartese R, Weir C, Wilcock C, Wilcock H, Wilcock R (2024) Recovery and curation of the Winchcombe (CM2) meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 59, 973 - 987. doi: 10.1111/maps.13956
- Salge T, Mohr-Westheide T (2023) Detection and Quantification of Extraterrestrial Platinum Group Element Alloy Micronuggets from Archean Impactite Deposits by Low-Voltage Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry. Microscopy and Microanalysis 29, 1837 - 1846. doi: 10.1093/micmic/ozad088
- King AJ, Daly L, Rowe J, Joy KH, Greenwood RC, Devillepoix HAR, Suttle MD, Chan QHS, Russell SS, Bates HC, Bryson JFJ, Clay PL, Vida D, Lee MR, O’Brien Á, Hallis LJ, Stephen NR, Tartèse R, Sansom EK, Towner MC, Cupak M, Shober PM, Bland PA, Findlay R, Franchi IA, Verchovsky AB, Abernethy FAJ, Grady MM, Floyd CJ, Van Ginneken M, Bridges J, Hicks LJ, Jones RH, Mitchell JT, Genge MJ, Jenkins L, Martin P-E, Sephton MA, Watson JS, Salge T, Shirley KA, Curtis RJ, Warren TJ, Bowles NE, Stuart FM, Di Nicola L, Györe D, Boyce AJ, Shaw KMM, Elliott T, Steele RCJ, Povinec P, Laubenstein M, Sanderson D, Cresswell A, Jull AJT, Sýkora I, Sridhar S, Harrison RJ, Willcocks FM, Harrison CS, Hallatt D, Wozniakiewicz PJ, Burchell MJ, Alesbrook LS, Dignam A, Almeida NV, Smith CL, Clark B, Humphreys-Williams ER, Schofield PF, Cornwell LT, Spathis V, Morgan GH, Perkins MJ, Kacerek R, Campbell-Burns P, Colas F, Zanda B, Vernazza P, Bouley S, Jeanne S, Hankey M, Collins GS, Young JS, Shaw C, Horak J, Jones D, James N, Bosley S, Shuttleworth A, Dickinson P, McMullan I, Robson D, Smedley ARD, Stanley B, Bassom R, McIntyre M, Suttle AA, Fleet R, Bastiaens L, Ihász MB, McMullan S, Boazman SJ, Dickeson ZI, Grindrod PM, Pickersgill AE, Weir CJ, Suttle FM, Farrelly S, Spencer I, Naqvi S, Mayne B, Skilton D, Kirk D, Mounsey A, Mounsey SE, Mounsey S, Godfrey P, Bond L, Bond V, Wilcock C, Wilcock H, Wilcock R (2022) The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system. Science Advances 8, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abq3925
- Salge T, Tagle R, Schmitt R-T, Hecht L (2021) Petrographic and chemical studies of the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary sequence at El Guayal, Tabasco, Mexico: Implications for ejecta plume evolution from the Chicxulub impact crater. Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution VI. Geological Society of America 207 - 233. doi: 10.1130/2021.2550(08)
- Salge T, Stosnach H, Rosatelli G, Hecht L, Reimold WU (2019) Evidence for shock‐induced anhydrite recrystallization and decomposition at the UNAM‐7 drill core from the Chicxulub impact structure. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 54, 2334 - 2356. doi: 10.1111/maps.13283
- Hodoroaba V-D, Rades S, Salge T, Mielke J, Ortel E, Schmidt R (2016) Characterisation of nanoparticles by means of high-resolution SEM/EDS in transmission mode. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 109, 12006 - 12006. doi: 10.1088/1757-899x/109/1/012006
- Nash DJ, Ciborowski TJR, Darvill T, Parker Pearson M, Ullyott JS, Damaschke M, Evans JA, Goderis S, Greaney S, Huggett JM, Ixer RA, Pirrie D, Power MR, Salge T, Wilkinson N Petrological and geochemical characterisation of the sarsen stones at Stonehenge. Katzir Y (Eds). PLOS ONE 16, e0254760 - e0254760. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254760