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The emergence of transmission approaches to imaging and diffraction within the scanning electron microscope (SEM) has opened the door to a new realm of characterization that both extends established limits of conventional SEM and complements the strengths of the transmission electron microscope (TEM).
This workshop seeks to:
- Assess state of the art in SEM transmission techniques (imaging, diffraction, spectroscopy), including relationships to other tools such as the helium ion microscope, focused ion beam microscope, and TEM/STEM;
- Identify specific areas of R & D and standardization that must be addressed in order to enable this new form of characterization to see widespread adoption;
- Unify the global effort to accelerate the development of analytical transmission SEM techniques beyond the curiosities that they largely are today.
Meeting Format:
The meeting will include:
- serial sessions on diffraction, imaging, spectroscopy, and complementary transmission technologies;
- session panel discussions led by our plenary speakers;
- oral poster summaries and poster viewing;
- laboratory tour of the new NIST Precision Imaging Facility;
- roadmapping/strategies for collaboration.
Attendees are invited to present a brief (~ 1-2 minutes) oral summary/poster preview of their work on transmission SEM and/or related technologies; display a poster on their research; and to actively participate in the discussions in each of our sessions.
The final output will be a publicly-available NIST Special Publication summarizing the workshop findings. We will also discuss strategies during the meeting for other forms of dissemination by key attendees.
Submissions:
ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO WEDNESDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER 2015.
We have a limited number of slots for poster presenters covering ANY aspects of SEM-based transmission technique application and/or development. Prospective poster presenters should submit a 1-page abstract electronically in PDF format to Bob Keller, adhering to the guidelines below:
- Language: English
- Paper size: US Letter
- Page limit: 1 page
- File format: a single PDF no larger than 4 Mb – may include figures
- Be sure to include: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Mailing Address, Email of contact author
- When no additional posters can be accepted, this website will be updated accordingly
- Posters will be mounted onto 4' x 8' poster stands with push pins, two on each side of the stand. Please ensure your poster is no larger than 48" x 48".
Sponsors
Agenda PDF (updated 9/9)
Tuesday,15 September, 2015
7:45 AM– Millennium Harvest House Hotel guests board shuttle to NIST
8:00 AM- 9:00 AM Check-in at NIST Visitor Center and Continental Breakfast in meeting room (photo ID required for entrance to NIST site)
Session I:Welcome/Keynote
9:00 AM Workshop Welcome - Bob Keller, NIST
9:15 AM Keynote – STEM: It has all been done before! (well maybe not everything) - Joseph Michael, Sandia National Laboratory
10:15 AM Coffee/Poster Setup
Session II: Diffraction
10:45 AM: Nanomaterials characterization using transmission Kikuchidiffraction: a breakthrough or a curiosity? - Patrick Trimby, University of Sydney
11:45 AM Electron Imaging using an EBSD Detector – Applications for Reflection and Transmission EBSD Geometries - Matt Nowell, EDAX/Ametek
12:45 PM Lunch in meeting room/Brief NIST Welcome - Jim Fekete, NIST Applied Chemicals & Materials Division Chief
1:45 PM Diffraction Discussion Session
2:30 PM Poster Introductions (up to 4 minutes each)
3:15 PM Coffee/Poster Session
Session III: Imaging
3:45 PM Transmission diffraction, spectroscopy, imaging in the SEM -Raynald Gauvin, McGill University
4:45 PM From Bragg Diffraction to HAADF Imaging: Extending the Capabilities of a Conventional SEM Using an Off-the-Shelf Transmission Detector- Jason Holm, NIST
5:45 PM Imaging Discussion
6:30 PM End of Day 1 – Millennium Harvest House guests board shuttle to hotel
7:00 PM Plenary speaker group dinner at Zolo Southwestern Grill in Boulder – reservation made for 10 people
Wednesday,16 September, 2015
7:45 AM – Millennium Harvest House Hotel guests board shuttle to NIST
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast in meeting room
8:15 AM Housekeeping
Session IV: Spectroscopy
8:30 AM Silicon Drift Detector Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry(SDD-EDS): A Transformative Technology for Electron-Excited Elemental Analysis- Nicholas Ritchie, NIST
9:30 AM EELS in the SEM - Ray Twesten, Gatan
10:30 AM Coffee/Poster Session
11:00 AM Spectroscopy Discussion Session
11:45 AM Lunch in meeting room
Session V:Complementary Technologies
12:45 PM Application of Low Voltage Electron Microscopy for New Science and Materials - David Bell, Harvard University
1:45 PM Transmission Imaging with a Focused Helium Ion Beam - John Notte, Carl Zeiss
2:45 PM Coffee/Poster Session
3:15 PM Tour of the NIST Precision Imaging Facility (AC-TEM, FIB,HIM, APT) – Aric Sanders, NIST
Session VI: Roadmapping and Collaboration
4:15 PM Summary Discussions of the Future of Transmission SEM, Routes for Strategic Collaboration
5:45 PM Closing Remarks and Departure
6:00 PM Meeting ends
Millennium Harvest House, Boulder
1345 Twenty-Eighth Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Book Online: FBC,Room Block
or Call 1(800) 545-6285 code 1509FBCINC
Book By 9/4/2015
$114/night
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