Electron microscopy rapidly developed from a novelty to a highly fashionable discipline before maturing to its current role in providing essential insights into the fundamental structure of all materials, both inorganic and biological.  The EM Section of the Royal Microscopical Society, serves to foster interest in all types of electron microscopy and analysis in academia and industry in the UK and beyond. Electron microscopy in materials and biological science applications are the topics of various meetings and courses. These cater for all levels of electron microscope user, from the beginner through to the expert, and often consider emergent techniques and novel instrumentation. Current techniques in SEM, TEM, STEM and EFTEM for imaging and diffraction are among the interests of group members, plus elemental analysis and cryotechniques. Committee members represent a cross-section of electron microscopists and attempt to represent the user interest of the wider EM community. Any RMS member may be nominated to serve as an ordinary committee member when vacancies arise. To view a PDF of the Electron Microscopy Timeline please click here. Mr Kenneth Robinson, Carl Zeiss SMT Ltd  Scanning electron microscopy    Honorary Secretary     Dr A Crossley, Oxford University, Department of Materials, Manager, BegbrokeNano - Oxford Materials Characterisation Service  Application of EM for materials characterisation    Members     Dr S. Best, University of Cambridge    Dr A. Bleloch, (co-opted) UK SuperSTEM Laboratory    Mrs M. Carey, GATAN UK    Dr D. Dinsdale (co-opted), University of Leicester    Dr I. Ap Gwynn, University of Wales, Aberystwyth  Application of Field Emission SEM to biological material; cryotechniques, including freezesubstitution; backscattered electron imaging; image analysis.    Professor I. Jones, University of Birmingham    Mr D. McCarthy, School of Pharmacy, University of London    Dr G. Moebus, University of Sheffield    Professor W. M. Rainforth (co-opted) , University of Sheffield    Dr J. Rees (co-opted), FEI UK Ltd    Ms K. Sinclair, Unilever R&D    Dr J. Skepper, University of Cambridge    Dr D. Stokes, University of Cambridge    Dr L. Tetley (co-opted), University of Glasgow    Dr A. Warley, King's College London  The application of EPXMA to biological specimens. Current projects include: the role of potassium in the development of apoptosis; subsarcolemmal gradients in ischaemia reperfusioninjury; the speciation of iron in ferritin cores after the development of liver disease.

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