Summer School in Electron Microscopy Location: University of Leeds Date: 22 June 2009 - 26 June 2009 Contact: Victoria Lee Tel: 01865 254769 Fax: 01865 791237 Email: victoria@rms.org.uk Website: Registration for this course is now closed Course Organiser: Rik Brydson, University of Leeds    This popular School is being held at the University of Leeds. The speakers and demonstrators all have extensive experience of teaching electron microscopy and they are drawn from the RMS membership and from the Leeds departments. There will be three streams:  1) Biological EM (SEM and TEM)  2) General SEM and TEM for Physical Scientists  3) Advanced TEM    Summary of Topics covered:   Basic principles of imaging and diffraction; basic principles of electron beam interactions and electron microscopy; Radiation damage; Instrument maintenance; Sample preparation and Processing (Biological/Materials); SEM, TEM, STEM imaging; environmental SEM; CryoSEM; EBSD; Immunolabelling; CryoTEM; EDX; EELS and EFTEM; Tomography; Image Recording and Processing.    There will be plenty of practical demonstrations in addition to lectures.     Attendees are encouraged to bring their own specimens for discussion and use during practicals.    There will also be a small social programme of events during the week. The accommodation for this course is for 5 nights (arriving 21st June, departing 26th June) in en-suite rooms at Devonshire Hall of Residence at the University of Leeds. A course dinner and drinks reception will take place on the Thursday night after the annual EM lecture.  The programme shown is from 2008 but gives an indication of the course content. Click here to view the 2008 programme. Click here to download the 2008 Biological programme Feedback Here's what 2008 students said    "I thought all lectures were presented well and I took away new knowledge from them all."    "Great to have the chance of one-to-one to try out a new technique."    "Thank you for a very well organised course. A good range of equipment was available for the demonstrations."    "The course was very well organised and the range of talks was very good."