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Microscopy and Microspectroscopy of Nanomaterials in Liquids

Microscopy and Microspectroscopy of Nanomaterials in Liquids

This one-day workshop will focus on one of the most challenging areas of microscopy - the quantitative examination of the dynamics of nanomaterials in liquids.

Internationally known academic and industrial experts in the field of optical and electron microscopy and spectroscopy of liquids and opto-fluidics will join this exciting workshop to discuss the most critical technological insights, discoveries and new practical applications. The workshop will cover the fundamental techniques such as optical microscopy, TEM, SEM, AFM, Raman and FTIR for a wide range of possible applications, from microbiology and chemistry to materials and optical engineering. The workshop will also include hands-on demonstrations and will offer the opportunity to test participants’ samples on-site.

Registration is now closed.

Event Contact

Victoria Masters

Event Director

Currently on Maternity Leave

Programme

Mon 18 September 2017

09:00 Registration, Welcome and Coffee
09:30 Session 1: Electron Microscopy of Liquids
Atmospheric SEM and liquid cell STEM for dynamic studies in liquids - Roland Kroeger, University of York
10:00 New developments for in situ liquid cell electron microscopy - Madeline Duke, Protochips Inc
10:30 in-situ TEM imaging of ceramic nanoparticles in aqueous environment - Guenter Moebus, University of Sheffield
11:00 Coffee Break
11:15 Session 2: Optofluidic Microscopy, Imaging and in-situ Microfluidic Spectroscopy
Ultra-sensitive label-free in-situ detection of fluid nanocomposite materials on chip - Anna Baldycheva, University of Exeter
11:45 Waveguide confined Raman spectroscopy for microfluidic interrogation - Kishan Dholakia, St Andrews
12:15 Advanced Applications of Atomic Force Microscopy in Liquid Environment - Stanislav I. Leesment, NT-MDT
12:45 Preliminary experiments studying collagen mineralisation driven by 45S5 bioactive glass using an in situ TEM liquid cell - Richard Langford, University of Cambridge
12:55 Elevator Pitch
13:15 Lunch Break and Poster Session
14:15 Demonstrations
ASEM, Liquid Cell STEM/TEM, Raman microfluidics
17:15 Workshop Ends

Invited Speakers

Dr Anna Baldycheva

Engineering & Physical Sciences Deputy Chair

University of Exeter
Dr Anna Baldycheva is an Assistant Professor in 2D Optoelectronic materials in Engineering at the University of Exeter. Dr. Baldycheva’s research group works in the areas of 2D Materials, Si Photonics and Microfluidics. The research interests span from the development of new 2D material based layered and liquid crystal nanocomposites to the engineering of integrated 2D material-Si hybrid electronic-photonic devices for application in communications, energy harvesting, and bio-chemical sensing. Since 2010, Dr. Baldycheva authored and co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed papers and conference proceedings.
Kishan Dholakia

University of St Andrews
Madeline Duke

Protochips
Dr Roland Kröger

Engineering & Physical Sciences Section Chair

University of York
Roland is a Reader at the Department of Physics in York with a strong focus on Nano- and Biomaterials using electron microscopy and other materials characterisation tools. Roland obtained his PhD at the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Science and Technology in Braunschweig/Germany and has since built a large expertise in Materials Physics and Materials Science covering diamond thin films, metal/semiconductor nanostructures, nitride based light-emitting devices, metal nanoparticles for biomedical applications and biominerals. In the past years he has increasingly become interested in novel in situ techniques studying processes in liquid environments using aberration corrected electron microscopy.
"There is a lot of scope in bringing together 'traditional' Materials Science and the Life Sciences which is a key aspiration for me as Secretary of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Committee"
Stanislav I. Leesment

NT-MDT
Guenter Moebus

University of Sheffield