Registration
11:00 – 11:30 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 30 mins
Registration
2022 Annual General Meeting of the Royal Microscopical Society, including the RMS President and RMS Vice President Awards
11:30 – 12:20 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 50 mins
2022 Annual General Meeting of the Royal Microscopical Society, including the RMS President and RMS Vice President Awards
RMS 2022 AGM documentationRMS President and RMS Vice President Awards
12:20 – 12:25 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 5 mins
RMS President and RMS Vice President Awards
The RMS President's Award 2021
Derek is based at the Francis Crick Institute and has worked in Cytometry for more than 35 years. He has been instrumental in promoting Cytometry on a local, national and international level.
He was one of the founding members of the London Cytometry Club and the founder of flowcytometryUK. Through the latter, Derek has clocked up 15 years of organising highly successful national conferences, and he also runs the active flowcytometryUK mailing list. He is a former RMS Council Member and recently completed his second term as Chair of the Society’s Cytometry Section.
For more than 10 years, Derek has worked closely with Peter O’Toole and Stephen Couzens to run the RMS Flow Cytometry practical courses, held annually at the University of York for both UK and international attendees. He is well known for the help and advice he gives to delegates, and for his willingness to offer ongoing assistance remotely, after they have returned to the lab. He also finds time to offer informal coaching to junior members of the RMS to help with their communication and presentation skills.
On an International Level, Derek has been very involved with ISAC (RMS is an ISAC Associated society) over the years, including sitting on Council. He is also an Associate Editor for Cytometry Part A, and has helped with the establishment of SRL (Shared Resource Laboratory) publications within the journal.
Derek's own SRL lab at the Francis Crick Institute has an excellent reputation. It is no coincidence that at least eight of his staff have gone on to become highly successful core managers elsewhere within Europe and the USA (plus one in Australia), taking with them Derek's guidance, expertise and knowledge. Recently he has changed roles within the Francis Crick Institute to become its National Science Technology Platform Training leader
RMS President Grace Burke said: “It is my great pleasure to announce Derek Davies as this year’s winner of the RMS President’s Award. Derek has been a key lynchpin at the RMS for many years and has shown remarkable dedication to the promotion of Cytometry at all levels. His passion for his subject and willingness to devote his time and expertise for the benefit of others, are precisely the qualities for which the President’s Award was established to honour. My warmest congratulations go to Derek.”
The RMS President's Award 2022
Steve is an outstanding Principal Clinical Scientist, who heads up the Immunophenotyping Laboratory at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. The laboratory provides a clinical flow cytometry service to most Health Boards in Wales.
He has participated in, and later organised, the Clinical Module of the Annual RMS Flow Cytometry Course for more than two decades, and in recent years, has also run the Virtual RMS Clinical Flow course. Both have been hugely successful and of benefit to thousands of delegates over the years.
Steve has regularly chaired many other educational sessions and best practice workshops. He is a founding member of UK multicolour immunophenotyping (MIG) group and co-authored national guidelines for the use of multicolour flow cytometry in the diagnosis of haematological neoplasms. He is also a founding member of PNH diagnostics interest group, which established and validated a consensus protocol for PNH flow cytometry.
Steve has also been actively involved in working groups to improve diagnosis of myeloma, leukaemia and lymphoma – as well as working to improve standardisation of flow cytometry within Europe through the Harmonemia initiative.
Throughout his career Steve has remained at the forefront of clinical flow cytometry by consistently reviewing and evolving the needs of his service and patients. He has had an active role in clinical trials and is seen as an expert in several fields including lymph node flow cytometry, where Cardiff has a reputation as a reference centre.
The RMS Vice-President's Award 2021
Judith is a well-known and respected figure in the UK EM community. She has been the senior electron microscopist of the Wolfson Bioimaging Facility at the University of Bristol since the establishment of the facility.
Having initially spent time with microscopy suppliers such as Philips and Oxford Instruments, she joined the facility in 2007 and was instrumental in the set-up of the new EM unit, together with Paul Verkade.
Colleagues have praised Judith for her patience and dedication in keeping the EM unit afloat, and for her expert knowledge as a teacher – qualities she has also deployed to great effect on RMS courses, and as a member of the organising committee of the Cryo Microscopy Group.
During her time at Bristol, she has helped establish the EM unit as a highly regarded facility,
introducing new techniques such as STEM tomography and cryo SEM. She has been an author on more than 50 research papers, for which the EM provided by Judith has often been the critical piece of evidence lifting the impact of the research.
In 2016, Bristol was awarded a Wellcome grant to set up a new dedicated cryo EM facility.
Selflessly, Judith was instrumental in the design, installation, and initial running of the facility – despite the fact she would not be directly involved going forward.
RMS Vice Presidents Dr Peter O’Toole and Professor Susan Anderson said: “It is our great pleasure to announce Judith Mantell as winner of this award, which celebrates the achievements of the ‘unsung heroes’ of microscopy. Judith is quite evidently a major asset to her facility and all those that she has helped and taught both internally and external to Bristol.
Her expertise has not only elevated the quality of research being carried out, but also continues to earn the respect of colleagues across the EM community. We are delighted to be able to take this opportunity to acknowledge these often unseen efforts.”
Launch of EDI&A policy and plans
12:25 – 12:30 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 5 mins
Launch of EDI&A policy and plans
AFM & SPM Annual General Meeting
12:30 – 12:40 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 10 mins
AFM & SPM Annual General Meeting
More information on the AFM & SPM Section and the AGM documentation, can be found at: www.rms.org.uk/community/science-sections/scanning-probe-microscopy.htmlDAIM Annual General Meeting
12:40 – 12:50 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 10 mins
DAIM Annual General Meeting
More information on the DAIM Section and the AGM documentation, can be found at: www.rms.org.uk/community/science-sections/image-analysis.htmlEarly Career Committee Annual General Meeting
12:50 – 13:00 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 10 mins
Early Career Committee Annual General Meeting
More information on the Early Career Committee and the AGM documentation, can be found at: www.rms.org.uk/community/science-sections/early-career-committee.htmlOutreach and Education Committee Annual General Meeting
13:00 – 13:10 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 10 mins
Outreach and Education Committee Annual General Meeting
More information on the Outreach and Education Section and the AGM documentation, can be found at: www.rms.org.uk/community/science-sections/outreach.htmlElectron Microscopy Section Annual General Meeting
13:10 – 13:20 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 10 mins
Electron Microscopy Section Annual General Meeting
More information on the Electron Microscopy Section and the AGM documentation, can be found at: www.rms.org.uk/community/science-sections/electron-microscopy.htmlEngineering and Physical Sciences Section Annual General Meeting
13:20 – 13:30 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 10 mins
Engineering and Physical Sciences Section Annual General Meeting
More information about the Engineering and Physical Sciences Section and the AGM documentation, can be found at: www.rms.org.uk/community/science-sections/engineering-and-physical-sciences.htmlLunch and Registration
13:30 – 14:00 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 30 mins
Lunch and Registration
Grace Burke, RMS President
14:00 – 14:05 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 5 mins
Grace Burke, RMS President
Sohini Kar-Narayan, University of Cambridge
14:05 – 14:25 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 20 mins
Sohini Kar-Narayan, University of Cambridge
Invited SpeakerBarry Carter Hon FRMS
14:25 – 14:30 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 5 mins
Barry Carter Hon FRMS
Barry was the 2019 recipient of the RMS Honorary Fellow, and we are pleased to be able to finally award this to him in-person.
In a research career spanning the last 50 years, Barry has made a huge impact in materials science - especially in advancing our understanding of the role and nature of defects in metals, semiconductors and ceramics.
Using various techniques including transmission electron microscopy, high resolution TEM, and electron diffraction, Barry has established himself as an internationally distinguished researcher who has made critical contributions to both the science and application of microscopy.
Barry, who remains an active Emeritus Professor at the University of Connecticut, and as a Distinguished Affliliate Scientist at the Sandia National Laboratory, has also made vital contributions to microscopy education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.
David B. Williams Hon FRMS
14:30 – 14:35 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 5 mins
David B. Williams Hon FRMS
Professor Williams was a 2019 recipient of the RMS Honorary Fellowship and we are pleased to finally be able to award him this in-person.
Professor Williams is synonymous with Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy (ATEM) having pioneered its development and applications to a broad range of materials.
Over the past 45 years his work has led to a new understanding of materials and microstructural evolution, including segregation, precipitation phenomena, phase diagrams and phase transformations in metals and alloys.
Among his achievements, Professor Williams is widely recognized for his prolific research in Al alloy metallurgy – particularly in his pioneering research into Al-Li alloys, as well as fundamental research in EELS and STEM-EDX microanalysis.
Professor Williams is currently Executive Dean of the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University.
Ed Boyes Hon FRMS
14:35 – 14:40 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 5 mins
Ed Boyes Hon FRMS
Professor Boyes is the 2021 recipient of the RMS Honorary Fellowship.
During a career spanning more than 50 years, Ed’s work in materials research has focused on detailed microstructural analysis to generate fundamental understanding of materials’ behaviour at the nanoscale.
From his PhD research using field-ion microscopy of non-refractory metals including aluminium and thin films at Cambridge and high resolution transmission electron microscopy. Through his impressive career at the University of Oxford and DuPont Research Laboratory in the US, Ed worked with Dame Pratibha Gai Hon FRMS to pioneer the development of the atomic resolution environmental TEM/STEM for in situ materials research, as well as the first low voltage SEM with chemical analysis.
In 2007, Ed co-founded the York JEOL Nanocentre alongside Dame Pratibha Gai Hon FRMS, where they jointly continue to expand ETEM in situ research activities in nanoparticles, fuel cells and catalysis research, and develop the aberration-corrected ESTEM.
Ed has authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers and numerous conference papers dealing with in situ TEM studies, particularly for catalysis and nanoparticle behaviour. He has presented many invited keynote scientific conference presentations in 20 countries and taken on the role of organiser and chair of nearly two dozen international electron microscopy symposia.
Ed served as UK representative on the European Union committee on future microscopies from 1987-9. Later, he was appointed to Technical Advisory Group for the US President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) policy and performance review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), as one of three mainstream US industry representatives (2003) and reappointed to nTAG (2007) for ongoing oversight advice and periodic program review. He has served both on the RMS Council and as Chair of the Materials Committee (now known as the Engineering and Physical Sciences Committee).
RMS President Professor Grace Burke said: “Throughout his career, Ed has made substantial, sustained and world-leading contributions in our field, and continues to push boundaries with his materials research activities at the University of York. In addition to his work as a scientist, Ed has made outstanding and exemplary service contributions as an educator, scientific advisor and communicator on the international stage. It is my very great pleasure to welcome him as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society.”
Ed Boyes Hon FRMS
14:40 – 15:05 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 25 mins
Ed Boyes Hon FRMS
Honorary Fellow and Invited SpeakerKatherine Paine
15:05 – 15:10 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 5 mins
Katherine Paine
Katherine, who began her PhD in 2018 at Chris MacDonald’s laboratory, was chosen in recognition of the novel approaches in imaging and cytometry she has brought to her studies on the regulation of cell surface membrane proteins.Katherine Paine, University of York
15:10 – 15:30 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 20 mins
Katherine Paine, University of York
Early Career Award Winner and Invited SpeakerCoffee Break
15:30 – 16:00 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 30 mins
Coffee Break
Emmanuel Derivery, MRC - LMB
16:00 – 16:20 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 20 mins
Emmanuel Derivery, MRC - LMB
Invited SpeakerLiz Duke, EMBL Hamburg
16:20 – 16:40 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 20 mins
Liz Duke, EMBL Hamburg
Invited SpeakerSiân Culley
16:40 – 16:45 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 5 mins
Siân Culley
Alongside her outstanding research activities, Dr Culley has made many contributions of national and international significance in the education of optical microscopy and outreach, particularly with under-represented and minority groups.
Her most prolific outreach achievement is her conception and realisation of an international database of female researchers. She created the database to showcase and highlight female microscopists around the world and the specific areas of microscopy in which they specialise, to assist scientific and conference organisers in selecting excellent speakers for microscopy events while maintaining a positive gender balance.
This resource, supported by the RMS, gives the details of more than 360 female researchers working in all areas of microscopy and at all career stages. It has rapidly become the go-to resource for microscopy conference organisers worldwide, viewed over 10,000 times and notably used to excellent effect in identifying speakers for the RMS Frontiers in Bioimaging conference and annual ELMI workshops.
Less public but equally important is Dr Culley’s engagement in local and national outreach and educational activities. Notably, this includes her role as Ambassador for the ‘In2Science’ charity, which provides research opportunities to A-level students from disadvantaged backgrounds. She has supported several students participating in this programme, hosting microscopy-based projects at UCL, and has been directly involved in fundraising for the charity to widen access.
She has also given career talks at local schools to GCSE and A-level students, and has volunteered at activities including The Big Bang Fair at the Birmingham NEC in 2019 and at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology. Despite the relatively short time since her PhD award in 2015, Dr Culley has made a disproportionately large contribution to outreach and education in microscopy that benefits the whole community.
From inspiring the next generation of microscopists, through to providing resources for established academics, companies and learned societies, Dr Culley helps to promote a positive and inclusive learning environment, including the provision of open learning material via Figshare, where she has uploaded more than 100 slides that can be freely used for educational purposes.
Dr Culley has also been involved in the supervision of five PhD students, and has been invited to teach at several practical courses in optical microscopy. Such experience is not common in early career researchers, and it is testament to Dr Culley’s commitment to education and training that she is engaging in these activities at the earliest opportunity.
RMS President Professor Grace Burke said: “Dr Culley has made a tremendous impact within the microscopy and wider science community, and her wide-ranging contributions in promoting inclusivity through outreach and education have made a real difference to microscopists at all career stages. It is a real privilege to announce her as the first recipient of this important RMS award.”
Siân Culley, King's College London
16:45 – 17:05 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 20 mins
Siân Culley, King's College London
Outreach and Education Award Winner and Invited SpeakerGrace Burke, RMS President
17:05 – 17:15 BST, 29 September 2022 ‐ 10 mins
Grace Burke, RMS President
University of Cambridge, UK
Talk title: Nanoscale Electromechanical Characterisation of Functional Polymers
Sohini Kar-Narayan is a Professor of Device & Energy Materials in the Department of Materials Science at the University of Cambridge, where she leads an interdisciplinary research group working on functional nanomaterials and devices for energy, sensing and biomedical applications. She received her PhD in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in 2009. Following a postdoctoral appointment at the Department of Materials Science in Cambridge, she was awarded a prestigious Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship in 2012, and a European Research Council Starting Grant in 2015. She was the recipient of a World Economic Forum Young Scientist Award in 2015, and in 2021 she was named as one of the top 50 Women in Engineering by the Women’s Engineering Society. Prof Kar-Narayan’s research focuses on functional nanomaterials for applications in energy, sensing and bio-medicine. She is a Co-Founder and Director of ArtioSense Ltd., a spin-out from the University of Cambridge that seeks to commercialise a microfluidic force sensing technology for applications in orthopaedic surgery that was awarded the Armourers & Braisiers’ Venture Prize Award in 2022. She is a Fellow of Clare Hall College, Cambridge University.
University of York
Katherine is a PhD student in Chris MacDonald’s lab at the University of York studying the regulation of cell surface membrane proteins. Cell surface membrane proteins perform diverse and critical functions and are spatially and temporally regulated by membrane trafficking pathways. Katherine has used time-lapse microscopy and super resolution microscopy such as SIM and PALM to explore questions regarding the regulation of these surface proteins.MRC - LMB
Emmanuel is a cell biologist interested in cytoskeleton dynamics and polarized trafficking in the physiological context of asymmetric cell division. Our lab has a very pluridisciplinary approach, combining reconstituted cytoskeleton systems in vitro, high-end quantitative imaging of trafficking in vivo during development, and analysis of morphological phenotypes in adult flies, and we rely on theoretical physics to bridge these different scales.EMBL Hamburg
Liz has a degree in physics from the University of Birmingham and a D.Phil. in Molecular Biophysics from the University of Oxford in which she focussed on the on the use of Laue crystallography for time resolved macromolecular crystallography.
On completing her D.Phil she took up a post doc position at the Synchrotron Radiation Source at Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire to work on the development of multiwavelength anomalous dispersion (MAD) techniques for macromolecular crystallography (MX). She remained at the SRS, becoming a beamline scientist and then a senior beamline scientist building a number of beamlines and spearheading many technical developments including the implementation of the first graphical user interface for MX data collection, establishing data collection with CCD’s and starting a project to automate the beamlines before the bright light of the Diamond project lured her south and back to Oxfordshire.
At Diamond Light Source Liz built the three MX beamlines that formed the life science component of Phase 1 of the construction project. Following their completion Liz had a carpe diem moment and grabbed the opportunity to develop a beamline for the emerging technique of cryo soft X-ray microscopy for biology – a project which involved designing and building the beamline in parallel with developing sample preparation, data collection and analysis protocols.
Continuing to focus on establishing X-ray imaging in biology Liz accepted an offer of a Team Leader position at EMBL Hamburg where she is establishing a team is now exploring the possibilities for using hard X-rays in the study of soft biological tissue.
King's College London, UK
MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London
Siân Culley is a postdoc in the Quantitative Imaging and Nanobiophysics group at the MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL. After doing an MSci project with Prof. Jonathan Ashmore in two-photon imaging of calcium signalling in inner hair cells, she moved into the field of super-resolution microscopy for her PhD with Dr Angus Bain investigating photophysical processes in CW-STED microscopy. In 2014 she joined Ricardo Henriques’ group, and her current research interests lie in developing open source hardware and analytics for live cell super-resolution microscopy. She also has an active interest in promoting women in microscopy.