Monday 22 June 2026
Hands-on SPM Workshop 

Sir William Henry Bragg Building, Leeds University, Leeds, UK

This one-day workshop offers hands-on beginner and expert-level training in both practical techniques and data analysis for AFM and SPM. It is available as an optional add-on for delegates attending the AFM & SPM 2026 meeting, with a small additional fee of £40 to cover catering and consumables.

This workshop is open to all attendees of the AFM & SPM 2026 meeting and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis as an optional add-on during ticket booking. Spaces are limited.

Programme Outline

Please note this programme is provisional and may be subject to change.
All timings are BST.

09:00 - 09:30: Registration and Welcome  

09:30 - 10:00: Plenary Lecture 1: AFM & SPM Techniques 
10:00 - 10:30: Plenary Lecture 2: Fundamentals of AFM & SPM Data Analysis

10:30 - 11:00: Break including refreshments 

11:00 - 12:30: Parallel Session 1
   - Hands-on AFM/SPM: Practical instrument operation (full instrument list TBC)
   - Hands-on Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy: Setup and Imaging 
   - Hands-on High-Speed AFM: Real-time molecular dynamics 
   - Data Analysis I: Imaging pre-processing 
   - Data Analysis II: Handling AFM/SPM data in Python 
   - Materials AFM/SPM Lectures: Methods, theory, tips, and tricks 
   - Bio AFM Lectures: Methods, theory, tips, and tricks 

12:30 - 13:00: Lunch and Networking 

13:00 - 15:00: Parallel Session 2 
   - Hands-on AFM/SPM: Practical instrument operation (full instrument list TBC)
   - Hands-on Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy: Setup and Imaging 
   - Hands-on High-Speed AFM: Real-time molecular dynamics 
   - Data Analysis I: Imaging pre-processing 
   - Data Analysis II: Handling AFM/SPM data in Python 
   - Data Analysis III: Machine learning in SPM 

15:00 - 15:30: Break including refreshments

15:30 - 17:00: Parallel Session 3 
   - Hands-on AFM/SPM: Practical instrument operation (full instrument list TBC)
   - Hands-on Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy: Setup and Imaging 
   - Hands-on High-Speed AFM: Real-time molecular dynamics 
   - Data Analysis I: Imaging pre-processing 
   - Data Analysis II: Handling AFM/SPM data in Python 
   - Data Analysis III: Machine learning in SPM 

17:00: Closing Remarks