The EM Summer School aims to provide a basic training in both the theory and practice of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The course covers imaging, diffraction and chemical microanalysis as well as the highly important area of sample preparation. 

Registration for the 2018 course is now closed.

Course Programme: Biological Sciences Stream

Course Programme: Physical Sciences Stream

Course Programme: Physical Sciences - Advanced TEM Stream

Speakers

Scientific Organisers

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  Professor Rik Brydson

  RMS Honorary Secretary Physical Science

  University of Leeds
  Rik holds a chair in the Institute for Materials Research (IMR) in the School of Process Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Leeds. He heads the NanoCharacterisation group based around the Leeds Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy (LEMAS) centre which is shared between Materials and Earth Sciences and also acts as an EPSRC facility for external UK researchers. He has a general research interest in high spatial resolution chemical analysis in nanostructured materials, and has a current research h index of 32 with over 25 years research experience in nanomaterials characterisation. He has managed extensive national and international collaborations including being current consortium leader for the UK National Facility for Aberration corrected Electron Microscopy, SuperSTEM at Daresbury. 

  Rik is also on the Management Board of the European Microscopy Society. He has written an RMS Handbook on Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (Bios /Taylor and Francis 2001), has co-written a book on “Nanoscale Science and Technology" (Wiley 2005), edited a recent RMS book on Analytical Aberration-corrected Transmission Electron Microscopy with Wiley and has contributed a number of other chapters in specialist books on electron microscopy by other professional bodies covering Physics, Chemistry and Engineering. In recent years his research interests have focused on applying high spatial resolution characterisation methods (particularly TEM and EELS) to the nanochemical analysis of softer, more radiation sensitive materials.

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  Dr Nicole Hondow

  University of Leeds
  Nicole is a University Academic Fellow in the area of Materials Characterisation at the University of Leeds. Prior to this she completed undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Chemistry at The University of Western Australia, and undertook postdoctoral research University of Leeds in the electron microscopy of materials relevant to catalysis and toxicology. Nicole’s current research uses analytical electron microscopy in the examination and quantification of nanomaterials in complex matrices.

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  Dr Rebecca Thompson

  Electron Microscopy Deputy Chair

  University of Leeds
  Rebecca is Facility Manager and senior cryo-electron microscopy (EM) support scientist at the Astbury Biostructure Laboratory, University of Leeds. Her research interests include imaging a broad range of biological specimens, from whole cells to macromolecular complexes, to high resolution using cryo-EM, and integrating data from EM with other microscopy techniques.

   

Delegate Information

Venue for the course
The Electron Microscopy Spring School takes place within the Houldsworth Building, Department of Engineering Materials, at the University of Leeds, Clarendon Road, Leeds, LS2 9DT.   

Travelling to the course
Leeds is served by two major airports: Leeds Bradford and Manchester Airport. Regular flights are available from a huge number of European and International cities.

Leeds Bradford airport is approximately seven miles away from the University, so easily commutable by taxi.

Leeds Railway Station is the closest station to the University of Leeds campus where the course takes place. The campus is a 30 minute walk or 10 minute taxi ride from the train station. 

Accommodation 
5 nights’ en-suite, bed and breakfast accommodation on campus is included in the registration fee. Delegates will be able to check-in on Sunday 15 July and will be departing on Friday 20 July.

Meals
Breakfast each morning , lunches, tea / coffee and biscuits and 2 evening meals are included in your registration fee.

The evening meals will be in the following locations:    
 - Monday’s evening meal will be held at Aagrah Indian Restaurant in Leeds City Centre.   
 - Thursday’s evening meal will be held at Bem Brasil Restaurant in Leeds City Centre.  

Transportation to and from the dinners will be provided from outside the accommodation.  Please note that Tuesday and Wednesday night do not have any arranged meals.

Dietary and Access requirements  
The RMS is committed to our delegate’s health and wellbeing. Therefore if you have any dietary or access requirements please contact Debbie Hunt.

Registration
Registration will be taking place on Monday morning from 08.30 – 09.00 at the Houldsworth Building Foyer.   

Admittance to this event is for registered and authorised attendees. Unfortunately we cannot permit access to visitors or allow non-registered persons to enter the meeting or exhibition areas. If you have any questions, please contact the RMS contact for this event.