Dear colleagues, 

We would like to draw your attention to the following M&M 2019 session, August 4-8, 2019, Portland, Oregon: The submission portal is open! Submit your 2-page paper as soon as possible at https://www.microscopy.org/MandM/2019/. The deadline is Friday, February 15. 

M&M 2019 Symposium P10: Applications of integrated electron probe microscopy and microanalysis techniques in characterizing natural and synthetic materials

Description: Electron microbeam techniques, such as SEM/ESEM, EPMA and TEM/STEM, use a focused electron probe or a small parallel electron beam to bombard a specimen and generate signals at a scale from micrometer down to Angstrom level. These signals include secondary electron (SE), backscattered electron (BSE), characteristic X-ray, cathodoluminescence (CL), transmitted electron, diffracted or scattered electron, etc. Information acquired using these signals includes image, chemistry and crystal structure of a specimen at micrometer, nanometer and sub-Angstrom levels. 

We welcome contributions covering the entire range of electron probe microscopy and microanalysis of natural and synthetic materials, such as: 

• Imaging from SE, BSE, X-ray, CL, charge contrast, transmitted electron, diffracted or scattered electron, etc. 

• Qualitative and quantitative determination of chemistry of natural and synthetic materials 

• Repeatability, reproducibility and compatibility of quantitative microanalysis standards 

• Crystal structure determination using electron diffraction or electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD)

Feel free to share this information to other potentially interested colleagues. We are very much looking forward to seeing you in Portland, Oregon! 

Best Regards,

Organizers:

Donggao Zhao 

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Affiliation: University of Missouri-Kansas City

Phone 1: 816-235-2072 (W)

Phone 2: 803-732-6280 (M)

Minghua Ren

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Affiliation: University of Nevada, Las Vegas 

Phone 1: 702-774-1465 (W)

Phone 2: 915-217-4392 (M)

Owen Neill 

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Affiliation: University of Michigan 

Phone 1: 734-615-6657 (W) 

Phone 2: (207) 653-6331 (M)