Athens Virtual EPMA Workshop

[Juvegre]

"Recent Developments and Applications in earth sciences of electron probe micro-analysis"

We would kindly ask your attention to a 4-days Workshop that will be offered VIRTUALLY in the period 25-28th March 2024.
For more details follow the link: https://sites.google.com/view/epmaathens2024

Register here: https://forms.gle/ZaSHtSsR4ZNxbrvm9
Early Registration deadline: 31st December 2023

Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) is commonly used to analyze the composition of solid geological materials to help answer a wide range of fundamental questions in geological and planetary sciences. The goal of this 4-day short course is to educate undergraduates, graduates, early career researchers, lab managers, and established scientists in the theory and practice of EPMA, with a specific focus on its application to geochemistry on different disciplines. This will be achieved through a set of online lectures covering topics ranging from the basics of EPMA, conventional major element quantitative analysis to new developments in X-ray mapping, trace element analysis, analytical protocols for glassy materials, halogen measurements, estimation of magma storage and ascent conditions of volcanics, magmatic sulfide implications, and meteoritics (classification, and implications on planetary formation). Furthermore, live demonstrations are scheduled: (1) a live from JEOL instrument of how someone is measuring on EPMA, (2) usage of a Soft X-Ray Emission Spectrometer (SXES) LR (Li) and application to battery research, and (3) a New solution for analysis of geological samples using Unity BEX imaging detector and AZtec Wave WDS.


New for this year: an opened discussion and a virtual socializing event option

via Gather.Town is available during Registration process.

Choose the Gather.Town option, and

Let`s meet and chat together!

[Juvegre]

Hello everyone,

We are delighted to announce the 6th Workshop on EPMA, continuing our cherished tradition. This year, the workshop is themed "Recent Developments and Applications in earth sciences and archaeology of electron probe micro-analysis". We warmly invite you to explore our new website for more details: https://sites.google.com/view/epmathens2025.

The upcoming virtual workshop is set to take place from 24-27 March 2025 featuring new Speakers and fresh topics compared to previous years.

We will cover topics ranging from the basics of EPMA, conventional major element quantitative analysis to new developments in X-ray mapping, trace element analysis, analytical protocols for glassy materials and tephra, estimation of magma storage and ascent conditions of volcanics, magmatic sulfide implications, and geoarchaeology. Furthermore, live demonstrations are scheduled: (1) a live from JEOL instrument of how someone is measuring errors on JEOL PC EPMA software, and (2) a live from CAMECA EPMA instrument. 

New for this year: Geo-archaeology presentations featuring case studies from Pompeii, and the use of meteorite iron during the Ancient Egypt era.

POST-WORKSHOP BENEFITS:
All participants will have access to recorded materials, presentations, and transcripts for up to two weeks after the workshop concludes. During the workshop, attendees will receive a link to a platform where they can submit questions or comments. The respective speaker will respond within a couple of weeks after the workshop ends. This feature is especially beneficial for participants who cannot attend the live sessions but intend to review the recorded content later.

For more details follow the link: https://sites.google.com/view/epmathens2025

Register here: https://forms.gle/CArs5mRQFMCm7jCAA

Early Registration deadline: 28th February 2025

Our Speakers (given in alphabetical order of the last name):

John Donovan (University of Oregon), Ariadni Georgatou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Celestino Grifa (Università degli Studi del Sannio di Benevento), Anette Von der Handt (University of British Columbia), Chris Hayward (University of Edinburgh), Ery Hughes (Te Pū Ao | GNS Science), Diane Johnson (Cranfield University) Stephen Kuehn (Concord University), Serguei Matveev (JEOL Germany), and Amanda Ostwald (Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History).

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to your participation in the workshop. 

On behalf of the EPMA workshop committee,

Best Regards.
Baziotis Ioannis

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Ioannis Baziotis ibaziotis@aua.gr
Associate Professor of Mineralogy and Petrology
Director of the Center of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
Laboratory of Mineralogy and Geology
Agricultural University of Athens
75 Iera Odos St., Athens, 11855 Greece
(+30)-210-529-4155; (+30)-6975967914
Personal site: http://ibaziotis.wix.com/ioannis-baziotis
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[John Donovan]

The Athens 2026 EPMA Workshop starts March 23rd:

https://sites.google.com/view/epma-athens2026/workshop-programme

Anette will be presenting the first day with a number of introductory topics. Myself the 2nd day on beam sensitive samples and Time Dependent Intensity (TDI) corrections for quantitative analysis, with some material on trace carbon.



Our Probe Software YouTube channel has a few video presentations from previous years:

https://www.youtube.com/@ProbeSoftware