EPMA Events (Meetings, Workshops, Seminars...)

[Probeman]

Dale-abration: Celebrating Dale Newbury's 50 years at NIST

Unfortunately I won't be able to attend this "Dale-abration"! (but I appreciate that Dale loves a good pun), so I just wanted to say here that Dale is a gift to the scientific (or any other) community: Dale is intelligent, thoughtful, friendly, creative, funny, dedicated, hard working, helpful and focused (pun intended!).

As a NIST associate I'm sure he will stay active and continue to teach and advise the next generation of microanalysts and he has done (and continues to do) for me.  I will never forgot my first scientific meeting in Hawaii where he was more than happy to answer all my silly microanalysis questions, especially after hours in the bar, drawing many figures and equations on paper napkins (as one does!).

What a scientific and community asset Dale is to all to all us!  Please post some pictures to this topic from the event.  Here's one from another event in 2014:



This is Dale at a Cameca EPMA and it appears that we are examining the planet Saturn or is it Uranus?   Attached below is a PowerPoint from that workshop, and from it we can clearly see that he is a scholar, a gentleman and a comedian!

[Probeman]

Final announcement of the EPMA (Virtual) Workshop March 27-30 (next week):

https://sites.google.com/view/epmaathens2023

Starts 2 PM local time in Athens, Greece.

[John Donovan]

Attached is my presentation given today on "The Holy Trinity of Microanalysis: Standards, K-ratios and Physics" at the Athens EPMA workshop.

Remember to login to see attachments.

[Barbara Donovan]

We are very excited to announce our first Probe Software Applications webinar* on Zoom!

The webinar is free and open to all and will consist of a number of short demonstrations of the many advanced features and methods in our software applications. Presentations will be given by Anette von der Handt (UBC), Julien Allaz (ETH Zurich),  Joe Boro (LLNL), Aurelien Moy (UWisc), Dale Burns (Stanford), John Donovan (PSI), Gareth Seward (UCSB), and Will Nachlas (UWisc). Each presentation/demonstration will be 12 minutes long with 3 minutes for questions from the webinar participants. After the presentations, the webinar will stay open for a short time in case there are any follow up questions on any topic.

If you have NOT already received an email about this webinar, please write to barbara@probesoftware.com with a request to be included on the list to receive the webinar registration link on October 11.

The program is as follows:



*Note: A link for registering will be sent out by email a week before the event. Please be sure to click on the link to register for the webinar by Tuesday Oct 17, 2023.

[Juvegre]

Hello everyone,

We would kindly ask your attention to a 4-days Workshop that will be offered VIRTUALLY in the period 25-28th March 2024. Based on our experience, we are pretty sure that this workshop will provide VALUABLE new knowledge for the undergraduate students, postgraduates,  PhD, postdocs, senior scientists, and lab managers 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, 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 open 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 (Gather.Town may be cancelled in case of small enrollment (<50 participants))!

The early registration fee is 40 euros and includes the attendance at the workshop, and FULL access to online material (recordings, presentations, transcript).
Late Registration (after 31st December 2023) is possible, however, the registration fee is increased by 30% at 52 Euros.
Therefore, book your virtual seat as soon as possible.

POST-WORKSHOP BENEFITS:
1.   All participants will be granted access to the recorded material, presentations and transcripts for up to two weeks following the conclusion of the workshop.
2.   During the workshop, a link will be provided to a platform where attendees can submit their questions or comments, and the respective speaker will provide a response after (within couple of weeks) the completion of the workshop. This feature is particularly useful for participants who are unable to attend the workshop live but plan to view the recorded materials at a later time.
For more details follow the link: https://sites.google.com/view/epmaathens2024

Register here: https://forms.gle/ZaSHtSsR4ZNxbrvm9

Early Registration deadline: 31st December 2023

Speakers (given in alphabetical order of the last name): Ioannis Baziotis (Agricultural University of Athens), James Day (University of San Diego), John Donovan (University of Oregon), Stamatios Flemetakis (University of Muenster),  Ariadni Georgatou (GNS Science), Anette von der Handt (University of British Columbia), Chris Hayward (University of Edinburgh), Ery Hughes (Te Pū Ao | GNS Science), Pierre Lanari (University of Bern), Serguei Matveev (JEOL Germany), and Lucia Spasevski (X-Ray Product Manager at Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis).


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

[Barbara Donovan]

We are pleased to announce our second Probe Software Applications webinar on Zoom which will occur on Jan 17th at 9:00 AM Pacific (US west coast) time!

The webinar is free and open to all and will consist of two demonstrations of many advanced features and methods in our Probe Software software applications. Presentations will be given by Anette von der Handt (UBC) and Julien Allaz (ETH Zurich). Each presentation/demonstration will be 35 to 40 minutes long with a few minutes for questions from the webinar participants. After the presentations, the webinar will stay open for a short time in case there are any follow up questions on any topic.

If you have NOT already received an email about this webinar, please write to barbara@probesoftware.com to receive the webinar registration link before Jan 17th, 2024.

The program is as follows

9 am - 9:40 am PST: First steps in acquiring high precision, high accuracy EPMA data using Probe for EPMA by Dr. Anette von der Handt

Ten-minute break

9:50 am – 10:30 am PST: Versatility in bremsstrahlung ("background") correction: Off-peak, vs. Mean Atomic Number, vs. Multi-point background corrections by Dr. Julien Allaz

These talks will be recorded and made available a few days later on the Probe Software, Inc. YouTube channel found here:

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

We look forward to seeing you at the webinar on Wednesday 9 AM January 17 Pacific time (US west coast)!

[Barbara Donovan]

Our Probe Software March 2024 webinar is 5 days away! This new webinar will take an in depth look at two of the many unique features offered in our Probe for EPMA and Probe Image software.

Please use the Zoom link below to register for our webinar by Tuesday March 12, 2024:

https://ubc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Uuqrs2oeTtuSwHLNHPLicw

This Probe Software webinar is free and open to all. As a reminder this Zoom webinar is Wednesday March 13, 2024 at 10am US Pacific Time for the 2 (two part) presentations featuring:

10:00 AM to 10:30 AM    (30 min) "Quantitative Time Dependent Intensity (TDI) Corrections for Beam Sensitive Samples in Probe for EPMA, Part 1" by Dr. Anette von der Handt, University of British Columbia

10:30 AM to 10:45 AM    (15 min) "Quantitative X-ray Mapping and Phase/Pixel Extraction in CalcImage, Part 1" by John J. Donovan, University of Oregon/Probe Software

10:45 AM to 10:55 AM    (10 min) "Break"

10:55 AM to 11:25 AM    (30 min) "Quantitative X-ray Mapping and Phase/Pixel Extraction in CalcImage, Part 2" by John J. Donovan

11:25 AM to 11:40 AM    (15 min) "Quantitative Time Dependent Intensity (TDI) Corrections for Beam Sensitive Samples in Probe for EPMA, Part 2" by Dr. Anette von der Handt

These talks will be recorded and made available along with our previous presentations on the Probe Software, Inc. YouTube channel found here: Probe Software Inc - YouTube

We look forward to seeing you at the webinar on March 13, 2024 at 10am PST!  Please stay tuned for future webinars!

All Our Best,
John and Barbara

[John Donovan]

Just a reminder that our Probe Software webinar is this Wed so be sure to sign up using the link below:

Our Probe Software March 2024 webinar is 5 days away! This new webinar will take an in depth look at two of the many unique features offered in our Probe for EPMA and Probe Image software.

Please use the Zoom link below to register for our webinar by Tuesday March 12, 2024:

https://ubc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Uuqrs2oeTtuSwHLNHPLicw

This Probe Software webinar is free and open to all. As a reminder this Zoom webinar is Wednesday March 13, 2024 at 10am US Pacific Time for the 2 (two part) presentations featuring:

10:00 AM to 10:30 AM    (30 min) "Quantitative Time Dependent Intensity (TDI) Corrections for Beam Sensitive Samples in Probe for EPMA, Part 1" by Dr. Anette von der Handt, University of British Columbia

10:30 AM to 10:45 AM    (15 min) "Quantitative X-ray Mapping and Phase/Pixel Extraction in CalcImage, Part 1" by John J. Donovan, University of Oregon/Probe Software

10:45 AM to 10:55 AM    (10 min) "Break"

10:55 AM to 11:25 AM    (30 min) "Quantitative X-ray Mapping and Phase/Pixel Extraction in CalcImage, Part 2" by John J. Donovan

11:25 AM to 11:40 AM    (15 min) "Quantitative Time Dependent Intensity (TDI) Corrections for Beam Sensitive Samples in Probe for EPMA, Part 2" by Dr. Anette von der Handt

These talks will be recorded and made available along with our previous presentations on the Probe Software, Inc. YouTube channel found here: Probe Software Inc - YouTube

We look forward to seeing you at the webinar on March 13, 2024 at 10am PST!  Please stay tuned for future webinars!

All Our Best,
John and Barbara

[John Donovan]

Attached below (please login to see attachments) is a PDF of my presentation today given at the Athens EPMA Workshop 2024:

"How to Test and Correct for Systematic Errors in EPMA" by John Donovan

[John Donovan]

Attached below (please login to see attachments) is a PDF of my presentation today given at the Athens EPMA Workshop 2024:

"Quantification of Light Elements" by John Donovan

[Probeman]

The full PowerPoint presentations given by me for the Athens EPMA Workshop last month are available here:

https://epmalab.uoregon.edu/posters.htm

These are Light Element Analysis and Evaluating and Correcting For Systematic Errors...

And full video of both Anette's and my presentations are found on our YouTuBe channel:

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

[John Donovan]

Announcing Probe Software May 2024 webinar!  This webinar will again take an in-depth look at two of the many unique features offered in our Probe for EPMA and Probe Image software. Please join us by Zoom Wednesday May 15, 2024 at 10am PDT for 2 presentations featuring:

10:00 AM to 10:40 AM (40 min) Using PictureSnap and PictureSnapApp for advanced sample navigation and documentation by Dr. Anette von der Handt, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

10:40 AM to 10:50 AM (10 min) "Break"

10:50 AM to 11:30 AM (40 min) High sensitivity, high accuracy trace element analysis by John J. Donovan, University of Oregon/Probe Software. Inc.

These talks will be recorded and made available along with our previous presentations on the Probe Software, Inc. YouTube channel as before. A link to the webinar sign-up page will be sent several days before the event on the Wednesday the 15th.

Please contact Barbara (barbara@probesoftware.com) to receive the webinar invitation.

All Our Best,
John and Barbara

[John Donovan]

Our next Probe Software webinar featuring presenters Anette von der Handt and John Donovan is this Wednesday, the 15th.  Click the link here to receive an invitation to this Zoom webinar:

https://ubc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_66bhwc2hQ46QUyApXNdnbg

and join us by Zoom Wednesday May 15, 2024 at 10am PDT for 2 presentations featuring:

10:00 AM to 10:40 AM (40 min) Using PictureSnap and PictureSnapApp for advanced sample navigation and documentation by Dr. Anette von der Handt, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

10:40 AM to 10:50 AM (10 min) "Break"

10:50 AM to 11:30 AM (40 min) High sensitivity, high accuracy trace element analysis by John J. Donovan, University of Oregon/Probe Software. Inc.

These talks will be recorded and made available along with our previous presentations on the Probe Software YouTube channel found here:

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

[John Donovan]

We're slightly adjusting the duration of the webinar presentations tomorrow morning (10 AM US Pacific Coast time).

Anette's talk on PictureSnap/PictureSnapApp will be a little shorter and my talk on trace elements will be slightly longer (just too much material to talk about regarding trace elements!):

Our next Probe Software webinar featuring presenters Anette von der Handt and John Donovan is this Wednesday, the 15th.  Click the link here to receive an invitation to this Zoom webinar:

https://ubc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_66bhwc2hQ46QUyApXNdnbg

and join us by Zoom Wednesday May 15, 2024 at 10am PDT for 2 presentations featuring:

10:00 AM to 10:30 AM (30 min) Using PictureSnap and PictureSnapApp for advanced sample navigation and documentation by Dr. Anette von der Handt, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

10:30 AM to 10:40 AM (10 min) "Break"

10:40 AM to 11:30 AM (50 min) High sensitivity, high accuracy trace element analysis by John J. Donovan, University of Oregon/Probe Software. Inc.

These talks will be recorded and made available along with our previous presentations on the Probe Software YouTube channel found here:

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

[John Donovan]

The video recordings of our Probe Software webinar held last Wednesday, are now available on our Probe Software YouTube channel:

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

Using PictureSnap and PictureSnapApp for advanced sample navigation and documentation by Dr. Anette von der Handt, University of British Columbia, Vancouver:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6tzYdyOJmE

High sensitivity, high accuracy trace element analysis by John J. Donovan, University of Oregon/Probe Software:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KM5lU403VY

Comments and questions are more than welcome!