Skip to main content

Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Friday, July 25, 2025
  • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM MT
    Exhibitor Registration Open
  • 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM MT
    Registration Open
  • Saturday, July 26, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM MT
    Registration Open
  • 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM MT
    Pre-Meeting Congresses
  • Sunday, July 27, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM MT
    Registration Open
  • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM MT
    Short Courses
  • 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM MT
    Pre-Meeting Congresses
  • 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM MT
    Student Bursary & Volunteer Office
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM MT
    Sunday Welcome Reception
  • Monday, July 28, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM MT
    Registration Open
  • 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM MT
    Ancillary Meetings
  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    Plenary Session
  • 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM MT
    X93 STEM Workshop
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MT
    Student Bursary & Volunteer Office
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM MT
    Coffee Break
  • 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM MT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM MT
    Ancillary Meetings
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A01.1 - Advances in Focused Ion Beam Instrumentation, Applications, and Techniques for Materials and Life Sciences
    Session Chair: Matthew A. Thorseth, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Dow Chemical
    Session Chair: Daniel E. Perea – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
    Session Chair: Jamie Ford, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Session Chair: Shize Yang
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A02.1 - Frontiers of Electron Ptychography
    Session Chair: Colum M. O'Leary (he/him/his) – SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    Session Chair: Yi Jiang – Argonne National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Peng Wang, Ph.D – Department of Physics, University of Warwick
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A06.1 - Surface and Subsurface Microscopy and Microanalysis of Physical and Biological Specimens
    Session Chair: Jeff Fenton
    Session Chair: Xiao-Ying Yu, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Ryan Wagner – Purdue University
    Session Chair: Vin Smentkowski – GE Vernova Advanced Research Center
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    B01.1 - 3D Structures: from Macromolecular Assemblies to Whole Cells (3DEM FIG)
    Session Chair: Teresa Ruiz
    Session Chair: Melanie Ohi – University of Michigan
    Session Chair: Cheri Hampton – UES, Inc.
    Session Chair: Edward T. Eng, Ph.D – New York Structural Biology Center
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    B06.1 - Microscopy in Cell and Molecular Biology across the Americas (CIASEM)
    Session Chair: Francisco Capani, MD, PhD – CAECIHS-UAI-CONICET
    Session Chair: Luis Jiménez-García, Dr. (he/him/his) – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
    Session Chair: James Evans, Ph.D – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    C01.1 - Microscopy and Microanalysis of Interfaces and/or Interactions Among Organic and Inorganic Matter
    Session Chair: Donggao Zhao (he/him/his) – University of Missouri Kansan City
    Session Chair: Nan Yao – Princeton University
    Session Chair: Liza-Anastasia DiCecco (she/her/hers) – University of Waterloo
    Session Chair: Linduo Zhao (she/her/hers) – Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. University of Illinois
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    C07.1 - Towards Functional Imaging of Materials: Advances and Insights from Phase Contrast Techniques
    Session Chair: Julie Marie Bekkevold, M.Sc. (she/her/hers) – Trinity College Dublin
    Session Chair: Stephanie Ribet (she/her/hers) – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski (he/him/his) – Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Session Chair: Steven E. Zeltmann – Platform for the Accelerated Realization, Analysis, and Discovery of Interface Materials (PARADIM)
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P01.1 - Advanced Characterization of Nuclear Fuels and Materials
    Session Chair: Yaqiao Wu, Ph.D – Bosie State University
    Session Chair: Janelle Wharry
    Session Chair: Colin Judge
    Session Chair: Sooyeon Hwang – Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P03.1 - Collective Excitations with Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy
    Session Chair: Haihua Liu – Argonne National Labs
    Session Chair: Xiaoqing Pan – University of California Irvine
    Session Chair: David J. Masiello, Ph.D – University of Washington
    Session Chair: Jon P. Camden, PhD – University of Notre Dame
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P04.1 - Energy Materials: Transport Pathways, Interfaces, & Durability for Performance
    Session Chair: Sooyeon Hwang – Brookhaven National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Katherine Jungjohann – NREL
    Session Chair: Yuzhang Li, Ph.D. – University of California, Los Angeles
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P05.1 - Advances in Imaging and Spectroscopy Beyond Ambient Conditions - Cryo-Microscopy
    Session Chair: Robert F. Klie – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Session Chair: Juan Carlos Idrobo, PhD – University of Washington
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P10.1 - Innovative in-situ Imaging Techniques for Material Characterization, Synthesis, and Processing
    Session Chair: Jungwon Park – Seoul National University
    Session Chair: Fehmi Yasin – ORNL
    Session Chair: Pohl Darius (he/him/his) – DCN, TU Dresden
    Session Chair: Qian Chen – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM MT
    Poster Session
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT
    Ancillary Meetings
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM MT
    Ancillary Meetings
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM MT
    Student & Postdoc Mixer
  • 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM MT
    Vendor Tutorials
  • Tuesday, July 29, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM MT
    Registration Open
  • 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM MT
    Ancillary Meetings
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A01.2 - Advances in Focused Ion Beam Instrumentation, Applications, and Techniques for Materials and Life Sciences
    Session Chair: Matthew A. Thorseth, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Dow Chemical
    Session Chair: Daniel E. Perea – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
    Session Chair: Jamie Ford, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Session Chair: Shize Yang
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A02.2 - Frontiers of Electron Ptychography
    Session Chair: Colum M. O'Leary (he/him/his) – SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    Session Chair: Yi Jiang – Argonne National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Peng Wang, Ph.D – Department of Physics, University of Warwick
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A05.1 - Latest Advances in Atom Probe Tomography
    Session Chair: Daniel E. Perea – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
    Session Chair: Baishakhi Mazumder – University at Buffalo-SUNY
    Session Chair: Elizabeth Kautz – North Carolina State University
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A06.2 - Surface and Subsurface Microscopy and Microanalysis of Physical and Biological Specimens
    Session Chair: Jeff Fenton
    Session Chair: Xiao-Ying Yu, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Ryan Wagner – Purdue University
    Session Chair: Vin Smentkowski – GE Vernova Advanced Research Center
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A08.1 - Next Generation Microanalysis Standards For EPMA and SEM-EDS Calibration
    Session Chair: Abigail P. Lindstrom – National Institute for Standards and Technology
    Session Chair: Emma S. Bullock, PhD (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Institution for Science
    Session Chair: Paul Carpenter, M.S. – Washington University
    Session Chair: Heather Lowers – U.S. Geological Survey
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A09.1 - Quantitative Electron Diffraction for Materials Analysis, From Transmission Electron Diffraction to EBSD and ECCI
    Session Chair: Jian-Min Zuo, Ph. D – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Session Chair: Tim Ruggles, Ph. D – Sandia National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Miyoung Kim – Seoul National University
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    B01.2 - 3D Structures: from Macromolecular Assemblies to Whole Cells (3DEM FIG)
    Session Chair: Teresa Ruiz
    Session Chair: Melanie Ohi – University of Michigan
    Session Chair: Cheri Hampton – UES, Inc.
    Session Chair: Edward T. Eng, Ph.D – New York Structural Biology Center
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    B05.1 - Development, Challenges and Biomedical Applications of Tissue Clearing, Expansion Microscopy and Volumetric Imaging
    Session Chair: Alan Watson – University of Pittsburgh
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    B06.2 - Microscopy in Cell and Molecular Biology across the Americas (CIASEM)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    C01.2 - Microscopy and Microanalysis of Interfaces and/or Interactions Among Organic and Inorganic Matter
    Session Chair: Nan Yao – Princeton University
    Session Chair: Liza-Anastasia DiCecco (she/her/hers) – University of Waterloo
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    C03.1 - Microscopy and Microanalysis in Industry
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    C07.2 - Towards Functional Imaging of Materials: Advances and Insights from Phase Contrast Techniques
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P01.2 - Advanced Characterization of Nuclear Fuels and Materials
    Session Chair: Colin Judge
    Session Chair: Janelle Wharry
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P03.2 - Collective Excitations with Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy
    Session Chair: Jordan Hachtel, PhD – Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P04.2 - Energy Materials: Transport Pathways, Interfaces, & Durability for Performance
    Session Chair: Michael Zachman – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P05.2 - Advances in Imaging and Spectroscopy Beyond Ambient Conditions - In-Situ S/TEM
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P09.1 - Unconventional Electron Probes
    Session Chair: Kayla Nguyen – University of Oregon
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P10.2 - Innovative in-situ Imaging Techniques for Material Characterization, Synthesis, and Processing
    Session Chair: Qian Chen – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MT
    Student Bursary & Volunteer Office
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MT
    Coffee Break
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    M&M 2026 - Program Planning Meeting
  • 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM MT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    A01.3 - Advances in Focused Ion Beam Instrumentation, Applications, and Techniques for Materials and Life Sciences
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    A02.3 - Frontiers of Electron Ptychography
    Session Chair: Yi Jiang – Argonne National Laboratory
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    A04.1 - Contributions of Analytical Electron Microscopy to Understanding Microstructural Evolution in Materials: James Bentley Memorial Symposium
    Session Chair: M. Grace Burke, PhD – Idaho National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Nestor Zaluzec
    Session Chair: Neal D. Evans, Ph.D. – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Session Chair: Paul G. Kotula, PhD – Sandia National Laboratories
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    A05.2 - Latest Advances in Atom Probe Tomography
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    A06.3 - Surface and Subsurface Microscopy and Microanalysis of Physical and Biological Specimens
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    A08.2 - Next Generation Microanalysis Standards For EPMA and SEM-EDS Calibration
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    A08.2 - Next Generation Microanalysis Standards For EPMA and SEM-EDS Calibration
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    A09.2 - Novel Transmission Electron Diffraction Techniques and Applications
    Session Chair: Miyoung Kim – Seoul National University
    Session Chair: Randi Holmestad (she/her/hers) – NTNU
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    B01.3 - 3D Structures: from Macromolecular Assemblies to Whole Cells (3DEM FIG)
    Session Chair: Peter Shen, Ph.D. – University of Utah
    Session Chair: Claudia Lopez – Pacific Northwest CryoEM Center
    Session Chair: Edward T. Eng, Ph.D – New York Structural Biology Center
    Session Chair: Melanie Ohi – University of Michigan
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    B05.2 - Development, Challenges and Biomedical Applications of Tissue Clearing, Expansion Microscopy and Volumetric Imaging
    Session Chair: Yongxin Zhao – Carnegie Mellon University
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    C01.3 - Microscopy and Microanalysis of Interfaces and/or Interactions Among Organic and Inorganic Matter
    Session Chair: Linduo Zhao (she/her/hers) – Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. University of Illinois
    Session Chair: Donggao Zhao (he/him/his) – University of Missouri Kansan City
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    C03.2 - Microscopy and Microanalysis in Industry
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    C07.3 - Towards Functional Imaging of Materials: Advances and Insights from Phase Contrast Techniques
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    P01.3 - Advanced Characterization of Nuclear Fuels and Materials
    Session Chair: Sooyeon Hwang – Brookhaven National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Janelle Wharry
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    P03.3 - Collective Excitations with Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy
    Session Chair: Chong-Yu Ruan, PhD – MSU
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    P04.3 - Energy Materials: Transport Pathways, Interfaces, & Durability for Performance
    Session Chair: Neil P. Dasgupta – University of Michigan
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    P05.3 - Advances in Imaging and Spectroscopy Beyond Ambient Conditions - Atomic-Resolution STEM/EELS
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    P08.1 - Advanced Imaging, Diffraction, and Spectroscopy of Structurally or Chemically Disordered Materials
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    P09.2 - Unconventional Electron Probes
    Session Chair: Thomas LaGrange – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    Session Chair: Fehmi Yasin – ORNL
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    P10.3 - Innovative in-situ Imaging Techniques for Material Characterization, Synthesis, and Processing
    Session Chair: Qian Chen – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM MT
    Ancillary Meetings
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM MT
    MSA Distinguished Scientist Awards & Talks
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A01.4 - Advances in Focused Ion Beam Instrumentation, Applications, and Techniques for Materials and Life Sciences
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A02.4 - Frontiers of Electron Ptychography
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A04.2 - Contributions of Analytical Electron Microscopy to Understanding Microstructural Evolution in Materials: James Bentley Memorial Symposium
    Session Chair: Paul G. Kotula, Ph.D. – Sandia National Laboratories
    Session Chair: Masashi Watanabe, Ph.D – Lehigh University
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A05.3 - Latest Advances in Atom Probe Tomography
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A06.4 - Surface and Subsurface Microscopy and Microanalysis of Physical and Biological Specimens
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A09.3 - Simulated Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD)
    Session Chair: Timothy Ruggles, Ph. D – Sandia National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Andrew Polonsky, Ph. D – Sandia National Laboratories
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    B01.4 - 3D Structures: from Macromolecular Assemblies to Whole Cells (3DEM FIG)
    Session Chair: Melanie Ohi – University of Michigan
    Session Chair: Edward T. Eng, Ph.D – New York Structural Biology Center
    Session Chair: Claudia Lopez – Pacific Northwest CryoEM Center
    Session Chair: Peter Shen, Ph.D. – University of Utah
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    B07.1 - Cryo-electron Tomography: Progress and Potential
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    C01.4 - Microscopy and Microanalysis of Interfaces and/or Interactions Among Organic and Inorganic Matter
    Session Chair: Donggao Zhao (he/him/his) – University of Missouri Kansan City
    Session Chair: Nan Yao – Princeton University
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    C03.3 - Microscopy and Microanalysis in Industry
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    C06.1 - Advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence and Automation for Electron Microscopy
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    C07.4 - Towards Functional Imaging of Materials: Advances and Insights from Phase Contrast Techniques
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P01.4 - Advanced Characterization of Nuclear Fuels and Materials
    Session Chair: Sooyeon Hwang – Brookhaven National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Colin Judge
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P03.4 - Collective Excitations with Ultrafast Electron Microscopy
    Session Chair: Haihua Lu – Argonne National Labs
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P04.4 - Energy Materials: Transport Pathways, Interfaces, & Durability for Performance
    Session Chair: Yu-chen Karen Chen-Wiegart – Stony Brook University
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P05.4 - Advances in Imaging and Spectroscopy Beyond Ambient Conditions - EELS/EDS
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P08.2 - Advanced Imaging, Diffraction, and Spectroscopy of Structurally or Chemically Disordered Materials
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P09.3 - Unconventional Electron Probes
    Session Chair: Spencer Reisbick – Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P10.4 - Innovative in-situ Imaging Techniques for Material Characterization, Synthesis, and Processing
    Session Chair: Darius Pohl – DCN, TU Dresden
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM MT
    Poster Session
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT
    Ancillary Meetings
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM MT
    Early Career Professional Development Event
  • 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM MT
    Vendor Tutorials
  • Wednesday, July 30, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM MT
    Registration Open
  • 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM MT
    Ancillary Meetings
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A02.5 - Frontiers of Electron Ptychography
    Session Chair: Colum M. O'Leary (he/him/his) – SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    Session Chair: Yi Jiang – Argonne National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Peng Wang, Ph.D – Department of Physics, University of Warwick
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A03.1 - When 4D-STEM Meets More Dimensions: Deepening Materials Insights with Efficient Experimental Design and Smart Computational Microscopy
    Session Chair: Michele Shelly Conroy – Imperial College London
    Session Chair: Stephanie Ribet (she/her/hers) – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Mingjian Wu (he/him/his) – Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
    Session Chair: Benjamin Savitzky – h-Bar Instruments
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A04.3 - Contributions of Analytical Electron Microscopy to Understanding Microstructural Evolution in Materials: James Bentley Memorial Symposium
    Session Chair: Paul G. Kotula, Ph.D. – Sandia National Laboratories
    Session Chair: Guillermo Solorzano
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A06.5 - Surface and Subsurface Microscopy and Microanalysis of Physical and Biological Specimens
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A07.1 - Advances in SEM Instrumentation, Application and Techniques
    Session Chair: Dirk Berger
    Session Chair: Marc Willinger – TU Munich
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A09.4 - Novel SEM Diffraction Detectors and Ways to Use Them
    Session Chair: stuart Wright
    Session Chair: Timothy Ruggles, Ph. D – Sandia National Laboratory
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    B01.5 - 3D Structures: from Macromolecular Assemblies to Whole Cells (3DEM FIG)
    Session Chair: Edward T. Eng, Ph.D – New York Structural Biology Center
    Session Chair: Melanie Ohi – University of Michigan
    Session Chair: Claudia Lopez – Pacific Northwest CryoEM Center
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    B02.1 - Biological Soft X-ray Tomography
    Session Chair: Carolyn Larabell, PhD – University of California, San Francisco
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    B04.1 - Emerging Advances in Light Microscopy of Fixed and Live Samples Below the Diffraction Limit
    Session Chair: Jay Potts – University of South Carolina School of Medicine
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    B07.2 - Cryo-electron Tomography: Progress and Potential
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    C05.1 - The Relevance and Advancement of Microscopy across the Americas (CIASEM)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    C06.2 - Advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence and Automation for Electron Microscopy
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    C08.1 - Vendor Symposium
    Session Chair: Judith Yang – Brookhaven National Lab
    Session Chair: Kirk Czymmek, PhD – Advanced Bioimaging Laboratory / Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P03.5 - Plasmons with Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy
    Session Chair: David J. Masiello, Ph.D – University of Washington
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P04.5 - Energy Materials: Transport Pathways, Interfaces, & Durability for Performance
    Session Chair: Piyush Haluai, Ph.D (he/him/his) – Arizona State University
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P05.5 - Advances in Imaging and Spectroscopy Beyond Ambient Conditions - High-Resolution EELS
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P06.1 - Multimodal Data Acquisition and Analysis of Materials Under Real-World Conditions Using Advanced Electron Microscopy
    Session Chair: Xiaobing Hu, Ph. D. (he/him/his) – Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
    Session Chair: Sriram Vijayan, Ph.D – Michigan Technological University
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P08.3 - Advanced Imaging, Diffraction, and Spectroscopy of Structurally or Chemically Disordered Materials
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P10.5 - Innovative in-situ Imaging Techniques for Material Characterization, Synthesis, and Processing
    Session Chair: Jungwon Park – Seoul National University
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    X30 - Team of One
    Session Chair: Page Baluch, Ph.D – Arizona State University
    Session Chair: Leslie Gunther-Cummins, M. Sc. (she/her/hers) – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    X40 | Physical Sciences Tutorial | Flash Electropolishing for Removing FIB-Induced Artifacts in Metallic TEM Specimens
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MT
    Student Bursary & Volunteer Office
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM MT
    Coffee Break
  • 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM MT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 AM MT
    X41 - Tutorial
  • 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM MT
    A04.4 - Contributions of AEM to Understanding Microstructural Evolution in Materials
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    A03.2 - When 4D-STEM Meets More Dimensions: Deepening Materials Insights with Efficient Experimental Design and Smart Computational Microscopy
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    A04.4 - Contributions of AEM to Understanding Microstructural Evolution in Materials
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    A06.6 - Surface and Subsurface Microscopy and Microanalysis of Physical and Biological Specimens
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    A07.2 - Advances in SEM Instrumentation, Application and Techniques
    Session Chair: Ute Golla-Schindler, Dr. (she/her/hers) – Aalen University of Applied Sciences
    Session Chair: Marc Willinger – TU Munich
    Session Chair: Dirk Berger
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    A09.5 - 4D-STEM, Precession Electron Diffraction and Materials Applications I
    Session Chair: Philip NH Nakashima, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University
    Session Chair: Kenji Tsuda (he/him/his) – Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    A10.1 - Advances in Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy for Energy and Quantum Materials and Technologies
    Session Chair: Yu-Tsun Shao (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    B02.2 - Biological Soft X-ray Tomography
    Session Chair: Kenneth Fahy – SiriusXT
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    B04.2 - Emerging Advances in Light Microscopy of Fixed and Live Samples Below the Diffraction Limit
    Session Chair: Jay Potts – University of South Carolina School of Medicine
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    B08.1 - Advances in Cryo-EM Technology
    Session Chair: Timothy Grant, Ph.D (he/him/his) – Morgridge Institute for Research
    Session Chair: Alberto Bartesaghi – Duke University
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    C05.2 - The Relevance and Advancement of Microscopy across the Americas (CIASEM)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    C06.3 - Advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence and Automation for Electron Microscopy
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    C08.2 - Vendor Symposium
    Session Chair: Judith Yang – Brookhaven National Lab
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    P02.1 - Electron Microscopy for Ferroic Materials: From Atomic-scale Imaging to in-situ Control
    Session Chair: Lin Zhou
    Session Chair: Myung-Geun Han – Brookhaven National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Leopoldo Molina-Luna – Advanced Electron Microscopy Division, TU Darmstadt
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    P04.6 - Energy Materials: Transport Pathways, Interfaces, & Durability for Performance
    Session Chair: John Mangum, Ph.D. – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    P05.6 - Advances in Imaging and Spectroscopy Beyond Ambient Conditions - Instrumentation
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    P06.2 - Multimodal Data Acquisition and Analysis of Materials Under Real-World Conditions Using Advanced Electron Microscopy
    Session Chair: Jungwon Park – Seoul National University
    Session Chair: Shize Yang
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    P07.1 - High-Resolution Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials Subjected to Extreme Environments
    Session Chair: Timothy G. Lach (he/him/his) – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Mukesh Bachhav, Ph. D. – Idaho National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Elizabeth Kautz – North Carolina State University
    Session Chair: Daniel Schreiber – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    P08.4 - Advanced Imaging, Diffraction, and Spectroscopy of Structurally or Chemically Disordered Materials
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    P10.6 - Innovative in-situ Imaging Techniques for Material Characterization, Synthesis, and Processing
    Session Chair: Fehmi Yasin – ORNL
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    X31 - Working with Image Data (Basic to Advanced)
    Session Chair: Austin N. Worden, PhD – University of South Carolina School of Medicine
    Session Chair: Page Baluch, Ph.D – Arizona State University
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    X41 | Physical Sciences Tutorial | Ex Situ and In Situ TEM characterization of extended defects
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM MT
    MSA Members Meeting
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A03.3 - When 4D-STEM Meets More Dimensions: Deepening Materials Insights with Efficient Experimental Design and Smart Computational Microscopy
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A04.5 - Contributions of Analytical Electron Microscopy to Understanding Microstructural Evolution in Materials: James Bentley Memorial Symposium
    Session Chair: M. Grace Burke, PhD – Idaho National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Nestor Zaluzec
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A07.3 - Advances in SEM Instrumentation, Application and Techniques
    Session Chair: Marc Willinger – TU Munich
    Session Chair: Ute Golla-Schindler, Dr. (she/her/hers) – Aalen University of Applied Sciences
    Session Chair: Dirk Berger
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A09.6 - 4D-STEM, Precession Electron Diffraction and Materials Applications II
    Session Chair: Yu-Tsun Shao (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Session Chair: Jian-Min Zuo, Ph. D – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A10.2 - Advances in Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy for Energy and Quantum Materials and Technologies
    Session Chair: Rosa Diaz, PhD (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    B02.3 - Biological Soft X-ray Tomography
    Session Chair: Carolyn Larabell, PhD – University of California, San Francisco
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    B04.3 - Emerging Advances in Light Microscopy of Fixed and Live Samples Below the Diffraction Limit
    Session Chair: Jay Potts – University of South Carolina School of Medicine
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    B08.2 - Advances in Cryo-EM Technology
    Session Chair: Alberto Bartesaghi – Duke University
    Session Chair: Timothy Grant, Ph.D (he/him/his) – Morgridge Institute for Research
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    C05.3 - The Relevance and Advancement of Microscopy across the Americas (CIASEM)
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    C06.4 - Advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence and Automation for Electron Microscopy
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    C08.3 - Vendor Symposium
    Session Chair: Kirk Czymmek, PhD – Advanced Bioimaging Laboratory / Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
    Session Chair: Judith Yang – Brookhaven National Lab
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P02.2 - Electron Microscopy for Ferroic Materials: From Atomic-scale Imaging to in-situ Control
    Session Chair: Myung-Geun Han – Brookhaven National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Leopoldo Molina-Luna – Advanced Electron Microscopy Division, TU Darmstadt
    Session Chair: Lin Zhou
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P04.7 - Energy Materials: Transport Pathways, Interfaces, & Durability for Performance
    Session Chair: Yao Yang, Ph.D – Cornell University
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P05.7 - Advances in Imaging and Spectroscopy Beyond Ambient Conditions - STEM Imaging
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P06.3 - Multimodal Data Acquisition and Analysis of Materials Under Real-World Conditions Using Advanced Electron Microscopy
    Session Chair: Shize Yang
    Session Chair: Xiaobing Hu, Ph. D. (he/him/his) – Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P07.2 - High-Resolution Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials Subjected to Extreme Environments
    Session Chair: Daniel Schreiber – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Timothy G. Lach (he/him/his) – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Mukesh Bachhav, Ph. D. – Idaho National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Elizabeth Kautz – North Carolina State University
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P08.5 - Advanced Imaging, Diffraction, and Spectroscopy of Structurally or Chemically Disordered Materials
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P10.7 - Innovative in-situ Imaging Techniques for Material Characterization, Synthesis, and Processing
    Session Chair: Darius Pohl – DCN, TU Dresden
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    X32 - Mental Health in Microscopy
    Session Chair: Page Baluch, Ph.D – Arizona State University
    Session Chair: Leslie Gunther-Cummins, M. Sc. (she/her/hers) – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    X42 - Tutorial
  • 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM MT
    Poster Session
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM MT
    Microscopy Today Innovation Awards
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM MT
    Jon Poplawski Memorial Gathering
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM MT
    Diversity and Inclusion Mixer
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM MT
    MAS Business Meeting
  • 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM MT
    Vendor Tutorials
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM MT
    MAS Members Social
  • Thursday, July 31, 2025
  • 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM MT
    Registration Open
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A03.4 - When 4D-STEM Meets More Dimensions: Deepening Materials Insights with Efficient Experimental Design and Smart Computational Microscopy
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A07.4 - Advances in SEM Instrumentation, Application and Techniques
    Session Chair: Dirk Berger
    Session Chair: Ute Golla-Schindler, Dr. (she/her/hers) – Aalen University of Applied Sciences
    Session Chair: Marc Willinger – TU Munich
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A09.7 - Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging (ECCI)
    Session Chair: Ben Britton (he/him/his) – UBC
    Session Chair: Timothy Ruggles, Ph. D – Sandia National Laboratory
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    A10.3 - Advances in Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy for Energy and Quantum Materials and Technologies
    Session Chair: Michele Conroy – Imperial College London
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    B03.1 - Application of Microscopy Techniques for Research and Diagnosis of Diseases in Humans, Plants and Animals
    Session Chair: Mike Reichelt
    Session Chair: Claudia Lopez – Pacific Northwest CryoEM Center
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    B08.3 - Advances in Cryo-EM Technology
    Session Chair: Anchi Cheng
    Session Chair: Timothy Grant, Ph.D (he/him/his) – Morgridge Institute for Research
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    C02.1 - Lens On Diversity: Empowering Engagement in the Microscopy Sciences
    Session Chair: Louisa Mezache – The Ohio State University
    Session Chair: Liza-Anastasia DiCecco (she/her/hers) – University of Waterloo
    Session Chair: Rosa Diaz, PhD (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Session Chair: Martha McCartney – Arizona State University
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    C06.5 - Advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence and Automation for Electron Microscopy
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P02.3 - Electron Microscopy for Ferroic Materials: From Atomic-scale Imaging to in-situ Control
    Session Chair: Leopoldo Molina-Luna – Advanced Electron Microscopy Division, TU Darmstadt
    Session Chair: Lin Zhou
    Session Chair: Myung-Geun Han – Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P04.8 - Energy Materials: Transport Pathways, Interfaces, & Durability for Performance
    Session Chair: Steven Hayden, PhD – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P05.8 - Advances in Imaging and Spectroscopy Beyond Ambient Conditions - 2D Materials
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P06.4 - Multimodal Data Acquisition and Analysis of Materials Under Real-World Conditions Using Advanced Electron Microscopy
    Session Chair: Sriram Vijayan, Ph.D – Michigan Technological University
    Session Chair: Jungwon Park – Seoul National University
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P07.3 - High-Resolution Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials Subjected to Extreme Environments
    Session Chair: Mukesh Bachhav, Ph. D. – Idaho National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Elizabeth Kautz – North Carolina State University
    Session Chair: Daniel Schreiber – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Timothy G. Lach (he/him/his) – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P08.6 - Advanced Imaging, Diffraction, and Spectroscopy of Structurally or Chemically Disordered Materials
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    P10.8 - Innovative in-situ Imaging Techniques for Material Characterization, Synthesis, and Processing
    Session Chair: Fehmi Yasin – ORNL
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 PM MT
    Ancillary Meetings
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    Student Bursary & Volunteer Office
  • 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM MT
    Poster Session
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM MT
    Ancillary Meetings
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A03.5 - When 4D-STEM Meets More Dimensions: Deepening Materials Insights with Efficient Experimental Design and Smart Computational Microscopy
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A07.5 - Advances in SEM Instrumentation, Application and Techniques
    Session Chair: Ute Golla-Schindler, Dr. (she/her/hers) – Aalen University of Applied Sciences
    Session Chair: Dirk Berger
    Session Chair: Marc Willinger – TU Munich
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A09.8 - In situ High-Resolution EBSD and Pattern Center Calibration
    Session Chair: Timothy Ruggles, Ph. D – Sandia National Laboratory
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    A10.4 - Advances in Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy for Energy and Quantum Materials and Technologies
    Session Chair: Michael Zachman – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    B03.2 - Application of Microscopy Techniques for Research and Diagnosis of Diseases in Humans, Plants and Animals
    Session Chair: Mike Reichelt
    Session Chair: Claudia Lopez – Pacific Northwest CryoEM Center
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    B08.4 - Advances in Cryo-EM Technology
    Session Chair: Alberto Bartesaghi – Duke University
    Session Chair: Anchi Cheng
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    C06.6 - Advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence and Automation for Electron Microscopy
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P02.4 - Electron Microscopy for Ferroic Materials: From Atomic-scale Imaging to in-situ Control
    Session Chair: Myung-Geun Han – Brookhaven National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Lin Zhou
    Session Chair: Leopoldo Molina-Luna – Advanced Electron Microscopy Division, TU Darmstadt
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P06.5 - Multimodal Data Acquisition and Analysis of Materials Under Real-World Conditions Using Advanced Electron Microscopy
    Session Chair: Jungwon Park – Seoul National University
    Session Chair: Xiaobing Hu, Ph. D. (he/him/his) – Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P07.4 - High-Resolution Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials Subjected to Extreme Environments
    Session Chair: Elizabeth Kautz
    Session Chair: Timothy G. Lach (he/him/his) – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Mukesh Bachhav, Ph. D. – Idaho National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Daniel Schreiber – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P08.7 - Advanced Imaging, Diffraction, and Spectroscopy of Structurally or Chemically Disordered Materials
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT
    P10.9 - Innovative in-situ Imaging Techniques for Material Characterization, Synthesis, and Processing
    Session Chair: Fehmi Yasin – ORNL
    Session Chair: Jungwon Park – Seoul National University
    Session Chair: Darius Pohl – DCN, TU Dresden
    Session Chair: Qian Chen – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MT
    Coffee Break
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT
    A03.6 - When 4D-STEM Meets More Dimensions: Deepening Materials Insights with Efficient Experimental Design and Smart Computational Microscopy
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT
    A10.5 - Advances in Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy for Energy and Quantum Materials and Technologies
    Session Chair: Michael Zachman – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT
    B03.3 - Application of Microscopy Techniques for Research and Diagnosis of Diseases in Humans, Plants and Animals
    Session Chair: Claudia Lopez – Pacific Northwest CryoEM Center
    Session Chair: Mike Reichelt
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT
    B08.5 - Advances in Cryo-EM t\echnology
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT
    B08.5 - Advances in Cryo-EM Technology
    Session Chair: Anchi Cheng
    Session Chair: Timothy Grant, Ph.D (he/him/his) – Morgridge Institute for Research
    Session Chair: Alberto Bartesaghi – Duke University
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT
    C06.7 - Advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence and Automation for Electron Microscopy
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT
    P02.5 - Electron Microscopy for Ferroic Materials: From Atomic-scale Imaging to in-situ Control
    Session Chair: Lin Zhou
    Session Chair: Leopoldo Molina-Luna – Advanced Electron Microscopy Division, TU Darmstadt
    Session Chair: Myung-Geun Han – Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT
    P06.6 - Multimodal Data Acquisition and Analysis of Materials Under Real-World Conditions Using Advanced Electron Microscopy
    Session Chair: Shize Yang
    Session Chair: Sriram Vijayan, Ph.D – Michigan Technological University
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT
    P07.5 - High-Resolution Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials Subjected to Extreme Environments
    Session Chair: Timothy G. Lach (he/him/his) – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Daniel Schreiber – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Session Chair: Elizabeth Kautz – North Carolina State University
    Session Chair: Mukesh Bachhav, Ph. D. – Idaho National Laboratory
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT
    P08.8 - Advanced Imaging, Diffraction, and Spectroscopy of Structurally or Chemically Disordered Materials