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Full Schedule

  • 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