2009-2010 Meetings

1:00 pm - Registration—Presidential Dining Room (Lane Student Center)

1:15 pm - Welcome: Richard Schalek, NESM President

1:25 pm Introduction to nonlinear harmonic generation microscopies: CARS, SHG, SRS, FWM and THG Microscopy

                Speaker: Dr. Evangelos Gatzogiannis, Center for Nanoscale Systems, Harvard University.

2:10 pm Spectroscopic imaging of (solvated) radiation-sensitive soft materials in the cryo-STEM

               Speaker: Prof. Mathew Libera, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ

2:55 pm Project MICRO update

               Speaker: Mary McCann, Project Micro Delveloper, Coordinator for MA

3:30 pm In-situ TEM studies of nanowire growth

                Speaker: Cheng-Yen Wen, Ph.D., IBM-Yorktown & Purdue University, IN

4:15 pm Introducing the concept of intracellular ecology: A study of an algal/bacterial mat from a geothermal hotsprings in New Mexico

                Speaker: Prof. Wayne Fagerberg, Univ. New Hampshire

7:30 pm After Dinner Talk: Probing the Mechanical Properties of Nanostructures in the TEM

               Speaker: Prof. Andrew Minor, UC Berkeley & Lawrence Berkeley Labs, CA

8:30 pm Closing Remarks: Richard Schalek, NESM President

 Take an east-bound highway (e.g., Mass Turnpike, Route 90) to Route 95 North

 Take Route 128 North towards Gloucester, passing through Peabody, Danvers and Beverly

 Turn left at end of ramp, going 0.4 mile to chapel parking lot on right, just before main entrance

 Remain on Route 128 North, passing through Peabody, Danvers and Beverly

 Take Route 128 North towards Gloucester, passing through Peabody, Danvers and Beverly

 Turn left at end of ramp, going 0.4 mile to chapel parking lot on right, just before main entrance

2009 NESM Fall Meeting: 

October 20, 2009 at JEOL, Inc. in Peabody, MA (meeting sponsored by JEOL, Inc.)

The meeting features an open house, buffet dinner supported by JEOL, and two great speakers. See the program for details.

Registration (payable at the door) is $20 for regular and corporate members, $10 for retired members and for students,  and $30 for nonmembers.

We hope to see you there.  So that we may get a head count for food, please send Dan Gibson an email at dgibson@WPI.EDU if you are intending to come, by Thursday October 15th, 2009.

NESM’S October Meeting Program

hosted by

JEOL, USA, Inc.

11 Dearborn Road

Peabody, MA 01960

978-535-5900

Tuesday October 20, 2009

 5:45-6:15 pm                Registration                                           

          Open House-JEOL, USA, Inc. Facility

          - Steve Hamilton / Dave Harling          

6:15-7:25 pm                 Buffet Supper    (Open House continues)                          

7:25 pm                         Introductory Remarks- Richard Schalek, President, NESM                

7:30-9:00 pm                 Technical Presentations

"Putting the More back in Morphology:

The Use of Machine-Learning Software and Multispectral Imaging for Image Segmentation and Tissue-based Quantitation."

James R. Mansfield, Director, Multispectral Imaging Systems

Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc.

"The Future of Electron Microscopy:

How Low Can You Go?"

Tom Isabell, Director, TEM Division

JEOL USA, Inc

9:00 pm                         Adjourn-Richard Schalek, President, NESM

Driving Directions:

To JEOL via Rt. 128:

If traveling North on Route 128/95, take Exit 44B, Rt.1 North (Danvers). This ramp will soon split into two directions – bear to the left (still towards rte. 1 North - Danvers), continue on and the ramp will soon split into three directions – take the middle route (still towards rte. 1 North - Danvers), go under a small bridge and you will very quickly see a small sign saying “Dearborn Road Next Left” - take this left which comes up quickly. There are three new hotels on the left of this road and it parallels the exit ramp you just left on the right. Go to the top of the hill and take a right onto Dearborn Road. JEOL is the second building on the right. There are two parking lots – one right in front of the building and one with an entrance just beyond – use this second lot. There are visitor parking spaces up next to the building. The entrance is to the rear of the building. If you should have any problems my number is 617-470-5673.

EM Sample Prep Workshop at U Mass Lowell, Nov. 3-5

The U. Mass Lowell CMCL and Leica Microsystems are co-sponsoring a free workshop on solid state sample preparation for microscopic observation here at the CMCL facility in Olney Hall on Nov. 3 - 5, 2009. The details are given below and in the attached flyer. I invite you to attend and take this opportunity to learn from our Leica applications specialists about various sample preparation and imaging techniques that may be applicable to your specific research. You may also bring one or two samples to try on their sample prep instruments that we can later on image using the appropriate microscopes here at the CMCL.

Please RSVP to Mr. Todd Perez (todd.perez@leica-microsystems.com) by Oct. 23rd to reserve your spot. Please indicate if you will bring a sample for the hands-on workshop. Please note that space is limited, so please register as soon as possible. We also expect attendees from various parts of the New England area.

2010 Spring Meeting: 

February 9, 2010 at Bruker AXS, Inc. in Billerica, MA (meeting sponsored by Bruker AXS, Inc.)

27th Annual Spring Symposium:

April 29 - May 2, 2010 at MBL in Woodshole, Ma (workshop - April 29)

Y. Zhang 11/20/2009