EMAS 2018
14th Regional Workshop on
The Edge of New EM and Microanalysis Technology

12th - 15th May 2024
Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic

Introduction to SEM,  Ivo Kuběna (Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics of Materials, Brno, Czech Republic)  doc

Introduction to TEM,  Mariana Klementová  (Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics, Prague, Czech Republic)  doc

Introduction to FIB-SEMs,  Michal Urbánek  (Brno University of Technology, Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Brno, Czech Republic)  doc

Overview of microanalytical techniques,  Ondřej Man  (Brno University of Technology, Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Nano Research Infrastructure, Structural Analysis Laboratory, Brno, Czech Republic)  doc

Sample preparation for SEM, microanalysis and EBSD,  Grzegorz Cios  (AGH - University of Science and Technology, Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, Krakow, Poland)  doc

In-situ experiments in SEM/TEM - overview,  Miroslav Kolíbal  (Brno University of Technology, Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Brno, Czech Republic)  doc

Seamless 4D-STEM workflows for the characterisation of materials and nanoscale devices,  Daniel Němeček  (TESCAN Group a.s., Brno, Czech Republic)  doc

Multi beam SEM (mSEM): Extreme large 2D and 3D nanoscale application,  Antonio Casares  (Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen, Germany)  doc

Accelerating microanalysis in SEM using the backscattered electron and X ray (BEX) technique,  Philippe T. Pinard  (Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis Ltd., High Wycombe, Great Britain)  doc

Latest development on direct‐detect EBSD cameras and spherical indexing,  René de Kloe  (Ametek BV, EDAX/Gatan Business Unit, Tilburg, The Netherlands)  doc

New developments in detecting low-energy X-rays using SXES,  Georg Raggl  (JEOL (Germany) GmbH, Freising, Germany)  doc

SEM-XRF: Full range EDS data on large and irregular samples,  Andrew Menzies  (Bruker Nano GmbH, Analytics Division, Berlin, Germany)  doc

LVEM: contrast-enhancing technology for applications from 0D to 3D materials,  Jaromír Bačovský  (Delong Instruments a.s., Brno, Czech Republic)  doc

Application of EM in steel research,  Šárka Mikmeková  (Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Brno, Czech Republic) doc

Application of EM in mineralogy/geology,  Iris Buisman  (University of Cambridge, Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge, Great Britain)  doc

Correlative and multi-scale analyses of advanced materials,  Bartlomiej (Bart) Winiarski  (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Brno, Czech Republic & The Royce Institute for Advanced Materials, Manchester, Great Britain)  doc

4D-STEM powder diffraction in SEM,  Miroslav Šlouf  (Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Prague, Czech Republic)  doc

EMAS 2018
13th Regional Workshop on
Microbeam Analysis in the Earth Sciences

4th - 7th September 2018
University of Bristol, Wills Hall, Bristol, Great Britain

Macro-micro-nanoscale SEM/EDS of earth and planetary materials, Tobias Salge (Natural History Museum, Core Research Laboratories, London, Great Britain)  doc

The application of SEM imaging techniques to the study of rare fossils, Patrick J. ORR (University College Dublin, School of Earth Sciences, Dublin, Ireland)  doc

SEM element mapping: strengths, limitations and applications to petrography of volcanic rocks, Duncan MUIR (University College of Wales, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff, Great Britain)  doc

Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) in the Earth Sciences, Richard D. WALSHAW (University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment, Leeds Great Britain)  doc

Analysing silicate melt inclusions, Ery C. HUGHES (University of Bristol, School of Earth Sciences, Bristol, Great Britain)  doc

Trace element analysis of extraterrestrial olivine, Timothy GREGORY (University of Bristol, School of Earth Sciences, Bristol, Great Britain) doc

Transmission electron microscopy: mineralogy at the nanoscale, Martin R. LEE (University of Glasgow, Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences, Glasgow, Great Britain)  doc

Cathodoluminescence in SEM and EPMA – Applications in geology and material sciences, B. Matat JABLON (University of Strathclyde, Department of Physics, Semiconductor Spectroscopy & Devices, Glasgow, Great Britain)  doc

High-angular resolution electron backscatter diffraction as a new tool for mapping lattice distortion in geological materials, David WALLIS (University of Oxford, Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford, Great Britain)  doc

Isotopic imaging of minerals with NanoSIMS, Matt KILBURN (University of Western Australia, Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis (CMCA), Crawley, WA, Australia)  doc

SIMS of synthetic and biological carbonates, Nicola ALLISON (University of St. Andrews, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, St. Andrews, Great Britain)  doc

Application of secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) to the study of volatiles in melt inclusions, Cees‑Jan DE HOOG (University of Edinburgh, School of Geosciences, Edinburgh, Great Britain)  doc

Laser ablation ICP-MS – From craters to calculations, Jay THOMPSON (University of Oxford, Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford, Great Britain)  doc

Analysis of sulphur concentrations and redox state in silicate glasses, Duane SMYTHE (University of Oxford, Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford, Great Britain)  doc

Detecting diagenesis: ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr analysis of archaeological bioapatites by LA MC ICPMS to assess diagenetic uptake of Sr in enamel, Jamie LEWIS (University of Bristol, School of Earth Sciences, Bristol, Great Britain)  doc

Synchrotron µ-X-ray absorption spectroscopy in the Earth Sciences, Tina GERAKI (Diamond Light Source Ltd., Didcot, Great Britain)  doc

Determining the redox state of iron in silicate glasses using XANES, Andrew MATZEN (University of Oxford, Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford, Great Britain)  doc

X-ray tomography analysis and applications of µ-CT techniques for 3D visualisation in palaeobiology, Tom G. DAVIES (University of Bristol, School of Earth Sciences, Bristol, Great Britain)  doc

Chemical and ultrastructural characterisation of pigmented soft tissues in fossil vertebrates and insects, Maria MCNAMARA (University College Cork, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Cork, Ireland)  doc

The use of Raman and micro-ATR (FTIR) spectroscopies to measure volatile species in silicate glasses, Richard BROOKER (University of Bristol, School of Earth Sciences, Bristol, Great Britain)  doc

Atom probe tomography: providing new insights into geological materials, James DOUGLAS (University of Oxford, Department of Materials, Oxford, Great Britain)  doc

Preparation of Earth Science materials for microbeam analysis, Jon WADE (University of Oxford, Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford, Great Britain)  doc

A forward look in applications of high-spatial resolution LA-ICP-MS U Th Pb geochronology, Matthew HORSTWOOD (British Geological Survey, Geochronology and Tracers Facility, Keyworth, Great Britain)  doc

New frontiers in isotope ratio measurement using collision cell, multi collector plasma mass spectrometry, Tim ELLIOTT (University of Bristol, School of Earth Sciences, Bristol, Great Britain)  doc

Quantitative chemical analysis of diamond anvil cell experiments and other tiny samples, Eleonor JENNINGS (University of Bayreuth, Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Bayreuth, Germany)  doc

High spatial resolution analysis of chemical zoning in volcanic crystals, Jon BLUNDY (University of Bristol, School of Earth Sciences, Bristol, Great Britain)  doc

Bastin PhD Thesis Award

EMAS and Thermo Fisher Scientific are proud to announce the Bastin PhD Thesis Award to promote and reward the interest in microbeam analysis and related techniques by young people in the early stages of a scientific or technical career.  This award, created officially in 2019, replaces the EMAS Thesis Award.

This award is named after Giel (Guillaume) F. Bastin (1944 - 2015) to honour his tremendous work on developing quantitative capabilities of ultra-light elements on electron microprobes, and for being one of the founding fathers of the European Microbeam Analysis Society (EMAS), which he presided from 2001 to 2005.  The Bastin Fund used for this award is financially supported by Thermo Fisher Scientific, yet the scientific works are exclusively and independently evaluated by an ad-hoc committee from the EMAS Board and expert co-opted members of the EMAS community.

The Bastin PhD Thesis award may be presented at the next EMAS European workshop to an author of a PhD-thesis in the field of electron microscopy related microanalysis.  To be eligible, an applicant should be a paid-up ‘regular’ member at the time of application (student status is no longer acceptable since the applicant has already obtained their PhD degree).  A verification of the applicant’s membership status will be made when the application is received.

Submissions are receivable until 2 years after graduation.  If no European EMAS conference has taken place in the last two years, this period is extended until the last submission deadline.

The PhD thesis must have a completion date after the last submission deadline (e.g., September 1st, 2024 23:59 CEST for the 2027 Award).

EMAS Board members are eligible to apply, provided they fulfil the deadlines of the submission and compliance criteria.

Compliance Criteria

Examples of EM-related microanalysis are: Microanalytical systems attached to EPMA (electron probe microanalysis), SEM (scanning electron microscopy) or TEM (transmission electron microscopy) utilising the electron beam as its primary source.  Thus, EDS (energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy), WDS (wavelength-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy), CL (cathodoluminescence), EBSD (electron backscatter diffraction), TKD (transmission Kikuchi diffraction), etc.  Additionally X-ray/electron transport modelling related to any of those microanalysis techniques above.

Ion beam-related analyses (e.g. SIMS (secondary-ion mass spectrometry), TOF-SIMS (time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spectrometry), FIB (focussed ion beam)) and X-ray source microanalysis (XRF, Synchrotron source) are not included and are only possible as a supplement in combination with the examination methods described above.

The Prize

The winning applicant will receive three years complimentary EMAS regular membership and a € 2,500 cash prize.  Additionally, the Guillaume F. Bastin Fund will cover all reasonable travel (up to an amount of about €1,500), hotel, and workshop registration costs the award winner is invited for attending the next EMAS European Workshop where they would be offered to give a 25-minute oral presentation with 5 min questions.  The presentation at the Workshop is encouraged, but not obligatory.  It is within the power of the EMAS Board to award more than one winner in a given period in which case the cash prize will be shared.

Submission Process

Next deadline for submission: 23:59pm (CEST) Tuesday June 30th, 2026.  By the application deadline, the candidate must provide EMAS with the following:

• A 3 to 5-page summary in English (minimum font size 10 pt, without counting tables and figures and their captions).
• A pre-recorded 15-minute MPEG4-format presentation (in English) of the work.
• A short CV, including a listing of the conferences attended and the papers published.
• Full PhD-thesis in PDF-format (in the original language is acceptable).

A letter from the supervisor is NOT required. The application should be sent via e-mail to the EMAS Secretary () who will collate all submissions and forward the completed list to the Education Officer and the Bastin Fund Trustees immediately after the deadline.

Course Tutors: Silvia Richter (DE), Philippe Pinard (DE), Xavier Llovet (ES), Raynald Gauvin (CAN)

Hostsed by Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, RWTH Aachen University, June 2014

Programme of Workshop (pdf download)