IMX Talks - Advances in In-Situ Electron and X-Ray Microscopy Techniques

Event details
Date | 28.02.2025 |
Hour | 13:30 › 14:30 |
Speaker | Dr. Daan Hein Alsem, Director of Research, Hummingbird Scientific |
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Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Event Language | English |
Over the past two decades, the rapid advancement of in-situ and operando high-resolution electron and x-ray microscopy has transformed materials characterization. Hummingbird Scientific has played a pivotal role in this evolution by developing a wide range of advanced in-situ specimen holders, enabling researchers to probe dynamic processes at the nanoscale. This presentation will showcase the application of in-situ microscopy techniques across diverse experimental environments, including optically enhanced liquid-electrochemical studies at high-resolution x-ray synchrotron beamlines and in transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-temperature heating experiments, electrical biasing, micro-mechanical testing, magnetization of materials, and plasma-driven nanostructure processing. These methods have been instrumental in advancing research on battery materials, nanomaterial synthesis, thin-film mechanical behavior, and magnetic switching. By demonstrating these cutting-edge capabilities, this talk will highlight how in-situ techniques are driving new insights into material behavior and functionality.
Bio: Daan Hein Alsem is the Director of Research at Hummingbird Scientific. He has more than two decades worth of research and development experience with in-situ and analytical transmission electron microscopy, electron microscopy-centered experimentation, and microscopy methods and hardware development. Before joining Hummingbird Scientific in 2009, after acquiring his M.S. in Applied Physics at the University of Groningen (2002) and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley (2006), Dr. Alsem worked at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s National Center of Electron Microscopy. He previously also held an Affiliate Assistant Professor position in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington (2010-2015).
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- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Prof. Vasiliki Tileli
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- Prof. Vasiliki Tileli