X61 - Standards and Reference Materials for Microanalysis

Sunday, August 5, 2018 | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
(Separate registration required.)
Included in Registration Fee: Breakfast, AM Break, Lunch, PM Break

Organized by the Focused Interest Group on MicroAnalytical Standards (FIGMAS):

Organizers:
Julien M. Allaz, University of Colorado
Anette von der Handt, University of Minnesota
Owen K. Neill, University of Michigan

The Congress will consist of three main topics, each with a set of invited speakers from academic and federal institutions as well as industry (title of each talk to be announced later):

  1. Standard-based and Standard-less Best Practices
    • Nicholas Ritchie, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • Philippe Pinard, Oxford Instruments
    • Steve Seddio, Thermo Fisher Scientific
  2. Standard Maintenance and Availability
    • Cathy Johnson, Mager Scientific
    • Tim Rose, Smithsonian Institution - National Museum for Natural History
    • Gene Rodek, SPI
  3. Sourcing and Creating Future Standard Materials
    • Steve Wilson. U.S. Geological Survey
    • William Nachlas, Syracuse University

The congress will consist of talks, posters and round-table discussions. Each session will consist of 2-3 papers and abundant time for open discussion. At the end of the congress, posters will be set up for informal interaction with the authors and participants.

 

Gold Sponsor

JEOL

Silver Sponsors


Cameca

 

Bronze Sponsors

IAG
SPI Supplies

 

Supporting Sponsors

Oxford
Probe Software
MSA MAS MSC

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