Join us for the launch of our Microscopy Centre on Monday, 24 April!

The Imperial Centre for Cryo Microscopy of Materials (I(CM)2) is a unique facility in the UK for multi-length scale materials characterisation of environmentally sensitive materials that is currently being installed at Imperial College London.

The facility consists of three state-of-the-art microscopes (Cameca LEAP 5000 XR, FEI-Thermofisher Scientific Helios Hydra DualBeam with cryo-stage and FEI-Thermofisher Scientific Spectra 300 with cryo-holders) connected via an inert gas glovebox with cryo-vacuum transfer capability. By combining the capabilities of these instruments, the facility will be able to carry out nanoscale compositional and structural analysis on environmentally sensitive materials of interest to a wide range of fields.

We will start the I(CM)2 launch with a celebration of the history of electron microscopy at Imperial College London, highlighting the key achievements made by several student and staff researchers over the years, including Prof Grace Burke's work on the Million V TEM and initial in-situ TEM holders designed by the late Prof Peter Swann. The launch will outline the centre’s vision and aims, as well as hearing from prominent figures in the fields of cryogenic electron microscopy and atom probe tomography in academia and industry.

Guest Speakers:

Prof Grace Burke, President of the Royal Microscopy Society

Prof Michael Moody, Oxford University

Prof Alex Porter, Imperial College London

Prof Dave McComb, Ohio State University

Prof Rik Drummond-Brydson, University of Leeds

Dr Shelly Conroy, Imperial College London

Prof Baptiste Gault, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH & Imperial College London

Dr Emanuela Liberti, Rosalind Franklin Institute

Dr Colin Ophus, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Prof Lewys Jones, Trinity College Dublin

Dame Susan Ion - Hon President of the National Skills Academy for Nuclear

Julie Christodoulou – Director of Materials and Manufacturing Science and Technology, Office of Naval Research (retired); Consultant, MMI

Leo Christodoulou – Executive Engineering Director - Boeing (retired); MMI

John Porter – Catheon, Inc.

From 5pm onwards, we will host a celebratory party with food and drinks. Everyone is welcome to attend, and details will be announced nearer the time.

Agenda for 24th April:

10:30 Tea and coffee reception

11:00 Opening comments with Sandrine Heutz, Mary Ryan, Finn Giuliani & Shelly Conroy

11:15 Dame Susan Ion

11:25 Grace Burke

11:55 Dave McComb

12:25 -1:30pm lunch and tours of the I(CM)2 facility

1:30 Rik Brydson

2:00 Emanuela Liberti

2:15 Alex Porter

2:30 Colin Ophus

2:45 Oriol Gavalda Diaz

3-3:30 Break tea/coffee snacks

3:30 Michael Moody

3:45 Baptiste Gault

4:00 William Brownscombe

4:15 Lewys Jones

4:30 TEM MV TEM alumni talks: John Porter, Leo Christodoulou and Julie Christodoulou

4:50 Closing Remarks: Finn Giuliani, Shelly Conroy, Mary Ryan

5pm further tours/ food and drinks and social event.

Department of Materials: Microscopy Centre Launch Event