Facility Open Day 22nd April
EM RTP Facility Open Day
22nd April 2026
About this event
On 22nd April, the EM RTP will hold a Facility Open Day, sponsored by the Technology Specialists Network.
The aim of the Open Day is to showcase our world-class instrumentation, raise awareness of the facility’s capabilities, connect with peers in the electron microscopy community, and strengthen partnerships with key EM instrument manufacturers.
The event will include a morning symposium, followed by afternoon laboratory tours and live demonstrations, provided directly by leading EM instrument suppliers, including Gatan, Tescan, and Zeiss.
We hope to use this occasion to further strengthen our existing collaborations and cultivate new ones by presenting our latest developments and opportunities. These include our comprehensive materials characterisation capabilities, from the micron scale to the atomic scale; the recent addition of the NanoMEGAS precession system for precession electron diffraction and 4D-STEM; our expertise in in situ experiments supported by a wide range of advanced in situ TEM holders; and our capabilities in 4D-STEM and leading research in electron ptychography.
There is no registration fee and lunch will be provided.
Registration is now closed as all places have been filled. If you are still interested and would like to join the waiting list in case of any cancellations, please email yisong.han@warwick.ac.uk.
Time and venue
Registration will start at 9.30 in Room PS1.28 (Physical Sciences Building). The symposium will begin at 10.00.
The best way to reach PS1.28 (without a university key card) is via the Library Bridge, through the Physics Concourse, and across the bridge between the Physics Building and the Physical Sciences Building. Please see the map below. Guide signs will be available on the day.
Lunch will be served from 12.00 in Room MAS2.05/2.06.
Programme
| 9.30 | Coffee and Arrival (room PS1.28) | |
| 10.00 | Welcome and introduction | Dr Yisong Han |
| Keynote: Electron Microscopy at EM RTP and Warwick |
Prof Peng Wang (Director of EM RTP and Physics) |
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| Linking Structure to Performance Across Scales: Multiscale Insights with FIB-SEM |
Dr Martin Slama (Tescan) |
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| In situ TEM for understanding rechargeable batteries |
Prof Alex Robertson (Physics) | |
| Accessing conventional synthetic polymers at the atomic level |
Dr Evelina Liarou (Chemistry) |
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| Is STEM in SEM a viable alternative to TEM? |
Dr. Patrick Trimby (Zeiss) |
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| Mapping electric fields of in-operando devices in the electron microscope |
Dr Eoin Moynihan (Physics) | |
| 4D‑STEM Unveiled: Capturing Diffraction at Every Pixel |
Dr Saleh Gorji (Gatan) |
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| Structure–Property Studies of Nanoscale Materials Using Precession Electron Diffraction in TEM |
Dr Thanos Galanis (NanoMEGAS) |
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| 12.00 | Networking lunch (room MAS2.05/2.06) | |
| 13.00 | Lab tours | |
| Demonstration 1: STEMx and 4D-STEM | Gatan | |
| Demonstration 2: Focused Ion Beam | Tescan | |
| Demonstration 3: STEM in SEM using a quadrant detector | Zeiss | |
| Demonstration 4: JEOL ARM200f TEM | Warwick staff |
We acknowledge the EPSRC funded APP15481: Technology Specialists Network: Research Technical Professionals, Opportunities, Knowledge and Skills (TSN ROKS) project for funding this event.