MI EM Conference 2026 Agenda
Midlands Innovation Electron Microscopy (MI EM) Network Conference
Tuesday 21st April 2026
Location: Physics Building, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL
Registration link: https://warwick.ac.uk/research/rtp/em/info/miem-2026/
Provisional Agenda
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9.30 |
Arrival / Registration / Coffee |
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10.00 |
Welcome / Midlands Innovation Update |
Ellen McGhee (MI) |
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10:15 |
Introduction to EM at Warwick |
Peng Wang (Warwick) |
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MI EM Facilities – Regional Capabilities Update |
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10.30 |
Imaging Suite – Nottingham Trent University |
Graham Hickman (NTU) |
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10.50 |
Applications of the multispecies PFIB at Warwick |
Geoff West (Warwick) |
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11.10 |
Graphene Liquid Cell based TEM Analysis |
Mike Fay (Nottingham) |
| Technobyte Presentations | ||
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11.30 |
Technobyte Presentation Session 1 |
TESCAN |
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11.35 |
Technobyte Presentation Session 2 |
JEOL |
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11.40 |
Technobyte Presentation Session 3 |
ThermoFisher |
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11.45 |
Technobyte Presentation Session 4 |
Oxford Instruments |
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12.00 |
Lunch and Sponsor Exhibition |
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MI EM Community Session 1: EM Research Technical Professional (RTP) Development |
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13.00 |
TSN ROKS: Opportunities, Funding and Support for Technical Staff |
Kay Doncom |
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13.15 |
ITSS Equipment Sharing: Investigating the Structure of Dysfunctional High-Density Lipoproteins. |
Claudia Lancey (Leicester) / Sophie Rawnsley-Lau (Lancaster) |
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13.30 |
RTP Training & Development Case Study |
Emma Black (Leeds) |
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Questions & Discussion |
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| MI EM Community Session 2: EM National Facility Engagement | ||
| 13.45 |
National Electron Diffraction Facility |
Jere Tidey (Warwick) |
| 14.00 | SuperSTEM |
Quentin Ramasse |
| 14.15 | ePSIC |
Chris Allen |
| 14.30 |
Cryo-EM and Soft Xray Tomography at Diamond Light Source |
Christos Savva (eBIC) |
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Questions & Discussion |
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| 15.00 | Coffee Break | |
| Technobyte Presentations | ||
| 15.30 | Technobyte Presentation Session 5 |
NanoMEGAS |
| 15.35 | Technobyte Presentation Session 6 |
Gatan |
| 15.40 | Technobyte Presentation Session 7 |
CondenZero |
| MI EM Community Session 3: Complementary Opportunities | ||
| 15.45 | Midlands EM Database Launch |
MI EM Database Team |
| 16.00 |
Microscopic Meteorites – A SEM based Public Engagement Initiative |
Lorelei Robertson (Nottingham) |
| 16.15 |
Research Facilities Reorganisation |
Ian Hancox (Warwick) |
| 16.30 | Closing Announcements |
Emma Hesketh / Matt Piggott |
| 16.30 | Optional: Tours of Warwick Electron Microscopy Facilities |