FYI
Yoshio Nishi
From: Agilent [mailto:mo4@mrs.org]
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 11:18 AM
To: nishi@snf.stanford.edu
Subject: Free Online AFM Seminars in October
Attend an Atomic Force Microscopy e-Seminar!
Agilent Technologies is proud to announce that we will be hosting two new AFM e-Seminars this October. These one-hour live events will be led by some of the most highly esteemed scientists in their respective fields. The unique Agilent e-Seminar format includes an open Q&A session in which all online attendees are welcome to query the presenters.
Wednesday, October 21
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
First Topic: AFM Imaging and Chemical Modification of Samples under Controlled Gaseous Environment
Presenter: Dr. Antonio Checco (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
Atomic force microscopy is a unique tool for high-resolution imaging of samples under a wide variety of gaseous and liquid environments. Dr. Checco will present a few examples of sample imaging and chemical modification under inert gases, including: (1) AFM chemical nano-patterning of organic monolayers under controlled humidity and (2) non-contact AFM imaging of nano-droplets of organic solvents condensed on chemical patterns from the saturated vapor.
Second Topic: Real Space, Real Time, In Situ: Environmental Application of AFM
Presenter: Dr. Song Xu (Agilent)
This presentation focuses on in situ studies of chemical and physical reactions using atomic force microscopy. With full control of the imaging environment (e.g., various gaseous and liquid environments) chemical or physical reactions can be induced and observed with very high resolution. A variety of samples will be presented.
Thursday, October 29
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Topic: Expanding Characterization of Polymer Materials with Atomic Force Microscopy
Presenter: Sergei Magonov, Ph.D. (Agilent)
Recent progress of AFM applications to polymer materials is based on advances in high-resolution imaging, studies in different environments, and compositional mapping of heterogeneous systems. Quantitative measurements of local mechanical and electric properties with AFM-based techniques are under development. High-resolution visualization of surface structures (the primary AFM function) has been proven routine in observations of molecular lattices and single macromolecules. Such studies are applied for conformational analysis of polymer chains, exploration of molecular self-assemblies, and examination of macromolecules’ interactions with different substrates. High-resolution imaging is further improved with recent developments in AFM instrumentation and probes. The interplay between experimental and computer-simulated images is essential for a rational interpretation of AFM data and a better understanding of probe-sample interactions.
Join us for one or more of these exciting live events!
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