Electron Microscopy Spring School 2024
March 3rd to March 6th 2024 in Berlin (concluded)
Thank you all for the amazing Electron Microscopy Spring School 2024 in Berlin. We had 3.5 packed days with a Pizza Science Slam, lectures, lab courses, and programming/data analysis courses.
We want to thank all our sponsors (tagged below), the lecturers, the lab managers, the tutors, and all the participants.
Join our Discord server to discuss and ask questions about programming/data analysis and other Microscopy related topics. You can join the Discord via this invite link: https://discord.gg/HQ2nE76F
Sponsors
Berlin University Alliance
BMBF
Senatsverwaltung Berlin
Gefördert vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) und dem Land Berlin im Rahmen der Exzellenzstrategie von Bund und Ländern.
Freie Universität Berlin
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Technische Universität Berlin
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Protochips
Nion
Carl Zeiss Microscopy Deutschland GmbH
Bruker Nano GmbH
DENSsolutions
Thermo Fisher Scientific
European Microscopy Society
IRIS Adlershof
Center for the Science of Materials Berlin
AI-SKILLS
Organized by
Berlin University Alliance
yDGE
DGE
Electron Microscopy Spring School 2024
The Electron Microscopy (EM) Spring School 2024 consists of lectures from EM experts, lab courses in cutting-edge techniques, and programming courses for beginners to experts. The school targets people who work in or are interested in the fields of material science, life science, and instrumentation/ physical science and is limited to a maximum of 40 participants. The main venue is the IRIS Adlershof in Berlin with lab courses distributed over EM laboratories in Berlin.
March 3rd to March 6th 2024 in Berlin
Lectures
Lectures in the morning of day 1 and day 2:
- Sample preparation in material science (elective 1)
- Sample preparation in life science
(elective 1) - Cryo EM and cryo sample preparation
- In-situ electron microscopy
- 4DSTEM and Ptychography
- Spectroscopy
Lab Courses
Elective courses in the afternoon of day 1 and day 2:
- Cryo EM for material science
- Scanning nano beam diffraction
- EELS with Nion HERMES 200 kV STEM
- Protochips in-situ (S)TEM
- Operando EM
- Cryo Tomography
- Cryo FIB
- Off-axis holography
- EDS, EBSD, and Micro-XRF on SEM at Bruker Nano GmbH in Adlershof
Programming Courses
Elective programming courses on day 3
- Basic programming with Python using Jupyter notebooks
- Plotting with Python: creating consistent figures
- Image simulation with abTEM
- Data analysis with Hyperspy for EELS and EDX spectra
- Tomography reconstruction from tilt series
The detailed schedule is listed here:
Schedule (Link)
Program overview
Arrival
Evening
- Get-together
- Introductions and networking of the attendees
- 1 slide presentation per attendee
Morning
Elective lecture (choose between):
- Sample preparation life science (LS): Severine Kunz (MDC Berlin)
- Sample preparation material science (MS): Dirk Berger (TU Berlin)
Lecture
- Cryo EM and cryo sample preparation: Zdravko Kochovski [material science part] (HZB & HU Berlin)
and Christoph Diebolder [life science part] (Charité)
Afternoon
- Elective lab courses distributed over EM labs in Berlin
(Participants take part in one lab course, limited spots per course, we try to accommodate as many preferences as possible)
Morning
Lectures
- In-situ electron microscopy: Dan Zhou (IKZ Berlin)
- 4DSTEM and Ptychography: Christoph Koch (HU Berlin)
- Spectroscopy: Christina Scheu (MPI Düsseldorf)
Afternoon
- Elective lab courses distributed over EM labs in Berlin
(Participants take part in one lab course, limited spots per course, we try to accommodate as many preferences as possible)
Morning and afternoon
Elective programming & data analysis courses
Different tiers: from basic programming to advanced data analysis and data simulation
- Basic programming with Python using Jupyter notebooks
- Plotting with Python: creating consistent figures
- Image simulation with abTEM
- Data analysis with Hyperspy for EELS and EDX spectra
Depature
Elective lab courses on day 1 and 2 in the afternoon:
- Cryo EM for material science – HZB Berlin
- Scanning nano beam diffraction – HU Berlin
- High resolution EELS with a Nion HERMES 200 kV STEM – HU Berlin
- Protochips in-situ (S)TEM – IKZ Berlin
- Operando EM – CatLab Berlin
- Cryo Tomography – Charité core facility for cryo EM
- Cryo FIB – Charité core facility for cryo EM
- Off-axis holography – TU Berlin
- Demonstration of workflow and considerations for analytical methods (including EDS, EBSD, Micro-XRF) on SEM – Bruker Nano GmbH in Adlershof
Registration link:
https://forms.gle/bFnudyjEL8PcjoW19
IRIS Adlershof
12489 Berlin, Germany
Update February 16: All participants are confirmed and we can’t accept any further participants. We want to thank everybody for the enormous interest in the EM Spring School!
Update December 17: We reached the maximum number of participants and have to introduce a waiting list for new registrations.
Update November 26: We have currently more than half of the registrations and will close the registrations latest on January 15 or when we reached the maximum number of registrations. Afterwards, new registrations will be added to the waiting list.
Registration fee:
Students: 50€
Non-students: 60€
We will send you an invoice with the payment details, once we can confirm your participation to the EM Spring School 2024.
Registration link:
https://forms.gle/bFnudyjEL8PcjoW19
- We try to balance the participants from the different fields of electron microscopy to foster the exchange between the fields.
- Please indicate your preferences for the lab courses.
- You’ll get a link with your registration details by email after registration and depending on the number of registrations we might have to introduce a waiting list, we will contact you accordingly.
- Maximum number of participants: 40
Hotels nearby the main venue (~5 mins by foot):
- Airporthotel Berlin Adlershof:
https://www.airporthotel-berlin-adlershof.de/ ~100€ per night - Dorint Berlin-Adlershof:
https://hotel-berlin-adlershof.dorint.com/de/ ~100€ per night - Adapt Apartments Berlin:
https://www.adaptapartments.de/berlin/ ~90€ per night
The closest S-Bahn station to IRIS Adlershof is the station “S Adlershof”
- S-Bahn lines S8, S85, S9, S45, and S46 stop there
S Adlershof to IRIS Adlershof:
- By foot: ~10 min walk
- By bus: Either bus line 162, 163, or 194 from S-Adlershof to Walther-Nernst-Straße + 3 min walk
- By tram: Either tram line 61, 63, or M17 from S-Adlershof to Walther-Nernst-Straße + 3 min walk
Map of Berlin, Adlershof
Registration related (same information as in the registration form):
- You get a copy of your registration details send to your email address and you can make changes to your registration form through the “Edit response” link in this email until one month before the school. We’ll inform you once we fix the registration.
- As a reminder, there is a get-together (Pizza science slam) in the evening of Sunday March 3rd with introductions and networking. We would ask everybody to introduce themselves and give a short presentation with 1-2 slides (2-3 minutes) about their work at this get-together. Please send us your slide(s) to contact (at) ydge . de until Friday March 1st 2024 so that we can combine them in a single presentation.
- We try to balance the attendees from the different fields of electron microscopy to foster the exchange between the fields.
- Depending on the demand for the school, we might need to introduce a waiting list. We’ll contact you if we reached the maximum number of participants and ask you if you want to be added to the waiting list.
- You will receive the participation document after the school to your email address.
- If you need an invoice for your registration fee, please contact us at contact (at) ydge . de.
Programming course related (same information as in the registration form):
- Best bring your own laptop to the programming courses, you can also use a laptop together with a colleague. If you need a laptop for the courses, please write us an email and we try to find a solution for you.
Flyer: Link (pdf)
