<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; 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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Greetings Labnetwork colleagues,</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>Please see below for the official announcement about the Surface Analysis and SIMS workshop we are hosting in at Rice in September, in partnership with the North American SIMS Society.</div><div><br></div><div>Please share with students, faculty, and other colleagues who may be interested. </div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>—<br>Tim Gilheart, PhD (he/him)<br>Director of Operations<br>Shared Equipment Authority (SEA) | Rice University</div><div><a href="https://research.rice.edu/sea/rice-nanofabrication-facility">https://research.rice.edu/sea/</a></div><div>Mobile: 832-341-5488 | gilheart@rice.edu</div><div>Office: 713-348-3159 | SST 016</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Greetings everyone,</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are happy to share that the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">S</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 204);">hared<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">E</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 204);">quipment<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">A</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 204);">uthority</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>at Rice University</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is organizing a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="background-color: yellow;">Surface Analysis tutorials day, on September 12, 2023</span></b>, followed by a two-days workshop on SIMS techniques (D-SIMS, NanoSIMS and ToF-SIMS).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Surface Analysis tutorials day will be the perfect opportunity for students and for other SEA users to learn more about Scanning Probe Microscopy, XPS and Auger Electron Spectroscopy, Electron Microscopy, SIMS and X-ray techniques.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">8 experts will present practical aspects of Surface Analysis and discuss in detail about the capabilities and the applications of these techniques.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Students can present their work during the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>poster session with student awards totaling $5,000</b>. They will have a chance to meet with experts from both academia and industry.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Two vendors will be providing seminar and demo<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>only for registered participants</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on September 11,2023:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A<span style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color: navy;">software seminar is offered by Thermo Fisher Scientific</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>for learning more about the brand-new Nexsa XPS instrument.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: white; background-color: navy;">demonstration is offered by Park Systems</span><span style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>for discovering the latest features on the Park NX40 AFM instrument.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In addition, a SIMS workshop (Sept. 13-14) is proposed for both experts and users to discover more about the applications of the SIMS techniques in Materials Science, in Polymer & Organic chemistry, in Medical & Bioengineering, and in Geology & Culture heritage.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red;"><a href="http://simslab.rice.edu/simsworkshop/abstract/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; background-color: lime;">Abstract</span><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></a>deadline: June 1, 2023</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. Please use the link below to submit your abstract.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><img src="cid:013B37C8-4028-48A6-934E-A6EA2E8F99D0" alt="image001.png"></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Registration for general attendance is now open</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. Please use the link below to register for the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: aqua;"><a href="https://signup.rice.edu/2023SIMSWorkshop/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">!!! Go to Online Registration !!!</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tanguy<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><img src="cid:622221BD-F01D-4A82-83A2-C4114A8663B7" alt="image002.png" style="font-size: 11pt;"></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tanguy Terlier, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Research Scientist | ToF-SIMS Instrument Manager<br>Office +1-713-348-7831 • Lab +1-713-348-6826 • Mobile +1-832-998-1280<br>Rice University SEA-MS 126 • 104 Keith-Wiess Geological Lab<br>P.O. Box 1892 • Houston, TX 77251-1892 •<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://research.rice.edu/sea/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">https://research.rice.edu/sea/</span></a> •<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://simslab.rice.edu/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">http://simslab.rice.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>