<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;"><p style="margin: 0in;">Greetings labnetwork colleagues,</p><p style="margin: 0in;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;">In conjunction with the SIMS workshop we are hosting at Rice in September in partnership with the North American SIMS society, there is an additional day focused on a variety of surface analysis methods.</p><p style="margin: 0in;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;">My colleague Tanguy is leading the effort for us and asked that I share the announcement below with the nanofab community. </p><p style="margin: 0in;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;">Discounts available for student and virtual registrants - please share with any colleagues or students who may be interested.</p><p style="margin: 0in;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;">Thanks!</p><p style="margin: 0in;"><br></p><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><p style="margin: 0in;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"></p><blockquote type="cite"><p style="margin: 0in;">Greetings everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">S</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 51, 204);">hared </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">E</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 51, 204);">quipment </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">A</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 51, 204);">uthority</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> at Rice University</span></strong> is organizing a <strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: yellow;">Surface Analysis tutorials day, on September 12, 2023.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Surface Analysis tutorials day will be the perfect opportunity for students and for other SEA users to learn more about Scanning Probe Microscopy, UPS/XPS and Auger Electron Spectroscopy, Electron Microscopy (TEM and FIB-SEM), SIMS (DSIMS and ToF-SIMS) and X-ray techniques.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">Each expert will present practical aspects of Surface Analysis and discuss in detail about the capabilities and the applications of the different techniques.<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">In addition, we will host <strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">a poster session</span></strong> <strong><u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">where anyone can participate</span></u></strong> by submitting an abstract.<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: yellow;">For students, we will offer multiple student awards</span></strong><span style="background: yellow;">.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">For more information, please visit the website, <a href="http://simslab.rice.edu/simsworkshop/" style="color: blue;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: red;">here</span></strong></a>. <o:p></o:p></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="background: yellow;">For Users interested to use the brand-new Nexsa XPS instrument, a software seminar is offered by Thermo Fisher Scientific for learning more about the instrument.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="background: yellow;">For Users interested to discover more about Park NX20 and NX40 AFM instruments, demonstration is offered by Park Systems for discovering their latest features.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p style="margin: 0in;"><a href="http://simslab.rice.edu/simsworkshop/abstract/" style="color: blue;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 114, 196);">Abstract</span></strong></a><a href="http://simslab.rice.edu/simsworkshop/abstract/" style="color: blue;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: red;">deadline: June 1, 2023</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">.</span></strong> Please use the link below to submit your abstract.<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Registration for general attendance is still open</span></strong>. Please use the link below to register for the meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://signup.rice.edu/2023SIMSWorkshop/" style="color: blue;">!!! Go to Online Registration !!!</a>: </span>https://signup.rice.edu/2023SIMSWorkshop/ </p></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><p style="margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">-------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">Tanguy<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">Tanguy Terlier, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">Research Scientist | ToF-SIMS Instrument Manager<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">Office +1-713-348-7831 • Lab +1-713-348-6826 • Mobile +1-832-998-1280<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">Rice University SEA-MS 126 • 104 Keith-Wiess Geological Lab<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">P.O. Box 1892 • Houston, TX 77251-1892 • <a href="https://research.rice.edu/sea/" style="color: blue;">https://research.rice.edu/sea/</a> • <a href="http://simslab.rice.edu/" style="color: blue;">http://simslab.rice.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p></blockquote><br><br><div>
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