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11 January 2012
Launch Day of the EPSRC National Facility for Aberration Corrected STEM
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To mark the launch of the new EPSRC National Facility for Aberration Corrected STEM provided by SuperSTEM and funded by EPSRC, SuperSTEM held an 
opening ceremony with inauguration lectures and a poster and discussion
session on Wednesday 11 January 2012. The official opening was conducted by Dr Andrew Bourne, Head of Physical Sciences (EPSRC). (Program))
The SuperSTEM team and invited speakers getting ready.
From l. to r.: Prof Colin Whitehouse (STFC), Demie Kepaptsoglou, Iain Godfrey, Rik Brydson, Andrew iller MP, Peter Nellist, Ian MacLaren, Prof Sir Konstantin Novoselov (Manchester), Mervyn Shannon, Uschi Bangert, Dr Andrew Bourne (EPSRC), Dorothea Muecke-Herzberg, Gordon Tatlock, Quentin Ramamsse
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Prof Rik
Brydson, Chair of the SuperSTEM consortium, welcomed the assembled
guests of science, industry and politics in the atrium of the STFC
Daresbury Laboratory.
Audio (mp3)
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The inauguration lecturers:
A collage of the launch day on YouTube:
The inauguration lectures were followed by addresses of: ( Video of the Opening Ceremony)
Prof Colin Whitehouse (Head STFC Daresbury Laboratory)
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Andrew Miller, MP
(Chair Science & Technology Select Committee)
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Graham Evans, MP
(Weaver Vale)
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Dr Andrew Bourne
(Head of Physical Sciences, EPSRC)
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Audio (mp3)
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Audio (mp3)
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And, now, the official opening by
Dr Andrew Bourne:
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The SuperSTEM Team old and new (right-to-left: Mick Brown, Peter Goodhew, Meiken Falke, Ian MacLaren, Uschi Bangert, Gordon
Tatlock, Demie Kepaptsoglou, Iain Godfrey, Dorothea Muecke-Herzberg,
Mervyn Shannon, Peter Nellist, Quentin Ramasse, Rik Brydson) with Graham Evans, MP, Andrew Miller, MP, and Andrew Bourne (EPSRC)
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The new EPSRC National Facility for Aberration Corrected STEM is officially open. Come and talk to us about the project you have in mind and see what our instruments and expertise can add to it! Email:
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A very successful ESTEEM Workshop on Aberration-Corrected STEM
was held at SuperSTEM, Daresbury and the University of Liverpool form 3
to 5 July . There were 39 participants and 11 speakers from some 10
European countries. A report can be found on the ESTEEM website (login required).
The aims were:
- To provide a sound understanding of the theoretical foundations of Aberration Correction applied to STEM
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provide practical demonstrations of alignment and use of the two types
of corrector available in commercial instruments and discuss issues
arising in their useTo provide illustrations of data processing methods
to extract maximum information
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describe the state of the art in STEM image and EEL spectra simulations
for quantification of the data and guidance on software available
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give some examples of advanced applications of AC-STEM indicating the
potential for development of techniques and measurement and
understanding in materials science
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provide an environment that promotes fruitful interaction with experts
and fellow researchers leading to future collaborations.
The social program
included dinner on a boat trip on the River Dee in Chester and a BBQ in
the sunshine in the grounds of SuperSTEM.
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