Payment should be in GBP Sterling in advance. We now charge a single registration fee. There is no meeting fee for invited speakers, whilst the meeting fee for students and unemployed/retired members is discounted. VAT receipts cannot be provided as there is NO VAT content in the costs of the meeting. UKSAF Summer Meeting 2026 1st-2nd July 2026, Ulster University (Belfast Campus) York Street, Belfast BT15 1ED, Northern Ireland Surface Analysis combining Imaging and Spectroscopy Showcasing a variety of techniques including X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Atomic Force Microscopy and Kelvin Probe Microscopy, Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy, Scanning Helium Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Advanced Contact Angle, and more. Applications include quantum materials, biological and biomedical systems, photovoltaics, electrocatalysts, ferroelectrics, and more. Conference Banquet at 7 pm, 1st July, at The Merchant Hotel 16 Skipper Street, Belfast BT1 2DZ, https://www.themerchanthotel.com/ Informal social: Tues 30th June, from 6 pm, at Harp Bar 35 Hill St, Belfast BT1 2NB, https://dukeofyorkbelfast.com/venues/harp-bar/ Confirmed speakers (final additions will be announced soon) Amir Farokh Payam, Ulster University Combined AFM and XPS techniques to study quantum and metal organic framework materials Grzegorz Greczynski, Linkoping University Binding Energy Referencing in X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Jennifer Li Lu, Nottingham University Exploring SIMS Imaging Applications Across Biological Samples Ross Hatton, University of Warwick Zinc: a remarkable metal with potential applications in organic photovoltaics Sonia Antoranz Contera, University of Oxford AFM in biological and biomedical applications Brian Rodriguez, University College Dublin Environmental Effects in Ferroelectrics Probed by SPM Ursel Bangert, University of Limerick Revealing structure and dynamics of materials envisaged for quantum device development Akhila Ajith, University of Manchester Developing practical mass spectrometry imaging tools to visualise agrochemical distribution in plants Glen McHale, University of Edinburgh Wettability and Contact Line Friction: From Liquid-like to Superhydrophobic Surfaces Harry Taylor, University of Manchester Structural Insights into Nanoscale Electrocatalyst Systems using AFM and STM, and Dual-Anode XPS Thickness Profiling Jack Kelsall, University of Cambridge Probing surface order at delicate surfaces with atom diffraction from a microscopic spot Information will be available soon. The UKSAF Summer Meeting 2026 is kindly sponsored by:Registration can be made online - Click here
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Our final session features Robin Simpson presenting on femtosecond laser ablation XPS and Shaoliang Guan speaking on transition metal dichalcogenides.
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