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. 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. 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/ Registration from 09:30 am 1st July The programme starts 10 am with a Welcome from David Morgan, UKSAF Chair Brian Meenan, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, Ulster University Amir Farokh Payam, Ulster University 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 Jens Barosch, University of Edinburgh The Edinburgh Ion Microprobe Facility: SIMS analyses to support research in Earth and Planetary Sciences Barry Brennan, Atlantic Technological University ToF-SIMS imaging for detection of contaminant species in CVD graphene Raymond McQuaid, Queen’s University Belfast Microscopic surface temperature mapping in functional oxides using Scanning Thermal Microscopy Information will be available soon. The UKSAF Summer Meeting 2026 is kindly sponsored by:Registration can be made online - Click here
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
Conference Banquet at 7 pm, 1st July, at The Merchant Hotel
Confirmed speakers (final additions will be announced soon)
Speakers
The meeting is concluded with prize presentations and finishes 3 pm on 2nd July.
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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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