Tuesday, July 18, 2017

500 delegates take part in International forum on Electron microscopy

CHENNAI:
Around 500 delegates from across India and abroad are taking part in a three-day International Conference on Electron Microscopy and Allied Techniques and the 38th meeting of the Electron Microscope Society of India in Mamallapuram that began on Monday.

The conference, which was inauguated by Dr Srikumar Banerjee, Department of Atomic Energy  Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, and former chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, is jointly organised by the Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI), Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai.

The event covers a wide range of topics such as advanced microscopy techniques, application of microscopy to novel, functional, engineering and geological materials, microscopic techniques in use in medical applications, nanotechnology and bio materials.

The conference would bring out the latest developments in electron microscopic techniques and is expected to foster national and international collaborations in the field.

Also on display at the conference venue is an exhibition with about 36 stalls from different companies, exhibiting the state of the art electron microscopy equipment

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