AREMS

Appalachian REgional Microscopy Society

A local affiliate society of the Microscopy Society of America and the Microbeam Analysis Society.

THE ANNUAL FALL MEETING

At

THE BROYHILL INN & CONFERENCE CENTER

In BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA

OCTOBER 14th AND 15th
 

"Industrial Use of the Microscope as it applies to the Biological and Physical Sciences"

With the ever-increasing move of Hi-Tech industries into the Appalachian Regional Microscopy Society area, the use of the Light, Electron and Scanning Probe microscope has become a dominant force in cost reduction and quality control Issues. Thus the theme for this year's Fall meeting.

                                                            {A preliminary schedule- subject to change}

NOTES:  If you wish to print a copy of the schedule, without the formatting,  Click here
                                          A printable copy of the Registration Form  is available here. Click here
                                        Abstracts of some papers  are available at this link.

                                                                     THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14:

        12:00 Noon until 3:00 p.m.     Registration:  The Broyhill Conference Center


    WORKSHOPS:  All workshop presenters will have working instruments on site.  The sessions will be practical,
                with no previous experience necessary. Exact times and Sites will be announced. Brief  descriptions
                 of the workshops are posted  on this site (Click here) as they become available..
1:00 till .......

Workshop 1.     Ed Hirsch (Allied High Tech Products, Inc.) Precision Sample Preparation  for Physical Science

Workshop 2.    Bob Hirche (ICMAS, Inc.)  Industrial Uses of Atomic Force Microscopy

Workshop 3.   Steve Vaun (Nicolet Instruments Corp.) Commercial Application of FTIR


   SOCIAL HOUR:  6:00 - 7:00 Cash Bar, Broyhill Inn

  BANQUET:  7:00 - 9:00  Broyhill Inn and Conference Center

            Speaker:  Dr. Lucille Giannuzzi,  University of Central Florida, Orlando.
                Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Eng.,
                Director, UCF/Client Materials Characterization Facility
 

         "Focused Ion Beam preparation techniques for SEM and TEM in the Biological and Physical Sciences"


                                                    Friday, October 15

    8:30 - 9:00 a.m.  Coffee, Broyhill Conference Center.  VISIT THE EXHIBITS

Scheduled Speakers:     Abstracts of some papers are available  at this link. Click here.

    9:00 - 9:30    Janet Woodward, (Buckman Laboratories)  "The Paper Industry: Problem -Solving   with Microscopy"

   9:30 - 10:00   Thom Hopen, Melissa Bartek, and Randy Boltin, (MVA, Inc.)  "The Microscopy of Suture Fibers"

 10:00 - 10:30   Robert Simmons, (Georgia State University)
                            "Microbial Ecology of Automobile Air Conditioning Systems"

 10:30 - 11:00   BREAK.  VISIT THE EXHIBITS

 11:00 - 11:30   AReMS Business Meeting

 11:30 - 11:45   J. Rex Baird, (University of Virginia - Wise)

    "AReMS goes Electronic: Web site and ListServe"

11:45 - 12:15   Chuck Turnbill, (ALCATEL Telecommunications)
                 " ProbLight, Scanning Electron and Scanninge Microscopy of Optical Fibers"

12:15 -12:45  Thomas J. Hopen, Richard S. Brown, R. Keith Wheeles, (MVA, Inc.)
                        "Cathodoluminescence Microscopy of Paint Samples"

                                                            LUNCH

Hotel Reservations:  Deadline:  7 October.  (State & Government Employee discount.)

A block of rooms at the Broyhill Inn has been set aside for our use. The cost is $90.00/room, single or double occupancy.   (Be sure you mention AReMS, for the special rate)

Check out the web site of Broyhill Inn It includes a picture of the Inn. Click here.

                 Toll–Free: (800) 951-6048 ……..……………………… Local: (828) 262-2204.

For further information regarding registration call Chuck Turnbill at (828) 459-8516 or e-mail at
                chuck.turnbill@cable.alcatel.com
 

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