Editor in Chief Editor, Microanalysis: Charles E. Lyman

Editor, Biological Applications: Robert L. Price

Editor, Materials Applications: David J. Smith

Editor, Materials Applications: Elizabeth Dickey

Editor, Light and Scanning Probe Microscopies: Brian Herman

Editor, Biological Applications: Heide Schatten

Calendar Editor Book/Review Editor: JoAn Hudson

Special Section Editor: James N. Turner

Expo Editor: William T. Gunning III

Proceedings Editor: Stuart McKernan

Editorial Board

Editorial Board Representatives from Affiliated Societies

Founding Editor

Instructions for contributors

Copyright information

Disclaimer

Subscription information

Editorial office

Office of publication

Advertising sales & production

Table of Contents

Registration form.

Calendar of events.

Registration.

Cancellation policy.

Commercial exhibits.

Important events during the meeting.

Pre-meeting events.

MSA MegaBooth.

Business and committee meetings.

Awards.

Future Microscopy and Microanalysis meetings.

Poster instructions.

Late breaking poster session.

Hotel descriptions

FIG 2006 workshop

The M&M 2006 meeting will begin on Sunday, July 30, with a pre-meeting congress entitled “Materials Research in an Aberration-Free Environment.” The pre-meeting congress will share Sunday with a number of topical Short Courses addressing image processing and analysis, live cell imaging with fluorescence methods, scanning cathodoluminescence microscopy and spectroscopy, variable pressure and environmental SEM, and electron tomography. Examples of biological topics that will be addressed during the week of the meeting include: Cell Biology; Pathology; Microbiology; Microscopic molecular machines; Immunolabeling; and Photosynthetic organisms. Topical symposia in the physical sciences are: Nanoscience and nanotechnology; Catalysis; Quantitative X-ray microanalysis; Visualizing mechanical behavior; and Magnetic materials. In joint sessions for biological and materials scientists, symposia will address TEM automation, cryo-approaches for TEM, SEM and FIB/SEM, and surface microscopy. We honor the passing of Hans Ris with a special symposium on Cell Biology and Microscopy, and Art Chodos with a special symposium on Quantitative X-ray Microanalysis. Of special interest will be two 50th anniversaries: The first observation of dislocations, and the first experiments in elemental mapping by X-rays. Supplementing the topical sessions will be a number of tutorials and ask-the-experts sessions that will provide the opportunity to learn the basics behind several popular techniques. As always, the commercial exhibits will provide a unique opportunity for hands-on learning with the largest variety of state-of-the-art instrumentation found at any microscopy meeting worldwide.

Materials Research in Aberration-Free Environment (Saturday & Sunday)

Pre-meeting Congress Sponsors

X-11: Scanning Cathodoluminescence Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Full Day: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Room 301/303.

X-12: Digital Imaging 101: Scientific Imaging with Photoshop, Full day: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Room 302/304.

X-13: Digital Imaging 102: Image Processing and Analysis, Full Day: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Room 306.

X-14: Live Cell Imaging Using Fluorescence Methods, Full Day: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Room 305.

X-15: What To Do with a Variable Pressure (VPSEM) or Environmental SEM (ESEM) And How To Do It (Or At Least How It Ought To Work), Full Day: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Room 307.

X-16: 3-Dimensional Electron Microscopy (3DEM) in Life and Material Science—In-Depth Tutorial about Tomography—Basics and Methods, Full day: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Room 308.

X-17 Failure Analysis and Evidence Preservation by Metallography, Half day: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM, Room 309/311.

Special events: MSA and MAS presidential happenings, IMS Henry Clifton Sorby award and lecture, and art exhibit.

Advances in Microscopy and Microanalysis Symposia

Biological Sciences Symposia

Physical Sciences Symposia

Technologists' Forum Symposia

Late Breaking Posters

Tutorials

Ask the experts

Opening receptionn.

Chicago attractions.

Sightseeing.

Museums.

Shopping.

Zoo.

Food and restaurants.

Sports.

Performing arts.

Beyond Chicago.

Getting about.

Golf tournament

Credit line.

Microscopy and Microanalysis 2006 will be the premiere meeting of the year for scientists and technologists interested in learning about the latest advances in applications and techniques for the analysis of a broad range of materials in the biological and physical sciences, as well as nano- and bio-technology. M&M-2006 will again host the largest commercial exhibition of microscopy and microanalysis equipment and related accessories in the world. In addition to the usual sponsoring societies, the Microscopy Society of America (MSA), and the Microbeam Analysis Society (MAS), the International Metallographic Society (IMS) will again be a co-sponsoring society for the meeting. We are also fortunate that the Microscopical Society of Canada/Société de Microscopie du Canada (MSC/SMC) will also be co-sponsoring the meeting this year. The M&M-2006 Executive Program Committee, comprised of co-chairs from each of the sponsoring societies, has put together a comprehensive scientific program that will encompass the state-of-the art in microscopy and microanalysis in 2006, and we look forward to welcoming you to Navy Pier!

Executive Program Group

Committee Members and Session Chairs

2006 Local Arrangements Committee

Welcome from the Local Arrangements Committee

Welcome from the Technologists' Forum

Technologists' Forum

WELCOME! On behalf of the Microscopy Society of America (MSA), the Microbeam Analysis Society (MAS), the International Metallographic Society (IMS), and the Microscopy Society of Canada/Société de Microscopie du Canada (MSC/SMC), we invite scientists throughout the world who develop and use microscopy to the jointly-sponsored Microscopy and Microanalysis 2006 meeting in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting will take place from July 30 through August 3, 2006. The venue for the meeting is the exciting, and popular Navy Pier. The Program Committee, chaired by Paul Kotula, has arranged a unique series of symposia and tutorials covering both instrumentation and applications development as well as sessions illustrating the practical uses of these developments in the biological and physical sciences. As you look through this booklet, we think you will agree that the Program Committee has put together a program that will excite microscopists in all fields. The program features two named Symposia. The first will be on “Cell Biology and Microscopy” and is dedicated to the memory of Hans Ris and the second will cover “Quantitative X-ray Microanalysis” and honors Art Chodos. The program also has sessions celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Observation of Dislocations and the 50th Anniversary of X-ray Mapping. Of course, an essential aspect of the scientific program is your vital contributed paper! We encourage you to contribute your work for presentation as part of this exciting program.

Distinguished Scientist Awards.

Burton Medal.

Outstanding Technologist Awards.

Mort Maser Distinguished Service Award.

2005 Best Biological Paper.

2005 Best Materials Paper.

2005 Best Techniques Paper.

Message from the President.

MSA calendar of events.

Council members.

MSA appointed officers.

MSA sustaining members.

MSA awards.

Message from the President.

MAS calendar of events.

MAS council officers 2006.

MAS past presidents.

MAS sustain members.

2006 awards.

Message from the President.

IMS calendar of events.

IMS board of directors.

IMS corporate sponsors.

Past presidents.

IMS awards.