Scientific Programme

Micrograph Competition

Celebrate the beauty, detail, and scientific impact revealed through microscopy.

APhysical, Chemical and Metallurgical Sciences
BBiological Sciences

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Poster Guidelines

Everything you need to prepare, print, and present your poster.

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Conference Schedule

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00Day 0 · Pre-Conference RegistrationOctober 1, 2026 · Before the scientific programme

Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Venue: IIT Kharagpur Research Park Campus, New Town, Kolkata

01Day 1Opening lectures, parallel sessions, posters and awards
TimeEvent
9:30 – 10:10N. N. Dasgupta Memorial Lecture · Joachim MayerApproaching Atomic-Scale Analytical Tomography: Fully Functional Atom Probe in an Aberration Corrected TEM
9:00 – 9:30Opening Ceremony
10:10 – 10:50Srikumar Banerjee Memorial Lecture · Brian Cantor
10:50 – 11:25Plenary 1
11:25 – 11:45Coffee Break and Exhibition Opening
11:45 – 13:35Parallel Sessions A–F
13:35 – 14:30Lunch break
14:30 – 15:05Plenary 2
15:05 – 15:40Plenary 3 [Bio]
15:45 – 16:15EMSI Awards Main Auditorium
16:15 – 16:30Tea break
16:30 – 17:30Poster session A-103 (Ground Floor)
17:30 – 18:00Travel to Fairfield by Marriott
18:15 – 19:15Cultural Programme
19:30 onwardsGala Dinner

Parallel sessions

Track A

Session 1 · Advanced Imaging Techniques
  • Keynote 1
  • Keynote 2
  • Keynote 3
  • Keynote 4
  • Oral 1
  • Oral 2
  • Oral 3
Session 5 · Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques in EM
  • Keynote 17
  • Keynote 18
  • Keynote 19
  • Keynote 20
  • Keynote 21
  • Oral 13

Track B

Session 2 · APT / Correlative Microscopy / Microscopy of Metals
  • Keynote 5
  • Keynote 6
  • Keynote 7
  • Keynote 8
  • Oral 4
  • Oral 5
  • Oral 6
Session 6 · APT / Correlative Microscopy / Microscopy of Metals
  • Keynote 22
  • Keynote 23
  • Keynote 24
  • Keynote 25
  • Keynote 26
  • Oral 14

Track C

Session 3 · Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Keynote 9
  • Keynote 10
  • Keynote 11
  • Keynote 12
  • Oral 7
  • Oral 8
  • Oral 9
Session 7 · Microscopy of Functional Materials
  • Keynote 27
  • Keynote 28
  • Keynote 29
  • Keynote 30
  • Keynote 31
  • Oral 15

Track D

Session 4 · TEM in Biology
  • Keynote 13
  • Keynote 14
  • Keynote 15
  • Keynote 16
  • Oral 10
  • Oral 11
  • Oral 12
Session 8 · TEM in Biology
  • Keynote 31
  • Keynote 32
  • Keynote 33
  • Keynote 34
  • Keynote 35
  • Oral 16
02Day 2Plenaries, parallel sessions, posters and banquet
TimeEvent
9:00 – 9:40Plenary 4 · Jo Mayer
9:40 – 10:20Plenary 5 [Bio]
10:20 – 10:50High tea
10:50 – 12:30Parallel Sessions A–F
12:30 – 13:30Lunch break
13:30 – 13:50Industry Plenary 1
13:50 – 14:10Industry Plenary 2
14:10 – 14:30Industry Plenary 3
14:30 – 14:50Industry Plenary 4
14:50 – 16:50Parallel Sessions A–F
16:50 – 18:00Poster session and high tea
18:00 – 18:45EMSI AGB Meeting
19:15 onwardsJEOL Banquet Dinner at WESTIN

Parallel sessions

Track A

Session 9 · In-situ TEM
  • Keynote 36
  • Keynote 37
  • Keynote 38
  • Keynote 39
  • Keynote 40
  • Oral 17
  • Oral 18
Session 13 · In-situ TEM
  • Keynote 54
  • Keynote 55
  • Keynote 56
  • Keynote 57
  • Keynote 58
  • Oral 25

Track B

Session 10 · EBSD and TEM of Structural Materials
  • Keynote 40
  • Keynote 41
  • Keynote 42
  • Keynote 43
  • Keynote 44
  • Oral 19
  • Oral 20
Session 14 · TEM in Structural Materials
  • Keynote 59
  • Keynote 60
  • Keynote 61
  • Keynote 62
  • Keynote 63
  • Oral 26

Track C

Session 11 · TEM in Low-dimensional Materials
  • Keynote 44
  • Keynote 45
  • Keynote 46
  • Keynote 47
  • Keynote 48
  • Oral 21
  • Oral 22
Session 15 · TEM in Energy Materials and Catalysis
  • Keynote 64
  • Keynote 65
  • Keynote 66
  • Keynote 67
  • Keynote 68
  • Oral 27

Track D

Session 12 · TEM in Biology
  • Keynote 49
  • Keynote 50
  • Keynote 51
  • Keynote 52
  • Keynote 53
  • Oral 23
  • Oral 24
Session 16 · TEM in Biology
  • Keynote 69
  • Keynote 70
  • Keynote 71
  • Keynote 72
  • Keynote 73
  • Oral 28
03Day 3Final plenaries, parallel sessions and valedictory
TimeEvent
9:00 – 9:40Plenary 6 · Philipp Haslinger
9:40 – 10:20Plenary 7 [Bio]
10:20 – 11:00Panel Discussion on Entrepreneurship in EM: The Indian Take on the Scope and Challenges
11:00 – 11:20Coffee break
11:20 – 13:20Parallel Sessions A–G
13:20 – 14:15Lunch break
14:15 – 16:15Parallel Sessions F–G (Biology)
16:15 – 17:00Student Awards and Valedictory

Parallel sessions

Track A

Session 17 · Advanced Techniques
  • Keynote 74
  • Keynote 75
  • Keynote 76
  • Keynote 77
  • Keynote 78
  • Oral 29
  • Oral 30
Session 21 · Advanced Techniques
  • Keynote 94
  • Keynote 95
  • Keynote 96
  • Keynote 97
  • Keynote 98
  • Oral 37
  • Oral 38

Track B

Session 18 · Structural Materials
  • Keynote 79
  • Keynote 80
  • Keynote 81
  • Keynote 82
  • Keynote 83
  • Oral 31
  • Oral 32
Session 21 · Structural Materials
  • Keynote 99
  • Keynote 100
  • Keynote 101
  • Keynote 102
  • Keynote 103
  • Oral 39
  • Oral 40

Track C

Session 19 · TEM in Functional Materials
  • Keynote 84
  • Keynote 85
  • Keynote 86
  • Keynote 87
  • Keynote 88
  • Oral 33
  • Oral 34
Session 21 · TEM in Electronic Materials
  • Keynote 104
  • Keynote 105
  • Keynote 106
  • Keynote 107
  • Keynote 108
  • Oral 41
  • Oral 42

Track D

Session 20 · TEM in Biology
  • Keynote 89
  • Keynote 90
  • Keynote 91
  • Keynote 92
  • Keynote 93
  • Oral 35
  • Oral 36
Session 22 · TEM in Biology
  • Keynote 109
  • Keynote 110
  • Keynote 111
  • Keynote 112
  • Keynote 113
  • Oral 43
  • Oral 44
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