EMSI 2026 Pre-Conference Workshops
Materials Science Workshop
Advanced Electron Microscopy and Allied Techniques in Materials Science
In partnership with
SATHI, IIT Kharagpur
Workshop focus
Advances in (S)TEM
EBSD
The two sessions will run in parallel.
Co-ordinatorsShibayan Roy, Sumantra Mondal and Indranath Chakraborty
Speakers
Workshop TrackMaterials Science
Advances in (S)TEM Gargi Auditorium, Vikramshila
Naoya Shibata
Lewys Jones
Trinity College Dublin
Syo Matsumura
Kyushu University
Ray Twesten
Gatan Ametek
Ali Ahmadian
KIT Germany
Tetsuo Oikawa
JEOL Ltd.
Nithyanand Prabhu
IIT Bombay
EBSD Maitrayee Auditorium, Vikramshila
Satyam Suwas
IISc Bangalore
Indradev Samajdar
IIT Bombay
V. Subramanya Sarma
IIT Madras
K. G. Pradeep
IIT Madras
René de Kloe
AMETEK
Workshop TrackBiosciences
Partha Pratim Datta
IISER Kolkata
Saikat Chowdhury
CCMB
Somnath Dutta
IISc
Smarajit Polley
Bose Institute
Sayani Das
IEM Kolkata
Uddipan Das
AIIMS New Delhi
Vidya Mangala Prasad
IISc
Abhijith Kumar Radhakrishnan
IIT Madras
Dhabaleswar Patra
IICB
Tofayel Ahmed
SINP
Advances in (S)TEM
Gargi Auditorium, VikramshilaDay 1 – Wednesday 30th Sept 2026
| Time | Speaker / Tentative Topic |
|---|---|
| 10:00 – 10:45 AM | Naoya ShibataRecent Advances in Electron Microscopy |
| 10:45 – 11:30 AM | Lewys JonesRecent Developments in STEM |
| 11:30 – 11:45 AM · Coffee Break | |
| 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM | Syo MatsumuraElectron Tomography |
| 12:30 – 1:00 PM | Ray TwestenEELS & Atomic-scale Chemical AnalysisIndustry talk · 30 min |
Lunch · 1:00 – 2:00 PMVikramshila Foyer | |
| 2:00 – 2:45 PM | Ali AhmadianIn-situ TEM experiments for Energy Storage |
| 2:45 – 3:15 PM | Tetsuo OikawaTopic to be announcedIndustry talk · 30 min |
| 3:15 – 3:30 PM · Coffee Break | |
| 3:30 – 4:15 PM | Nithyanand PrabhuAnalysis of Twinned Diffraction Patterns |
| 4:30 – 5:30 PM · Facility Tour | |
Dinner · 7:00 PM onwardsVikramshila Foyer
Day 2 – Thursday 1st Oct 2026
| Time | Speaker / Tentative Topic |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 10:30 AM | Practical demonstratorTEM alignment and basic imaging |
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 noon | Practical demonstratorAtomic-scale STEM imaging and spectroscopy |
Lunch · 1:00 – 2:00 PMTech Club | |
Departure to Kolkata for EMSI 2026Drop-off point: IIT Kharagpur Research Park, New Town, Kolkata | |
EBSD
Maitrayee Auditorium, VikramshilaDay 1 – Wednesday 30th Sept 2026
| Time | Speaker / Tentative Topic |
|---|---|
Morning programmeSchedule to be announced | |
Lunch · 1:00 – 2:00 PMVikramshila Foyer | |
Post-lunch programmeSchedule to be announced | |
Day 2 – Thursday 1st Oct 2026
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
Morning programmeSchedule to be announced | |
Lunch · 1:00 – 2:00 PMTech Club | |
Departure to Kolkata for EMSI 2026Drop-off point: IIT Kharagpur Research Park, New Town, Kolkata | |
Day 1 – Wednesday 30th Sept 2026
| Time | Advances in (S)TEMGargi Auditorium | EBSDMaitrayee Auditorium |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 – 10:30 AM | Naoya ShibataRecent Advances in Electron Microscopy | Satyam SuwasTopic to be announced |
| Tea Break | ||
| 10:30 – 11:15 AM | Lewys JonesRecent Developments in STEM | Indradev SamajdarTopic to be announced |
| Tea Break | ||
| 11:30 – 12:15 PM | Syo MatsumuraElectron Tomography | V. Subramanya SarmaTopic to be announced |
| 12:15 – 13:00 PM | Ray TwestenEELS & Atomic-scale Chemical Analysis | K. G. PradeepTopic to be announced |
| Lunch Break [Vikramshila Foyer] | ||
| 14:00 – 14:45 PM | Ali AhmadianIn-situ TEM experiments for Energy Storage | —No session announced |
| Tea Break | ||
| 15:00 – 15:45 PM | Tetsuo OikawaTopic to be announced | —No session announced |
| 16:00 – 17:00 PM: FACILITY TOUR [Nano-CRF SATHI Building] | ||
| 19:00 PM ONWARDS: Banquet Dinner; bus will depart at 18:00 from Vikramshila Foyer. | ||
Day 2 – Thursday 1st Oct 2026
| Time | Advances in (S)TEMGargi Auditorium | EBSDMaitrayee Auditorium |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:30 PM | Practical demonstratorTEM alignment and basic imaging | —Practical session details to be announced |
| 10:30 – 12:00 PM | Practical demonstratorAtomic-scale STEM imaging and spectroscopy | —Practical session details to be announced |
| Lunch Break [Tech Club] | ||
| 1:30 PM: DEPARTURE TO KOLKATA BY BUS | ||
Day 1 – Wednesday 30th Sept 2026
| Time | Speaker | Tentative Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 – 10:40 AM | Partha Pratim Datta,IISER Kolkata | Fundamentals of Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| 10:50 – 11:30 AM | Saikat Chowdhury,CCMB | Cryo-EM single-particle analysis: theory and examples |
| Tea Break | ||
| 12:00 Noon – 12:40 PM | Somnath Dutta, IISc | Cryo-EM single-particle analysis: theory and examples |
| Lunch Break | ||
| 2:00 – 3:30 PM | Smarajit Polley, Bose Institute; Sayani Das, IEM Kolkata | Cryo-EM grid freezing and clipping |
| 3:30 – 6:30 PM | Uddipan Das, AIIMS New Delhi | Cryo-EM data processing in CRYOSPARC |
Day 2 – Thursday 1st Oct 2026
| Time | Speaker | Tentative Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 – 10:40 AM | Vidya Mangala Prasad, IISc | Cryo-tomography and subtomogram averaging: theory and examples |
| 10:50 – 11:30 AM | Abhijith Kumar Radhakrishnan, IIT Madras | Cryo-CLEM & Cryo-FIB milling: theory and examples |
| Tea Break | ||
| 12:00 Noon – 1:30 PM | Dhabaleswar Patra, IICB | Micro-ED |
| Lunch Break | ||
| 3:00 – 5:00 PM | Tofayel Ahmed, SINP | Tomogram reconstruction using IMOD |
| 5:00 – 6:30 PM | Vidya Mangala Prasad, IISc | Subtomogram averaging using PEET/EMAN/etc |