EMSI 2026 Pre-Conference Workshops
Tentative Speakers
Materials Science Workshop
Prof. Naoya Shibata
Prof. Syo Matsumura
Kyushu University
Prof. Lewys Jones
Trinity College Dublin
Prof. Utkur Mirsaidov
National University of Singapore
Dr. Ray Twesten
Gatan Ametek
Dr. Ali Ahmadian
KIT Germany
Biosciences Workshop
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
Materials Science Workshop
Advanced Electron Microscopy and Allied Techniques in Materials Science
Venue: IIT Kharagpur
In partnership with
SATHI, IIT Kharagpur
Co-ordinators: Shibayan Roy, Sumantra Mondal and Indranath Chakraborty
Day 1 – Wednesday 30th Sept 2026
| Time | Speaker | Topic (Tentative, will be updated soon) |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 – 10:30 AM | Prof. Naoya Shibata, University of Tokyo | Recent Advances in Electron Microscopy |
| Tea Break | ||
| 10:30 – 11:15 AM | Prof. Utkur Mirsaidov, National University of Singapore | In-situ TEM for Catalysis and Semiconductors |
| Tea Break | ||
| 11:30 – 12:15 PM | Prof. Lewys Jones, Trinity College Dublin | Recent Developments in STEM |
| 12:15 – 13:00 PM | Prof. Syo Matsumura, Kyushu University | TBD |
| Lunch Break [Vikramshila Foyer] | ||
| 14:00 – 14:45 PM | Dr. Ray Twesten, Gatan Ametek | EELS & Atomic-scale Chemical Analysis |
| Tea Break | ||
| 15:00 – 15:45 PM | Dr. Ali Ahmadian, KIT Germany | In-situ TEM experiments for Energy Storage |
| 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 | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:30 PM | Demonstrator 1 | TEM alignment and basic imaging |
| 10:30 – 12:00 PM | Demonstrator 2 | Atomic-scale STEM imaging and spectroscopy |
| Lunch Break [Tech Club] | ||
| 1:30 PM: DEPARTURE TO KOLKATA BY BUS | ||
Day 1 – Wednesday 30th Sept 2026
| Time | Speaker | 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 | 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 |