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PMC X62 - Obtaining Reliable and Relevant Insights in Our In Situ Microscopy and Spectroscopy Studies of Reactions in Liquids and Gases: A Discussion on Re-producibility, Robustness and Rigor

Sunday, July 28, 2024
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM US EST
Location: 11
In this PMC, we hope to foster lively discussions regarding recent innovations propelling the quantitative analysis of materials phenomena during reactions in liquids and gases. With the growing availability and variety of commercial holders and microscopes, the use of in situ/operando liquid and gas-phase electron microscopy has become more accessible. However, these experiments are still regarded as complex undertakings. Common challenges include attaining high spatial resolution while mitigating beam effects, ensuring data reproducibility in systematic studies, and extracting meaningful insights from multi-dimensional datasets. We will delve into these challenges that arise when conducting studies using liquid and gas-phase electron microscopy and explore innovative strategies that tackle these challenges. These discussions will be guided through invited talks delivered by established leaders and emerging scientists in the field. Vendors will also present their latest developments that simplify the execution of these experiments or enhance their analytical capabilities.

We will also host a poster session that welcomes all PMC participants, particularly newcomers to the in situ/operando techniques, to present their work and openly discuss the challenges when initiating their work. Participants are encouraged to share their insights into handling null results and strategies to address similar challenges in their experiments successfully or unsuccessfully. Poster titles such as, “Getting your science right: How to avoid having Reviewer#2 reject your paper”, and “Navigating the challenges of my first year with an in situ holder” are perfectly acceptable. Prizes will be awarded to the most whimsical and exciting posters. Submission details can be found below.

Topics covered within this PMC will include:

  • Quantitative in situ and operando studies of materials phenomena under reaction conditions

  • Design of experiment for liquid and gas phase electron microscopy experiments

  • Rationalizing beam-induced effects and their impact under different conditions

  • Relevance of in situ and operando observations: balancing resolution versus statistics

  • Multi-modal and correlative studies for spatially resolved spectromicroscopy

  • Data-driven approaches for handling multi-object or multi-scale in situ studies

  • Automation of experiments (e.g., metadata tracking, on-the-fly analysis, and data compression)

    Session Chair(s)

  • GB

    Grace Burke

    Idaho National Laboratory, United States

  • See Wee Chee

    Group Leader
    Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
    Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
    Berlin, Berlin, Germany

  • PH

    Piyush Haluai

    Graduate Student
    Arizona State University
    Arizona State University
    Tempe, Arizona, United States

  • SH

    Stephen House, Ph.D.

    Staff Scientist
    Sandia National Laboratories
    (1) University of Pittsburgh
    Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

  • Patricia J. Kooyman, PhD (she/her/hers)

    SARChI Chair Nanomaterials for Catalysis
    University Of Cape Town
    University Of Cape Town
    Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa

  • KU

    Kinga Unocic, Ph. D

    Senior R&D Staff Scientist
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

  • WY

    Wei-Chang (David) Yang

  • Yuanyuan Zhu

    Assistant Professor
    University of Connecticut
    University of Connecticut
    Storrs, Connecticut, United States

    • Presenter(s)

  • PC

    Peter Crozier

    Professor
    Arizona State University
    Tempe, Arizona, United States

  • WD

    Walid Dachraoui

    Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

  • JD

    Jennifer Dionne

    Stanford University
    Stanford, California, United States

  • Birk Fritsch (he/him/his)

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IET-2), 91058 Erlangen, Germany
    Research Centre Jülich
    Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

  • NG

    Nathan Gianneschi

    Professor
    Northwestern University
    Northwestern University, United States

  • ST

    Savannah J. Turner, MChem

    Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Utrecht University
    Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

  • NZ

    Nestor Zaluzec

    Senior Scientist
    the University of Chicago
    Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States