Asylum Research, in collaboration with the University of Bath, will host a free workshop on the latest advances in AFM aimed at both AFM novices as well as existing users wishing to expand their knowledge. The day includes lectures by Asylum Research and University of Bath scientists who will discuss recent AFM innovations and how AFM is essential to their research.

9:00 – 9:30am Arrival, registration

9:30 – 9:35 Introduction and Welcome Dr. Chris Mulcahy, Asylum Research

9:35 – 10:10 Beyond Topography: The Latest Advances in AFM Dr. Chris Mulcahy, Asylum Research

10:10 –10:45 Not just topography: using AFM to study fluid flow and friction of nanostructures to mechanical properties of hydrogels Dr. Hannah Leese, University of Bath

10:45 – 11:10 Coffee Break

11:10 – 11:45 The emergence of ambient AFM over UHV-STM for ultra-high resolution imaging of molecular assemblies Dr. Vladimir Korolkov, Asylum Research

11:45 – 12:20pm Simple and Stable Video-Rate AFM, Dr. Jonathan Moffat, Asylum Research

12:20 – 12:40 Open Q&A and discussion with AFM Experts

12:40 – 1:30 Lunch provided

1:30 – 5:30 A Look Under the Hood of Cypher VRS

Four 1 hour repeat sessions (slot allocated on arrival) Asylum Research