Chair: Dr. Isaac Gresham, University of Sydney
10:00
Welcome
Dr. Isaac Gresham
The University of Sydney
10:10
AFM to microfluidics: Investigating adhesive interactions between emulsion stabilised with polymer-surfacant coatings
Prof. Ray Dagastine
The University of Melbourne
10:40
From Nanoscale Interactions to the Physics of Life: A Journey Through AFM Innovation to Real‑Time Cell Mass Phenotyping
Dr. David Martinez Martin
The University of Sydney
Provided by Coherent Scientific on Behalf of Bruker
Chair: Dr. Abigail Mann, University of Sydney
11:30
Overview of facilities and expertise at:
Melbourne University - Materials Characterisation and Fabrication Platform (Dr. Elena Taran)
Sydney University - Sydney Microscopy and Microanalysis (Dr. Matthew Hadden and Dr. Hanyu Li)
ANFF-Qld (Dr. Jeff Huang)
UTS TechLab (Dr. Michael Ruppert)
11:50
Atomic Force Microscopy at UNSW KGLMF: Integrated Platforms and Research Applications
Dr. Celine Heu
UNSW Sydney
12:05
AFM calibration: from microns down to picometres
Dr. Malcom Lawn
National Measurement Institute
12:20
Application of Piezoresponse force microscopy on ferroelectrics: from visualization to device potential
Dr. Peggy Qi Zhang
CSRIO
12:35
The Australian AFM user community
Dr. Elena Taran
Melbourne University
Lunch provided by: Melbourne University, Materials Characterisation and Fabrication Platform
Tea, coffee, and muffins provided by Scitech Pty Ltd, Melbourne, on behalf of Nanosurf, Switzerland
Chair: Dr. Elena Taran, Melbourne University
13:20
Design and Control of Active MEMs Cantilevers For High-Performance Atomic Force Microscopy
Dr. Michael Ruppert
University of Technology, Sydney
13:50
Using the electrochemical surface force balance to understand electrode-electrolyte interfaces
Neave Taylor
Oxford University
14:05
Advanced automation for IR nanoSpectroscopy
Dr. Christian Gow
Coherent Scientific / Bruker
14:20
New Advances in AFM Technology
Dr. Shane Huntington
Innovation Group / Asylum
14:35
Photothermal actuation across the frequency spectrum
Mr. Christian Loebbe
Scitech
Provided by Innovation Group on Behalf of Oxford Instruments - Asylum Research
Chair: Dr Peggy Qi Zhang, CSIRO
15:10
Introduction to Scanning Electrochemical Probe Microscopy
Dr. Kaye Minkyung Kang
University of Sydney
15:40
Nanomechanical property mapping of insect eggshells using AFM
Horizon Thapa
University of Canterbury
15:55
Rewritable Sulfur Polymer Media for Mechanical Data Storage
Dr. Abigail Mann
University of Sydney
16:10
Non-Contact Atomic Force Microscopy for Dimensional Nanometrology
Dr. Bakir Babic
National Measurement Institute