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The UK Surface Analysis Forum

A society for scientists from academia and industry with a common interest in the techniques and applications of surface analysis
 

The UK Surface Analysis Forum (UKSAF) is a society for scientists from academia and industry with a common interest in the techniques and applications of surface analysis. It meets twice yearly, in January and July, to discuss the latest research and issues of interest to the surface analysis community and to exchange views on current trends. In addition to these regular meetings the group collaborates with other scientific and industrial groups to promote and communicate the vital role played by surface analysis in both industry and academia.

Although the society is based in the UK, membership is open to all and we encourage participants from institutions outside the UK. To join the group, simply register and attend the next meeting.

We are always keen to hear from researchers using surface analytical tools and especially about new advances in techniques and methods.  If you are interested in hosting or speaking at one of our meetings, please contact the UKSAF Chair, or any committee member with an overview/abstract so this can be considered for future meetings.

Next Meeting: 7th January 2026 - University College London (UCL)

General theme: Experiment, Theory and Artificial Intelligence

Registration can be made online - Click here

Payment should be in GBP Sterling in advance. We now charge a single registration fee. 

There is no meeting fee for invited speakers, whilst the meeting fee for students and unemployed/retired members is discounted.

VAT receipts cannot be provided as there is NO VAT content in the costs of the meeting.

UKSAF Winter Meeting 2026

7th January 2026

Venue: Department of Chemistry, University College London.

Programme will be announce soon

Information will be available soon.

Information will be available soon.

Information will be available soon.

UKSAF Chair

David Morgan
Cardiff University
morgandj3@cardiff.ac.uk

Recording Secretary

Anna Kotowska
University of Nottingham
anna.kotowska@nottingham.ac.uk

Treasurer

Keith R. Hallam
University of Bristol,
k.r.hallam@bristol.ac.uk

Prizes co-ordinator

Alex Shard
National Physical Laboratory
alex.shard@npl.co.uk

Meeting Liaison

Ben Spencer
University of Manchester
ben.spencer@manchester.ac.uk

Website

Gustavo F. Trindade
National Physical Laboratory
gustavo.trindade@npl.co.uk

Vendor Liaison

Marc Walker
University of Warwick
m.walker@warwick.ac.uk

Communications

Benjamen Reed
National Physical Laboratory
benjamen.reed@npl.co.uk

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The UK Surface Analysis Forum is a society for scientists from academia & industry with a common interest in the techniques and applications of surface analysis

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uksaf1 UKSAF @uksaf1 ·
16 Jul

With that, the meeting has come to a close. Thank you to all of the speakers, delegates & vendors who made this a special and successful meeting. Congratulations to our local organisers, David Cant, Benjamen Reed, Gustavo F. Trindade & Alex Shard, along with the NPL events team.

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uksaf1 UKSAF @uksaf1 ·
16 Jul

It's time to honour our YSA winners! We had 6 finalists who all delivered excellent talks & posters, making the judging difficult! In the end, the winners were:

Seah Award - Eleanor Ender
Castle Award - Aleksandar Radic
IOP Crossley Award - Anna Trzaska

Congratulations!

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uksaf1 UKSAF @uksaf1 ·
16 Jul

We are delighted to announce that Sebastiaan Van Nuffel has been awarded the Vickerman Prize for his extensive track record in mass spectrometry imaging, specifically time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), and its application in biological and medical research

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uksaf1 UKSAF @uksaf1 ·
16 Jul

The final talk of the Summer 2025 UKSAF meeting is from Anna Kotowska of the University of Nottingham. She is presenting her work on the chemical analysis of biofilms with Orbi-SIMS.

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