{"id":20,"date":"2015-09-14T13:08:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T13:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-05-27T06:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:42:46","slug":"current-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/?page_id=20","title":{"rendered":"Current Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<div><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><div class=\"rtbs  rtbs_current-meeting\"><div class=\"rtbs_slug\" style=\"display:none\">current-meeting<\/div><div class=\"rtbs_inactive_tab_background\" style=\"display:none\">transparent<\/div><div class=\"rtbs_breakpoint\" style=\"display:none\">600<\/div><div class=\"rtbs_color\" style=\"display:none\">#384be0<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"rtbs_menu\">\r\n            <ul>\r\n                <li class=\"mobile_toggle\">&zwnj;<\/li><li class=\"current\"><a style=\"background:#384be0\" class=\"active current-meeting-tab-link-0\" href=\"#\" data-tab=\"#current-meeting-tab-0\">Registration Information<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" data-tab=\"#current-meeting-tab-1\" class=\"current-meeting-tab-link-1\">Programme<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" data-tab=\"#current-meeting-tab-2\" class=\"current-meeting-tab-link-2\">Accommodation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" data-tab=\"#current-meeting-tab-3\" class=\"current-meeting-tab-link-3\">Travel and Venue<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" data-tab=\"#current-meeting-tab-4\" class=\"current-meeting-tab-link-4\">Social Events<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" data-tab=\"#current-meeting-tab-5\" class=\"current-meeting-tab-link-5\">Sponsors<\/a><\/li>\r\n            <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div><div style=\"border-top:7px solid #384be0;\" id=\"current-meeting-tab-0\" class=\"rtbs_content active\"><h4><strong>Registration can be made online - <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/?page_id=228\">Click here<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Payment should be in GBP Sterling in advance. We now charge a single registration fee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is no meeting fee for invited speakers, whilst the meeting fee for students and unemployed\/retired members is discounted.<\/p>\n<p>VAT receipts cannot be provided as there is NO VAT content in the costs of the meeting.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top:30px; clear:both;\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"border-top:7px solid #384be0;\" id=\"current-meeting-tab-1\" class=\"rtbs_content\"><div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"x_mj-column-per-100 x_mj-outlook-group-fix\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>UKSAF Summer Meeting 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\">1st-2nd July 2026, Ulster University (Belfast Campus), York Street, Belfast BT15 1ED, Northern Ireland<\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Surface Analysis combining Imaging and Spectroscopy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Showcasing a variety of techniques including X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Atomic Force Microscopy and Kelvin Probe Microscopy, Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy, Scanning Helium Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Advanced Contact Angle, and more. <\/em><em style=\"text-align: inherit\">Applications include quantum materials, biological and biomedical systems, photovoltaics, electrocatalysts, ferroelectrics, and more.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ulster-university-seeklogo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2079 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ulster-university-seeklogo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ulster-university-seeklogo.png 2000w, https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ulster-university-seeklogo-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ulster-university-seeklogo-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ulster-university-seeklogo-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ulster-university-seeklogo-1536x848.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Conference Banquet at 7 pm, 1<sup>st<\/sup> July, at The Merchant Hotel<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>16 Skipper Street, Belfast BT1 2DZ, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themerchanthotel.com\/\">https:\/\/www.themerchanthotel.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Informal social<\/strong>: Tues 30<sup>th<\/sup> June, from 6 pm, at <strong>Harp Bar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>35 Hill St, Belfast BT1 2NB, <a href=\"https:\/\/dukeofyorkbelfast.com\/venues\/harp-bar\/\">https:\/\/dukeofyorkbelfast.com\/venues\/harp-bar\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Programme<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Registration from 09:30 am 1<sup>st<\/sup> July<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The programme starts 10 am with a <\/em><em>Welcome from<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>David Morgan, UKSAF Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Brian Meenan, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, Ulster University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Amir Farokh Payam, Ulster University<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"height: 1284px;width: 99.9039%;border-collapse: collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 104px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 104px\">\n<p><strong>Amir Farokh Payam, Ulster University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Combined AFM and XPS techniques to study quantum and metal organic framework materials<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 104px\">\n<p><strong>Grzegorz Greczynski, Linkoping University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Binding Energy Referencing in X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 146px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 146px\">\n<p><strong>Jennifer Li Lu, Nottingham University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Exploring SIMS Imaging Applications Across Biological Samples<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 146px\">\n<p><strong>Ross Hatton, University of Warwick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Zinc: a remarkable metal with potential applications in organic photovoltaics \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 117px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 117px\">\n<p><strong>Sonia Antoranz Contera, University of Oxford<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>AFM in biological and biomedical applications<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 117px\">\n<p><strong>Brian Rodriguez, University College Dublin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Environmental Effects in Ferroelectrics Probed by SPM<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 146px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 146px\">\n<p><strong>Ursel Bangert, University of Limerick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Revealing structure and dynamics of materials envisaged for quantum device development<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 146px\">\n<p><strong>Akhila Ajith, University of Manchester<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Developing practical mass spectrometry imaging tools to visualise agrochemical distribution in plants<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 146px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 146px\">\n<p><strong>Glen McHale, University of Edinburgh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Wettability and Contact Line Friction: From Liquid-like to Superhydrophobic Surfaces<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 146px\">\n<p><strong>Harry Taylor, University of Manchester<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Structural Insights into Nanoscale Electrocatalyst Systems using AFM and STM, and Dual-Anode XPS Thickness Profiling<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 146px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 146px\">\n<p><strong>Jack Kelsall, University of Cambridge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Probing surface order at delicate surfaces with atom diffraction from a microscopic spot<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 146px\">\n<p><strong>Jens Barosch, University of Edinburgh <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Edinburgh Ion Microprobe Facility: SIMS analyses to support research in Earth and Planetary Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 146px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 146px\">\n<p><strong>Barry Brennan, Atlantic Technological University <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>ToF-SIMS imaging for detection of contaminant species in CVD graphene<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 146px\">\n<p><strong>Raymond McQuaid, Queen\u2019s University Belfast <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Microscopic surface temperature mapping in functional oxides using Scanning Thermal Microscopy<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The meeting is concluded with prize presentations and finishes 3 pm on 2<sup>nd<\/sup> July.<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:30px; clear:both;\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"border-top:7px solid #384be0;\" id=\"current-meeting-tab-2\" class=\"rtbs_content\"><p>The local hosts have negotiated some discount available on the following hotels:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ramada Hotel (20% discount)<\/strong><br \/>\nSt. Anne\u2019s Square<br \/>\n20 Talbot Street<br \/>\nBelfast<br \/>\nBT1 2ld<\/p>\n<p>Booking available via link here: <a 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Street, Belfast BT15 1ED, Northern Ireland<\/b><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/belfast-showcase-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/belfast-showcase-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1144\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/belfast-showcase-1.png 2161w, https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/belfast-showcase-1-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/belfast-showcase-1-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/belfast-showcase-1-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/belfast-showcase-1-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/belfast-showcase-1-2048x1145.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1144px) 100vw, 1144px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:30px; clear:both;\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"border-top:7px solid #384be0;\" id=\"current-meeting-tab-4\" class=\"rtbs_content\"><div data-ogsc=\"black\"><b data-ogsc=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The Conference Banquet will be at 7 pm, Weds 1st\u00a0July, at The Merchant Hotel (\u00a380 separate reservation required upon registration)<\/b><\/div>\n<div><span data-ogsc=\"black\">16 Skipper Street, Belfast \u00a0BT1 2DZ,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\"><a id=\"OWAc28f41bc-6c4a-3e31-29ed-2890945b9224\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.themerchanthotel.com\/. 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materials, biological and biomedical systems, photovoltaics, electrocatalysts, ferroelectrics, and more.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ulster-university-seeklogo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2079 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ulster-university-seeklogo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ulster-university-seeklogo.png 2000w, https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ulster-university-seeklogo-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ulster-university-seeklogo-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ulster-university-seeklogo-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uksaf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ulster-university-seeklogo-1536x848.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" 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Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Brian Meenan, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, Ulster University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Amir Farokh Payam, Ulster University<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"height: 1284px; width: 99.9039%; border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 104px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 104px;\">\n<p><strong>Amir Farokh Payam, Ulster University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Combined AFM and XPS techniques to study quantum and metal organic framework materials<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 104px;\">\n<p><strong>Grzegorz Greczynski, Linkoping University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Binding Energy Referencing in X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 146px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 146px;\">\n<p><strong>Jennifer Li Lu, Nottingham University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Exploring SIMS Imaging Applications Across Biological Samples<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 146px;\">\n<p><strong>Ross Hatton, University of Warwick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Zinc: a remarkable metal with potential applications in organic photovoltaics \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 117px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 117px;\">\n<p><strong>Sonia Antoranz Contera, University of Oxford<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>AFM in biological and biomedical applications<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 117px;\">\n<p><strong>Brian Rodriguez, University College Dublin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Environmental Effects in Ferroelectrics Probed by SPM<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 146px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 146px;\">\n<p><strong>Ursel Bangert, University of Limerick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Revealing structure and dynamics of materials envisaged for quantum device 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