The EMAS Regional Workshops are biennial events designed to provide postgraduate-level and research workers in materials science, material engineering and related subjects, with basic knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of electron probe X-ray microanalysis.

The core topics of the 12th EMAS Regional Workshop are:

— Electron beam - specimen interactions

— X-ray spectroscopy (WDS and EDS)

— Light element analysis

— Quantitative electron probe microanalysis

— Analysis under low-vacuum conditions

— Sample preparation

— Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD)

A special session entitled “Analysis of non-conducting materials” will be organized including two technical sessions dedicated to this subject. Topics covered in these two sessions will include:

Session on non-conventional methods:

● Analysis of coatings

● Analysis in the VP-SEM

● Combination of analytical techniques for geological materials analysis

● Comparison of μ-XRF and EDS

● Low-voltage analysis

Session on non-conventional materials:

— In situ experiments in the VP-SEM

— Sample stability in the VP-SEM

— Analysis of gunshot residues

— Analysis of transuranium elements

— Analysis of multi-phase materials

— Instrument development