Upcoming EBSD users meetings:
2022 (TBC), “Live SEM demonstration of large-area EBSD mapping” by Jack Donoghue, Alec Davis, and Ali Gholinia, Department of Materials, University of Manchester.
Users can download a time-limited copy of the Oxford Instruments AZtec suite, including AZtecCrystal, from Oxford Instruments.
Users who wish to access the University of Manchester licensed version of AZtecCrystal will need to contact Dr Ali Gholinia. The latest versions available are AZtec 5.1 and AZtecCrystal 2.1.
You can become a member of the EBSD users group, by completing the application form HERE.
Slack, EBSD@Manchester: ebsdmanchester.slack.com
Sign up to the EBSD@Manchester Slack site here; https://join.slack.com/t/ebsdmanchester/signup
#meeting-files is where you can view the past EBSD users meetings recordings and presentations on Slack, EBSD@Manchester, ebsdmanchester.slack.com.
#coordinatesystems on Slack, EBSD@Manchester, ebsdmanchester.slack.com contains information about coordinate systems in EBSD.
#texture on Slack, EBSD@Manchester, ebsdmanchester.slack.com contains information about texture analysis.
#mtex on Slack, EBSD@Manchester, ebsdmanchester.slack.com is for discussions and Q&A on the topic of MTEX.
Past EBSD users meetings:
23rd April 2020, 14:00-15:00, ‘Introduction to EBSD’, by Dr. Ali Gholinia from the University of Manchester.
30th April 2020, 14:00-15:00, “A practical introduction to AZtecCrystal – Oxford Instruments’ new EBSD data processing software”, by Dr. Patrick Trimby from Oxford Instruments Ltd.
14th May 2020, 14:00-15:00, “MTEX – A Texture Analysis Toolbox”, by Dr. Ralf Hielscher, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany.
26th May 2020, 10:00-11:00, “TESCAN MIRA FESEM – Optimising imaging conditions”, by Ray Codd and Petr Buček, Tescan-UK Ltd.
28th May 2020, 14:00-15:00, ‘Analysis by MTEX: Getting Started and Case Studies’, by Nicholas Byres and Dr. Christopher Daniel from the University of Manchester.
11th June 2020, 15:30-16:30, ‘Introduction to Fractography of Metallic Materials’, by Tim Burnett and Stan Lynch from the University of Manchester.
25th June 2020, 14:00-15:00, ‘Serial sectioning in the SEM: 3D microstructural analysis’, by Dr. Timothy Burnett from the University of Manchester.
9th July 2020, 14:00-15:00, “Summary of EBSD Data Analysis within DREAM.3D”, by Mr. Michael Jackson, Owner and President, BlueQuartz Software, U.S.A.
23rd July 2020, 14:00-15:00, “Analysis of intracrystalline deformation using routine EBSD data: the Weighted Burgers Vector method”, by Professor John Wheeler, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, U.K.
10th September 2020, 14:00-15:00, “Effects of measurement and processing parameters on EBSD indexing”, by Dr. Rene de Kloe, Application specialist from EDAX-Ametek GmbH, The Netherlands.
24th September 2020, 14:00-15:00, “Kikuchi Diffraction Simulations: Physics, Applications, Limits”, by Dr. Aimo Winkelmann at the AGH University in Krakow, Poland.
8th October 2020, 14:00-15:00, “Using scripting to perform data analysis – when the right button doesn’t exist”, by Dr Michael Atkinson, Department of Materials, University of Manchester, U.K.
22nd October 2020, 14:00-15:00,“Utilising the Burgers Orientation Relationship in titanium for large scale strain mapping using EBSD”, by Dr Alec Davis, Department of Materials, University of Manchester, U.K.
26th November 2020, 14:00-15:00, “Making and Breaking of Minerals, Rocks and Planets: A textural Perspective”, by Professor Sandra Piazolo from School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, U.K.
17th December 2020, 14:00-15:00,“EBSD with a reduced interaction volume: possibilities and limitations”, by Professor Marc DeGraef from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.
30th September 2021, 14:00-15:00 GMT, “Live SEM demonstration: Introduction to EBSD setup” by Jack Donoghue, Alec Davis, and Ali Gholinia, Department of Materials, University of Manchester.