AVS 63rd International Symposium & Exhibition
    Applied Surface Science Thursday Sessions

Session AS-ThA
Advances for Complicated Sample Preparation Strategies and Complex Systems

Thursday, November 10, 2016, 2:20 pm, Room 101B
Moderators: Christopher R. Anderton, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Michaeleen Pacholski, The Dow Chemical Company


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2:20pm AS-ThA1 Invited Paper
Measuring Nanoparticle Properties: Are We High and Dry or All at Sea?
Caterina Minelli, National Physical Laboratory (NPL), UK
3:00pm AS-ThA3
The Secret Life of Nanoparticles: Often Ignored Characteristics of Nano-Objects That Limit Reproducibility and an Approach to Improving Data Collection and Reporting to Address the Challenges
Donald Baer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
3:20pm AS-ThA4
Combined XPS/ISS/UPS Study of Ultra-thin HfO2 films on SiO2/Si Substrateso
Paul Mack, Thermo Fisher Scientific, UK
4:00pm AS-ThA6
A Novel Method for Matrix Application in Matrix Enhanced SIMS Imaging
Matthias Lorenz, A.G. Shard, J.-L. Vorng, I.S. Gilmore, National Physical Laboratory, UK
4:20pm AS-ThA7
ToF-SIMS Imaging of Bee Brain Tissue – Comparing Lipid Distributions and Varying Sample Preparation Methodologies
Jordan Lerach, E. Amsalem, C.M. Grozinger, The Pennsylvania State University
4:40pm AS-ThA8
Understanding Matrix Effects in Mass Spectrometry
Amy Walker, L.D. Gelb, University of Texas at Dallas
5:00pm AS-ThA9
Reducing Matrix Effects in Organic Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
Lars Breuer, H. Tian, N.J. Popczun, The Pennsylvania State University, A. Wucher, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, N. Winograd, The Pennsylvania State University
5:20pm AS-ThA10
Image Fusion for Improving the Visualization of Elemental and Isotopic Distributions in SIMS
Jay Tarolli, B. Naes, B. Garcia, A. Fischer, D. Willingham, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
5:40pm AS-ThA11
Evaluating the Utility of Uranium-Molybdenum Foils as Nuclear Fuels via Elemental and Isotopic Imaging
David Willingham, J. Tarolli, B. Naes, M. Rhodes, M. Dahl, A. Guzman, D. Burkes, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
6:00pm AS-ThA12
Investigation of the Interaction Between a High Poly Vinylpyrrolidone Content Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lens and a Natural Humectant using Surface Imaging Techniques
Katarzyna Wygladacz, D.J. Hook, Bausch + Lomb