Our next meeting will be at Ulster University (Belfast Campus), provisionally July 1-2. Please stay tuned to this account and the UKSAF website for updates!

Our final session features Robin Simpson presenting on femtosecond laser ablation XPS and Shaoliang Guan speaking on transition metal dichalcogenides.

Links to the schemes:
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www.royce.ac.uk/programmes/n...

Our third session focused on opportunities for students & research technical professionals through UKSAF, @uk-itss.bsky.social & the NTPMI. Many thanks to Kay Doncom & Polly Greensmith for their talks.

The session wrapped up with Keith Butler from UCL on AI methods for materials discovery.

Our second session sees Karen Syres from the University of Lancashire talking on ionic liquid modified perovskites, followed by Daniel Lee from the University of Manchester describing work using NMR for surface analysis.

Our first session of the day sees Geoff Thornton from UCL speaking on electrolyte interfaces with oxide surfaces, followed by Johannes Lischner from Imperial College with a talk on modelling core electron binding energies at metal oxide surfaces.

Welcome to the delegates attending our 2026 Winter Meeting at UCL. David Morgan and @robertpalgrave.bsky.social have opened the meeting and we look forward to an enjoyable day of surface science

We are pleased to confirm another speaker for the UK Surface Analysis Forum meeting at UCL on January 7th. Geoff Thornton will be presenting his group's work on "Structure of electrolyte interfaces with oxide surfaces" at the conference.

Meeting registration: www.uksaf.net

We are pleased to have Keith Butler (UCL) speaking at the next UKSAF meeting. His research uses data-driven methods & quantum mechanics calculations to design new materials & help accelerate the experimental characterisation of materials.

Registration: www.uksaf.net?page_id=20

Mass Spectroscopy | Gas Analysis | Tools Hiden Analytical specialises in the design, development, and manufacture of gas analysis tools, including mass spectroscopy instruments.

Their product range includes systems for precision gas analysis, plasma diagnostics, SIMS probes, micro furnace reactors and bespoke design services.

For more information visit www.hidenanalytical.com

Hiden Analytical design, develop and manufacture quadrupole mass spectrometers for advanced research applications and specialist process monitoring, with more than 40 years experience.

Hiden Analytical are the next vendor to be confirmed in the conference exhibition for the UK Surface Analysis Forum meeting at UCL on January 7th, taking us to 10 vendors!

Meeting registration: www.uksaf.net?page_id=20

Vendor space reservations: warwick.ac.uk/research/rtp...

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Focusing on the race for new unique materials and solutions, in areas like – smarter batteries, next generation electronics, quantum technologies, solar energy, intelligent sensors and advanced materials, Scienta Omicron drives surface science research towards the future.

Scienta Omicron is a leading innovator in surface science and nanotechnology. At their technology centres in Uppsala, Sweden and Taunusstein, Germany they develop and produce high-tech instruments that support top researchers globally.

In the build up to the next UK Surface Analysis Forum meeting on January 7th at UCL, we are pleased to confirm Scienta Omicron as a vendor in our conference exhibition.

Meeting registration: www.uksaf.net?page_id=20

Vendor space reservations: warwick.ac.uk/research/rtp...

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Ionoptika Ltd will be joining the vendor exhibition at the upcoming UK Surface Analysis Forum meeting at UCL on January 7th!

Meeting registration: www.uksaf.net?page_id=20

Exhibition space reservations: warwick.ac.uk/research/rtp...

Today we are pleased to confirm Blue Scientific as a vendor for the upcoming UK Surface Analysis Forum meeting at UCL on January 7th.

Meeting registration: www.uksaf.net?page_id=20

Vendor space registration: warwick.ac.uk/research/rtp...

Polly and Kay will be providing details on opportunities available through the National Technical Platform for Materials Innovation and TSN-ROKS programmes.

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Alongside this, we will welcome Polly Greensmith from the University of Manchester & the Henry Royce Institute, and Kay Doncom from the University of Warwick, Project Manager within Technology Specialists Network, part of the The UK Institute for Technical Skills & Strategy.

We are in the process of expanding our student travel awards to also encompass technical professionals, while also beginning to offer funding for knowledge exchange placements through UKSAF. We hope to launch this at the meeting at UCL on January 7th.

www.uksaf.net?page_id=26

We are pleased to announce a special session at the next UK Surface Analysis Forum meeting focusing on opportunities for students and technical professionals.

Meeting registration is open at www.uksaf.net?page_id=20

Testing Instrumentation | Analysis Instrumentation | Industry CN Tech provides sales, support, service, and repair across a diverse product range of testing instrumentation and analysis instrumentation solutions.

CN Tech specialise in Metrology Instrumentation, Mechanical & Tribological Testing, Electron Microscopy, Surface Analysis, Environmental Isolation, Gloveboxes, Sample Preparation, and Laboratory Equipment and Consumables.

For more information visit www.cntech.co.uk

CN Tech is a trusted distributor of industry leading scientific instrumentation. With over 15 years of experience supporting the needs of research, development & industrial laboratories, CN Tech cover everything from installation and training to service and maintenance.

The next vendor to be confirmed for the upcoming UK Surface Analysis Forum meeting at UCL in January is CN Technical Services Ltd.

You can register for this meeting at www.uksaf.net?page_id=20 , while vendor space can be reserved at warwick.ac.uk/research/rtp...

Their diverse portfolio is designed to cater to various applications, accommodating routine, high-throughput measurements, as well as complex experimental workflows.

For more information on their product range, please visit www.thermofisher.com/uk/en/home/e...

For over 50 years, Thermo Fisher Scientific has provided surface analysis instruments to academic and industrial customers. Their instruments deliver the performance required for advanced materials science research, product development, and failure analysis.

We are pleased to confirm @thermofisher to the exhibition lineup at the upcoming UK Surface Analysis Forum meeting at UCL on January 7th

Meeting registration: www.uksaf.net?page_id=20

Space is still available for additional exhibitors, please register via warwick.ac.uk/research/rtp...