Join Our Team at Microscopy & Microanalysis 2025 in Salt Lake City
The premier event in our field, the Microscopy and Microanalysis (M&M) 2025 conference, is just around the corner, and our team from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Colorado School of Mines is thrilled to be a significant part of it. We will be in Salt Lake City from July 27-31 and are excited to share our latest research through a series of five presentations.
OUR VISION: AUTONOMOUS MICROSCOPY FOR ACCELERATED DISCOVERY
This year, our work converges on a single, powerful theme: harnessing autonomous microscopy to fundamentally accelerate how we discover, understand, and deploy advanced functional materials. We are moving beyond simple data collection and developing new, AI-driven workflows that can intelligently probe material synthesis and processing in real-time. Our presentations will showcase how these techniques are providing unprecedented insight into materials for next-generation energy storage, high-performance computing, and resilient microelectronics.
DRIVEN BY AN EXCEPTIONAL TEAM
This research would not be possible without a brilliant and dedicated team. I am incredibly proud to highlight the exceptional work of our researchers, whose scientific rigor and creativity are the driving force behind these innovations. The contributions of Renae Gannon, Grace Guinan, Addison Salvador, Madeline Hoffmann, and Michelle Smeaton have been instrumental to the success of these projects, and I’m excited for them to share their outstanding results with the M&M community.
OUR M&M 2025 SCHEDULE
We invite all our friends and colleagues to join us for our talks and posters. We are eager to discuss our work, learn from others, and forge new collaborations.
View the full schedule and add our presentations to your calendar here
TALKS
Investigating Laser and Plasma-Focused Ion Beam Interactions for Precise Material Modification in Energy Technologies
Renae Gannon, Madeline E. Hoffmann, Addison Salvador, Grace Guinan, Steven R. Spurgeon
Session: A01.3
Time: Tuesday, July 29, 11:00 AM – 11:15 AMIlluminating the Material World: Autonomous Microscopy to Understand Order, Disorder, and Everything In Between
Steven R. Spurgeon
Session: C06.4
Time: Wednesday, July 30, 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
POSTER SESSION
Join us to discuss our three posters during the main poster session. Session: CO6.P1
Time: Wednesday, July 30, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Describing Point Defect Topology in 2D Energy Materials Through Computer Vision
Grace Guinan, Michelle Smeaton, Addison Salvador, Hilary Egan Andrew Glaws, Brian Cecil Wyatt, Babak Anasori, Steven R. Spurgeon
Automation of Laser Plasma Focused Ion Beam Microscopy for Next-Generation Energy Materials
Madeline E. Hoffmann, Addison Salvador, Grace Guinan, Renae Gannon, Steven R. SpurgeonThe Art and Science of Microscopy: Translating Operator Workflows Into Automated Processes for Accelerated Discovery
Addison Salvador, Madeline E. Hoffmann, Grace Guinan, Renae Gannon, Michelle Smeaton, Steven R. Spurgeon
We are looking forward to a fantastic week of science and collaboration. We hope to see you there!