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About SEMT

The SEMT was founded in 1970 as a forum for the exchange of ideas on techniques and applications in microscopy. It has expanded to become one of the foremost user groups in the country, addressing all aspects of microscopy from instrument design and specimen preparation to digital image acquisition.

We hold an annual meeting with invited speakers and trade stands, facilitating contact, consultation and discussion between all our members, who include instrument manufacturers and microscope users.
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Membership

Membership is unrestricted and although mainly London based we have many members from further afield. Membership has benefits for anyone interested in microscopy:
  • Newcomers to microscopy
            SEMT facilitates contact with supportive and encouraging members, as well as providing practical assistance.
  • Experienced microscopists
    SEMT promotes co-operation and exchange of ideas as well as the opportunity to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in techniques and equipment.
  • Commercial colleagues
    ​SEMT provides an excellent opportunity to advertise to a keenly interested audience and to obtain customer reaction directly.

Officers

Chair
Alex Ball

Head of Imaging and Analysis at the Natural History Museum
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Expertise
​SEM, confocal and light microscopy, 3D scanning and 3D data capture of a very wide variety of natural materials.

Secretary
Ken Mingard

Senior Research Scientist
National Physical Laboratory
Alex Ball
Expertise
SEM and EBSD of materials looking at microstructure-property relationships

Treasurer
David Roberston

SSO
Institute for Cancer Research
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Expertise
TEM/SEM/confocal imaging of oral tissues and biomaterials

Committee members

Ann Dewar

National Heart and Lung Institute
Imperial College London
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Expertise
TEM and SEM of the lung
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Emily Woodcock​

​St George’s, University of London
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Emily is the manager of the imaging resource facility at St George’s, University of London. The facility offers a wide range of light microscopy techniques including confocal and live cell imaging, as well as flow cytometry and histology. Prior to her current role, Emily completed her PhD at St George’s using scanning ion conductance microscopy to investigate the nanomechanical properties of melanoma cells.

Jennifer Pearson-Farr 

Francis Crick Institute
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Jenny is a Senior Laboratory Research Scientist at the Electron Microscopy Science Technology Platform at the Francis Crick Institute. After completing her PhD and postdoctoral position at the University of Southampton, she moved to the Francis Crick to broaden her knowledge in advanced X-ray CT imaging and volume electron microscopy. ​

Louise Hughes​

Business Manager, Oxford Instruments
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Louise graduated with a biology BSc and biological electron microscopy MSc from Aberystwyth University, where she also did her Ph.D. She joined Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis in 2019 as a product manager. Louise specialised in biological and 3D electron microscopy. Her research focus has been on optimising biological sample preparation, methodology and imaging techniques across a wide range of sample types. She has extensive experience in SBFSEM, array tomography, electron tomography and 3D data reconstruction. She is currently working as business manager for EBSD, OmniProbe and the life sciences market.

Matthew Hannah​

 UK Health Security Agency
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Originally a cell biologist working on the secretory pathway, now an electron microscopist and high containment microbiologist working for UK Health Security Agency in their labs in Colindale North London. Came down the Colin Hopkins Lineage of electron microscopists originally trained by Lindsay Hewlett at the MRC LMCB and later at the MRC NIMR. Lab is UKAS accredited for virus diagnosis by negative stain TEM and we also carry out plastic embedding TEM and SEM for research and reference work. ​

Neil Wilkinson

Electron Microscope Applications Specialist
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After leaving school, Neil worked as a Geology Technician at The Royal School of Mines, Imperial College. During his time there he worked with SEM, EPMA and TEM, including operation of the 1MeV TEM, whilst running an EPMA service for Geologists. He gained very Early experience with EDS and after 11 years, moved to work with Link Systems, which eventually became Oxford Instruments. Working with SEM, TEM and very early EELS and Auger systems, he gained a wide experience in development of new EDS detectors and Analytical software and its uses for all scientific disciplines and types of specimen . After 15 years at Oxford Instruments he moved to Gatan and worked as an applications specialist in Imaging and Analytical for 23 years. Neil travelled extensively during his working life to labs and conferences all over the World.  
Neil retired from full time paid work in 2020 and now does his own research with TEM and other analytical equipment.

Paola Ciselli

Automation and AI Senior Specialist, Digital Operations, 3M United Kingdom
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Patricia Goggin​

Biomedical Imaging Unit, University of Southampton
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Patricia is an NHS Clinical Scientist and Head of the Biomedical Imaging Unit, a joint facility shared between University Hospital Southampton and the University of Southampton. The BIU provides light, electron and X-ray CT imaging facilities for research and diagnosis. Her interests include Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, volume EM and  bone cell biology.

Paul Gunning

Bioscience Technology Facility and York JEOL Nanocentre, University of York
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Paul is based at the Bioscience Technology Facility and York JEOL Nanocentre, University of York, using EM, SPM, LM, EDX, FTIR and Raman, to provide imaging and spectroscopy services for industry and academia.
Paul previously spent 19 years as Head of Surface Analysis (Imaging and Spectroscopy) at Hull-based global medical devices company Smith+Nephew, having initially worked for 20 years at the BBSRC Institute of Food Research (a.k.a. ‘The Quadram Institute’), specialising in EM, LM and SPM.

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Pedro Machado 

Product Manger, Oxford Instruments
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Pedro Machado started as an electron microscopist in life sciences in 2008, as a research technician at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, Portugal. He has worked as core facility staff at EMBL Heidelberg and King's College London, with experience focused on correlative/multimodal and volume electron microscopy workflows. Pedro has joined Oxford Instruments in 2022 as Product Manager for Life Science and Correlative.

 Russell Bailey ​​

Institute of Archaeology UCL
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Russell is a Senior Technician in Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Microanalysis at the Institute of Archaeology UCL.
His research focuses on the mapping of mechanical properties of nanocomposite materials through a combination of AFM and FIB.
Specialties: Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Focused Ion Beam (FIB) microscopy and nanomachining, nanomechanical testing.

Sarah Hall 

Marketing Manager, Quorum Technologies
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With a decade of expertise in both B2C and B2B Marketing, my career has spanned roles on both brand and agency fronts, where I have spearheaded strategic Marketing initiatives at national and international level. My professional path began with roles within the brand teams at Arcadia Group and LK Bennett respectively, before transitioning into agency Marketing, where I played a key role in supporting major banking and retail institutions, focusing on developing and implementing robust platforms and campaigns that enhanced customer engagement, acquisition, and retention. Currently, as the Marketing Manager at Quorum Technologies, a leading specialist in electron microscopy sample preparation instrumentation, I oversee all Marcom activities and strategic Marketing delivery for the business.

​Steve Furzeland

Carl Zeiss Microscopy
I work for Carl Zeiss microscopy, as an applications specialist covering the SEM portfolio.
Previously Ive held positions at Unilever and Nottingham Trent Uni.
 
My current area of interest is in Array Tomography and SBFSEM.

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