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Microscopy and Microanalysis 2002 hosted by the Microscopy Society of America (MSA), the Microbeam Analysis Society (MAS), the Microscopical Society of Canada (MSC)/Societe de Microscopie du Canada (SMC), and the International Metallographic Society (IMS) will provide comprehensive Symposia, Tutorials, and Special Sessions covering all aspects of microscopy. Events will begin on Friday, August 2nd with a two-day Pre-meeting Congress chaired by Raynald Gauvin of McGill University entitled “Characterization of non-Conductive or Charging Materials by Microbeam Analysis.” This Pre-meeting Congress will be at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. On Sunday, August 4th, there will be several Short Courses on a variety of topics for those active in teaching, research, and industrial applications involving microscopy and microanalysis. Formal meeting sessions will begin on Monday, August 5th, and will consist of a blend of different presentation formats including Symposia, Tutorials, and Poster sessions that will offer the latest information on cutting-edge discoveries and also provide the opportunity to learn new techniques and procedures. The unique opportunity for “hands-on” learning with state-of-the-art instrumentation will be provided by the integration of the program with the commercial exhibits.

The Microscopy Society of America (MSA) is beginning a long-term educational effort; the first goal of the program is to bring the excitement of microscopy to middle schools. We'll begin by developing a curriculum manual that integrates an understanding of how lenses magnify with observation of the microworld; examples will be from both physical and biological sciences. Funding will come from NSF and private foundations, and science education expertise will be provided by the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley, a leading developer of science curriculum. As educators often use acronyms, we've named ours MICRO, for Microscopy In Curriculum - Research Outreach. Writing a manual is just the beginning. MSA is directing its first effort at middle schools, because teachers at that level who want and need to teach science often lack the background to do so as anything more than a dull textbook exercise; teacher training workshops will be offered nationally.

The teacher's guide, Microscopic Explorations: A GEMS Festival Guide (Brady and Willard, 1998), is the result of a partnership between Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS), a program of the Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS), the public science and curriculum development center of the University of California, Berkeley, and the Microscopy Society of America (MSA). Microscopic Exploration supports the MSA's low-cost national outreach program and, also, reaches a very large educational community as part of the GEMS series. Some of the lessons learned through the extremely successful MSA/LHS collaboration are summarized here in hopes that they may be instructive to other scientists and educators as they launch their own partnerships and collaborations.

MICRO, an acronym for Microscopy In Curriculum—Research Outreach, is the outreach program for middle schools sponsored by the Microscopy Society of America (MSA). Middle schools are the battleground for minds of young people because this is an important time for students to make decisions about whether to take science classes in high school. Unfortunately, the majority of middle school teachers are not adequately prepared to teach science; therefore, additional exposure to science may encourage students' interest.

As of this writing, the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) has wrapped up another successful annual conference in Portland, Oregon, and the June conference issue of Environmental Practice has arrived in subscribers' mailboxes. The editorial office of ENP employs a coeditor approach that alternates lead editorship annually between a natural scientist (James Montgomery) and a social scientist (Kelly Tzoumis), both of whom have practitioner experiences in environmental science and policy in the private and public sectors. The lead editor focuses on development of thematic topics, whereas the coeditor engages in strategic planning, including outreach to authors, for his/her lead year. This model is vital to maintaining the three “ships” that are vital to sustaining NAEP: member ship , author ship , and reader ship . In addition, this model of shared leadership has been quite effective in bringing in new perspectives and topics on environmental issues to achieve greater interdisciplinarity, as well as maintaining the mission of NAEP by providing quality manuscripts that balance interests of both the practitioners and the scholars in the environmental profession. The daily operations of the journal are handled by our very capable managing editor, Dan Carroll. Dan has developed an efficient peer-review process and continues to reach out to potential reviewers. We have an active editorial advisory board (EAB) of 15 members who represent a mixture of scholars and practitioners from across the United States. EAB members have all reviewed or written manuscripts for the journal. We hope to expand the EAB to include more international representation.

Bridging Worlds Through Images: The Microscopy Society of America’s New <i>Micrographia</i> and the Future of Microscopy Publishing

Microscopy &amp; Microanalysis (M&amp;M) is the annual meeting for the Microscopy Society of America, the Microbeam Analysis Society, and the International Metallographic Society, Inc. This is the premier conference for microscopists working in the physical, life, and analytical sciences.

Ten years ago, the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro was thought by many to mark the emergence of a strong international response to global environmental threats. Few would have guessed that the summit would now be viewed as the high water mark of international environmental action. There is a frightening disconnect between the growing scientific evidence of global environmental problems such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and nitrogen loading, and the rapidly diminishing political attention given to the environment. Within the industrialized world, the environmental problems of the 1960s and 1970s that spawned the environmental movement were the "in your face" issues of air and water pollution. They literally could not be ignored and, as a consequence, considerable progress has been made in addressing them. It is all too easy to ignore the environmental problems of today, even though they are far more threatening to the planet's life support systems. Their impacts are distant in time, while actions to address them often incur immediate costs. It is easy for us to bemoan the fact that decision makers are not acting in response to the growing scientific understanding of these problems. But in fact, decision makers didn't respond to good science in the 1960s and 1970s either – they responded to the public demand for action (which in turn was supported by science). Simply put, no matter how sound the science, action will not be taken to address global environmental threats until the public demands it and until the need is recognized by the wide range of stakeholders who will benefit and pay the costs. That is far from the case today. Ecological research findings related to these global environmental challenges reach only a small fraction of the broad array of decision makers and the public who must ultimately press for changes. Instead, all too often, we are preaching to the converted in efforts to bring science to bear on public policy. It is not enough to have reports read by Ministries of Environment when the real power over the environment lies with the Ministries of Finance and in corporate boardrooms. One international scientific effort that seeks to break through to new audiences is the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), launched by the Secretary General of the United Nations in 2001 and involving nearly 1000 social and natural scientists. One year from now, the MA will release a set of four technical assessment reports focused on the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and a series of shorter summary and synthesis reports. The MA has been designed to be relevant not just to the environment sector, but also to other public sectors, business, and industry. The basic framework that the MA utilizes is based on the concept that ecosystems provide services that are of benefit to humanity. The assessment is evaluating what these services are, how they are valued by society, and how the services are being enhanced or degraded by human actions. All of this is put in the context of examining services in a holistic manner so that tradeoffs in resource use can be fully evaluated. Then, importantly, it provides contrasting scenarios of plausible futures for ecosystem services as well as an analysis of what kinds of options we have, or could devise, to alter future trajectories to favorable outcomes. The MA has engaged a broad spectrum of users from the outset. The MA Board is a reflection of the multiple audiences, including representatives of governments, international conventions, companies, the media, NGOs, and indigenous groups. A considerable effort is also being made to ensure that its products are widely disseminated. One important outreach mechanism stems directly from the basic structure of the MA. Most decision makers concerned with the use of natural resources do not operate at the global level. As a result, in addition to its global assessment, the MA is undertaking a set of subglobal assessments within regions, nations, watersheds, and local communities. MA subglobal assessments are now underway around the world, including in southern Africa, Sweden, India, Peru, Chile and Western China, to name a few. Earth's natural resources are being compromised by human activities. We are slowly assembling the scientific information that will enable us to show stakeholders what this means for them, today and in the future. It is incumbent upon the scientific community to ensure that its findings are available to individuals who can act upon them. Increasingly, the decision makers whose actions matter are those outside of the "traditional" audience for ecological information. That audience won't come knocking on our doors. New mechanisms are needed to link science to this broader audience, and the MA may provide a useful model. For information about the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, visit www.millenniumassessment.org Harold A Mooney Co-chair, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Panel, Stanford University, CA, USA Walter V Reid Director, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Penang, Malaysia

Yoshio Yamaguchi, an icon of postwar Japanese high-energy physics and a strong advocate of international collaboration, died of pneumonia on 12 August 2016 in Tokyo. Yoshio Yamaguchi AKIKO YAMAGUCHI, 2010PPT|High resolutionBorn on 29 January 1926 in Takefu, Japan, Yamaguchi received his bachelor’s degree in physics in 1947 and a doctor of science degree in physics in 1953 from the University of Tokyo. His dissertation was entitled “Phenomenological analysis of meson processes.”In 1949 Yamaguchi joined Osaka City University as a cofounder of its particle-physics theory group. His proposal that the newly discovered particles in cosmic-ray collisions are created in pairs led to the eventual understanding of strange particles. Yamaguchi started his international career in 1953 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; during his two years there, he proposed a separable nuclear potential.In 1957 Yamaguchi was invited to the theory division at CERN. At the time, CERN was in its infancy, and the newly created theory division was attracting numerous superb physicists, with whom Yamaguchi had deep and fruitful interactions and developed close, lasting friendships. His experience during that period greatly influenced Yamaguchi’s passion for international collaboration throughout the rest of his life.Yamaguchi played a vital role in evaluating and consulting on experimental programs at CERN. According to local legend, anyone seeking to get a new research experiment approved first had to convince him to support it. His four years at the organization convinced him that experimental study and verification by means of accelerators were crucial to advancing high-energy physics. While at CERN, he also laid the groundwork for a theory on SU(3) and other flavor symmetries in particle physics.After leaving CERN, Yamaguchi went to the Institute for Nuclear Study (INS) at the University of Tokyo as head of the theory group. In 1968 he moved to the university’s physics department, where he taught and supervised many students. He was not only an excellent researcher but also a dedicated educator. His enthusiasm for and deep knowledge of high-energy physics inspired many young scientists. As one of his students, I witnessed lively discussions every week during and after his High Energy Physics lectures, which attracted many students and staff members.Yamaguchi strongly believed that significant progress can be achieved only if experimental and theoretical physics researchers work hand in hand. He made great efforts to establish experimental high-energy physics by introducing high-energy proton accelerators in Japan. He was instrumental in the creation of the National Laboratory for High Energy Physics and of KEK, the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization.An excellent manager, Yamaguchi returned to the INS as director in 1983 until his retirement in 1986. He was a cofounder and chair of the International Committee for Future Accelerators, which promoted a worldwide network of collaborations. As a member of the Scientific Policy Committee at CERN, he was responsible for, among other things, further promoting international collaborations. He served as president of the Physical Society of Japan in 1986–87. In 1993 he became the first person from Japan to be elected president of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics. Yamaguchi contributed a great deal to the creation of the Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies and the Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics.Yamaguchi had a tasteful knowledge of the culture of Japan and the world, especially of the classical period. He often impressed colleagues with his memory of his many intellectual conversations with them. His talks were full of wit and humor, which was somewhat exceptional for a Japanese person. Some years ago his friends and students had a chance to listen to his stories about physics and physicists from the early days of postwar Japan; the stories were so vivid that they left a lasting impression. Many of us pray sincerely that Yamaguchi’s hope and enthusiasm for international collaboration and high-energy physics will inspire the coming generation of researchers in Japan and around the world.© 2017 American Institute of Physics.

Microscopy Research and TechniqueVolume 26, Issue 2 p. 167-170 Article Proceedings of the fourteenth annual meeting of the Arizona Society for electron microscopy and microbeam analysis, held in Tempe, Arizona, march 11 and 12, 1993 First published: 1 October 1993 https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.1070260210AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume26, Issue21 October 1993Pages 167-170 RelatedInformation

Modern developments and applications in microbeam analysis. Proceedings of the 10th Workshop of the European Microbeam Analysis Society (EMAS), Antwerp, Belgium, May 6–10, 2007

Entries marked by * appear here for the first time. 1996 November 11 - 15 5th Int. Conf. on Nuclear Microscopy Technologies and Applications, Santa Fe, NM, USA Details: B L Doyle, Dept 1111, MS 1056, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1056, USA 12 - 14 4th Annual Meeting of the Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards, Gaithersburg, MD, USA Details: Bert Coursey, NIST, C229 Radiation Physics Building, Gaithersburg, MD, USA. E-mail: coursey@micf.nist.gov 20 - 22 2nd Int. Symp. on Micro Total Analysis Systems, Basel, Switzerland Details: µTAS'96, c/o Mrs E Müller, K-127.1.54, Ciba Geigy Inc., CH-4002-Basel, Switzerland December * 2 - 6 MESUCORA, Paris, France Details: Promosalons, The Colonnades, 82 Bishops Bridge Road, London W2 6BB. Telephone: +44 (0)171 221 3660. Fax: +44 (0)171 792 3525. E-mail: 100420.1031@compuserve.com 2 - 6 Lasers '96, Portland, OR, USA Details: LASERS '96, P.O. 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Symp. on Multi-Body Dynamics: Monitoring and Simulation Techniques, Bradford, UK Details: MBD-MST Symposium, Homer Rahnejat, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, UK. E-mail: mbdmst@bradford.ac.uk, WWW: http://www.brad.ac.uk/research/mdbmst April 22 - 24 MIOP '97: Microwave and Optronics Conf. and Exhibition on Microwaves, Radio Communications and Electromagnetic Compatibility, Sindelfingen, Germany Details: NETWORK GmbH, Wilhelm-Suhr-Str., 14, D-31558 Hagenburg, Germany. E-mail: schrade@networkgmbh.de, WWW: http://www.networkgmbh.de May 18 - 23 Conf. on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Baltimore, MD, USA Details: Optical Society of America, Conference Services Department, 2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington DC 20036-1023, USA 18 - 23 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conf., Baltimore, MD, USA Details: Optical Society of America, Conference Services Department, 2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington DC 20036-1023, USA 19 - 23 ICRM'97, Gaithersburg, MD, USA Details: J M R Hutchinson, Radioactivity Group, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA June 9 - 11 10th Scandinavian Conf. on Image Analysis (IAPR), Lappeenranta, Finland SCIA `97, Department of Information Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, P.O. Box 20, FIN-53851, Lappeenranta, Finland. E-mail: SCIA97@lut.fi, WWW: http://www.lut.fi/scia97 September 1 - 4 5th Triennial Int. Symp. on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization, Hayama, Japan Details: FLUCOME Desk, Kintetsu International, 7th Floor Takakyu Building, 19 Kanda Matsunaga-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan 8 - 12 World Tribology Congr., London, UK Details: Conference Services Department (C491), Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1 Birdcage Walk, London SW1H 9JJ, UK * 8 - 12 7th Int. Conf. on Laser Anemometry Advances and Applications, Karlsruhe, Germany Details: B Ruck, Institut für Hydromechanik, Universität Karlsruhe, Kaiserstraße 12, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany. Telephone and fax: +49 721 608 3897. 15 - 18 2nd Int. Coll. Micro-Tribology `97, Poland Details: Zygmunt Rymuza, Warsaw University of Technology, Institute for Design of Precise and Optical Instruments, Chodkiewicza 8/623, 02-525 Warszawa, Poland October 11 - 17 OSA'97 Annual Mtg, Long Beach, CA, USA Details: Optical Society of America, Conference Services Department, 2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington DC 20036-1023, USA 11 - 17 Interdisciplinary Laser Science Conf., Long Beach, CA, USA Details: Optical Society of America, Conference Services Department, 2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington DC 20036-1023, USA 1998 March 31 - 2 April Second Scientific Instrument Association Conf. and Exhibition, London, UK Details: SiA, PO Box 192, Watford, Herts WD1 8GF. WWW: http://www/interlab.co.uk/interlab July * 13 - 16 9th Int. Symp. on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal Details: M V Heitor, Instituta Superior Técnico, Mechanical Engineering Department, 1096 Lisboa Codex, Portugal. 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On behalf of the International Metallographic Society, welcome to Richmond for Microscopy &amp; Microanalysis 2009, the premier event in our scientific field. IMS is pleased to again join the Microscopy Society of America and the Microbeam Analysis Society to offer a unique combination of Scientific Content, Exhibitions and, the most fun of all, the gathering of our peers involved in the field of studying the very small. This meeting represents the 42nd Annual Event for IMS, and the eighth year that we have joined in the M&amp;M Event.

P. Duncumb, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1999, 14, 357 DOI: 10.1039/A807315E

X-ray microanalysis and the Australian Microbeam Analysis Society