题目：Technical Advances and Innovation in Atomic Force Microscopy
          原子力显微镜的技术进展与革新
报告人:  Dr. David Beck
Asylum Research, Santa Barbara, CA, US

报告内容摘要：
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is a powerful tool for Nanotechnology research. The AFM allows for quantitative, non-destructive and high resolution imaging of a variety of sample types such as metals, semiconductors, ceramics, and polymers, as well as proteins, cells, tissues, and biomaterials. In addition to measuring surface topography, the AFM is a sensitive force detection instrument and can be used to measure mechanical, magnetic, and electrical forces of samples to characterize the nanometer scale behavior of these properties. Further, AFM can be combined with optical techniques such as fluorescence, TIRF, FRET, and confocal microscopies, offering researchers a powerful platform to obtain new complementary data on their samples. In the seminar, Dr. Beck will discuss Asylum Research’s AFM design and performance innovations, new applications for AFM technology, and will present a wide range of application data.

报告人简介：
David Beck earned his Bachelor of Science degree at The Evergreen State College in Washington State, and his Ph.D. in Surface Chemistry with Prof. Bruce Koel at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. His thesis and research focused on Ultra-High Vacuum Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and its application in probing atomic level surface structure to understand chemical reactivity in bimetallic surface alloy catalysts. After completing his degree, Dr. Beck accepted a post-doc position at UCLA with Prof. Robert Hicks in the chemical engineering department. There he had the opportunity to continue his SPM research, studying the structure and electronic properties of compound semiconductor materials.
In early 2003, Dr. Beck accepted a technical position at RHK Technology in Detroit Michigan. RHK develops and manufactures Ultra High Vacuum scanning probe instruments for research. In the summer of 2004, Dr. Beck moved to the Washington DC area and joined Asylum Research as the East Coast Director of operations. In 2006, he relocated to Taiwan as Director of Operations for Asylum Research in the Asia Pacific region.　Dr. Beck has 13 years experience in the field of scanning probe instruments.

主持人：李法新 
时间：12月30日（周二）下午3:30
地点：湍流国家重点实验室会议室

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