News and events

This year, the North American SIMS Workshop travels to the California State University Northridge (CSUN) in Northridge California, with co-chairs Michael J. Eller and Christine Mahoney. The SIMS Workshop has a long history covering the entirety of the SIMS technique, and often has a significant commercial audience. [Read More]

VAMAS, the Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards is an international organisation helping to develop harmonized data sharing, amongst other activities. [Read More]

NFDI4Chem are a German consortium working to develop FAIR methods in Chemistry. This group hold regular Stammtisch events (informal group meetings) on FAIR and related subjects, usually online. [Read More]

Those in the UK surface analysis community will be well aware of the UK Surface Analysis Users Forum (UKSAF, https://www.uksaf.net/) who organise 1-2 day meetings twice a year. At the Winter meeting, held 10 January, the organisers graciously offered an exhibition booth for FAIRSpectra. [Read More]

The International Standards Organisation (ISO) has a technical committee covering Surface Chemical Analysis (TC 201). The purpose of TC 201 is to develop international standards covering practices and protocols for techniques used in the chemical analysis of solid/frozen surfaces such as SIMS and XPS. The technical committee has a number... [Read More]