All timings are British Summer Time (BST)

Please note this programme is provisional and may change.

Monday 8 July
09:00 – 09:30
Registration

Administration

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09:30 – 10:20
History, Anatomy, Magnification, Resolution, Diffraction & Köhler

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10:20 – 11:00
Köhler

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11:00 – 11:30
Tea/Coffee

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11:30 – 12:15
Know your Lens: Aberration, Lens Design, Working Distance, Refractive Index Matching & Nomenclatures/Labels

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12:15 – 13:00
Lunch

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13:00 – 13:30
Contrast Techniques: Phase Contrast & Dark Field

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13:30 – 14:15
Phase Contrast

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14:15 – 14:45
Microscope Maintenance & Cleaning

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14:45 – 15:15
Tea/Coffee

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15:15 – 16:30
Lenses, Optical Bench, NA & Swinging Apertometer

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16:30 – 17:00
Cameras & Image Capture: (Pixels, Chip Type, Resolution, Signal to Noise, & Scaling)

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Tuesday 9 July
09:00 – 09:45
DIC & Polarisation

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09:45 – 10:30
DIC & Recap on Köhler & Phase Contrast

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10:30 – 11:00
Tea/Coffee

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11:00 – 11:45
Fluorescence, Fluorochromes & Filters

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11:45 – 12:30
Introduction to Image Processing & Analysis

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12:30 – 13:15
Lunch

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13:15 – 14:45
Digital Imaging on Low & High End Cameras, Fluorescence Imaging, Bleed-Through, Time-Lapse & Bleaching. Facility Tour.

Practical (Fluorescence Group)

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Sample preparation for reflective optical microscopy – revealing the microstructure

Lecture (Materials Group)

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14:45 – 15:15
Tea/Coffee

Break

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15:15 – 16:00
Digital Imaging on Low & High End Cameras, Fluorescence Imaging, Bleed-Through, Time-Lapse & Bleaching. Facility Tour.

Practical (Fluorescence Group)

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Hands-on Practical Session

Practical (Materials Group)

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16:00 – 16:30
Open Q&A & Last Chance to Practice

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