Post grad mixer event hosted by our amazing post grad reps (Sara Fatima, @niamh_deburc and Karolina Salciute) is underway with a quiz and pizza! 🍕🔬 Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 @BernalNews University Of Limerick

It was an honour to present my work to the faculty last night, got some very thought provoking questions! Massive thanks to my mentor Sarah Hudson and PhD students Harsh Barua and Sara Fatima! 🔬⚡🌊💊

It was an absolute pleasure speaking at the chemical sciences research day!

Looking forward to Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 #MSI2024 Symposium hosted by University Of Limerick ! Starting today! #microscopy 🇮🇪🔬

The Microscopy Society of Ireland Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 symposium has kicked off in University Of Limerick with an address by interim Bernal Institute Director Kevin M Ryan and keynote speaker Prof Quentin Ramasse! #MSI2024

1st of our contributed speakers is Dr Andrey Bondarev a research fellow from UL giving us an overview on his research on steel using EM, EBSD and in situ heating! #MSI2024 Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 @BernalNews University Of Limerick

Next contributed talk is by my own PhD Student Sara Fatima talking about how we can manufacture pharmaceutical drugs using liquid phase TEM. #MSI2024 Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 University Of Limerick DENSsolutions @BernalNews

Invited speaker for the biological microscopy session, Dr Stefania Marcotti showing us the incredible quantitative methods of image analysis for biological samples! #MSI2024 Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 University Of Limerick @BernalNews

Contributed talk in the biological microscopy session by Dr Alanna Stanley giving us an overview of CLEM workshops of skin cancer biopsies! #MSI2024 Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 University Of Limerick @BernalNews

Next contributed talk for the biological microscopy session is undergraduate student duo Jennifer Dillon and Ellen O'Donovan from University College Dublin showing us an ultrasensitive histology platform using fluorescence microscopy! #MSI2024 Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 University Of Limerick @BernalNews

Day 2 of #MSI2024 is kicking off with the image analysis section with our invited speaker Dr Kate McArthur leading the session followed by contributed talks by Natalia DaSilva and Ross Walsh! Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 @BernalNews University Of Limerick

Second session today at #MSI2024 was infrastructure access and promotion with invited speaker @ThompsonKerry8 and contributed talks by Una Prendergast and Barry O'Connell! Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 University Of Limerick @BernalNews

Niamh Burke from University College Dublin giving us a lesson on how a 3D printer can be used to make an open hardware microscope! #MSI2024 Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 @BernalNews University Of Limerick

Last contributed talk in this session is Dr Xavier Theillier showing us his work on developing super resolution CRS microscope! #MSI2024 Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 University Of Limerick @BernalNews

Sponsors turboTEM DENSsolutions Thermo Fisher Insight Chips and Lennox took part in the TechoBite sessions and gave highlights of their microscopy equipment and new tech! Delegates can visit their stands during the #MSI2024 conference! University Of Limerick Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 @BernalNews

Leading the Early Career Reseacher session is James Lillis who earned an upgraded invited talk based on an excellent abstract! #MSI2024 Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 University Of Limerick @BernalNews

Next in the Early Career Researcher session we had Lulin Wang from Trinity College Dublin talking about her work on CVD of MoS2 and Joseph O'Carroll from UCC Ireland talking about STM of UTe2! #MSI2024 University Of Limerick Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 @BernalNews

On the third and final day of #MSI2024 we had some amazing talks in the probe session led by our invited speaker Lynette Keeney, the ECR session and technobites by out industry sponsors! Microscopy Society of Ireland🔬 University Of Limerick @BernalNews

Well done to all the prize winners Louise Costello (thesis in 3), Cameron O'Byrne (Best talk MS), Niamh Burke (Best talk LS), Harsh Barua (Best poster MS), Christopher Evans (Best poster LS) and the 2 ECR invited speakers James Lillis and Georgia's Varnavides! #MSI2024