MeetingReport Microscopy & Microanalysis 2017
Jay Potts , Program Chair Cell Biology and Anatomy , University of South Carolina School of Medicine , Columbia , SC 29208
jay.potts@uscmed.sc.edu
T e Microscopy Society of America held its 75 th anniversary meeting (M&M 2017) in St. Louis, August 6–10, 2017. T e meeting was co-sponsored by the Microanalysis Society (MAS) celebrating its 50 th anniversary and the International Field Emission Society (IFES) commemorating the 50 th anniversary of the atom probe. T e meeting attracted more than 1,100 scientifi c papers (604 platform presentations and 538 posters) and a total of 2,815 attendees (1,671 scientifi c and 1,144 exhibitor) representing more than 40 countries. T e microscopy and microanalysis exhibition showcased state-of- the-art instruments and support equipment, as well as service companies, from around the world. T ere were 119 companies occupying 368 booths. T e plenary session opened the conference with two captivating presentations. Nobel Laureate Dr. Eric Betzig of the Janelia Farms Research Campus of Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) opened the session with “Imaging Life at High Spatiotemporal Resolution.” Betzig showed remarkable live cell imaging videos of biological processes visualized using microscopy methods he developed. Many of his images and movies can be found at https://www.
janelia.org/lab/betzig-lab . During his talk he described some of the techniques employed in his Nobel
Dr. Eric Betzig of Janelia Farms Campus of Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
award-winning research and other advanced microscopy methods that are now obtaining images previously thought to be impossible. Our second plenary lecture was delivered by Dr. Keith Riles titled “Detecting Massive Black Holes via Attometry-Gravitation Wave Astronomy Begins.” Riles is a Physicist with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan where he is one of the leaders of the group searching for gravitational waves (
https://www.ligo.caltech. edu/ ). Riles’s prop-laden lecture introduced his audience to how gravitational waves were generated more than a billion years ago and how they can be detected here on earth. T is
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topic has been in the news recently, as the Nobel Prize committee awarded the founding members of LIGO with the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics. Judging by the number of people waiting to ask questions of each, these plenary speakers were clearly successful in kicking off the meeting. T e awards portion of the plenary session honored numerous scientists and students. David Piston (Washington University in St. Louis) and Nestor Zaluzec (Argonne National Labs) were honored with the MSA Distinguished Scientist Award in Biological and Physical Sciences, respectively. Eight of our colleagues were installed as MSA Fellows: David Bell, Paul Fischione, Chris Kiely, Jeanette Killius, Laurie Marks, Peter Rez, Phil Russell, and Heide Schatten. T e Burton Medal was awarded to Christopher Russo of the MRC Laboratory in Cambridge, UK. Pishane Huang of the University of Illinois received the Albert Crewe Award. David Tomlin received the Morton D. Maser Distinguished Service Award for his tireless work and consistent support of MSA and the volunteer programs at many M&M meetings. Rengasayee Veeraraghavan of Virginia Tech received the George Palade Award, Patricia Connelly received the Hildegard H. Crowley Outstanding Technologist Award for Biological Sciences, and Richard Martens received the Chuck Fiori award for Outstanding Technologist in Physical Sciences. In addition, 55 Student and Post-doctoral Fellow Travel Awards were jointly sponsored by MSA and MAS. Best poster awards were given out each day of the meeting.
Dr. Keith Riles of the University of Michigan.
Four special anniversary lectures were given by pioneering fi gures in microscopy and microanalysis. T e MSA 75 th
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