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| Tuesday March 10 |
| 10:30 | SPM: Multi-modal |
| 1:30 | SPM: New Materials |
| Wednesday March 11 |
| 9:00 | SPM: Solid-liquid interfaces |
| 10:30 | SPM: Data-driven and Automated |
| 1:30 | SPM: Multi-frequency |
| Thursday March 12 |
| 9:00 | SPM: Nanomechanics |
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2026 Symposium Program |
| Tuesday March 10 |
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| 10:30 | SPM: Multi-modal | RCC 306C |
| Session chair: Neus Domingo Marimon, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Peak Force Tapping Mode-based Multimodal Infrared Spectroscopy
X. Xu, Stony Brook University, US |
| *STUDENT BEST ABSTRACT WINNER* PRIMA: Photothermal Resonant Infrared Mechanical Analysis
C.Y.J Lim, Z. Bao, L.F. Michalek, Stanford University, US |
| *STUDENT BEST ABSTRACT HONORABLE MENTION* Interplay of nanoscale abrasion and UV-aging for nanoplastic release from Low-Density Polyethylene film
E. Rahman, S. BinAhmed, P. Keyes, C. Alberg, S. Godfreey-Igwe, G. Haugstad, B. Xiong, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, US |
| A versatile Peak Force IR variation for correlative nanoscale chemical and mechanical AFM-IR
C. Phillips, Q. Hu, C. Li, M. Wagner, P. De Wolf, Bruker Nano, US |
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| 1:30 | SPM: New Materials | RCC 306C |
| Session chair: Hanna Cho, Ohio State University |
| 2,000 Femtometers Below the Noise: Frontiers in Accurate and Quiet Atomic Force Microscopy
B. Ohler, R. Proksch, R. Wagner, R. Zhu, A. Gruverman, U. Schroeder, J. Lefever, J. Li, A. Labuda, Asylum Research, US |
| Vector PFM of Complex Ferroelectric Domain Structures
M. Checa, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| Imaging Domain Wall Dynamics and ferroelectric switching using “Scanning Oscillator” Piezoresponse Force Microscopy
J. Ekstein, R. Vasudevan, M. Checa, S. Raghuraman, K.P. Kelley, S. Jesse, N. Domingo, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| An AFM-based Approach to Investigate Electric Fatigue in Ferroelectric Ceramics
H. Qiao, N. Balke, North Carolina State University, US |
| Room Temperature Ferroelectric Properties of 2D Layered CuCrP2S6 Materials
P Malik, R. Padhan, S. Dixit, R. R. Srivastava, M. Susner, R. Rao, A.V. Sumant, N.R. Pradhan, Jackson State University, US |
| Photo-Induced Surface Potential of TiO₂ Nanoparticles Studied by Heterodyne Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy
M-H. Choi, J. Park, H. Noh, G. Min and S.B. Kaemmer, Park Systems inc., US |
| SPM: Perspectives from Industry Panel. Moderator: Nina Balke (NCSU). Participants: Hansol Lee (3M), Bede Pittenger (Bruker), Jonathan Adams (NanoSurf), Ben Ohler (Oxford Instruments Asylum Research)
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| Wednesday March 11 |
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| 9:00 | SPM: Solid-liquid interfaces | RCC 306C |
| Session chair: Richard Sheridan, Duke University |
| Frontiers in force microscopy: Interfacial liquids, cell mechanobiology and nanomechanics
R. Garcia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), ES |
| Scanning Probes for Single-Cell Biophysics: Mass, Mechanics, and Thermal Sensing
A. Gaitas, University of North Carolina Charlotte, US |
| Linking Ionic Insertion to Mechanical and Optical Functionality in Electrochromic Transistors
T. Proksch, M. Barbosa, North Carolina State University, US |
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| 10:30 | SPM: Data-driven and Automated | RCC 306C |
| Session chair: Marti Checa, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Navigating the Microscopic World with AEcroscopy: From High-Throughput and AI-Driven Experiments to Human–AI Synergy
Y. Liu, M. Checa, S. Jesse, R.K. Vasudevan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| *STUDENT BEST ABSTRACT WINNER* High-Throughput Nanorheology of Living Cells Powered by Supervised Machine Learning
J.R. Tejedor, R.G. Garcia, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid CSIC, ES |
| SimuScan and Large-Area AFM: Toward Autonomous Nanoscale Discovery through Synthetic Data and Machine Learning
R. Millan‐Solsona, M. Checa, L. Collins, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| A data-driven perspective on quantifying the adhesive-viscoelastic contact regime
R.J. Sheridan, L.C. Brinson, Duke University, US |
| Low-Resolution and Noisy Scanning Probe Microscopy Images Enhanced by Deep Learning
N. Kampf, S. Gelman, I. Rosenhek-Goldian, M. Patočka, M. Rios, M. Penedo, G. Fantner, A. Beker, S.R. Cohen, I. Azuri, Weizmann Institute of Science, IL |
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| 1:30 | SPM: Multi-frequency | RCC 306C |
| Session chair: Nina Balke, North Carolina State University |
| Quantifying Multiphysical Responses in Biomaterials Through Multimodal AFM
H. Jang, J. Kwon, M. Cline, M. Reilly, H. Cho, The Ohio State University, US |
| Comprehensive Analysis of Coupled Factors in Bimodal AFM: Optimization for Sensitive Imaging and Controlled Surface Modification
H. Hashemi, B. Eslami, Widener University, US |
| Correlated Detection of Electromechanical and Thermomechanical Responses under Tip-Current Heating in Conductive AFM
H. Hysmith, N. Domingo, S. Jesse, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| High-resolution imaging of Van der Waals materials with Torsional Resonance Dynamic Friction Microscopy and Conductive AFM
B. Pittenger, M. Ye, P. De Wolf, Bruker Corporation, US |
| Rapid AFM imaging and mechanical characterization using photothermal cantilever actuation
J.D. Adams, H. Gunstheimer, P. Markus, B. Hoogenboom, Nanosurf AG, CH |
| Perspectives from Early-Career Scientists Panel. Moderator: Richard Sheridan (Duke). Panelists: Youngtao Liu (ORNL), Cassandra Phillips (Bruker), Prathima Nalam (University of Buffalo)
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| Thursday March 12 |
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| 9:00 | SPM: Nanomechanics | RCC 306C |
| Session chair: Ricardo Garcia, CSIC |
| Unraveling the Nanoscale Mechanical and Rheological Properties of Hydrogels through Colloid-Probe Force Spectroscopy
P.C. Nalam, University at Buffalo, US |
| Atomic Force Microscopy-based modes for nanoscale elastic-plastic characterization of materials used in hybrid bonding
G. Stan, N.A. Alderete, C.V. Ciobanu, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US |
| Surface nanomechanical mapping of glassy gels: Between network and glass
B. Chen, I. Saito, R.J. Sheridan, K.J. Kwon, L.C. Brinson, M.D. Dickey, Duke University, US |
| Structural and functional characterization of single mitochondria using atomic force microscopy
I. Rosenhek-Goldian, E.O. Zorikova, S. Chourasia, S.R. Cohen, S.V. Nesterov, A. Gross, Weizmann Institute of Science, IL |
| AFM-nanoDMA for Measuring Nanoscale Viscoelastic Properties in Industrial Research
H. Lee, B. Fu, H. Lechuga, E. Imbertson, 3M, US |
| Quantitative Contact-Resonance AFM in High-Damping Materials: Accurate Extraction of Stiffness and Dissipation
N. Zimron-Politi, R.C. Tung, University of Nevada, Reno, US |
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