AIM Lab Summer 2026 FIB Short Course
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
9:30 a.m.
AIM Lab, Kim Building room 1237E
For More Information:
Wen-An Chiou
3014050541
wachiou@umd.edu
https://nanocenter.umd.edu/aimlab/short-courses/2026-summer/2026-summer-fib.php

AN INTRODUCTION TO FOCUS ION BEAM (FIB) FOR THE NEW FIB OPERATOR

Focus Ion Beam (FIB) technology is an extremely useful and powerful tool in research across the physical and materials science, engineering, biological and medical sciences. The AIM Lab at the NanoCenter will offer a short course in FIB during the summer 2026 break (July 2026) using our Tescan dual beam FIB/SEM system.

This hands-on short course is designed for individual with little or no prior experience with FIB. The course will cover the fundamental principles and operational aspects of FIB instrumentation. In addition to lectures, significance emphasis will be placed on laboratory exercises that provide practical experience in instrument operation and demonstrate a variety of FIB operation.

Date: July 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2026
Lecture: 9:30 to 11:30 am.
Room: 1207 (Large Conference Room) in IREAP, ERF Building or TBA.
Laboratory: Two hours/group/day (4 days, July 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2026)
Lab: FIB facility, Room 1237E, Jeong, H. Kim Building
Limit: Maximum enrollment is 9 (3 lab groups, 2/3 persons per group)
Fee: $495 per person, $450 per person from the same research group. Registration fees for non-UMD participants differ. Please contact the AIM Lab office for current rates and additional information.
Prerequisite: Must have SEM experience or permission from the instructor.

To enroll, please fill out the application form and submit it to the AIM Lab office by 5:00 pm, June 30, 2026 (Tuesday) at room 1234, Kim Building. Applicants accepted into the course will be informed by e-mail by Friday, July 3, 2026.

For more information regarding the FIB short course, please contact the AIM Lab office by phone at 301-405-0541, or send an e-mail to wachiou@umd.edu.

2026 Summer FIB Short Course Enrollment Form

This Event is For: Graduate • Undergraduate • Post-Docs