The 14th International Conference on Low-Energy Electron Microscopy (LEEM) and Photoemission Electron Microscopy (PEEM) took place in Tokyo, Japan, during the week of 5 October. Held every two years, the conference brings together researchers from all over the world to share the latest developments in LEEM, PEEM, and related techniques.
During the conference ANION PhD researcher Esra Şimşek presented her work entitled “Studying Real-Time Processes with Liquid-Cell Optical Near-Field Microscopy” and received the Ernst Bauer Student Presentation Award. Named in honour of Professor Ernst Bauer, a pioneer of the LEEM/PEEM community, the award recognises outstanding (PhD) student presentations in the field.
In her presentation, Esra introduced Optical Near-field Electron Microscopy (ONEM), a novel imaging technique developed in the van der Molen laboratory at Leiden University. She discussed its potential for investigating dynamic processes in liquid environments, with a focus on damage-free, in situ electrochemical studies. By combining optical near-field techniques with electron microscopy, ONEM offers new possibilities for exploring processes at liquid–solid interfaces in real time, opening up opportunities for studying electrochemical systems under more realistic conditions.