Dr. Schmidt studied physics at the Babes Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and obtained her Ph.D. from the University ...Read more >

Dr. Schmidt studied physics at the Babes Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Through her work with in-situ scanning tunnelling microscopy in an electrochemical environment, she was introduced to scanning probe microscopy. She has been an Applications Manager at WITec since 2003.

Alexandra is a geologist by training. She studied at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and in Trinity C...Read more >

Alexandra is a geologist by training. She studied at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and in Trinity College Dublin (TCD). The study of minerals and, in general, nature have always been intriguing to her; initially emphasising on metals (gold and manganese occurrence), later expanding to rock texture analysis. Microanalytical approaches, especially scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) have opened new doors in the observation and quantification of minerals and rocks properties. Alexandra joined Oxford Instruments in 2020 as a Segment Marketing Scientist, focusing on battery materials characterisation.

Dr Matt Hiscock holds an MSci in geology from the University of Bristol and a PhD in geochemistry from the University of Edinbu...Read more >

Dr Matt Hiscock holds an MSci in geology from the University of Bristol and a PhD in geochemistry from the University of Edinburgh. He also worked in the mining industry in Australia and been involved in the running of an academic SEM facility. He joined Oxford Instruments in 2013 and is the Head of Product Science and Solutions, overseeing the development and use of products designed to solve application specific problems, particularly in the field of feature analysis.