The 2008 Inter/Micro conference spanned 5 days, July 7-11th. The first three days consisted of a symposium held at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel featuring daily presentations.

The daily schedule for Inter/Micro is included below. You can view each author’s abstract by clicking here

Monday, July 7th
Techniques and Instrumentation

8:00 a.m. Registration: 14th Floor, Promenade
9:00 a.m. Symposium: 14th Floor, Tower East

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Morning Session

Chair – Tony Havics, pH2, LLC

Title: “The Shift in Paradigm Smart Microscopy with Raman Spectroscopy”
Speaker: Fran Adar, HORIBA Jobin Yvon Inc.

Title: “High Dynamic Range (HDR) Imaging with Reflected Light Microscopy”
Speaker: Rich Brown, MVA Scientific Consultants

Title: “Mistaken Identity of the Hay Clinker”
Speaker: Sebastian Sparenga, McCrone Research Institute

Title: “Microscopy – the Foundation of Microspectroscopy”
Speaker: John Reffner, Trace Consulting

Title: “FTIR Microscopy without Liquid Nitrogen”
Speaker: Kenneth Smith, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Title: “Confocal White Light Microscopy Applied to the Study of Photographic Surfaces”
Speaker: Patrick Ravines, George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film

Title: “Atomic Force Microscopy of Pharmaceutical and Biological Materials”
Speaker: Donald A. Chernoff, Advanced Surface Microscopy, Inc.

Title: “Hot Stage Microscopy: The Aesthetic Side in Polymorphism Research”
Speaker: Ulrich Griesser, University of Innsbruck

Title: “Ocular Deviations and Microscopy”
Speaker: Tony Havics, pH2, LLC

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Afternoon Session

Chair – Rich Brown, MVA Scientific Consultants

Title: “A One-Hour Crash Course in Microscopy”
Speaker: Jan Hinsch, Leica Microsystems

Title: “Planar Section of Multilayer Paint Chips”
Speaker: Hazel Bales, Microtrace Scientific

Title: “Understanding the Evolution of Pablo Picasso’s The Old Guitarist through Cross-Section Analysis”
Speaker: Kim Muir, The Art Institute of Chicago

Title: “Archaeology and the Light Microscope”
Speaker: Meggan King, McCrone Research Institute

Title: “Smart Raman Spectroscopy for QA/QC and Microscopy Applications ”
Speaker: Ken Smith, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Title: “Microanalytical Characterization of Architectural Paint Pigments”
Speaker: Chris Palenik, Microtrace, LLC

Title: “Particle Shape/Morphology; Limitations of Automated Systems”
Speaker: Rich Brown, MVA Scientific Consultants

*Evening Event*

2008 ‘Evening with Brian’ & 60th Anniversary Cruise
on Lake Michigan, Shoreline Sightseeing Boat Cruise
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Inter Micro – The First Sixty Years

Thank you to Cargille Laboratories, Inc. for sponsoring this event!

Tuesday, July 8th
Environmental and Industrial Microscopy

8:00 a.m. Registration: 14th Floor, Promenade
9:00 a.m. Symposium: 14th Floor, Tower East

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Morning Session

Chair – Rob Weaver, Par Pharmaceutical

Title: “Optical Characterization of New Eco-Friendly Fibers”
Speaker: Kelly Brinsko, McCrone Research Institute

Title: “Women at Inter/Micro: A 60 Year History”
Speaker: Sharon Potter Jankauskas, Cherokee Consulting

Title: “The Importance of Polarizing Microscopy in the Undergraduate Geology Program at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada”
Speaker: Andre Lalonde, University of Ottawa

Title: “Improved Characterization and Identification of Cement Component Mineral Phases with Combined Raman-SEM Microscopy
Speaker: Richard Bormett, Renishaw Inc.

Title: “International Space Station EVA Wipe: An Extraordinary Sample from a Far-out Place”
Speaker: Phillip Howard, NASA

Title: “Ingenious Living Cells”
Speaker: Brian J. Ford, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge University

Title: “Pharmaceutical Problem Solving with Light Microscopy”
Speaker: Rob Weaver, Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.

2:00 p.m- 5:00 p.m. Afternoon Session

Chair – Larry Wayne, Forensic Analytical Laboratories, Inc.

Title: “Complementary TEM and FESEM Characterization of Amphibole Particles in Mixed Mineral Dust from Libby, Montana, U.S.A.”
Speaker: K. L. Bunker, RJ Lee Group, Inc.

Title: “A Stochastic Look at Asbestos Dimensions and Asbestos Structure Types in Settled Dust and Air Samples by TEM Analysis”
Speaker: Tony Havics, pH2, LLC

Title: “How Failure to Characterize Airborne Particles Caused EPA to Misinterpret the Source of Asbestos and the Effectiveness of Asbestos Abatement”
Speaker: Eric Chatfield, Chatfield Technical Consulting Limited

Title: “Investigation of Foreign Substances in Food”
Speaker: James E. Charbonneau, Grocery Manufacturers Association

Title: “Microscopy of Paper Mill Residues”
Speaker: Walter Rantanen, Integrated Paper Services

Title: “Analysis of Black Particles”
Speaker: Randy Boltin, MVA Scientific Consultants

Title: “Investigation of Post-Flight Solid Rocket Booster Foreign Material”
Speaker: Linda A. Nelson, United Space Alliance LLC

Title: “Space Shuttle Engine Cut-off Sensor Contamination Evaluation Failure to Launch”
Speaker: Phillip Howard, NASA

Title: “Manufacturing Errors in Compact Discs”
Speaker: Larry Wayne, Forensic Analytical Laboratories, Inc.

*Evening Event*

5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Mixer with Exhibitors

Wednesday, July 9th
Chemical and Forensic Microscopy

8:00 a.m. Registration: 14th Floor, Promenade
9:00 a.m. Symposium: 14th Floor, Tower East

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Morning Session

Chair – Jason Beckert, Microtrace Scientific

Title: “Micro-Marked Firing Pins: Character Durability and Micro Mark Legibility”
Speaker: Frederic Tulleners, University of California, Davis

Title: “Constructing a Gunshot Residue Library”
Speaker: Sylvia J. Greenman

Title: “Reflected Light COL (Circular Oblique Illumination), an Almost Forgotten Technique”
Speaker: Theodore M. Clarke

Title: “Keeping it Together: A Brief Look at Paper Towel Wet-Strength Agents”
Speaker: Jason Beckert, Microtrace Scientific

Title: “Optical Characterization of Silver Sulfadiazine”
Speaker: Andrew Bowen, Stoney Forensic

Title: “Forensic Applications of the TEM”
Speaker: Whitney B. Hill, MVA Scientific Consultants

Title: “After School Activity: Murder in Middle America”
Speaker: Bill Wilson, Microtrace

Title: “Validation of Nuclear Fast Red Staining of Hair Roots to Predict Nuclear DNA Testing Suitability”
Speaker: Tanya Dulaney, San Diego Police Department Crime Laboratory

2:00 p.m- 5:00 p.m. Afternoon Session

Chair – Peter Diaczuk, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Title: “A Practical Technique for the Recognition of Modern Sculpture Proffered as Ancient Art”
Speaker: Skip Palenik, Microtrace Scientific

Title: “Heavy Mineral Evidence in Forensic Investigations”
Speaker: Wayne C. Isphording, Tierra Petrographics

Title: “Lake Huron Sand Study”
Speaker: Thom Hopen, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Title: “Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) as a Technique for Determining the Presence of Lubricants in a Case of Sexual Assault”
Speaker: Mark Palenik, Microtrace Scientific

Title: “Worlds Worst Microscopy”
Speaker: Brian J. Ford, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge University

Title: “NIJ Forensic Microscopy Training Program”
Speaker: Gary Laughlin, McCrone Research Institute

Title: “The Approach of the Investigative Microscopist to Physical Evidence Casework”
Speaker: Peter De Forest, John Jay College

Title: “Examination of Emanating Fibrous Structures in Morgellons Disease From A Single Patient”
Speaker: Wayne Moorehead

Title: “Analysis of Crystals Resulting from Different Catalysts used in the Manufacture of Triacetone Triperoxide”
Speaker: Peter Diazcuk, John Jay College

*Evening Event:*

6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. – Mixer and Social Hour before Banquet

Thank you to Cargille Laboratories, Inc. for sponsoring this event!

7:00 p.m. – ? 14th Floor, Tower West,
Inter/Micro 2008 Banquet and SMSI Auction

SMSI 2008 mile Chamot Award Recipient
Bill C. Mikuska, Microchem Consulting, LLC

SMSI 2008 August Khler Award Recipient
Dr. Peter De Forest, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

2008 INTER/MICRO WORKSHOP I

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Microscopical Thinking and Trace Evidence Workshop

Dr. Peter R. De Forest,
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY

With assistance from:
Peter Diaczuk, John Jay College of Criminal Justice & Wayne Moorehead

2008 INTER/MICRO WORKSHOP II

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Workshop in Fluorescence Microscopy

Dr. Steven E. Ruzin,
University of California, Berkeley, CA