{"id":15453,"date":"2025-09-28T16:37:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T16:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/er-c.org\/?page_id=15453"},"modified":"2025-10-05T20:05:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T20:05:49","slug":"wem-speaker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/er-c.org\/index.php\/conferences\/wem\/programme-wem\/wem-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"WeM speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default ticss-0c2afe09\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Banner-endorsement5-1-1024x274.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10220\" style=\"width:1200px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Banner-endorsement5-1-1024x274.png 1024w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Banner-endorsement5-1-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Banner-endorsement5-1-768x206.png 768w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Banner-endorsement5-1-1536x411.png 1536w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Banner-endorsement5-1-2048x548.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns ticss-156af259 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"top\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns ticss-362fffb1 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ticss-73121d5a is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Speaker Portraits<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ds9\"><strong><span style=\"color: #df05b0; background-color: #000000;\">For sustainability reasons, this information is available only as digital version.<\/span><br><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#international\">International Keynotes<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#ms-ls\">Materials Science &amp; Life Sciences<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#industry\">Industry Keynotes<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#empowerement\">Empowerment<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#young\">Young Keynotes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"international\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df05b0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">International Keynotes<\/mark><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#top\">go back UP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laure Bourgeois<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bourgeois2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15460\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bourgeois2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bourgeois2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bourgeois2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bourgeois2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bourgeois2-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bourgeois2.jpg 1075w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1181\">Professor and Interim Academic Director of the Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy, Monash University, Australia<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1273\">Research focuses on advanced TEM for structural characterization of inorganic materials<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1344\">Special interest in nanoscale, aperiodic, and defective structures<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1421\">Current projects study solid-solid phase transformations in light metals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bridget Carragher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Carragher-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10142\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Carragher-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Carragher-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Carragher-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Carragher-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Carragher-2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Carragher-2-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Carragher-2-375x375.png 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2267\" data-end=\"2338\">Founding Technology Director at the Chan Zuckerberg Imaging Institute<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2341\" data-end=\"2473\">Previously held positions at the University of Illinois, the Scripps Research Institute, and the Simons Electron Microscopy Center<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2562\">Co-directed the National Resource for Automated Molecular Microscopy for two decades<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2565\" data-end=\"2652\">Co-founder of NanoImaging Services, specializing in cryo-EM automation and innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Miyoung Kim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kim-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10544\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kim-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kim-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kim-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kim-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kim-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kim-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kim.jpg 1915w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"6169\" data-end=\"6246\">Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Seoul National University<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6249\" data-end=\"6295\">PhD in Physics from Arizona State University<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6298\" data-end=\"6354\">Member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6357\" data-end=\"6419\">Expert in advanced electron microscopy and materials science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grace Burke<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Burke_Grace_cropped-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10787\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Burke_Grace_cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Burke_Grace_cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Burke_Grace_cropped-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Burke_Grace_cropped.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"1905\">Fellow and Scientific Lead for Reactor Structural Materials at Idaho National Laboratory<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"2009\">Former Corporate Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory; extensive career in academia and industry<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2012\" data-end=\"2104\">Expert in microstructure, irradiation damage, and nuclear materials with 200+ publications<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2239\">Past President of the Royal Microscopical Society and the Microscopy Society of America; Fellow of multiple professional societies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Katharina Hipp<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hipp-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10145\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hipp-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hipp-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hipp-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hipp-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hipp-1526x1536.jpg 1526w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hipp-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hipp.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Head of the Electron Microscopy Facility at the Max Planck InsEtute for Biology T\u00fcbingen, Germany<\/li>\n<li>Group leader at the University of Stuttgart<\/li>\n<li>PostDoc at EMBL Heidelberg and the University of Edinburgh<\/li>\n<li>Training in Technical Biology with a focus on Molecular Biology and Plant Virology<\/li>\n<li>Trained as an occupational therapist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patricia Kooyman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kooyman2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10163\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kooyman2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kooyman2-375x375.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"6446\" data-end=\"6516\">Professor of Catalysis Engineering at Delft University of Technology<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6519\" data-end=\"6593\">Expertise in TEM applied to heterogeneous catalysis and operando methods<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6596\" data-end=\"6657\">South African Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Catalysis<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6660\" data-end=\"6732\">Mentor for junior colleagues and advocate for diversity in engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ms-ls\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df05b0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Materials Science &amp; Life Sciences Keynotes<\/mark><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#top\">go back UP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jin Won (Maria) Seo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Seo-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10762\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Seo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Seo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Seo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Seo-375x375.png 375w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Seo.png 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"7340\" data-end=\"7452\">Professor of Materials Engineering at KU Leuven and scientific lead of the EM core facility at Arenberg Campus<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"7455\" data-end=\"7519\">PhD and MSc at Forschungszentrum J\u00fclich under Prof. Knut Urban<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"7522\" data-end=\"7594\">Research roles at EMAT Antwerp, IBM Research Zurich, and EPFL Lausanne<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"7597\" data-end=\"7657\">Expertise in complex oxides and advanced TEM methodologies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regina Ciancio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ciancio-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10139\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ciancio-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ciancio-375x375.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"3084\" data-end=\"3190\">Research Director and Head of the Laboratory of Electron Microscopy (LAME) at AREA Science Park, Trieste<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3193\" data-end=\"3286\">Over 20 years of expertise in TEM applied to solid-state materials and defective structures<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3289\" data-end=\"3373\">Coordinator of the Horizon Europe IMPRESS project and work package leader of RIANA<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3376\" data-end=\"3433\">Vice President of the Italian Microscopy Society (SISM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marta Carroni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Carroni-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10137\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Carroni-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Carroni-375x375.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2676\" data-end=\"2770\">Docent in Biophysics at Stockholm University; PhD in Biophysics from Imperial College London<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2773\" data-end=\"2881\">Platform Director of Cellular and Molecular Imaging and Head of the Swedish Cryo-EM Facility at SciLifeLab<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2884\" data-end=\"2964\">Postdoctoral Fellow at Birkbeck College, London, studying molecular chaperones<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2967\" data-end=\"3059\">Recipient of the Hugo Theorell Prize (2023) and elected member of Academia Europaea (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peijun Zhang<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Zhang-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10141\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Zhang-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Zhang-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Zhang-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Zhang-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Zhang-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Zhang-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Zhang-1-375x375.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"9129\" data-end=\"9244\">Professor of Structural Biology at the University of Oxford and founding Director of eBIC at Diamond Light Source<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"9247\" data-end=\"9359\">PhD in Biophysics from the University of Virginia; background in engineering and physics at Nanjing University<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"9362\" data-end=\"9458\">Expert in cryo-EM and cryo-ET of viral and bacterial infections including HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"9461\" data-end=\"9553\">Recipient of Wellcome and ERC Advanced Grants; member of EMBO and award-winning researcher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"industry\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df05b0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Industry Keynotes<\/mark><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#top\">go back UP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maria Meledina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TFS_MS_Meledina-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15494\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TFS_MS_Meledina-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TFS_MS_Meledina-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TFS_MS_Meledina.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4>Thermo Fisher Scientific &#8211; Materials Science<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"6977\" data-end=\"7070\">Product Manager for high-end TEM at Thermo Fisher Scientific, focusing on materials science<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"7073\" data-end=\"7127\">PhD in Physics from the University of Antwerp (EMAT)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"7130\" data-end=\"7230\">Previous research on energy materials characterization at RWTH Aachen and Forschungszentrum J\u00fclich<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"7233\" data-end=\"7310\">Extensive experience with advanced TEM techniques for materials development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lingbo Yu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TFS_LS_Yu-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15497\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TFS_LS_Yu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TFS_LS_Yu-375x375.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4>Thermo Fisher Scientific &#8211; Materials and Structural Division<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"8798\" data-end=\"8894\">Senior Product Marketing Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, responsible for Glacios cryo-TEM<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"8897\" data-end=\"8956\">PhD in structural biology under Prof. Michael Radermacher<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"8959\" data-end=\"9032\">Research in subtomogram averaging and automated cryo-EM data collection<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"9035\" data-end=\"9106\">Former product manager for detectors and electron diffraction systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heather Berensmann<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hitachi_Berensmann-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15500\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hitachi_Berensmann-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hitachi_Berensmann-375x375.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4>Hitachi High-Tech<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"776\">TEM Applications Specialist at Hitachi High-Tech America with a Materials Science and Engineering background (Drexel University)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"859\">Expertise in biological imaging and high-resolution volume electron microscopy<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"934\">Developed workflows for biological specimen preparation and processing<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"1039\">Provides nationwide technical and applications support, with a strong focus on cryo-EM accessibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nina Dimova<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Quantum-Detectors-Dimova2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15504\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Quantum-Detectors-Dimova2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Quantum-Detectors-Dimova2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Quantum-Detectors-Dimova2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Quantum-Detectors-Dimova2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Quantum-Detectors-Dimova2-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Quantum-Detectors-Dimova2.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4>Quantum Detectors<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"4145\" data-end=\"4237\">DPhil student in Physics at the University of Oxford, with a background in MPhys at Oxford<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4240\" data-end=\"4333\">Research focuses on detector development and imaging resolution using the Timepix4 detector<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4336\" data-end=\"4413\">Experience in electron microscopy through advanced instrumentation projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ieva Drulyte<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CryoCloud-Drulyte-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15507\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CryoCloud-Drulyte-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CryoCloud-Drulyte-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CryoCloud-Drulyte-375x375.png 375w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CryoCloud-Drulyte.png 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4>CryoCloud<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"4436\" data-end=\"4520\">Structural biologist with 10+ years of cryo-EM experience in academia and industry<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4523\" data-end=\"4582\">PhD in structural enzymology from the University of Leeds<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4585\" data-end=\"4666\">Formerly at Thermo Fisher Scientific, supporting structure-based drug discovery<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4669\" data-end=\"4748\">Commercial Director at CryoCloud, leading customer success and collaborations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amelia Estry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Estry-CondenZero2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15509\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Estry-CondenZero2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Estry-CondenZero2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Estry-CondenZero2.png 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4>condenZero<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"4771\" data-end=\"4833\">Researcher in cryogenic TEM at the Swiss start-up condenZero<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4836\" data-end=\"4916\">PhD at EPFL on FIB fabrication of resonating cantilevers for quantum materials<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4919\" data-end=\"5013\">Previous research at the Max Planck Institute (Dresden) and NHMFL (Florida State University)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5016\" data-end=\"5086\">Background in physics with a focus on quantum and advanced materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meiken Falke<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Falke-Bruker-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15512\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Falke-Bruker-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Falke-Bruker-375x375.png 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4>Bruker<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"5109\" data-end=\"5200\">Global Product Manager at Bruker Nano GmbH, Berlin, with 30+ years in electron microscopy<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5203\" data-end=\"5280\">Develops nanoscale structure analysis tools for materials and life sciences<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5283\" data-end=\"5364\">Former lecturer and researcher in nanoscale properties and macroscopic behavior<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5367\" data-end=\"5450\">Early career at SuperSTEM Lab, Daresbury, supporting aberration correction in TEM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"empowerement\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df05b0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Empowerment <\/mark><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#top\">go back UP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saba Shahzad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shahzad-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9587\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shahzad-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shahzad-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shahzad-375x375.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shahzad.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"208\">CryoEM Specialist at the Life Sciences CryoEM user facility, Ernst Ruska-Centre, Forschungszentrum J\u00fclich<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"328\">Over 10 years of experience in electron microscopy, specializing in single particle analysis and tomography<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"453\">Research background at Karolinska Institute and Ume\u00e5 University, focusing on protein structure studies by cryoEM<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"557\">Provides expert support and training for academic and industrial users across Europe and beyond<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"656\">Passionate about fostering inclusivity and equity within the electron microscopy community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melina Dederichs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dederichs2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15515\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dederichs2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dederichs2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dederichs2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dederichs2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dederichs2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dederichs2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dederichs2-375x375.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"3853\" data-end=\"3948\">Psychologist and researcher specializing in digital mental health and mental health promotion<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3951\" data-end=\"4046\">Founder of The Yellow Project, tackling sexual harassment in academia through systemic change<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4049\" data-end=\"4123\">Advocates for safer, healthier, and more equitable research environments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nicole Amberg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Amberg2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15518\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Amberg2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Amberg2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Amberg2-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Amberg2.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"404\">Principal Investigator at the Medical University of Vienna, specializing in developmental neuroscience (brain development, fetal pathology, pediatric brain tumors)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"473\">Founder of the STEM fatale Initiative promoting women in science<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"549\">Active science communicator through podcasts, TV, and academic projects<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"617\">Frequent public speaker at science events and panel discussions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 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2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"young\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df05b0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Young Keynotes<\/mark><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#top\">go back UP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Irene Vercellino<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">   ________________________________________________<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"5473\" data-end=\"5579\">Assistant Professor of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry at Oregon Health &amp; Science University (OHSU)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5582\" data-end=\"5664\">Specializes in biochemistry and cryo-EM structural analysis of membrane proteins<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5667\" data-end=\"5755\">Research explores molecular transport across peroxisomal membranes in disease contexts<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5758\" data-end=\"5814\">Focus on metabolic, genetic, and age-related disorders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Cibaka<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure 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storage and fuels<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3652\" data-end=\"3738\">Dedicated to bridging fundamental chemistry with real-world sustainable applications<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3741\" data-end=\"3826\">Expertise includes electrocatalysis, electrochemical cell design, and CO\u2082 reduction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yan Lu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lu-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9585\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/er-c.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lu-150x150.jpeg 150w, 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