Opening of KIST's New Electron Microscopy Facilities
KIST celebrated its new Spectra Ultra, Glacios 2, Helios 5 Hydra, and SU8600 instruments with an opening ceremony and a symposium on advances in electron microscopy.
On July 13, 2026, the KIST Advanced Analysis and Data Center celebrated the opening of its new electron microscopy facilities. The ceremony brought together researchers and instrument specialists for a ribbon cutting and a tour of the equipment rooms, followed by the symposium Beyond microscopy: Science and Analysis.
The new instruments—Spectra Ultra S/TEM, Glacios 2 cryo-TEM, Helios 5 Hydra plasma FIB, and SU8600 SEM—extend the center’s capabilities across atomic-scale materials analysis, cryo-electron microscopy, specimen preparation, and surface imaging.
In the afternoon TEM session, Dr. Young-Woon Byeon introduced KIST’s TEM infrastructure and research directions. Distinguished speakers from research institutions and industry then shared advances in electron microscopy: Maarten Wirix (Thermo Fisher Scientific) on Spectra Ultra capabilities, Professor Jucheol Park (KENTECH) on monochromated EELS, Dr. Jihwan Kwon (KRISS) on 4D-STEM and time-resolved measurements, and Professor Jong Min Yuk (KAIST) on in situ / operando TEM. Together, the presentations explored how imaging, diffraction, and spectroscopy can be combined to answer materials questions.
For AEML, this opening marks a new stage in connecting local structure and chemistry with material behavior. We look forward to developing experiments and collaborations around these instruments.