THE 67 TH ANNUAL MAY MEETING CONFERENCE
WEDNESDAY MAY 21, 2025- DOLAN SCIENCE CENTER, JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY
Organized By
Society of Applied Spectroscopy, SAS-Cleveland regional Section
Microscopy society of northeastern Ohio, MSNO
American chemical society, AKRON ACS
Akron Council of engineering and scientific societies, ACESS
Call for Papers!
Please submit youR paper Here! Posters are still open to submissions.
Online registration here!
Online registration for May Conference 2025
Registration fee - Society member $40, Non-member $50, Retirees $20, Full-time students $20 (including MSNO membership for 2025)
Please register by May 7, 2025 5pm
Registration fee - Society member $40, Non-member $50, Retirees $20, Full-time students $20 (including MSNO membership for 2025)
Please register by May 7, 2025 5pm
Keynote and invited speakers
Dr. Cheri Hampton (Keynote Speaker), AFRL, "From Inner Space to Outer Space: A Journey in Electron Microscopy Applications"
Dr. Andres E Marquez Rossy, ORNL, "A Microscopic History of Additive Manufacturing through the Lens of 316SS"
Dr. Eugene Pashkovski, Lubrizol,"Application of ultrafast video imaging for characterizing elastocapillary thinning and rotary fluid atomization"
Dr. Jae Yang, UWisc-Madison, "Advancing integrative cryo-EM to study in-situ crystalline structure of the human eosinophil major basic protein-1"
Dr. Jennifer McDonough, Kent State University, "CARS (Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering))imaging to understand remyelination in multiple sclerosis"
Dr. Megan Macnaughtan, John Carroll University, "Unraveling the Dual Nature of a C. trachomatis Protein with NMR and Chromatography"
Dr. Zach Oestreicher, Miami University, "Investigation of biomineralization proteins in magnetotactic bacteria using light and electron microscopy"
Dr. Andres E Marquez Rossy, ORNL, "A Microscopic History of Additive Manufacturing through the Lens of 316SS"
Dr. Eugene Pashkovski, Lubrizol,"Application of ultrafast video imaging for characterizing elastocapillary thinning and rotary fluid atomization"
Dr. Jae Yang, UWisc-Madison, "Advancing integrative cryo-EM to study in-situ crystalline structure of the human eosinophil major basic protein-1"
Dr. Jennifer McDonough, Kent State University, "CARS (Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering))imaging to understand remyelination in multiple sclerosis"
Dr. Megan Macnaughtan, John Carroll University, "Unraveling the Dual Nature of a C. trachomatis Protein with NMR and Chromatography"
Dr. Zach Oestreicher, Miami University, "Investigation of biomineralization proteins in magnetotactic bacteria using light and electron microscopy"
How to get there?
The full-day conference will be held at Dolan Science Center of John Carroll University. The Dolan Science center is located at the lower left corner of JCU. For GPS users, please use 1 John Carroll Blvd, University Heights, OH 44118, or maybe the old address: 20700 North Park Boulevard University Heights, Ohio 44118.
Student Awards
May Conference Student Paper Awards:
3 monetary awards for oral presentations: $100 for 1st place, $50 for award of merit and $25 for special mention
4 monetary awards for poster presentations: $50 for 1st place and $25 for 2nd place in both physical and biological sciences.
MSNO Student Awards (up to 2):
$100 monetary awards and sponsoring up to $500 for each awardee to attend the national microscopy meetings (valid through the end of 2026).
The full-day conference will be held at Dolan Science Center of John Carroll University. The Dolan Science center is located at the lower left corner of JCU. For GPS users, please use 1 John Carroll Blvd, University Heights, OH 44118, or maybe the old address: 20700 North Park Boulevard University Heights, Ohio 44118.
Student Awards
May Conference Student Paper Awards:
3 monetary awards for oral presentations: $100 for 1st place, $50 for award of merit and $25 for special mention
4 monetary awards for poster presentations: $50 for 1st place and $25 for 2nd place in both physical and biological sciences.
MSNO Student Awards (up to 2):
$100 monetary awards and sponsoring up to $500 for each awardee to attend the national microscopy meetings (valid through the end of 2026).
Left: 2024 MSNO Award winner, Sylvie Crowell (Case Western Reserve University) and then MSNO President Dr. Jeff Pigott; Middle: 2023 MSNO Award winner, Louisa Mezache (The Ohio State University); Right: 2019 MSNO Award winner, Taras Turiv (Kent State University) and then MSNO President, Dr. Virgil Solomon.
Vendors and sponsorship
IONIC Donor: he $350 IONIC sponsors will be displayed in the event brochure, and will be provided an individual table space for displays with access to electrical supply as well as registration for 1 person. Please specify in the form attached if you need electrical for instrumentation.
RYDBERG Donor: The $500 RYDBERG Donor receives all of the above plus registration for two persons.
Vendor Registration Form Download
2025_may_conference_sponsorship_registration.docx (Deadline: May 7, 2025)
IONIC Donor: he $350 IONIC sponsors will be displayed in the event brochure, and will be provided an individual table space for displays with access to electrical supply as well as registration for 1 person. Please specify in the form attached if you need electrical for instrumentation.
RYDBERG Donor: The $500 RYDBERG Donor receives all of the above plus registration for two persons.
Vendor Registration Form Download
2025_may_conference_sponsorship_registration.docx (Deadline: May 7, 2025)
For Poster Presentations
Poster size - The posters should be no more than 48 inches (Width) x 45 inches (Length)
Poster size - The posters should be no more than 48 inches (Width) x 45 inches (Length)
paper submission
Please submit your papers here
CONTACT US
For general meeting information, please contact:
Brian Perry, Parker Hannifin Corporation
Rick Kus, DeNora
Laura Wilson, NASA
Jeffrey Pigott, Case Western Reserve University
Virgil Solomon, Youngstown State University
Regan Silvestri, Lorain County Community College
Min Gao, Kent State University
For technical program, please contact:
Rick Kus, DeNora
Brian Perry, Parker Hannifin Corporation
Laura Wilson, NASA
Regan Silvestri, Lorain County Community College
Jeffrey Pigott, Case Western Reserve University
Min Gao Kent State University
For corporate sponsors and vendor exhibitions, please contact:
Rick Kus, DeNora Tech
Emily Graves, Parker Hannifin Corporation
For online submission, online registration and meeting webpage, please contact:
Min Gao Kent State University
Kim Fraiser, Lubrizol Corp.
Rick Kus, DeNora
For general meeting information, please contact:
Brian Perry, Parker Hannifin Corporation
Rick Kus, DeNora
Laura Wilson, NASA
Jeffrey Pigott, Case Western Reserve University
Virgil Solomon, Youngstown State University
Regan Silvestri, Lorain County Community College
Min Gao, Kent State University
For technical program, please contact:
Rick Kus, DeNora
Brian Perry, Parker Hannifin Corporation
Laura Wilson, NASA
Regan Silvestri, Lorain County Community College
Jeffrey Pigott, Case Western Reserve University
Min Gao Kent State University
For corporate sponsors and vendor exhibitions, please contact:
Rick Kus, DeNora Tech
Emily Graves, Parker Hannifin Corporation
For online submission, online registration and meeting webpage, please contact:
Min Gao Kent State University
Kim Fraiser, Lubrizol Corp.
Rick Kus, DeNora
Corporate Sponsors of 2024
RYDBERG
IONIC
Dr. Janet Gbur honored sponsors at the May Conference 2024.