60: What Every MSE Should Know About SEM (ft. Dr. Neal Magdefrau)

<p>The scanning electron microscope (SEM) uses a focused beam of high-energy electrons to generate a variety of signals at the surface of solid specimens. The signals that derive from electron-sample interactions reveal information about the sample including external morphology (texture), chemical composition, crystalline structure and orientation of materials making up the sample.</p> <p> </p> <p>Check out our <a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/msecompanies'>MSE Company Database</a> and free <a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/mseprofessionaldevelopmentguide'>professional development guide</a> for materials scientists and engineers!</p> <p> </p> <p>In today’s episode, Dr. Neal Magdefrau, owner of Electron Microscopy Innovative Technologies LLC (Emit, LLC), shares his knowledge about how Emit specializes in renting portable scanning electron microscopes.</p> <p> </p> <p>In this conversation, we discuss:</p> <p> </p> <p>🔹️ Why Neal chose MSE, and what he was able to use from his MSE background when starting your business.</p> <p>🔹️ His high level overview of how an SEM works, and what kind of length scales he can see in an SEM image.</p> <p>🔹️Explain how EDS works, and how it is different from the mechanism the SEM uses to collect an image</p> <p>🔹️How did he come to the realization that there is a market for renting SEMs and contracting EDS work</p> <p>🔹️How does SEM help additive manufacturers compare their products to traditionally manufactured parts.</p> <p>🔹️What ways could incorporating machine learning and AI into SEMs improve their operation and analysis capabilities</p> <p>🔹️Explains why data management is an inherent challenge for current SEMs,  and how could these new machines could overcome this obstacle.</p> <p>🔹️ Advice for MSEs who would like to pursue a career in this industry.</p> <p> </p> <p>Learn more about our <a href='https://www.mseacademy.com/courses/students-tier-2'>MSE Career Development Online Course</a>, which includes more industry-specific information and advice.</p> <p> </p> <