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    Larmier, Salomé

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    About Salomé Larmier

    Dr. Salomé Larmier is a Sales Business Development Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, supporting customers in their adoption of advanced electron microscopy solutions. Her background includes the use of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and a variety of related materials characterization techniques for the investigation of complex geological materials.

    Her doctoral research in petroleum geoscience focused on the characterization of natural hydraulic fractures in unconventional reservoirs, which has given her a strong foundation in geological characterization and data interpretation. She has a range of practical, hands-on experience with electron microscopy and microanalytical techniques that are actively being used in modern geoscience research.

    Expertise and focus

    Salomé specializes in electron microscopy and automated mineralogical techniques for geoscience applications. She has extensive experience applying automated mineralogy to reservoir characterization, mineral phase identification, and the analysis of heterogeneous geological materials. Her expertise in geological characterization encompasses SEM-EDS, automated mineralogy, as well as subsequent data interpretation.

    She is involved in the development and adoption of automated mineralogy solutions across the full analytical process, from identifying customer needs and defining appropriate workflows to supporting data interpretation and technical guidance for specific geoscience applications.

    Scientific perspective

    Salomé’s perspective is shaped by both her background in petroleum geosciences and her practical experience with electron microscopy. She understands the challenges geoscientists face when translating mineralogical and microanalytical data into meaningful and actionable insight. She offers a unique perspective on how mineralogical information can be used to support decisions in exploration, reservoir characterization, and resource development.

    She is intent on helping researchers and industry professionals connect analytical results to the specific questions they need to answer, facilitating more efficient and reliable characterization of complex geological materials.

    Prokhodtseva, Anna

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    About Dr. Anna Prokhodtseva

    Dr. Anna Prokhodtseva is a Product Manager for FIB-SEM systems at Thermo Fisher Scientific. She has worked in electron microscopy for more than 15 years, with a technical foundation that includes focused ion beam methods, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and electron backscatter diffraction. Her experience reflects deep engagement with the tools and techniques used to investigate material structure and behavior.

    Expertise and focus

    Anna has extensive hands-on experience preparing and analyzing samples for advanced imaging and microanalysis. During her doctoral research, she developed deep practical expertise using electron microscopy to study radiation damage and structural behavior in metals, including detailed work with transmission electron microscopy and focused ion beam techniques.

    Following her PhD, Anna held a series of technical roles at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where she contributed directly to the development of new FIB-SEM products through close collaboration with research and development teams. Her experience includes transmission electron microscopy lamella preparation, focused ion beam tomography, atom probe specimen preparation, and the use of analytical methods such as electron backscatter diffraction and energy-dispersive spectroscopy. She also has experience with image analysis tools used in materials characterization. These capabilities enable her to understand how researchers utilize microscopy to investigate microstructure, defects, interfaces, and compositional variations in complex materials.

    In her current role, Anna focuses on translating focused ion beam user needs into practical solutions that support real research challenges. This background allows her to understand how researchers use microscopy to study microstructure, defects, interfaces, and compositional variations in complex materials.

    Scientific perspective

    Anna’s perspective is shaped by years of collaboration with research and development teams and by her doctoral work in radiation damage in metals, which required detailed structural and compositional evaluation using electron microscopy. She understands the practical challenges researchers face when imaging and analyzing various materials, preparing samples, and combining complementary techniques. Her goal is to support customers as they work to obtain accurate and meaningful insight from their FIB-SEM and transmission electron microscopy data.

    Scarpellini, Alice

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    About Alice Scarpellini

    Alice Scarpellini is an Applications Development Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific with more than a decade of experience in high-resolution electron microscopy and imaging science. Her background spans scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy and electron backscatter diffraction, giving her a comprehensive foundation in structural and compositional characterization.

    Expertise and focus

    Alice has extensive experience applying electron microscopy and microanalytical methods to investigate complex materials. Her work includes evaluating structure, identifying variations in composition, and understanding how these features influence performance. She connects instrument capabilities to the scientific questions researchers are trying to answer and provides insight into how different imaging and analytical approaches contribute to more complete and accurate interpretation.

    Scientific perspective

    Alice’s expertise reflects years of hands-on work with advanced imaging systems and collaboration with research and development teams. She understands the technical considerations that influence data quality and the practical realities scientists face when selecting and using microscopy and microanalysis tools. Her goal is to help customers gain clearer insight from their samples by understanding what each technique can reveal and how combined methods strengthen scientific conclusions.

    Van Leer, Brandon

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    Brandon Van Leer’s professional background has focused largely on characterization and development of materials and polymers. He has over 28 years’ experience in various analytical techniques and  >20 years exploring SEM and FIB. Brandon’s current research interests are applications development for inert gas sample transfer, cryo-plasma FIB and multi-ion source plasma FIB for air and beam sensitive materials. Brandon received his BS in Physics (1998) and his MS in Electrical Engineering (2002) from Oregon State University. He is a member of MSA, MRS and IEEE.