AFM Training Programs - An Overview!
TT-2 Assembly Workshop
The ultimate in comprehensive knowledge of Atomic Force Microscope design and function can be gained through AFMWorkshop's TT-AFM Assembly Workshop. Participants build their own AFM and participate in numerous workshops on AFM theory, operation, and applications. Attendees learn the components of an Atomic Force Microscope, how an AFM operates, key AFM design points, light lever design, scanner design/construction, and how to maximize image signal-to-noise ratio.
 AFM Applications Workshop
AFMWorkshop's five-day AFM Applications Workshop provides access to an AFM for each attendee for extensive hands-on labs. Participants spend time in group lectures on the theory of Atomic Force Microscopy, and put theory into practice by preparing and measuring images for a wide variety of metallurgic and life sciences samples. Participants have time for expert guidance in troubleshooting their particular applications.
 Free Atomic Force Microscopy Webinars
AFMWorkshop provides a series of free live-streaming seminars for educators and professionals. Key skills to help all AFM users gain the most from their AFM are covered, including effective utilization of image processing software, techniques for successful sample preparation, detecting artifacts, and selecting the right probes. To view pre-recorded webinars, visit the AFMWorkshop Webinar Page.
 Animated AFM Tutorials
Learning how an atomic force microscope works is an essential part of proper Atomic Force Microscope training. AFMWorkshop provides a series of animations that illuminate key operating principles and efficiently introduce new users to Atomic Force Microscopes.
While minimal training is needed to measure basic AFM images, gaining optimal performance requires greater insight into the operating principles and design of atomic force microscopes. This depth of understanding is especially necessary when users need to measure high-quality images with only a few angstroms of resolution.
Concepts essential to understanding how to optimize AFM performance, such as the design of piezoelectric scanners, light lever design, probe sample interactions, and feedback control can be readily understood by the AFM user and are clearly illustrated in the AFMWorkshop Animated AFM Tutorials.
Our tutorials act as a starting point for anyone interested in learning about the theory and operation of atomic force microscopes. For example, in the section of animations describing the "Design of the Light Lever AFM," we first show that a photodetector can convert photons to electrical energy; then demonstrate how 2 photodetectors are used to create a position-sensitive detector; finally show how the motion of a cantilever is measured with a light lever. Researchers, educators, and students around the globe have voiced their appreciation for the unique and immediately useful knowledge communicated through the AFMWorkshop animated tutorials.
Atomic Force Microscopy Textbook
The book Atomic Force Microscopy, written by Drs. Peter Eaton and Paul West and published by Oxford University Press, is available from Amazon.com, or Oxford University Press. Atomic Force Microscopy has become the leading text for AFM education and is a great resource for both professionals and students. Click Here for more information.
Presentations
AFMWorkshop customers have access to a complete library of PowerPoint presentations, including over 500 slides on subjects ranging from AFM image analysis, instrument design, quantitative AFM measurements, and Atomic Force Microscope image artifacts. These presentations may be used for teaching courses to undergraduate and graduate students. Additionally, a trained instructor from the AFMWorkshop is available to lead a three day course derived from these PowerPoint presentations.
Training for AFM Success
Pick up any scientific journal or click through a website and you'll see beautiful images produced by scientists and engineers on atomic force microscopes. What's not so easy to see is the amount of time and effort that went into producing these amazing images.
Training, education,and time on the instrument are the keys to successful AFM imaging. Although basic operation of the instrument is straightforward, acquiring beautiful nano-scale images like those seen in scientific publications requires theoretical knowledge as well as actual practice time on the instrument.
AFMWorkshop is committed to helping our customers develop the strong AFM skill sets necessary to produce world-class AFM images.
To learn more about atomic force microscopes training, feel free to visit www.afmworkshop.com
