Ekspla Ltd together with German partners TOPAG Lasertechnik GmbH and in collaboration with Max Plank Institute held a workshop on sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy in Golm (Germany), in November 2006. Inspired by booming interest in SFG spectroscopy, this was the first company-sponsored (Ekspla and Topag) event where scientists shared their research results, discussed current techniques and prospects of the SFG spectroscopy.
Ekspla announced its plans to build its first commercial SFG microscope in the first quarter of 2007. The event attracted recognized researchers in the field, such as G.Rupprechter, M.Florsheimer, H.Motschman and others.
“This was a very successful event. The sharing of knowledge on most recent achievements in SFG spectroscopy and technique development brings scientists and manufacturers closer together”, says Irmantas Mikulskas, head of Ekspla laser sales division. “Our target is not only to sell equipment but to develop partnership with our customer,” he added.
Full list of presenters at the SFG workshop:
Prof. Dr. Winfried Daum, Inst. of Physics and Physical Technologies, TU Clausthal
"SFG a vibration spectroscopy of interfaces: Historical remarks and early developments"
Dr. Irmantas Mikulskas (Company Ekspla, Vilnius)
"Vibrational SFG spectroscopy - Versatile tool for surface and interface studies"
Prof. Dr. Günther Rupprechter, Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Vienna (former FHI Berlin)
"SFG spectroscopy of catalytic processes on solid surfaces"
Dr. Patrick Kölsch (Prof. Grunze), Institute of Physical Chemistry, University Heidelberg
"Applications of SF spectroscopy in biophysics and medical physics"
Dr. Hubert Motschmann, MPI of Colloids and Interfaces, Golm
"Surface tension and foam stability - classical problems seen with new eyes" Dipl. Chem. Kristian Laß (Prof. Hasselbrink), Institute of Physical Chemistry, Uni. Essen
"Vibrational and photodesorption dynamics of CO on Si(100) by SFG spectroscopy" Dr. Mathias Flörsheimer, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
"Specification of the functional groups of Mineral/Electrolyte interfaces in Environmental Geochemistry"
Dr. Zenonas Kuprionis (Company Ekspla, Vilnius)
"Development of SFG Imaging Microscopy"
Dr. Viswanath Padmanabhan, MPI of Colloids and Interfaces, Golm
"Ions at the air-water interface: Grazing incidence X-ray, flourescence and SFG studies"