European Atom Probe Tomography Workshop, Oct 7-9, 2025 in Marseille, France
Start planning your trip for the next European Atom Probe Tomography (APT) Workshop in Marseille, France! This year's workshop will be held by IM2NP (Institut Matériaux Microélectronique Nanosciences de Provence), a leading European research institute and a long-standing user of CAMECA 3D Atom Probes. We are proud to support their cutting-edge works in material science and nanoscience and look forward to discovering the lastest innovations powered by APT!
📅 Date: October 7-9, 2025
📍 Location: Faculty of Sciences, Site St Jérôme, Aix-Marseille University (AMU), 52 Avenue Escadrille Normandie Niemen, 13013 Marseille, France
Directed by Alain Portavoce, the IM2NP team has started planning actively. Members of the scientific committee and invited speakers will soon be announced, as well as registration and abstract submission guidelines.
Directions from the hotel to the university, in French. Click here.
Directions from the hotel to the university, in English. Click here.
APT School
Tuesday afternoon, October 7th
1 – 5PM
Target Audience
The pre-meeting workshop targets those with a year or less of APT experience but will cover basic concepts that even experienced users may find useful. It will end with each user getting "hands on" with the LEAP 6000 instrument and the latest 6.3 analysis software.
Arrival 1PM: Coffee and General Discussion
Lecture Topics 1:30 - 3PM
- APT Technology – from ions to data
- Specimen Preparation
- Reconstruction
- Basic Data Analysis
- Discussion
Hands-on Topics 3:30 - 5PM (45 minutes at each station)
- Use the LEAP 6000, see the new features
- Use the latest features of AP Suite - some computers will be available, but bring your own if you have IVAS 6.3 installed
- Discussion
October 8-9
Talk sessions, then main labs (APT, FIB, TEM) visits in separate groups in the late afternoon. Please note that there's a social event on Wednesday Oct 8.
👇We are pleased to already share some tips to help with your trip and stay:
Travel Information
- Marseille Provence Airport (MRS): The nearest international airport, is about a 30-minute taxi ride to the AMU campus.
- Saint Charles train station: Direct TGV (French national high speed train) line available from the Terminal 2 of Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) Airport to Marseille Saint Charles train station, located at the city center of Marseille, approximately a 15-minute taxi ride to the AMU campus.
Accommodation
It is easy to commute between hotels in downtown and the AMU by subway, there is also a bus stop (St Jérôme Faculté) right in front of the campus. Hotels near the city center (The Old Port of Marseille):
Hotel near the train station: