James DeRose , Ph.D.

James DeRose ist wissenschaftlicher und technischer Redakteur für Stereo- und Digitalmikroskopie bei Leica Microsystems. Er verfügt über mehr als 20 Jahre Erfahrung im wissenschaftlichen und technischen Schreiben für Buch- und Zeitschriftenpublikationen. Er ist Mitautor von mehr als 35 wissenschaftlichen und technischen Publikationen, die in internationalen Fachzeitschriften veröffentlicht wurden, von mehr als 45 Präsentationen für internationale wissenschaftliche Konferenzen und Symposien sowie von zwei Patentanmeldungen. Er ist Hauptherausgeber des Buches "Aluminium Alloy Corrosion of Aircraft Structures: Modelling and Simulation", das im Jahr 2012 veröffentlicht wurde. Dieses Buch ist aus dem von der EU im 6. Rahmenprogramm finanzierten Projekt SICOM hervorgegangen. Er hat wissenschaftliche und technische Projekte mit Schwerpunkt auf angewandter F&E und Anwendungsentwicklung in den Bereichen Grenzflächenchemie und -physik, thermische und chemische Verfahrenstechnik, Korrosion und Metallografie, Oberflächenbeschichtungen und -analyse, Materialwissenschaft, Biotechnologie und Zellbiologie geleitet und zu diesen beigetragen. Er verfügt über Erfahrung mit verschiedenen Arten von Mikroskopie- und Analysemethoden. In der Vergangenheit hat er am California Institute of Technology, an der Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule in Lausanne sowie bei der Firma Cytion (Molecular Devices) an Projekten der angewandten Forschung und Entwicklung sowie der Anwendungsentwicklung gearbeitet. James promovierte 1993 an der Arizona State University in Physik mit dem Schwerpunkt angewandte Forschung in den Bereichen Oberflächenwissenschaften, physikalische Chemie und Biophysik. Er arbeitet seit August 2013 bei Leica Microsystems.

Macroscale to Nanoscale Pore Analysis of Shale and Carbonate Rocks

Physical porosity in rocks, like shale and carbonate, has a large effect on the their storage capacity. The pore geometries also affect their permeability. Imaging the visible pore space provides…

See the Structure with Microscopy - Know the Composition with Laser Spectroscopy

The advantages of a 2-in-1 materials analysis solution combining optical microscopy and laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for simultaneous visual and chemical inspection are described in…

Introduction to Widefield Microscopy

This article gives an introduction to widefield microscopy, one of the most basic and commonly used microscopy techniques. It also shows the basic differences between widefield and confocal…

Comparison when observing a rodent model organism with a Greenough versus CMO (common main objective) stereo microscope for a task like surgery.

Rodent and Small-Animal Surgery

Learn how you can perform rodent (mouse, rat, hamster) and small-animal surgery efficiently with a microscope for developmental biology and medical research applications by reading this article.

Digital Microscopy with Versatile Illumination and Various Contrast Methods for More Efficient Inspection and Quality Control

State-of-the-art digital microscopes utilizing a versatile illumination system capable of achieving multiple contrast methods, such as the Leica DVM6, are very useful for inspection, quality control,…

Transgenic zebrafish larva where fluorescent proteins label the heart muscle blue, blood and blood vessels red, and all circulatory system cells green. Image recorded with a M205 FA microscope.

Imaging and Analyzing Zebrafish, Medaka, and Xenopus

Discover how to image and analyze zebrafish, medaka, and Xenopus frog model organisms efficiently with a microscope for developmental biology applications from this article.

Fluorescence stereo microscope image of anesthetized Mediterranean fruit flies recorded with a M205 stereo microscope.

Investigating Fruit Flies (Drosophila melanogaster)

Learn how to image and investigate Drosophila fruit fly model organisms efficiently with a microscope for developmental biology applications from this article.

Studying Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans)

Find out how you can image and study C. elegans roundworm model organisms efficiently with a microscope for developmental biology applications from this article.

Life Science Imaging with DVM6 Digital Microscope

Digital microscopes can be a great help in life science applications such as the documentation in botany, entomology studies and crop science, or the digitization of museum collections. The image…

What You Always Wanted to Know About Digital Microscopy, but Never Got Around to Asking

Digital microscopy is one of the buzz words in microscopy – and there are a couple of facts that are useful to know. Georg Schlaffer, Product Manager with Leica Microsystems, has often been asked…

Nanoscale or Microscale Structures Formed in Polymers Containing Nanotubes Greatly Enhance the Electrical Conductivity

The excellent mechanical and electrical properties of carbon nanotubes have led to them being exploited for the creation of a new class of high performance polymer composites. Due to important…

An ID card which has been tampered with by counterfeiters who inserted a hologram.

Is that Document Genuine or Fake? How do They Identify Fake Documents?

This article shows how forensic experts use microscopy for analysis to identify counterfeit, fake documents, such as ID cards, passports, visas, certificates, etc. Then they know if it is genuine or…

Fluorescence microscope image of a life-science specimen

An Introduction to Fluorescence

This article gives an introduction to fluorescence and photoluminescence, which includes phosphorescence, explains the basic theory behind them, and how fluorescence is used for microscopy.

A portion of an early binocular microscope developed by John Leonhard Riddel in the early 1850s.

The History of Stereo Microscopy

This article gives an overview on the history of stereo microscopes. The development and evolution from handcrafted instruments (late 16th to mid-18th century) to mass produced ones the last 150…