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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The UH Petroleum Engineering Department together with Carl Zeiss Microscopy is excited to invite you to see the new Axio Scan.Z1 Geo, a slide scanning system for the automated digitization
of geological sections. Starting on Wednesday, June 12, researchers can sign up for in-person demos or sample runs. The system will be available for two weeks. To sign up, please contact David Akalal by calling 281-455-5399 or via email at
</span><a href="mailto:David.akalal@zeiss.com" id="LPlnk313991" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">David.akalal@zeiss.com</a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> to get additional information. Faculty
hosts: Lori Hathon and Michael Myers.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">One of the critical challenges in geological microanalysis is that of scale. Local features and structures, when imaged using a single frame, frequently come at the expense of a field
of view representative of sample heterogeneity or required to view features in the appropriate geological context. The Axioscan.Z1 allows for
<b>high throughput sample digitization</b> allow for entire thin sections to be digitized at high resolution in a matter of minutes in multiple illumination conditions. This for the problem of scale to be effectively dealt with, allowing for much larger structures
to be fully characterized without sacrificing resolution. Fully digitized petrographic data presents a range of opportunities for researchers, institutions and students beyond the ability to contextualize local insights. These digitized light microscopy tools
can then be coupled with computer vision and machine learning technologies to automatically analyze the rocks to provide detailed insight into geological processes or subsurface reservoir structures.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">The new Geo AxioScan.Z1:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This a system that has the capacity to scan up to 50 slides and is equipped with
<i>multiple polarizer / analyzer</i> pairs mounted on motorized components, mounted at a range of angles, allowing for data at multiple polarization orientations to be acquired. As the sample is not rotated relative to the camera, the requirement for subsequent
image processing and alignment is minimal. This creates a multichannel dataset where each pixel has information about the sample under brightfield illumination and under the full range of polarization conditions.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This can be extended to include a range of additional illumination modes, include flexible
<i>fluorescence</i> illumination modalities, allowing for the highlighting of specific mineral stains, impregnated fluorescent epoxies or specific mineral auto-fluorescence. This allows for up to 50 samples to be fully digitized, rapidly and completely, creating
a rich data object from a thin section, amenable to further automated computer vision analysis.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></li></ul>
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