High Performance Materials Characterization: Tools, Techniques & Case Studies
Thursday, May 28, 2026
9:30 - 3:00 PM
Location
TA Instruments
890 West 410 North, Suite A Lindon, UT 84042
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Join us for a free technical seminar focused on advanced materials characterization techniques critical to high performance materials research, development, and manufacturing. This event will explore how thermal analysis, rheology, and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) can be applied to evaluate performance, optimize formulations, and support compliance with industry standards across aerospace, advanced materials, and other markets that demand exacting performance. What you will learn This seminar is free to attend, however space is limited so please register today to save your spot! A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Through practical case studies and real-world applications, attendees will gain valuable insights into how these tools support the development of high-performance materials, including advanced resins and composites.
Agenda
| 9:30 - 10:00 AM |
Check-in and Breakfast |
| 10:00 - 10:45 AM |
The Thermal Analysis Toolbox: An Overview of Essential Techniques |
| 10:45 - 10:50 AM |
Short Break |
| 10:50 - 11:35 AM |
Rheology and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis for High Performance Materials |
| 11:35 - 12:30 PM |
Lunch |
| 12:30 - 1:15 PM |
Case Studies: Thermal Analysis in Action |
| 1:15 - 2:00 PM |
Case Studies: Rheology in Action |
| 2:00 - 2:10 PM |
Short Break |
| 2:10 - 2:25 PM |
STANAG Testing and TAM Methodologies |
| 2:25 - 3:00 PM |
Optional: Lab Tour and Networking |
Meet the Speakers
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Samuel Redstone, PhD Application Scientist Samuel Redstone, PhD, is an applications scientist at TA Instruments-Waters LLC providing applications support to the Microcalorimetry and Thermal Analysis product lines. Key responsibilities include providing customer support, performing instrument demonstrations, and teaching training courses. Prior to joining TA Instruments in 2021, Sam earned a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Utah, where, under the guidance of Prof. Cynthia Burrows, he studied the link between oxidative DNA damage and repair, and the key role that oligonucleotide structure played in this process. |
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Jon Whitledge Regional Application Scientist Jon Whitledge holds an M.S. in Polymer Science and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Akron, with extensive coursework spanning materials science, mechanical design, and analytical methods. Over a 37-year career—20 of which were in R&D management—he has led cross-functional teams across strategy, product development, intellectual property, manufacturing, quality, and sales. His experience spans organizations from startups to Fortune 500 companies and includes work with polymers, composites, elastomers, biomaterials, piping systems, and performance textiles. Jon’s technical expertise centers on mechanical testing, thermal analysis, and rheology, utilizing a broad range of advanced analytical techniques. |
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Viviana Costa Microcalorimetry Applications Scientist Viviana Costa earned her master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Coimbra, Portugal and her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Costa joined TA instruments in 2023 as an Applications Scientist, based in Lindon, Utah. She supports the microcalorimetry product line and related applications. |
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Powerful TRIOS Software
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RCS 120 Refrigerated Cooling System
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High Throughput DSC Autosampler
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New Microscope Accessory
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Revolutionary New Fusion Cell™
Revolutionary new Fusion Cell™ further improves the performance on which you’ve come to rely. Better sensitivity, resolution, repeatability and industry leading baseline performance, enable detection of the weakest thermal transitions and the most accurate enthalpy and specific heat capacity.
Powerful TRIOS Software
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High Throughput DSC Autosampler
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Discover powerful TRIOS software that delivers exceptional user experience in a combined package for instrument control, data analysis and reporting for thermal analysis and rheology. New features such as automated calibration routines, multiple calibration sets, real-time test method editing, and inter-laboratory data and test method sharing provide unmatched flexibility, while one-click analysis and custom reporting raise productivity to new levels.
Discover powerful TRIOS software that delivers exceptional user experience in a combined package for instrument control, data analysis and reporting for thermal analysis and rheology. New features such as automated calibration routines, multiple calibration sets, real-time test method editing, and inter-laboratory data and test method sharing provide unmatched flexibility, while one-click analysis and custom reporting raise productivity to new levels.
Discover powerful TRIOS software that delivers exceptional user experience in a combined package for instrument control, data analysis and reporting for thermal analysis and rheology. New features such as automated calibration routines, multiple calibration sets, real-time test method editing, and inter-laboratory data and test method sharing provide unmatched flexibility, while one-click analysis and custom reporting raise productivity to new levels.
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- Fusion Cell™ with patented technology provides unrivaled performance in baseline flatness, sensitivity, resolution, and reproducibility. Its superb technology enables detection of the weakest thermal transitions and the most accurate enthalpy and specific heat capacity measurements.
- Enhanced Tzero heat flow technology for the X3 guarantees temperature and enthalpy accuracy simultaneously on all three samples
- High-end performance with three sample calorimeters provide unmatched flexibility from replicate testing for statistical analysis to validation/verification against a control sample for the ultimate in certainty
- Modulated DSC® (MDSC®) for the most efficient separation of complex thermal events.
- One-Touch-Away™ User Interface enhances usability and access to data on the instrument.
- Reliable linear autosampler with 54 programmable tray positions for worry-free 24/7 operation, flexible programming of experiments, and automated calibration and verification routines.
- Widest range of refrigerated cooling options eliminates liquid nitrogen expense and ensures uninterrupted sub-ambient operation during extended autosampler routines.
- Tzero Press and pans for fast, simple, and reproducible sample preparation.
- Powerful software that delivers an exceptional user experience in a combined package for instrument control, data analysis, and reporting. Features such as automated calibration routines and real-time test method editing provide unmatched flexibility, while One-Click analysis and custom reporting raise productivity to new levels.
- Commitment to quality backed by the industry’s ONLY five-year cell and furnace warranty for peace of mind.
| Instrument Features | |
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| Fusion Cell™ | X3 DSC |
| MDSC |  |
| Enhanced Tzero Heat Flow | |
| User Replaceable Cell | |
| 54-Position Autosampler | |
| Dual Input Gas-Delivery Manifold | |
| Color App-Style Touch Screen | |
| Included |
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Revolutionary New Fusion Cell™
Revolutionary new Fusion Cell™ further improves the performance on which you’ve come to rely. Better sensitivity, resolution, repeatability and industry leading baseline performance, enable detection of the weakest thermal transitions and the most accurate enthalpy and specific heat capacity.
Powerful TRIOS Software
Revolutionary new Fusion Cell™ further improves the performance on which you’ve come to rely. Better sensitivity, resolution, repeatability and industry leading baseline performance, enable detection of the weakest thermal transitions and the most accurate enthalpy and specific heat capacity.
Modulated DSC®
Revolutionary new Fusion Cell™ further improves the performance on which you’ve come to rely. Better sensitivity, resolution, repeatability and industry leading baseline performance, enable detection of the weakest thermal transitions and the most accurate enthalpy and specific heat capacity.
RCS 120 Refrigerated Cooling System
Revolutionary new Fusion Cell™ further improves the performance on which you’ve come to rely. Better sensitivity, resolution, repeatability and industry leading baseline performance, enable detection of the weakest thermal transitions and the most accurate enthalpy and specific heat capacity.
High Throughput DSC Autosampler
Revolutionary new Fusion Cell™ further improves the performance on which you’ve come to rely. Better sensitivity, resolution, repeatability and industry leading baseline performance, enable detection of the weakest thermal transitions and the most accurate enthalpy and specific heat capacity.
New Microscope Accessory
Revolutionary new Fusion Cell™ further improves the performance on which you’ve come to rely. Better sensitivity, resolution, repeatability and industry leading baseline performance, enable detection of the weakest thermal transitions and the most accurate enthalpy and specific heat capacity.
Refrigerated Cooling Systems (RCS)
Take advantage of the convenient Refrigerated Cooling Systems (RCS) for unattended DSC and MDSC® operation over broad temperature ranges. The new RCS 120 provides enhanced safety and is the only liquid nitrogen-free system capable of conducting experiments down to -120°C.
RCS Features and Benefits:
- One-, Two-, or Three-stage refrigeration systems that achieve temperature ranges down to -40 °C, -90 °C or -120 °C
- Sealed system eliminates the need for liquid nitrogen cooling
- Enables cycling, MDSC®, controlled, and ballistic cooling experiments
- Safe, convenient, and continuous cooling operation for your laboratory needs
Refrigerated Cooling Systems (RCS)
Take advantage of the convenient Refrigerated Cooling Systems (RCS) for unattended DSC and MDSC® operation over broad temperature ranges. The new RCS 120 provides enhanced safety and is the only liquid nitrogen-free system capable of conducting experiments down to -120°C.
RCS Features and Benefits:
- One-, Two-, or Three-stage refrigeration systems that achieve temperature ranges down to -40 °C, -90 °C or -120 °C
- Sealed system eliminates the need for liquid nitrogen cooling
- Enables cycling, MDSC®, controlled, and ballistic cooling experiments
- Safe, convenient, and continuous cooling operation for your laboratory needs
Refrigerated Cooling Systems (RCS)
Take advantage of the convenient Refrigerated Cooling Systems (RCS) for unattended DSC and MDSC® operation over broad temperature ranges. The new RCS 120 provides enhanced safety and is the only liquid nitrogen-free system capable of conducting experiments down to -120°C.
RCS Features and Benefits:
- One-, Two-, or Three-stage refrigeration systems that achieve temperature ranges down to -40 °C, -90 °C or -120 °C
- Sealed system eliminates the need for liquid nitrogen cooling
- Enables cycling, MDSC®, controlled, and ballistic cooling experiments
- Safe, convenient, and continuous cooling operation for your laboratory needs
Refrigerated Cooling Systems (RCS)
Take advantage of the convenient Refrigerated Cooling Systems (RCS) for unattended DSC and MDSC® operation over broad temperature ranges. The new RCS 120 provides enhanced safety and is the only liquid nitrogen-free system capable of conducting experiments down to -120°C.
RCS Features and Benefits:
- One-, Two-, or Three-stage refrigeration systems that achieve temperature ranges down to -40 °C, -90 °C or -120 °C
- Sealed system eliminates the need for liquid nitrogen cooling
- Enables cycling, MDSC®, controlled, and ballistic cooling experiments
- Safe, convenient, and continuous cooling operation for your laboratory needs
Refrigerated Cooling Systems (RCS)
Take advantage of the convenient Refrigerated Cooling Systems (RCS) for unattended DSC and MDSC® operation over broad temperature ranges. The new RCS 120 provides enhanced safety and is the only liquid nitrogen-free system capable of conducting experiments down to -120°C.
RCS Features and Benefits:
- One-, Two-, or Three-stage refrigeration systems that achieve temperature ranges down to -40 °C, -90 °C or -120 °C
- Sealed system eliminates the need for liquid nitrogen cooling
- Enables cycling, MDSC®, controlled, and ballistic cooling experiments
- Safe, convenient, and continuous cooling operation for your laboratory needs
TRIOS Software
Discover powerful TRIOS software that delivers exceptional user experience in a combined package for instrument control, data analysis and reporting. New features such as automated calibration routines, multiple calibration sets, real-time test method editing, and inter-laboratory data and test method sharing provide unmatched flexibility, while one-click analysis and custom reporting raise productivity to new levels.
TRIOS Features & Benefits:
- Control multiple instruments with a single PC and software package
- Overlay and compare results across techniques including DSC, TGA, DMA, SDT and rheometers.
- Unlimited licensing and free lifetime software upgrades.
- One-Click analysis for increased productivity.
- Automated custom report generation including: experimental details, data plots and tables, control charts and analysis results.
- Convenient data export to plain-text, CSV, XML, Excel®, Word®, PowerPoint®, and image formats.
- Optional TRIOS Guardian with electronic signatures for audit trail and data integrity.• Modulated DSC® (MDSC®) for the most efficient separation of complex thermal events.
Ease-of-Use
TRIOS software makes calibration of the entire line of Differential Scanning Calorimeters simple. Users can easily generate multiple calibration data sets under varying experimental conditions (e.g. different heating rates or gas selections) and seamlessly switch between them to match the experimental conditions used for sample testing. Real-time signals and the progress of running experiments is readily available, with the added capability of modifying a running method on the fly. TRIOS software offers a level of flexibility that is unmatched in the industry.
Ease-of-Use
TRIOS software makes calibration of the entire line of Differential Scanning Calorimeters simple. Users can easily generate multiple calibration data sets under varying experimental conditions (e.g. different heating rates or gas selections) and seamlessly switch between them to match the experimental conditions used for sample testing. Real-time signals and the progress of running experiments is readily available, with the added capability of modifying a running method on the fly. TRIOS software offers a level of flexibility that is unmatched in the industry.
Ease-of-Use
TRIOS software makes calibration of the entire line of Differential Scanning Calorimeters simple. Users can easily generate multiple calibration data sets under varying experimental conditions (e.g. different heating rates or gas selections) and seamlessly switch between them to match the experimental conditions used for sample testing. Real-time signals and the progress of running experiments is readily available, with the added capability of modifying a running method on the fly. TRIOS software offers a level of flexibility that is unmatched in the industry.
Ease-of-Use
TRIOS software makes calibration of the entire line of Differential Scanning Calorimeters simple. Users can easily generate multiple calibration data sets under varying experimental conditions (e.g. different heating rates or gas selections) and seamlessly switch between them to match the experimental conditions used for sample testing. Real-time signals and the progress of running experiments is readily available, with the added capability of modifying a running method on the fly. TRIOS software offers a level of flexibility that is unmatched in the industry.
Ease-of-Use
TRIOS software makes calibration of the entire line of Differential Scanning Calorimeters simple. Users can easily generate multiple calibration data sets under varying experimental conditions (e.g. different heating rates or gas selections) and seamlessly switch between them to match the experimental conditions used for sample testing. Real-time signals and the progress of running experiments is readily available, with the added capability of modifying a running method on the fly. TRIOS software offers a level of flexibility that is unmatched in the industry.
TGA Part 1 - Theory & Instrumentation
Monday, June 22 at 1:00 pm EDT
This lecture-based course covers all our TGA instruments, but is mainly designed around the Discovery TGA 55, 550, & 5500 instruments. The course will cover:
- Theory of operation
- Instrumentation
- Experimental parameters
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- Theory of operation
- Instrumentation
- Experimental parameters
- Software operation
- Calibration
- Maintenance & Troubleshooting
- Applications
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Trade in your Q Series DSC system and SAVE 40% on a NEW Discovery DSC
The world’s finest line of Differential Scanning Calorimeters
Trade in your Q Series DSC system and SAVE 40% on a NEW Discovery DSC
The world’s finest line of Differential Scanning Calorimeters
Discovery DSC
- New FusionCell™ with patented technology for unrivaled performance
- Exclusive Tzero® heat flow technology for ultimate DSC performance
- Unmatched baseline stability that requires no subtractions
- New linear 54-position autosampler
TGA Part 1 - Theory & Instrumentation
Monday, June 22 at 1:00 pm EDT
This lecture-based course covers all our TGA instruments, but is mainly designed around the Discovery TGA 55, 550, & 5500 instruments. The course will cover:
TGA Part 1 - Theory & Instrumentation
Monday, June 22 at 1:00 pm EDT
This lecture-based course covers all our TGA instruments, but is mainly designed around the Discovery TGA 55, 550, & 5500 instruments. The course will cover:
TGA Part 1 - Theory & Instrumentation
Monday, June 22 at 1:00 pm EDT
This lecture-based course covers all our TGA instruments, but is mainly designed around the Discovery TGA 55, 550, & 5500 instruments. The course will cover:
TGA Part 1 - Theory & Instrumentation
Monday, June 22 at 1:00 pm EDT
This lecture-based course covers all our TGA instruments, but is mainly designed around the Discovery TGA 55, 550, & 5500 instruments. The course will cover:
TGA Part 1 - Theory & Instrumentation
Monday, June 22 at 1:00 pm EDT
This lecture-based course covers all our TGA instruments, but is mainly designed around the Discovery TGA 55, 550, & 5500 instruments. The course will cover:
TGA Part 1 - Theory & Instrumentation
Monday, June 22 at 1:00 pm EDT
This lecture-based course covers all our TGA instruments, but is mainly designed around the Discovery TGA 55, 550, & 5500 instruments. The course will cover:
TGA Part 1 - Theory & Instrumentation
Monday, June 22 at 1:00 pm EDT
This lecture-based course covers all our TGA instruments, but is mainly designed around the Discovery TGA 55, 550, & 5500 instruments. The course will cover:
TGA Part 1 - Theory & Instrumentation
Monday, June 22 at 1:00 pm EDT
This lecture-based course covers all our TGA instruments, but is mainly designed around the Discovery TGA 55, 550, & 5500 instruments. The course will cover:
TGA Part 1 - Theory & Instrumentation
Monday, June 22 at 1:00 pm EDT
This lecture-based course covers all our TGA instruments, but is mainly designed around the Discovery TGA 55, 550, & 5500 instruments. The course will cover:
TGA Part 1 - Theory & Instrumentation
Monday, June 22 at 1:00 pm EDT
This lecture-based course covers all our TGA instruments, but is mainly designed around the Discovery TGA 55, 550, & 5500 instruments. The course will cover:
Discovery DSC
- New FusionCell™ with patented technology for unrivaled baseline flatness, sensitivity, and resolution
- Exclusive Tzero® heat flow technology for ultimate DSC performance
- Unmatched baseline stability that requires no subtractions
- New linear 54-position autosampler
Discovery SDT
- Simultaneous DSC/TGA
- Advanced modes for heat capacity, kinetic studies, and better resolution
- Horizontal dual-beam design for superior heat flow and weight measurements
- New 30-position autosampler with programmable tray positions
Discovery TGA
- New ultrasensitive proprietary Tru-Mass™ thermobalance
- The most accurate real-time data
- Superior atmosphere control to meet the most demanding applications
- Rugged & reliable automation
Discovery DSC
- New FusionCell™ with patented technology for unrivaled baseline flatness, sensitivity, and resolution
- Exclusive Tzero® heat flow technology for ultimate DSC performance
- Unmatched baseline stability that requires no subtractions
- New linear 54-position autosampler
Discovery DSC
- New FusionCell™ with patented technology for unrivaled baseline flatness, sensitivity, and resolution
- Exclusive Tzero® heat flow technology for ultimate DSC performance
- Unmatched baseline stability that requires no subtractions
- New linear 54-position autosampler
Discovery DSC
- New FusionCell™ with patented technology for unrivaled baseline flatness, sensitivity, and resolution
- Exclusive Tzero® heat flow technology for ultimate DSC performance
- Unmatched baseline stability that requires no subtractions
- New linear 54-position autosampler
Trade in your Q Series DSC system and SAVE 40% on a NEW Discovery DSC
The world’s finest line of Differential Scanning Calorimeters
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* Some modules and OEM products are excluded. Trade in required to receive discount. Please contact your local TA representative for more details. Deals valid for systems purchased and delivered before September 18, 2020.