Norman Salmon

Mr. Norman Salmon co-founded Hummingbird Scientific along with Professor Eric Stach in 2004. Together they have built a thriving, profitable, and debt free company that has created more than a dozen innovative products and aided their customers with hundreds of scientific publications.

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Mr. Salmon’s role in the company is that of Principal Investigator, Chief Engineer and Operations Director.  He has been involved in supporting material science research for his entire career.  In his early career he worked to develop new materials for automotive applications. For the last 15 years he has been deeply involved in electron and x-ray microscopy, both by supporting other scientists as well as a PI in the development of new instrumentation. With his collaborators he has contributed to dozens of high impact publications in journals such as Science and Nature. His company’s in-situ microscopy instruments have been used to generate hundreds of peer-reviewed publications over the past ten years. More recently he has been directly involved as a co-author of publications appearing in Science, Chemistry of Materials, and the Journal of The Electrochemical Society.

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Some of the company’s achievements include the SBA’s Tibbett’s Award, the US Federal Laboratory Consortium Award (jointly with the US Army Research Lab), and Microscopy Today 2012 Innovation Award (jointly with PNNL). As a Principal Investigator at Hummingbird Scientific, Mr. Salmon has received more than $19 million of funding from the Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences, the U.S. Army, and the National Institute of Health.

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Mr. Salmon and has been involved in the precision engineering and manufacturing industry for over 25 years. His previous roles include owning an ultra-precision machine shop and as the Engineering Division Program Manager for the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. He is an expert machinist and tool designer. He has consulted for more than 50 organizations, including government agencies, medical manufacturing companies, precision machine tool builders, and manufacturers of precision components. He is an active member of the American Society for Precision Engineering, the Materials Research Society, and the Microscopy Society of America. Mr. Salmon earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering Technology from Western Washington University.

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Selected Publications

Using Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy to Reveal the Origin of Lithium Compositional Spatiodynamics in Battery Materials

Jongwoo Lim, Yiyang Li, Daan Hein Alsem, Hongyun So, Sang Chul Lee, Peng Bai, Daniel A. Cogswell, Xuzhao Liu, Norman Jin, Young-sang Yu, Norman J Salmon, David Shapiro, Martin Z Bazant, Tolek Tyliszczak, William Chueh

Microscopy and Microanalysis

2017

Jongwoo Lim, Yiyang Li, Daan Hein Alsem, Hongyun So, Sang Chul Lee, Peng Bai, Daniel A. Cogswell, Xuzhao Liu, Norman Jin, Young-sang Yu, Norman J Salmon, David Shapiro, Martin Z Bazant, Tolek Tyliszczak, William Chueh. “Using Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy to Reveal the Origin of Lithium Compositional Spatiodynamics in Battery Materials”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2017)

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Origin and hysteresis of lithium compositional spatiodynamics within battery primary particles

Jongwoo Lim, Yiyang Li, Daan Hein Alsem, Hongyun So, Sang Chul Lee, Peng Bai, Daniel A. Cogswell, Xuzhao Liu, Norman Jin, Young-sang Yu, Norman J. Salmon, David A. Shapiro, Martin Z. Bazant, Tolek Tyliszczak, William C. Chueh

Science

2016

Jongwoo Lim, Yiyang Li, Daan Hein Alsem, Hongyun So, Sang Chul Lee, Peng Bai, Daniel A. Cogswell, Xuzhao Liu, Norman Jin, Young-sang Yu, Norman J. Salmon, David A. Shapiro, Martin Z. Bazant, Tolek Tyliszczak, William C. Chueh. “Origin and hysteresis of lithium compositional spatiodynamics within battery primary particles”. Science (2016)

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In situ electrical testing of device-relevant nanocontacts in the transmission electron microscope

Daan Hein Alsem, Siddharth Sood, Norman Salmon, Tevis D.B.Jacobs

Microscopy and Microanalysis

2016

Daan Hein Alsem, Siddharth Sood, Norman Salmon, Tevis D. B. Jacobs. “In situ electrical testing of device-relevant nanocontacts in the transmission electron microscope”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2016)

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In-Situ Liquid Cell TEM Studies of Electrochemical reactions in Lithium-ion Batteries

Wei Zhang, Daan Hein Alsem, Norman Salmon, Feng Wang

Microscopy and Microanalysis

2015

Wei Zhang, Daan Hein Alsem, Norman Salmon, Feng Wang. “In-Situ Liquid Cell TEM Studies of Electrochemical reactions in Lithium-ion Batteries”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2015)

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Functionalized Surfaces to Improve Imaging Conditions in Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy

John M. Miller, Daan Hein Alsem, Norman Salmon, Nils E. Johnson, James E. Hutchison

Microscopy and Microanalysis

2014

John M. Miller, Daan Hein Alsem, Norman Salmon, Nils E. Johnson, James E. Hutchison. “Functionalized Surfaces to Improve Imaging Conditions in Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2014)

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Development of an Integrated Platform for Cross-Correlative Imaging of Biological Specimens in Liquid using Light and Electron Microscopies

D.A. Fischer, D.H. Alsem, B. Simon, T. Prozorov, N. Salmon

Microscopy and Microanalysis

2013

D.A. Fischer, D.H. Alsem, B. Simon, T. Prozorov, N. Salmon. “Development of an Integrated Platform for Cross-Correlative Imaging of Biological Specimens in Liquid using Light and Electron Microscopies”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2013)

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In-situ liquid and gas transmission electron microscopy of nano-scale materials

D. Alsem, N.J. Salmon, R.R. Unocic, G.M. Veith, K.L. More

Microscopy and Microanalysis

2012

D. Alsem, N.J. Salmon, R.R. Unocic, G.M. Veith, K.L. More. “In-situ liquid and gas transmission electron microscopy of nano-scale materials”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2012)

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In-situ TEM Characterization of Electrochemical Processes in Energy Storage Systems

R Unocic, L Adamczyk, N Dudney, D Alsem, N Salmon, K More

Microscopy and Microanalysis

2011

R Unocic, L Adamczyk, N Dudney, D Alsem, N Salmon, K More. “In-situ TEM Characterization of Electrochemical Processes in Energy Storage Systems”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2011)

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Characterizing the performance of the FEI Titan environmental Transmission Electron Microscope / scanning Transmission Electron Microscope

EA Stach, SM Kim, DN Zakharov, Y Zvinevich, FH Riberio, L Miller, R Colby, NJ Salmon, B Kabius

Microscopy and Microanalysis

2010

EA Stach, SM Kim, DN Zakharov, Y Zvinevich, FH Riberio, L Miller, R Colby, NJ Salmon, B Kabius. “Characterizing the performance of the FEI Titan environmental Transmission Electron Microscope / scanning Transmission Electron Microscope”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2010)

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In Situ TEM Characterization of the SEI in Li-Ion Batteries

Raymond R. Unocic, Leslie A. Adamczyk, N. Dudney, Karren L. More, Daan Hein Alsem, Norman Salmon

ECS Meeting Abstracts

2010

Raymond R. Unocic, Leslie A. Adamczyk, N. Dudney, Karren L. More, Daan Hein Alsem, Norman Salmon. “In Situ TEM Characterization of the SEI in Li-Ion Batteries”. ECS Meeting Abstracts (2010)

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Cryo-FIB Preparation for Cryo-TEM Tomography

M Marko, C Hsieh, D Vetter, NJ Salmon, C Mannella

Microscopy and Microanalysis

2010

M Marko, C Hsieh, D Vetter, NJ Salmon, C Mannella. “Cryo-FIB Preparation for Cryo-TEM Tomography”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2010)

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In situ transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopy studies of interfaces in Li ion batteries: Challenges and opportunities

C.M. Wang,  W. Xu; J. Liu, D.W. Choi, B. Arey, L.V. Saraf, J.G. Zhang, Z.G. Yang, S. Thevuthasan, D.R. Baer, N. Salmon

Journal of  Materials Research

2010

C.M. Wang, W. Xu, J. Liu, D.W. Choi, B. Arey, L.V. Saraf, J.G. Zhang, Z.G. Yang, S. Thevuthasan, D.R. Baer, N. Salmon. “In situ transmission electron microscopy  and spectroscopy studies of interfaces in Li ion batteries: Challenges and  opportunities”.  Journal of Materials Research (2010)

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Hardware and Techniques for Cross- Correlative TEM and Atom Probe Analysis

Brian P Gorman, David Diercks, Norman Salmon, Eric Stach, Gonzalo Amador, Cheryl Hartfield

Microscopy Today

2008

Brian P Gorman, David Diercks, Norman Salmon, Eric Stach, Gonzalo Amador, Cheryl Hartfield. “Hardware and Techniques for Cross- Correlative TEM and Atom Probe Analysis”. Microscopy Today (2008)

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Development of a high accuracy, large range and backlash free single-tilt/rotation (alpha-gamma) holder for precise alignment of TEM samples

N Salmon, D Vetter, EA Stach

Microscopy and Microanalysis

2008

N Salmon, D Vetter, EA Stach. “Development of a high accuracy, large range and backlash free single-tilt/rotation (alpha-gamma) holder for precise alignment of TEM samples”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2008)

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FIB Milling of Frozen-hydrated Cells and Tissue for TEM Cryo-Tomography

M Marko, C Hsieh, N Salmon, M Rodriguez, J Frank, C Mannella

Microscopy and Microanalysis

2008

M Marko, C Hsieh, N Salmon, M Rodriguez, J Frank, C Mannella. “FIB Milling of Frozen-hydrated Cells and Tissue for TEM Cryo-Tomography”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2008)

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Use of Focused Ion Beam Milling for Preparation of Frozen-Hydrated Specimens for TEM Tomography

M Marko, M Scheeff, N Salmon, C Hsieh, M Rodriguez, J Frank, C Mannella

Microscopy and Microanalysis

2007

M Marko, M Scheeff, N Salmon, C Hsieh, M Rodriguez, J Frank, C Mannella. “Use of Focused Ion Beam Milling for Preparation of Frozen-Hydrated Specimens for TEM Tomography”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2007)

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