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2014 Winter Conference Newsletter

This Week's Plenary Lectures

Monday, January 6- Ambient Surface Sampling/Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Gary Van Berkel, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
     
Tuesday, January 7- LIBS as an Analytical Method -- Facts, Figures, and High Hopes, Ulrich Panne, Federal Institute for Materials Research, and Testing (BAM)
     
Wednesday, January 8- Advances in Instrumentation and Methods for Plasma Spectrochemistry, Gary M. Hieftje, Indiana University
     
Thursday, January 9- Arsenic Binding to Cellular Proteins, X. Chris Le, University of Alberta
     
Friday, January 10- Application of Non Traditional Isotopes in Analytical Ecogeochemistry, Thomas Prohaska, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
     
Saturday, January 11- Applications of Quantitative, In Situ, Plasma Spectrochemical Analysis in Mineral Exploration Geochemistry, Simon E. Jackson, Geological Survey of Canada


Featured Video
Evaluating Arsenic in ORBS using IC-ICP-MS
Reports on high arsenic levels in organic brown rice syrup have spurred the FDA to reevaluate legislation on arsenic limits in these products. This application note video describes an IC-ICP-MS speciation method to quantify total and elemental concentrations of six arsenic species, two of which are inorganic and toxic. Learn More

Special Award Session Honoring Gary Hieftje
Don't miss the special all-day award session honoring Gary Hieftje, sponsored by Thermo Scientific, on plasma fundamentals, instrumentation, and mechanisms. The session includes talks by Hieftje, Annemie Bogaerts, John Olesik, Paul Farnsworth, Steve Ray, and more. Session runs Wednesday from 8:00 am-noon and 1:00-3:00 pm.

This Week’s Heritage Lectures

Monday, January 6-Back to the Future, Barry L. Sharp, Loughborough University
     
Tuesday, January 7- Lasers at Work in Atomic Spectroscopy: A Long Flaming and Sparking Combination of Diagnostic and Analytical Aspects, Nicoló Omenetto, University of Florida
     
Wednesday, January 8- High Power or Low Power; Reflections on a Plasma Spectrochemical Controversy and Some Professional Lessons Learnt, Les Ebdon, University of Bedfordshire
     
Thursday, January 9- Make Big Plans — Aim High in Hope and Work Michael J. Collins, CEM Corporation
     
Friday, January 10- Observations on Commercial Analytical Instrumentation Development, Andrew T. Zander, Gerson Lehrman Group
     
Saturday, January 11- Spectroscopic Imaging: A Spatial Odyssey, Freddy Adams, University of Antwerp


This Week’s Social Events

January 6, 6:30–8:30 pm, Exhibition Opening and Social Mixer, Magnolia Ballroom
     
January 7, 6:30–8:30 pm, Social Mixer, Magnolia Ballroom
     
January 8, 6:30–8:30 pm, Social Mixer, Magnolia Ballroom
     
January 9, 6:30–10:00 pm, Conference Dinner, Cumberland Ballroom
     
January 10, 6:30–8:30 pm, Social Mixer, Amelia Ballroom Foyer
     
January 11, 6:30 pm, Conference Closing, Amelia Ballroom


2014 Winter Conference Resources
Conference Program
Conference Information
Conference Introduction
Short Courses
Amelia Island Hotel Information
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