JAAS News

The ‘‘International Symposium on Laser Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis”（ISLSSA）has been held on December 20^th-21^st 2014 at  Pengzhou, Chengdu, China. ISLSSA was hosted by China Instrument and Control Society and jointly organized by Sichuan University and Pengzhou Municipal Government. There were over 140 delegates joining this conference, who come from America, Spain, Korea, France and China, amounting to more than 30 institutions.

The opening ceremony was hosted by Professor Yixiang Duan, the director of Research Center of Analytical Instrumentation, Sichuan University, China. The secretary general of China Instrument and Control Society, Mr. Xianfeng Zhu; the chairman of China Instrument and Control Society, Near Infrared Spectroscopy Division, Mr. Hongfu Yuan; and the Dean of college of Life Science, Sichuan University, Prof. Zhixiong Xiao were invited as special guests and made their opening speeches.

This international conference was carried out around the topics of laser atomic and molecular spectral analysis technologies, the combination of different laser based technologies, and the hardware designing technology for laser based instrumental systems. Many excellent reports were presented by national and international experts.

The two-day conference included invited talks, academic posters and equipment exhibitions. This international conference was designed to provide a unique platform for exchanging and discussing the advanced technologies in laser spectroscopy, thus jointly promoting the development and progress of laser spectroscopy techniques. Quantitative analysis of fluorite ores, online monitoring for industrial emissions, resources exploration and applications in atmospheric chemistry with laser spectroscopy were discussed in the conference. Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technology for in-situ and remote analysis of molten metals, for quantitative analysis of viscous liquids, as well as data processing methods with chemometrics for LIBS were also presented in this conference. The conference had a very good academic atmosphere, and delegates took active part in idea exchanges and discussions. With the joint efforts of all participants, this international conference was considerably successful.

Synchrotron radiation and neutrons in art and archaeology (SR2A-2014)

Musée du Louvre, Paris, 9—12 Sept 2014

Deadline for Early bird registration and Poster abstracts: June 15th

For more information see the website: www.sr2a-2014.org

The conference will consist of three full days of oral presentations and poster sessions in the heart of the Louvre museum, Paris, France: 9—12 September 2014.

SR2A-2014 is open to all interested professionals, including archaeologists, conservation scientists, conservators, geochemists and material scientists, researchers with experience utilising large-scale research facilities and other analytical techniques, curators, cultural heritage managers, art historians, students, potential users of synchrotrons, etc. The Louvre venue is intended to provide an unprecedented opportunity for professionals from Europe and worldwide to meet and share their expertise and experience.

The First National Conference on Mass Spectrometry of Chinese Chemical Societywas held on April25-27, 2014 in Beijing. This conference was organized by Mass Spectrometry Division of Chinese Chemical Society, and Department of Chemistry /Analysis Center of Tsinghua University. The symposium was initiated by Prof. Jin-Ming Lin from Tsinghua University and chaired by Prof. Hongyuan Chen from Nanjing University. Prof. Qiankun Zhuang from National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC) gave the opening speech before the plenary lectures. More than 400 conventioneers including scientists, experts and students of mass spectrometry from 79 academic institutions and instrument manufacturers attended the conference.

Prof. Jin-Ming Lin of Tsinghua University chaired the Open Ceremony

During this symposium, 15 plenary lecturers, 30 invited speakers and 30 contributed speakers presented their latest academic achievements in mass spectrometry related to environmental and food safety, pharmaceutical analysis, -omics, bio-analysis, and instrumentation developments. Eight excellent posters were selected for awards by a prize-jury group. The meeting has provided a great opportunity for academic communications in the hope of promoting the development of mass spectrometry in China.

Prof. Hongyuan Chen of Nanjing University during the Opening Ceremony

Prof. Qiankun Zhuang of NSFC giving the opening speech

The Chinese Chemical Society was found in 1932. It has 7 discipline committees, 23 divisions, 65,000 members and more than 60 group members. The Division of Mass Spectrometry was founded in 2013, chaired by Prof. Hongyuan Chen of Nanjing University. In commemoration of this new division and of its first conference, a special issue devoted to research in mass spectrometry in China was edited by Prof. Hongyuan Chen, Prof. Pengyuan Yang and Prof. Jin-Ming Lin and will be published in Science China Chemistry.

Conference Hall

(Thanks a lot for the news from Qiushui Chen, Tsinghua University.)

Synchrotron radiation and neutrons in art and archaeology (SR2A-2014)

Musée du Louvre, Paris, 9—12 Sept 2014

Abstract deadline for oral presentations extended to April 30th.

Early bird registration deadline June 15th

For more information see the website: www.sr2a-2014.org

The conference will consist of three full days of oral presentations and poster sessions in the heart of the Louvre museum, Paris, France: 9—12 September 2014.

SR2A-2014 is open to all interested professionals, including archaeologists, conservation scientists, conservators, geochemists and material scientists, researchers with experience utilising large-scale research facilities and other analytical techniques, curators, cultural heritage managers, art historians, students, potential users of synchrotrons, etc. The Louvre venue is intended to provide an unprecedented opportunity for professionals from Europe and worldwide to meet and share their expertise and experience.

The 13th Rio Symposium on Atomic Spectrometry will be held at Mérida, Yucatán (Mexico) 19-24 October 2014, organized by Dr. Liliana Saldívar y Osorio, Dr. Maria Goreti R. Vale and Dr. Patricia Smichowski.

Website: www.13thriosymposium.com

Contact: rio.symposium2014@gmail.com

The upcoming twelfth European Workshop on Laser Ablation (EWLA2014) will be held at

Royal Holloway, University of London 8-11 July 2014

The European Workshop on Laser Ablation (EWLA) is a biennial event aimed at exchanging ideas and recent results between scientists and students interested in laser-based methods. EWLA2014 will comprise poster presentations, short talks and selected invited presentations

Key Dates

Abstract submission deadline: 2nd May 2014
Reduced registration fee deadline: 2nd May 2014
Acceptance / selection of contributions: 10th June 2014
Start of EWLA: 8th July 2014

Website: www.ewla.rhul.ac.uk

Contact: Dr Wolfgang Müller at ewla14@es.rhul.ac.uk