Calendar of Events
18–22
36th Annual Conference of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS), Louisville, KY;
Contact: FACSS, P.O. Box 24379, Santa Fe, NM 87502; Tel. (505) 820-1648, E-mail: facss@facss.org,
Web site: www.facss.org
18–23
ECASIA'09, 13th European Conference on Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis, Antalya, Turkey;
Contact: Sefik Suzer, Chair of the Conference, Bilkent University, Chemistry Department, 06800 Ankara, Turkey; Tel. 90 312 2901476, E-mail: ecasia09@bilkent.edu.tr
19–22
25th Annual International Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments, and Water, Amherst, MA;
Contact: Denise Leonard, Environmental Health Sciences, N344 Morrill, University of Massachusetts, 639 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-9298; E-mail: dleonard@schoolph.umass.edu
Web site: www.umass-soils.com
27–29
L.A.B. Exhibition and Conference, Birmingham, UK;
Contact: Tel. 011 49 341 678 8195; E-mail: info@lab-uk.co.uk
Web site: http://www.lab-ik.co.uk
30–November 1
International Conference on Optics and Photonics, Chandigarh, India;
Contact: E-mail: icop2009@gmail.com
2–5
ICALEO — 28th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics 2009, Orlando, FL;
Contact: Amanda Criner, Laser Institute of America, 13501 Ingenuity Drive, Suite 128, Orlando, FL 32826; Tel. (407) 380-1553;
Web site: http://www.laserinstitute.org/store/course/ICAL09
5–6
ASMS 2009 Fall Workshop: Bioinformatics for Protein Discovery, Baltimore, MD;
Contact: American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 2019 Galisteo Street, Building I-1, Santa Fe, NM 87505; Tel. (505) 989-4517, Fax: (505) 989-1073; E-mail: office@asms.org,
Web site: http://www.asms.org
7–16
14th International Conference on Near Infrared Spectroscopy (ICNIRS 2009), Bangkok, Thailand;
Contact: Sirinnapa Saranwong, General Secretariat (Asian NIR Consortium), National Food Research Institute, 2-1-12 Kannondai Tsukuba JAPAN 305-8642; Tel. 81 29 838 8088, Fax: 81 29 838 7996; E-mail: nir2009@naro.affrc.go.jp,
Web site: www.nir2009.com
9–13
The Eleventh Kyoto Conference on New Aspects of Organic Chemistry (IKCOC-11), Kyoto, Japan;
Contact: Dr. Toshiki Nokami, Kyotodaigakukatsuta, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan; E-mail: tnokami@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp,
Web site: www.sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp/yoshida-lab/
15–17
2nd International Congress on Biodiesel: The Science and the Technologies, Munich, Germany;
Contact: AOCS, 2710 S. Boulder Dr., Urbana, IL 61802-6996; E-mail: meetings@aocs.org
Web site: www.aocs.org/meetings.biodiesel09
16–19
Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition, Somerset, NJ;
Contact: E-mail: askEAS@eas.org,
Web site: www.eas.org
18–22
16th Annual Meeting SFRBM — The Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine, San Francisco, CA;
Contact: Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 8365 Keystone Crossing, Suite 107, Indianapolis, IN 46240; Tel. (317) 205-9482; E-mail: info@sfrbm.org,
Web site: www.sfrbm.org/annualMeetings.cfm
19–23
30th SETAC Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA;
Contact: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 1010 N. 12th Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32501-3367; E-mail: setac@setac.org,
Web site: www.setac.org
24–27
LILS — Light in Life Sciences Conference, Melbourne, Australia;
Contact: Web site: http://www.physics.mq.edu.au/research/fluoronet/LILS09/
4–9
2010 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Fort Myers, FL;
Contact: Ramon Barnes, University Research Institute for Analytical Chemistry, P.O. Box 666, Hadley, MA 01035-0666; E-mail: wc2010@chem.umass.edu,
Web site: http://icpinformation.org
23–28
SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA;
Contact: Tel. (888) 504-8171; E-mail: customerservice@spie.org,
Web site: http://spie.org/x2584.xml
31–February 3
Applications of Lasers for Sensing and Free Space Communications, San Diego, CA;
Contact: Kristin Mirabal, E-mail: kmirab@osa.org
28–March 5
Pittcon 2010, Orlando, FL;
Contact: Web site: http://www.pittcon.org
LIBS Illuminates the Hidden Health Risks of Indoor Welding and Soldering
April 23rd 2025A new dual-spectroscopy approach reveals real-time pollution threats in indoor workspaces. Chinese researchers have pioneered the use of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and aerosol mass spectrometry to uncover and monitor harmful heavy metal and dust emissions from soldering and welding in real-time. These complementary tools offer a fast, accurate means to evaluate air quality threats in industrial and indoor environments—where people spend most of their time.
NIR Spectroscopy Explored as Sustainable Approach to Detecting Bovine Mastitis
April 23rd 2025A new study published in Applied Food Research demonstrates that near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can effectively detect subclinical bovine mastitis in milk, offering a fast, non-invasive method to guide targeted antibiotic treatment and support sustainable dairy practices.
Smarter Sensors, Cleaner Earth Using AI and IoT for Pollution Monitoring
April 22nd 2025A global research team has detailed how smart sensors, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are transforming the detection and management of environmental pollutants. Their comprehensive review highlights how spectroscopy and sensor networks are now key tools in real-time pollution tracking.