12th Nordic Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry and Ionization Principles in Mass Spectrometry: From Elements to Molecules!
12th Nordic Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry and Ionization Principles in Mass Spectrometry: From Elements to Molecules! - 14–18 June, 2026 Loen, NORWAY
State-of-the-art knowledge


Invited speakers



Jörg Bettmer , University of Oviedo, Spain:
The role of ICP-MS and other MS-techniques in the characterization of biogenic selenium nanoparticles in mushrooms


Lukas Brunnbauer , Technical University, Wien, Austria:
Detection and characterization of microplastics by LA-ICP-MS and LIBS


Jörg Bettmer , University of Oviedo, Spain:
Laser ablation based spectroscopy: From multielemental tissue mapping to unveiling segregation phenomena in metallurgy


Rainer Cramer , University of Reading, UK:
Liquid atmospheric pressure MALDI – a multifunctional ionisation technique for biological mass spectrometry


Jörg Feldmann , University of Graz, Austria:
Fluorine – the dark side in atomic spectrometry


Heidi Goenaga-Infante , National Measurement Laboratory, LGC, UK:
Title to be announced


Gary Hieftje , Indiana University, Bloomington, USA:
Simultaneous atomic and molecular spectrometry – Past, present, and possible future


Uwe Karst , University of Münster, Germany:
Laser ablation with simultaneous elemental and molecular mass spectrometry imaging: From plant samples to tattoos


Ingela Lanekoff , University of Uppsala, Sweden:
Title to be announced


Ryszard Lobinski , University of Pau, France:
Fate of gadolinium-based contrast agents in the body and environment: insights from speciation studies


R. Kenneth Marcus , Clemson University, USA:
Microplasma ionization coupled to enhanced orbitrap mass spectrometers: Moving towards elemental and isotopic analysis without chemical separations


Dirk Schaumlöffel , University of Pau, France:
Elemental imaging by mass spectrometry at the micro and nanoscale


Jacob Thomas Shelley , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA:
Acoustic Ion Manipulation (AIM) to Enhance Mass Spectrometry and Ion Mobility Spectrometry


Zoltan Takats , Imperial College London, UK: Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry: From mechanistic insights to subcellular resolution imaging

Frank Vanhaecke , Ghent University, Belgium:
Novel types of applications are driving a never-ending demand for improved ICP-MS capabilities





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