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


Short courses



Jörg Bettmer , University of Oviedo, Spain:
Tracing nanomaterials in biological systems: A brief overview on sample preparation and characterisation techniques

Davide Bleiner , Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, Buchs, Switzerland:
Laser-Induced XUV Spectroscopy (LIXS): the LIBS with XPS taste

Lukas Brunnbauer , Technical University, Wien, Austria:
An introduction to machine learning for sample classification based on elemental fingerprinting

Jorge Pisonero Castro , University of Oviedo, Spain:
Title to be confirmed

Rainer Cramer , University of Reading, UK:
Development and Applications of ion sources in biological MS

Jörg Feldmann and Victoria Müller , University of Graz, Austria:
Application of ICP-MS and ESI-MS in measurement of PFAS

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

Detlef Günther , ETH Zurich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Switzerland:
General introduction and fundamentals of laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Karl Andreas Jensen , Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway:
Practical approaches to use reaction gases in ICP-QQQ-MS

Uwe Karst , University of Münster, Germany:
Laser ablation and molecular mass spectrometry: Fundamentals and applications

Ryszard Lobinski , University of Pau, France:
Plasma source mass spectrometry for trace element speciation analysis: from principles to practice

Vahid Majidi , National Security, Aitken, USA:
Analytical nano-material characterization

Benjamin T. Manard , Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA:
Nuclear material characterization: Tools, techniques, and emerging capabilities

László Márk , University of Pecs, Hungary:
Title to be confirmed

R. Kenneth Marcus , Clemson University, USA:
Orbitrap mass analyzers for elemental and isotopic analysis

Martin Šala , National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana, Slovenia:
Title to be confirmed

Dirk Schaumlöffel , University of Pau, France:
Secondary ion mass spectrometry for elemental and isotopic imaging

Jacob Thomas Shelley , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA:
Direct molecular mass spectrometry with atmospheric pressure plasmas

Zoltan Takats , Imperial College London, UK:
Theory and practice of ambient ionisation mass spectrometry

Frank Vanhaecke , Ghent University, Belgium:
An introduction to isotopic analysis




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