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Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy in Honor of James D Winefordner
Thursday, March 6, 2008
8:30 a.m., Room 245 

Organizer:

Ben Smith, University of Florida

Speakers:

8:30       Plasmonics and SERS: Applications and Potential in Biomedical Diagnostics  TUAN VO-DINH, Duke University

8:50       Laser Ablation ICP-MS with Femtosecond Lasers  KAY NIEMAX, ISAS

9:10       ETV Can Add Another Dimension to Your ICPMS  JAMES A HOLCOMBE, University of Texas, Austin

9:30       The Fundamental Role of Signal-to-Noise Ratios in Analytical Chemistry  EDWARD VOIGTMAN, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

9:50       Recess

10:05     Limit of Quantitation in Atomic Spectrometry:  An Unambiguous Concept?  JEAN-MICHEL MERMET, Spectroscopy Forever

10:25     Fundamental Advances in Atomic Spectrometry  GARY M HIEFTJE, Indiana University, George Chan

10:45     New Fundamental Studies in ICP Mass Spectrometry  ROBERT HOUK, Ames Lab US DOE

11:05     Open Discussion

Overview:

On the occasion of Prof. Winefordner's retirement after 48 years with the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florida, we have brought together a collection of speakers to address topics on which Jim has worked during his career.