WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT

“QUANTITATIVE SYNTHETIC POLYMER MASS SPECTROMETRY“

NOVEMBER 7-8, 2002

Hosted by:

Polymers Division

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Gaithersburg, MD

Chairmen:

Scott D. Hanton     Air Products & Chemicals

William E. Wallace  NIST Polymers Division

Charles M. Guttman NIST Polymers Division



WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Industrial, academic, and government researchers and practitioners interested in the application of mass spectrometry to synthetic polymers and the fundamental aspects of recent developments in the quantitation of these results.

DESCRIPTION

Mass spectrometry is a rapidly evolving measurement technique for synthetic polymers.  It holds the promise of providing the absolute molecular mass distribution as well as quantitative end group, composition, and structural information.  To realize this promise presents challenges to researchers in all fields of polymer characterization.

This workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners from industry, academia, and government to present new results, discuss recent trends, and identify important problems in the area of quantitative mass spectrometry of synthetic polymers.  The format for the 1.5-day meeting will be 30-minute talks followed by informal discussion.  Talks will focus on methods of quantitation, including sample preparation, instrumental parameters, data analysis software, and analyte properties.  A special session will be held where workshop participants will be asked to present measurement problems they have encountered in their own work for comment and discussion by the other workshop participants.

Space is limited to 75 attendees.  Early registration is encouraged.  Pre-registration is required.  There is no on-site registration for this workshop.

REGISTRATION FEE $100

TO PRE-REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact William Wallace at 301-975-5886 or by email:  william.wallace@nist.gov

Or visit for online registration:  www.nist.gov/conferences

LIST OF SPEAKERS AS OF  8/12/2002

MALDI Sample Preparation РKevin Owens (Drexel)  

Dry Grinding MALDI Sample Prep – Sarah Trimpin (Oregon State)

Chromatography And MALDI – Franz Mayer-Posner (Bruker)

Laser Ablation (Modeling) РBarbara Garrison (PSU )  

Detector Technology  - Bruce Laprade (Burle Electr-Optc)

Data Handling – Tony Kearsley (NIST )

Truly Monodispersed Polymers РShinichi Kinugasa (NMIJ , Japan)  

Copolymers (Intact Molecules) – M. Mutaudo (Catania)

Copolymers (PSD ) – Tony Jackson (ICI )

 

End Groups – Chrys Wesdemiotis (Akron)