Technical Presentations on the Latest Advances in Laser Ablation Chemical Analysis at SCIX 2017

Applied Spectra would like to invite you to attend the following technical presentations while you are at the conference. Also don’t forget to visit our booth #90 to learn exciting analytical capabilities of the J200 LA, LIBS, and Tandem LA–LIBS Instruments.

Short Course for LIBS Basics and Tandem LA-LIBS Analysis

Title: Intro to Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)
Date/Time: October 8 / 9:00 am – Noon
Speaker: Jhanis Gonzalez, Applied Spectra/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Oral Presentations from Applied Spectra at SCIX 2017

Monday, October 9, 2017

Afternoon Session (NUCLEAR FORENSICS)

Title: Sample Preparation Approaches for Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
Time and Location: 3:50pm, Nevada 6
Speaker: Jhanis J. Gonzalez^1,2; ¹Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.; ²Applied Spectra, Inc.

Afternoon Session (MOLECULAR SIGNAL IN LIBS)

Title: Overcoming Spectral Interference in LAMIS with Robust Statistical Spectral Fitting
Time and Location: 4:30pm, Crystal 3
Speakers: George Chan¹, Xianglei Mao¹, Vassilia Zorba¹, Richard Russo¹; ¹Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Morning Session (LASER ABLATION-ICP-MS I)

Title: High Repetition Rate Femtosecond Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
Time and Location: 9:35am, Crystal 2
Speaker: Jhanis J. Gonzalez^1,2; ¹Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.; ²Applied Spectra, Inc.

Afternoon Session (LASER ABLATION-ICP-MS II)

Title: Effect of Topological Charge on Femtosecond Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy with Optical Vortex Beams
Time and Location: 5:10pm, Crystal 2
Speakers: Jason Becker^1,2, Xianglei Mao¹, Richard Russo¹, Costas Grigoropoulos², Vassilia Zorba¹; ¹Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; ²UC Berkeley

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Afternoon Session (NEW METHODS AND ADVANCEMENTS IN LIBS)

Title: Femtosecond LIBS with Optical Vortex Beams
Time and Location: 4:10pm, Crystal 3
Speaker: Vassilia Zorba¹, Jason R. Becker^1,2, Xianglei Mao¹, Rick Russo¹, Costas P. Grigoropoulos²; ¹Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; ²University of California, Berkeley

Must-See Poster Presentations at SCIX 2017

Tuesday Poster Session: 11:00am – 12:00pm & 3:10pm-3:50pm, Exhibit Hall

Poster Board #44
Title: Latest Advances in Tandem LA–LIBS Instrumentation: Leading the Innovation in Laser Ablation Chemical Analysis with Simultaneous LIBS and LA-ICP-MS
Authors: Chunyi Liu¹; ¹Applied Spectra, Inc.

Poster Board #45
Title: Ultrafast LIBS for 3D Chemical Imaging of Li-Ion Batteries
Authors: Huaming Hou^1,2, Rick Russo¹, Vassilia Zorba¹; ¹Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; ²The Peac Institute of Multiscale Sciences

What’s Hot Vendor Presentations

Title: Novel Applications with Tandem LA-ICP-MS and LIBS
Date/Time: October 8 / 4:10 pm in Exhibit Hall
Speaker: Mike Colucci, Ph.D., Director of Sales, Americas

Title: J200 Tandem Clarity – Gateway to Powerful LIBS and LA-ICP-MS Data Analysis
Date/Time: October 11 / 11:40 am in Exhibit Hall
Speaker: Mike Colucci, Ph.D., Director of Sales, Americas

Technical Presentations from Applied Spectra Customers

Monday Poster Session: 9:45am-10:45am & 3:10pm-3:50pm, Reno Ballroom

Poster Board #15
Title: Classification of Milk Vetch Root by its Geographical Origins Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Authors: ChangHwan Eum¹, Hoeil Chung¹; ¹Hanyang University

Poster Board #20
Title: Spatio-Temporal Evolution of Metal Oxide Diatomic Molecules in Tailored Ultrafast Laser-Induced Plasmas
Authors: Yonghoon Lee^1,2, Xianglei Mao¹, George Chan¹, Jhanis Gonzalez^{1, 3}, Rick Russo^{1, 3}, Vassilia Zorba¹; ¹Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; ²Mokpo National University; ³Applied Spectra, Inc.

Tuesday Poster Session: 11:00am-12:00pm & 3:10pm-3:50pm, Exhibit Hall

Poster Board #43
Title: Characterization and Classification of Pharmaceutical Tablet Coating by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)
Authors: Lanfang Zou¹, Xiaodong Bu¹, Brittany Kassim¹, Yun Mao¹; ¹Merck & Co., Inc.

Oral Presentations

Monday Afternoon
17LIBS02: NALIBS: LIBS FOR FORENSIC AND HOMELAND SECURITY

Title: Biological Sex Determination via Elemental Analysis by LIBS
Time and Location: 1:30 PM, Crystal 3
Speaker: Mauro Martinez¹, Abigail Woltering¹, Maria Andreoli¹, Lana Williams¹, Tosha Dupras¹, Matthieu Baudelet¹; ¹University of Central Florida

Title: Elemental Analysis of Packaging Tapes by LAICP-MS and LIBS
Time and Location: 2:10 PM, Crystal 3
Speaker: Claudia Martinez Lopez¹, Masataka Sakayanagi^2,3, Jose R. Almirall¹; ¹Florida International University; ²Scientific Crime Laboratory; ³National Research Institute of Police Science

Monday Afternoon
17CHEM03: CHEMOMETRIC OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FORENSIC SCIENCES

Title: The Use of LA-ICP-MS Databases to Estimate Likelihood Ratios for the Forensic Evaluation of Glass Evidence
Time and Location: 4:10 PM, Crystal 5
Speaker: Jose Almirall¹, Daniel Ramos², Ruthie Corzo¹; ¹Florida International University;  ²Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Tuesday Afternoon
17LIBS05: NALIBS: ELEMENTAL MAPPING BY LIBS

Title: Elemental Mapping of Teeth for Anthropological Studies
Time and Location: 1:30 PM, Crystal 3
Speaker: Matthieu Baudelet¹,Mauro Martinez¹, John Schultz², Michelle Hawkins², Lana Williams², Tosha Dupras²; ¹NCFS – University of Central Florida, ²Anthropology department, UCF

Tuesday Afternoon
17ATOM06: LASER ABLATION-ICP-MS II

Title: LA-ICP-MS Analysis and Characterization of Adhesive Tapes as Forensic Evidence
Time and Location: 3:50 PM, Crystal 2
Speaker: Jose Almiral^l, Claudia Martinez-Lopez; ¹Florida International University

Title: LA-ICP-MS Imaging for Anthropological Samples
Time and Location: 4:10 PM
Speaker: Matthieu Baudelet¹; ¹UCF – NCFS