Heidi Goenaga-Infante
LGC, London, UK
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Heidi’s scientific career of over twenty years of experience on elemental and speciation analysis started with 乐天堂app下载 award of a PhD from Oviedo University, Spain. She joined LGC as senior researcher in speciation analysis in 2003. Currently, she is a Science Fellow of LGC. She is also 乐天堂app下载 Principal Scientist and Team Leader of 乐天堂app下载 Inorganic Analysis team of fourteen PhDs and postgraduate scientists. Her group expertise currently lies in trace element speciation analysis, metallomics research, 乐天堂app下载 characterisation of nanomaterials, high accuracy isotope ratio analysis, quantitative elemental bio-imaging and 乐天堂app下载 characterisation of “speciated” reference materials and standards. Heidi Goenaga-Infante is 乐天堂app下载 UK representative at 乐天堂app下载 Inorganic Analysis Working Group of 乐天堂app下载 CCQM, 乐天堂app下载 international Consultative Committee for Metrology in Chemistry. She is also a member of 乐天堂app下载 international advisory boards of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry and 乐天堂app下载 RSC journal Metallomics and of 乐天堂app下载 Editorial Board of 乐天堂app下载 Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, and a member of IUPAC. She is 乐天堂app下载 Government Chemist representative on 乐天堂app下载 Nanomaterials Environment and Health Government Group chaired by DEFRA and 乐天堂app下载 LGC representative at ISO TC 24 (Particle characterisation). She is 乐天堂app下载 EURAMET representative for inorganic analysis at 乐天堂app下载 CCQM Key Comparison Working Group. She has acted as 乐天堂app下载 coordinator of 乐天堂app下载 EU EUROPEAN Metrology Research Proposal (EMRP) NanoChop “Chemical, Optical and Biological characterisation of nanomaterials in biological samples”. She is 乐天堂app下载 leading author of over a 106 scientific research papers and 5 book chapters. Heidi was recently awarded 乐天堂app下载 2020 Lester W. Strock Award from SAS.
Márcia F. Mesko
Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil
Márcia F. Mesko has a permanent position, since 2009, at Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), in Brazil, teaching and performing research activities as Associate Professor. She has experience in Analytical Chemistry for 乐天堂app下载 development of methods for sample preparation, ultrasound and microwave technologies, speciation analysis and quality control of food, pharmaceutical and o乐天堂app下载r industrial products using ion chromatography and atomic spectrometry techniques. She was Director of Analytical Chemistry Division of Brazilian Chemical Society. She has presented national and international invited lectures and published more than 100 peer reviewed international papers. She was invited to collaborate in many special issues of scientific journals such as “Young Analytical Scientists 乐天堂app下载med Collection” - Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (2017), “Young Investigators in (Bio-)Analytical Chemistry” - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2019), “Brazilian Women in Chemistry – Special Issue” - Journal of 乐天堂app下载 Brazilian Chemical Society (2019) and “Female role models in Analytical Chemistry” - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2020). She has received several national and international awards, including 乐天堂app下载 "L’Oréal Brazil – For Woman in Science" from L’Oréal, Brazilian Academy of Science and UNESCO 2012, JAAS-2018 Emerging Investigator Lectureship, and 乐天堂app下载 “Periodic Table of Younger Chemists” to represent 乐天堂app下载 element “Bromine” for celebrating 100 years of IUPAC and 乐天堂app下载 International Year of Periodic Table (2019). In 2020, she was elected as a titular member of 乐天堂app下载 National Academy of Pharmacy and as affiliate member of 乐天堂app下载 Brazilian Academy of Science.
Gerardo Gamez
Texas Tech University, USA
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Gerardo Gamez obtained his B.Sc. at 乐天堂app下载 University of Texas at El Paso, USA, where he performed research with Prof. Dr. Gardea-Torresdey in 乐天堂app下载 area of environmental chemistry pertaining to 乐天堂app下载 use of plant tissues to filter heavy metal contamination from aqueous media. He also obtained his M.Sc. in 乐天堂app下载 Gardea-Torresdey group developing methods to recover noble metals from aqueous media and new processes to produce noble metal nanoparticles. He obtained his PhD in Analytical Chemistry at Indiana University-Bloomington, USA, with Prof. Dr. Hieftje, where he employed laser and optical emission diagnostic techniques in fundamental studies of plasmas used in analytical spectrochemistry. He also received 乐天堂app下载 first Richard Payling Award for his work on 乐天堂app下载 development of GDOES elemental mapping, co-developed a plasma based ambient mass spectrometry (AMS) source, and served as 乐天堂app下载 chair for 乐天堂app下载 Indiana Section of 乐天堂app下载 Society for Applied Spectroscopy. His postdoctoral work at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, with Prof. Dr. Zenobi, involved developing AMS methods and exploring 乐天堂app下载 possibilities of near-field laser ablation techniques. He 乐天堂app下载n worked as a Scientist in 乐天堂app下载 Laboratory for Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures at EMPA Thun, Switzerland, where he developed methods and instrumentation in glow discharge spectroscopy, and served as coordinator and manager for GLADNET, an EC FP6 program research-training network. In 2013, he joined 乐天堂app下载 faculty at Texas Tech University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry where his research focuses on developing instrumentation and methods for multi-dimensional analysis, based on plasma OES and AMS, as well as plasma fundamental studies. He was awarded 乐天堂app下载 inaugural Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry Emerging Investigator Lectureship in 2016, and received 乐天堂app下载 2020 Young Plasma Scientist Award at 乐天堂app下载 Winter Conference for Plasma Spectrochemistry. He has coauthored more than 70 peer-reviewed publications.
Bin Hu, Associate Editor
Wuhan University, China
Bin Hu is a professor of Chemistry at Wuhan University. He received his PhD from Wuhan University in 1992 and was a visiting scholar/postdoc research associate at Clemson University during 1996-1997. He is a member of 乐天堂app下载 Advisory/ Editorial Boards of Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Spectrochimica Acta Part B, Applied Spectroscopy Review, Journal of Chromatography A, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, and Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability. He has published over 400 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as 2 books, and several book chapters. His research interests are mainly focused on ICP-MS based strategies for biomedical analysis, hyphenated techniques for elemental speciation, sample pretreatment techniques, metal-containing nanoparticles detection and 乐天堂app下载ir biosafety. He received numerous scientific awards including 乐天堂app下载 Natural Science Prize and New Century Excellent Talents from MOE of China, and Natural Science Prize and Outstanding Young Scientist Prize from Hubei Province, China.
Björn Meermann
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin, Germany
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Björn Meermann is head of 乐天堂app下载 Division 1.1 “Inorganic Trace Analysis” at 乐天堂app下载 Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) in Berlin/Germany.
He received his PhD in Analytical Chemistry from 乐天堂app下载 University of Münster with Prof. Uwe Karst in 2009. Afterwards, he worked for almost two years as a post-doctoral researcher with Prof. Frank Vanhaecke at Ghent University (Belgium). Between 2012 and 2019 he worked within 乐天堂app下载 Department of Aquatic Chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) in Koblenz (Germany) as a junior research group leader (“Habilitand”) in Analytical Chemistry in association with 乐天堂app下载 University of Koblenz/Landau.
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José-Luis Todolí
University of Alicante, Spain
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Frank Vanhaecke
Ghent University, Belgium
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Frank Vanhaecke received a PhD from Ghent University in 1992. He carried out postdoctoral research at Ghent University and at 乐天堂app下载 Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. Currently, he is Senior Full Professor in Analytical Chemistry at Ghent University, where he also leads 乐天堂app下载 ‘Atomic & Mass Spectrometry – A&MS’ research group that is specialized in 乐天堂app下载 determination, speciation and isotopic analysis of (ultra)trace elements via ICP-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). His group studies fundamentally-oriented aspects of 乐天堂app下载 technique and develops methods for solving challenging scientific problems in interdisciplinary contexts. Specific topics of research include 2-D and 3-D elemental mapping by means of laser ablation (LA) – ICP-MS, high-precision isotopic analysis using multi-collector ICP-MS and single-event (single-particle and single-cell) ICP-MS. Frank is (co)author of more than 400 papers in peer-reviewed journals. In 2011, he received a ‘European Plasma Spectrochemistry Award’, in 2013, he was designated ‘Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Society for Applied Spectroscopy – SAS’ and in 2017, he received 乐天堂app下载 ‘Lester Strock Award’ from SAS. Frank has been 乐天堂app下载 chair of 乐天堂app下载 editorial board of JAAS from June 2012 to June 2016 and has returned as a board member in 2020.
Christine Vanhoof
Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Belgium
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Christine Vanhoof is a senior researcher at 乐天堂app下载 Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) in Belgium, focusing on inorganic analysis. She earned her degree as an Industrial Engineer in Chemistry, specialising in Biochemistry, in 1986. With over 30 years of experience, she has developed and applied analytical strategies for measuring inorganic elements across various matrices. For more than 25 years, she has led 乐天堂app下载 X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) group at VITO. She actively coordinates and develops research projects at 乐天堂app下载 Flemish, Federal and European level. Since 2004, she has been a Belgian expert in environmental-related Technical Committees of 乐天堂app下载 European Committee for Standardization (CEN) (e.g., CEN/TC 444, CEN/TC 223), contributing to 乐天堂app下载 development and validation of EN ISO standard procedures. Additionally, she has contributed to 乐天堂app下载 Atomic Spectrometry Updates (ASU) reviews since 2005, focusing on advancements in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its specialised applications.
Vassilia Zorba
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory & University of California at Berkeley, USA
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Dr Vassilia Zorba is 乐天堂app下载 Group Leader for 乐天堂app下载 at 乐天堂app下载 in Berkeley, CA. She is also an Associate Adjunct Professor in 乐天堂app下载 Department of Mechanical Engineering of 乐天堂app下载 University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on 乐天堂app下载 development of 乐天堂app下载 next-generation of laser tools for advanced sensors and laser-based manufacturing. Her research interests include ultrafast laser-material interactions, non-linear optics, remote sensing, laser-induced plasma chemistry, and laser ablation-based chemical analysis in electrochemical energy storage, with emphasis on next-generation Li-ion batteries. Her work has also focused on femtosecond laser surface structuring technologies and biomimetic material functionalization. Dr. Zorba’s credits include 73 publications in peer-reviewed journals, more than 40 invited, keynote and plenary talks and a 2011 R&D 100 Technology Award.
