4^th International PTR-MS Conference 2009

Universitätszentrum Obergurgl, Obergurgl - Austria
17^th February - 22^nd February 2009
 
   
  
PTR-MS (Proton Transfer Reaction-Mass Spectrometry) is a relatively new technology developed at the Institute of Ion Physics at the University of Innsbruck in the 1990’s. PTR-MS has been found to be an extremely powerful and promising technology for the detection of volatile organic compounds (VOC) at ultra low concentrations (pptv) in gaseous media, such as air. PTR-MS has been successfully employed in many fields of research, including atmospheric chemistry and environmental research, and food and flavour technology.

 

The Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics of the University of Innsbruck is proud to announce that the 4^th International PTR-MS Conference will take place in Obergurgl, Austria, from 17^th February to 22^nd February 2009.

 

The 4^th PTR-MS conference continues a biennial series begun in 2003 to provide a forum for researchers dedicated to:

 

• the further development of PTR-MS with particular focus on the implementation of new sophisticated mass spectrometric techniques
• the development and application of chemical ionization methods for on-line gas-phase and particulate-phase analysis that go beyond PTR-MS
• the application of PTR-MS to various scientific disciplines with particular focus on environmental sciences, food science, biotechnology and medicine.

 

The conference aims to bring together an outstanding and diverse group of scientists to:

• enhance communication and discussion within the PTR-MS community
• improve the contacts between instrument developers and users
• stimulate the exchange of ideas and experiences with other CIMS communities
• stimulate the discovery of novel applications

The conference will be led by the 4^th PTR-MS training course to be held at the same location from 14^th February to 17^th February 2009.