2024 Winter Conference on
Plasma Spectrochemistry
Tucson, Arizona
January 15 - 20, 2024
El Conquistador Tucson
A Hilton Resort
2024 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry%ICP Information Newsletter, Inc.
P.O. Box 666, Hadley, MA 01035-0666
18241 Beauty Berry Ct., Lehigh Acres, FL 33972-7525 USA
Telephone (239) 674-9430, Fax (239) 674-9431
email wc2024@chem.umass.edu, http://icpinformation.org
Dr. Ramon M. Barnes, Conference Chairman

2024 Winter Conference on
Plasma Spectrochemistry
Tucson, Arizona, January 15 – 20, 2024
Plasma Spectrochemistry for Trace Element, Stable Isotope,
Elemental Imaging and Speciation Analyses
The 2024 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, 23rd in a series of biennial meetings sponsored by the ICPInformation Newsletter, features developments in plasma spectrochemical analysis by inductively coupled plasma (ICP), dc
plasma (DCP), microwave plasma (MIP), glow discharge (GDL, HCL), and laser sources (LA, LIBS, LAMIS). The meeting will
be held Monday, January 15 through Saturday, January 20, 2024, in Tucson, Arizona, (www.visitTucson.org) at the El
Conquistador Tucson Resort (www.hiltonelconquistador.com). Professional development short courses at introductory andadvanced levels and manufacturers' seminars will be offered Friday through Monday, January 12 - 15. Spectroscopic
instrumentation and accessories will be shown during a three-day exhibition from January 16 to 28, and workshops on New
Plasma Instrumentation, Clinical ICP-MS, Isotope Analysis, Elemental Imaging and Mass Cytometry, and Elemental Speciation
methodology will be presented Tuesday through Friday afternoons.

Objectives and Program
The continued growth in popularity of plasma sources for atomization and excitation in atomic spectroscopy and ionizationin mass spectrometryand the need to discuss recent developments of these discharges in spectrochemical analysis stimulated
the organization of this meeting. The Conference will bring together international scientists experienced in applications,
instrumentation, and theory in an informal setting to examine recent progress in the field. Approximately 400 participants from
20 countries are expected to attend.
Over 200 papers describing applications, fundamentals, and instrumental developments with plasma sources will bepresented in lecture and poster sessions by more than 200 authors. Symposia organized and chaired by recognized experts
will include the following topics: 1) Sample introduction and transport phenomena; Micronebulization and flow processing
spectrochemical analysis; 2) Nanomaterial analysis and characterization; 3) Elemental speciation, metallomics and sample
preparation for speciation; 4) Plasma instrumentation, including advanced detectors, chemometrics, expert/smart systems, online analysis, microplasmas, software, and remote-system automation; 5) Sample preparation, treatment and automation; 6)
Excitation mechanisms, plasma phenomena and modeling; 7) Spectroscopic standards and reference materials, and highpurity materials; 8) Plasma source mass spectrometry; 9) Glow discharge atomic and mass spectrometry; 10) Stable isotopeanalyses; 11) Laser-assisted plasma spectrometry; 12) Advanced materials bulk and surface characterization, 13) Elemental
imaging and mass cytometry, and 14) Novel plasma spectrochemical applications. Six plenary and 34 invited lectures will
highlight advances in these areas. Four afternoon poster sessions will feature applications, automation, and new instrumentation.
Six Heritage Lectures will be presented by distinguished scientists and investigators, who have contributed significantly to thedevelopment of plasma spectrochemistry and will address critical development areas in sample introduction, instrumentation,
elemental speciation, plasma source mass spectrometry, and novel software and hardware. Awards for outstanding young
investigators and senior researchers also will be presented. Plenary, invited, and submitted papers will be published in September
2024 after peer review as the official Conference proceedings.

Schedule of Activities
Call for Papers, Preliminary Abstracts Due, Early Bird Registration
Friday, July 21, 2023
Exhibitor Booth Reservation and Pre-Registration Due
Friday, September 22, 2023
Final Abstracts for All Papers Due
Friday, October 20, 2023
Exhibitor Reservation Deadline
Friday, October 20, 2023
Conference Pre-Registration Deadline
Friday, October 20, 2023
Late Pre-Registration Deadline
Friday, December 15, 2023
Hotel Reservation Deadline
Friday, December 22, 2023
2024 Winter Conference Professional Development Courses Friday - Tuesday, January 12 - 16, 2024
2024 Manufacturers' Seminars
Friday - Monday, January 12 - 15, 2024
2024 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry
Monday - Saturday, January 15 - 20, 2024
2024 Instrument Exhibition
Tuesday - Thursday, January 16 - 18, 2024
2024 Special Topic Workshops
Tuesday - Friday, January 16 - 19, 2024
Conference Manuscripts Submission Deadline
February 21, 2024
22024 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Tucson, Arizona, January 15–20, 2024

2024 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry
Tucson, Arizona, January 15 – 20, 2024
Conference Background

Winter Conferenceon Plasma Spectrochemistry
THE MEETING
Year City
State
The biennial Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry is spon- 1980 San Juan
Puerto Ricosored by the ICP Information Newsletter, Inc., a nonprofit, philanthropic 1982 Orlando
Floridaresearch organization located in Hadley, Massachusetts and Lehigh Acres, 1984 San Diego
California
Florida, and organized by Dr. Ramon Barnes of the University Research 1986 Kailua-Kona
Hawaii
Institute for Analytical Chemistry. Previous meetings were held in Arizona, 1988 San Diego
California
California, Florida, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico (Table). Attendance has grown 1990 St. Petersburg
Floridafrom 170 in 1980 to more than 600 with worldwide scientific participation 1992 San Diego
California
representing 30 countries. Technical sessions comprise lectures and posters 1994 San Diego
Californiadescribing application, fundamental, and instrumentation developments with 1996 Fort Lauderdale Florida
popular electrical plasma sources. The inductively coupled plasma (ICP), glow 1998 Scottsdale
Arizonadischarge sources, microwave induced plasma, direct current plasma, and 2000 Fort Lauderdale Florida
laser-assisted plasma spectrochemistry are featured. New spectrometric 2002 Scottsdale
Arizona
instrumentation, novel sample introduction systems, plasma system automa- 2004 Fort Lauderdale Floridation, sample preparation approaches, elemental speciation and metallomics, 2006 Tucson
Arizonaspectroscopic standards, quality assurance, new diagnostic methods, and 2008 Temecula
California
theoretical treatments are highlighted. More than 300 technical papers are 2010 Fort Myers
Floridapresented, and selected papers have been published together as the Confer- 2012 Tucson
Arizonaence proceedings in Spectrochimica Acta, Part B (1981-1987), Journal of 2014 Amelia Island
FloridaAnalytical Atomic Spectrometry (1988-2020), and Journal of Analytical 2016 Tucson
Arizona
Bioanalytical Chemistry (1998-2006). The proceedings of the 2024 Winter 2018 Amelia Island
FloridaConference will appear in these major spectroscopy journals during Fall 2024. 2020 Tucson
Arizona
Some in the field consider the Winter Conference one of the technically most 2022 Tucson
Arizonasignificant meetings convened on these topics. Nineteen European WinterEuropean Winter Conference
Conferences have been held as well (Table). The next European Winteron Plasma Spectrochemistry
Conference will be in Berlin, Germany (March 2025). Seven Asia-Pacific Winter Year CityCountry
Conferences have been held in China, Japan, Korea, and Thailand (Table).
1985 Leysin
Switzerland
1987 LyonFrance1989
ReutteAustria
THE PEOPLE
1991
DortmundGermany
The Winter Conference attempts to bring together the major figures in the1993
GranadaSpain
field of plasma spectrochemistry in a comfortable and informal setting to1995
Cambridge
Englandpromote maximum information exchange and conversations. We accomplish
1997
GentBelgium
this by inviting keynote speakers, employing principals to organize and chair
1999
Pau
Francesessions and discussions, and by offering technical short courses taught by
2001
Harjell
Norwayexperts. Furthermore, experienced and novice analytical chemists seeking to2003
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany
share and expand their experiences in plasma spectrochemistry participate
2005Budapest
Hungary
actively. Invited speakers include distinguished international experts and award
Italy
recipients. Heritage lecturers, workshops, and symposia will be arranged and 2007 Taomina
2009
Graz
Austriachaired by many of the leaders in the field.
2011 Zaragoza
Spain
2013 Krakow
PolandTHE LOCATION
2015 Münster
Germany
Warm-weather sites are selected for the Winter Conference to promote the 2017 St Anton
Austria
relaxed atmosphere conducive to 2019 Pau
Franceeffective scientific information ex- 2023 Lubljana
Sloveniachanges. The 2024 Winter Confer- 2025 Berlin
Germany
ence will be held at the El ConquisAsia-Pacific Winter Conference
tador Tucson, a Hilton Resort, loon Plasma Spectrochemistrycated in Tucson, Arizona, only 20 2005 Chiang Mai
Thailandminutes north of the Tucson Interna- 2006 Bangkok
Thailandtional Airport (www.flytucson.com) 2008 Tsukuba
Japanand conveniently served by major 2010 Chengdu
Chinainterstate highways. Tucson is 115 2012 Jeju
Korea
miles (184 km) south of Phoenix.
2015 Xiamen
China
2017
MastueJapan42024 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Tucson, Arizona, January 15–20, 2024