With a total of 83 participants, 23 talks, 3 award lectures (Junganalytiker*innen Preise 2022 und 2023), and 20 posters, the 18th Junganalytiker*innen Forum (Young Analytical Chemists Forum) of the Austrian Society for Analytical Chemistry (ASAC) was hosted from 11.-12. May 2023 by the Chair of General and Analytical Chemistry. In addition to the exciting contributions from the young scientists, the social program with a conference dinner, company pitches, laboratory tour, and excursion through Leoben was also very well received.
Congratulations to Simone Trimmel for being awarded with the ASAC Junganalytiker*innen Preis 2023 for her outstanding early-career publication (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-022-04497-3).
Congratulations also to Alexander Epov for receiving one of the best talk awards for a student lecture at the conference.
We thank our sponsors for supporting the event (Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry Springer, Agilent, Bartelt, Elemental Scientific, Bruker, S4S/PerkinElmer, Bruckner Analysetechnik, Lactan, Nu Instruments Ametek, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Stadt Leoben).
The following contributions were made by members of the chair:
AWARD LECTURE
- “Determination of 48 elements in environmental samples by ICP-MS/MS with a focus on technology-critical elements” by Simone Trimmel
INVITED LECTURE
- “Hugo Bondy (1900-1985): His life and contribution to the development of mass spectrometry in the 20th century” by Michael Schober
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
- “Development of diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) combined with LAICP-MS for the in situ localization of aluminium corrosion” by Gulnaz Mukhametzianova
- “Evaluation of the application potential of carbon produced by methane plasmalysis in agriculture” by Nadine Abu Zahra
- “Development of MC-ICP-MS based methods for Ni isotope analysis to study plant hyperaccumulation” by Alexander Epov
- “MURmap – Assessing the natural and anthropogenic impact in a historically contaminated river from (mining) industry” by Ulrike Moser
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
- “Distribution of elements in stream sediments in the Mura River by applying ICP-MS” by Barbara Čeplak and Ulrike Moser
- “Fostering inclusive access to analytical instrumentation” by Michael Schober
- “Tracing the origin of non-metallic inclusions by elemental and isotopic fingerprints” by Kathrin Thiele and Stefan Wagner
- “Assessment of the levels of trace elements and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air in the city of Kampala” by Doreen Mirembe
- “Green facades as model systems for anthropogenic emissions of technology-critical elements” by Simone Trimmel
- “Applicability of selected pipe materials for underground hydrogen storage facilities” by Bernd Loder
- “On the hydrogen uptake of line pipe steels L80 and P110 under gaseous hydrogen charging up to 1000 bar and 200°C” by Matthias Eichinger
- “Recent progress in a study on the development of hydrogen resistant martensitic steels: influence of Mo carbides addition and surface treatment” by Magdalena Eskinja
