5th Workshop on Field-Flow Fractionation – Mass Spectrometry (FFF-MS)

The 5th Workshop on Field Flow Fractionation and Mass Spectrometric techniques (FFF-MS) will focus on the analysis of nanoparticle in environmental- & life-sciences as well as consumer products. It is organized as cooperation between the University of Vienna (Department of Environmental Geosciences), Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research -  UFZ (Department of Analytical Chemistry, Leipzig, Germany) and the Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG, Department G2 - Aquatic Chemistry, Koblenz, Germany). It is designed for PhD students and scientist who are working the field of colloid and nanomaterial analysis.

Part I (first day - free of charge) will start with two survey lectures given by experts in the field: Dr. Ralf Kaegi (EAWAG aquatic research, Zurich, Switzerland) and Dr. Julien Gigault (University of Rennes, Department of Geoscience, Rennes, France). Scientific presentations and posters will complete the morning session - attendees giving an oral presentation will receive a financial travel subsidy. During the afternoon session attendees will solve problems regarding data processing and analytical method development.

Part II of the workshop (optional second day, fee: 280 €) is optional and will contain practical lab work. The University of Vienna (Environmental Geosciences) has several FFF systems (flow and centrifugal) and on-line coupled detectors (e.g., SLS, DLS, ICP-MS) available where users can collect practical experience and further discuss existing problems (restricted to: 10 participants, application required). Further information on registration and the program will be available soon.