2006/12

Dear Subscriber !

Welcome to the December issue of the Speciation Newsletter provided by the European Virtual Institute for Speciation Analysis (EVISA).

Two years serving you with the EVISA Speciation Newsletter and three years of operating the EVISA web site, this is a good reason to proudly look back for a short moment. We tried to keep you updated with about one News per week about all different aspects of speciation analysis (science, legislation, politics) providing extensive cross-links to further information on our site or to external sites.

We are very proud that we accomplished what has been promised: we more than quadrupled the number of pages available on our server  for your information during this year from about 2000 to actually more than 9000 pages. The response from the steadily growing user community is overwhelmingly positive. Many thanks to all of you who have send encouraging words, comments or constructive criticism. We highly appreciate all your feedback!

The next step in the development of our services will be even bigger than that accomplished during this year. We plan to raise the content of the server by an order of magnitude by launching the EVISA publication datbase! The finally completed database system on Instruments, Components, Materials, Journals, Publications and the related Producers, Manufacturers, Publishers and Scientists will be a formidable search tool accessible by all registered users. (If you have not yet registered as a user, this should be a good reason to do it now ! Another good reason - registration is still free during the launch phase !)

We hope that our Speciation Newsletter is of some interest for you. If you have comments, suggestions for new topics or criticism, please feel free to contact us at info@speciation.net or via our contact form available from our homepage.

NEWS | EVENTS | TRAINING | VACANCIES | DIRECTORY | LINKS
NEWS

EVISA is keeping you updated  with what is going on in speciation analysis. In this section you will find news about the most current research results, about trends, legal issues and informations from manufacturers in the field of speciation analysis.

With all the links to further information and publications the News archive is a valuable collection of "hot topics" in speciation analysis. We continuously update even former news with new links and information so that all news are actual all the time.




Two years Speciation Newsletter - Three years of EVISA web site operation - Accomplishments and Future Perspectives
EVISA started to publish a regular monthly Speciation Newsletter in December 2004. Since then a continuously growing group of registered subscribers has benefited from our free service, providing weekly news on all aspects of speciation analysis, events and vacant positions.
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Speciation matters even if the interest is in total element concentration
Often we hear the argument that people stay away from speciation analysis because the chemistry involved is so complex. However, chemistry is as it is and does not change just because of your interest. Sometimes speciation matters even if the interest is in total element concentration only.
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Metal species and Alzheimer disease
In a special issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, guest editors Andrei C. Miu and Oana Benga have gathered 14 insightful articles that explore the roles that metal species play in Alzheimer’s Disease.
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NEW PRODUCTS
EVENTS
With a list of about 50 entries EVISA is informing you about interesting events and keeps you updated with their deadlines. By consulting our list of deadlines you won't miss the opportunity for early registration at reduced fee or the chance to submit your contribution in time.
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Please do not hesitate to inform us in case that your conference related to speciation analysis is missing in our Agenda.

ISRANALYTICA 2007
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Date: 23.01.2007 - 24.01.2007
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2007 European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry
Location: Taormina, Italy
Date: 18.02.2007 - 23.02.2007
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PittCon 2007
Location: Chicago, USA
Date: 25.02.2007 - 02.03.2007
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CIA 2007: Conference über Ionenanalyse
Location: Techn. University Berlin, Germany
Date: 12.03.2007 - 14.03.2007
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CANAS'07
Location: Konstanz, Germany
Date: 18.03.2007 - 21.03.2007
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ANAKON 2007
Location: Jena, Germany
Date: 27.03.2007 - 30.03.2007
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TRAINING
In this moment we haven't scheduled new training courses. If you would like to see a special topic, please feel free to contact us. We also might be able to arrange training at your site !
 
 



VACANCIES

EVISA provides information about open positions for Ph.D. students, PostDocs and permanent staff in the field of speciation. Looking to fill a vacancy or needing a new career challenge? Either way this service is FREE. Many laboratories and research facilities (from Greenland to Crete) have already found their highly educated stuff through this service by EVISA. If you would like to post an open position here, please contact us at info@speciation.net !


Doctorates

DFVF (Denmark): Selenium and sulphur-containing compounds in organic crops
The Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research (DFVF) invites applications for a PhD/ Post Doc position in the Department of Food Chemistry. The position is available from January 2007 and is limited to 3 years.
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GSF: Manganese Speciation and Neurotoxicity
The group of Dr. Bernhard Michalke "Elements and Element Species" of the Institute of Ecological Chemistry (IÖC) is looking for a PhD Student (d.20/06) for their research project Manganese Speciation and Neurotoxicity.
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GKSS, Institute of Coastal Research: PhD student
For our Institute of Coastal Research, Department of Marine and Bioanalytical Chemistry we are looking for a PhD student (Position K 16) (duration initially limited to 3 years).
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Postdoctoral

DFVF (Denmark): Selenium and sulphur-containing compounds in organic crops
The Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research (DFVF) invites applications for a PhD/ Post Doc position in the Department of Food Chemistry. The position is available from January 2007 and is limited to 3 years.
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Trent University: Trace metal speciation and analytical method development
A position is available immediately for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Trent University, Peterborough, Canada. Applicants should have an interest in trace metal speciation and analytical method development, with demonstrated experience with ICP-MS.
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University of Crete: Marie Curie PostDoc
A Marie Curie Postdoctoral fellowship is available immediately with our Group at the University of Crete to conduct research into the development and application of advanced analytical chemistry techniques for characterizing novel metal species in biological and environmental samples (metal speciation analysis) and for investigating their interactions with biomolecules.
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National Cheng kung University, Taiwan: Inorganic Isotopic Lab
A post-doctoral position is available in the Inorganic Isotopic Lab at
Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng kung University, Taiwan. The candidates are expected to carry out geochemical and/or environmental projects.
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Other

UC Davis Interdisciplinary Center for Plasma Mass Spectrometry: Full-time support of an MC-ICP-MS instrument
The UC Davis Interdisciplinary Center for Plasma Mass Spectrometry announces an immediate opening for a full-time technical position in support of the Multicollector Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (MC-ICPMS).
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PS Analytical: Instrumentation & Quality Control Engineer
Candidates should have experience in scientific instrumentation and analytical measurements. A background in service and testing of
instrumentation is desirable.
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PS Analytical: Senior Applications Specialist
Candidates should have experience with trace metal speciation analysis. The role will involve the development of new products and applications as well as providing technical support.
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Dartmouth Trace Element Analysis Laboratory: Research Technician
Dartmouth Trace Element Analysis Laboratory has a temporary (one year) full time research technician position to assist in their Hg speciation and trophic transfer studies.
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Staff Scientist (Laboratory Manager) @ Harvard University
Requisition Number: 26885
School / Unit: Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Location: Cambridge
Type: Full-Time
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Diego State University: Technician
The Department of Geological Sciences at San Diego State University is hiring a mass spectrometry and clean laboratory technician to support our research in Isotope Geochemistry.
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Armed Forces Institute of Pathology: Laboratory manager
The division of Biophysical Toxicology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology is seeking a Laboratory Manager to oversee and maintain the running of their trace metal analysis and vibrational spectroscopy laboratory.
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University of Kansas: Laboratory Technician
The (U-Th)/He Laboratory in the Department of Geology at the University of Kansas invites applications for a laboratory manager or technician with experience in geochemistry or inorganic chemistry. The appointment will begin on June 1, 2006, with a later starting date possible.
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Frontier Geosciences: Senior Scientist/Principal Investigator
Frontier GeoSciences, Inc., (FGS) is expanding its applied research program on trace element chemistry in the environment. Recognized internationally as a leader in the analytical chemistry of mercury in natural waters since its inception in 1992 and with one of the leading research programs in the atmospheric chemistry of mercury, FGS is looking to hire two senior or principal scientists with nationally recognized research programs to complement and take advantage of FGS’s core strengths.
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DIRECTORY


EVISA's directory of scientist is a versatile tool to facilitate contact with scientists in the field of speciation and related sciences. The directory is fully searchable for names, addresses, research topics etc.  You should bookmark this directory as an always up-to-date address book. (In order to hinder SPAM robots for collecting the E-mail accounts, we hide them in a special format).

More than 230 active scientists in the field of speciation analysis already joined the directory. Join this great directory that is extensively linked to all tye of other information on this site, such as homepages, conferences and literature.

If your entry is still missing in this directory, please contact us at info@speciation.net.

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FORUM
EVISA'S discussion forum provides an open room to talk, to reach others with similar interests, and to find answers to your burning questions. goto forum


LINKS

EVISA provides an easy access to external information. Our database contains more than 1100 links to relevant information from numerous top scientific resources spread over the whole Web. The database is searchable both via full-text and categories such as elements, type of species and type of information. We are permanently updating our links section.

If your web site is missing here, please e-mail your link information to info@speciation.net.

 
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We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous Year 2007.

Your EVISA team




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