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Analytical Chemistry Division (V)
Teamwork
- Issue No. 6-
This
issue of 'Teamwork' includes:
- 'Thank you'
to retiring members of the ACD
- 'Welcome'
to new members of the ACD
- ACD membership
for 2004-5
- Folke
Ingman writes: IUPAC - A personal perspective spanning 23
years!
- Roger Smith
reports on the SEANAC Conference in Botswana.
- Ryszard Loibinski
reports on the Division V Workshop on "New challenges
for Analytical Chemists: Genomics and proteomics" held
in Ottawa.
- Joint ACD-WPQA
meetings and symposium in Vienna, February 16 and 17, 2004.
We say Thank you!
As this IUPAC biennium draws to a close it is time to acknowledge
the service of ACD members who are retiring. Folke Ingman, Günter
Gauglitz and Vladimir Kolotov have completed their terms of service.
Folke
Ingman was Division President for 4 years through the time
leading up to, then implementing, the change from the Commission-based
system to the Project-driven system. We warmly acknowledge the contribution
that his leadership made to the present structure and modus operandi
of the Division.
Günter
Gauglitz represented the interests of Spectroscopic Methods
in Analytical Chemistry (2000-2003). During his time on the ACD
he worked on the project series 'Laser-based molecular spectrometry
for chemical analysis: Absorption'. He also hosted the 2002 meeting
of the ACD in Tübingen.
Vladimir
Kolotov represented the interests of Radiochemistry and
Radioanalytical Methods. Looking at the current ACD portfolio of
projects, Vladimir will be involved with the Division for some time
yet as he chairs the Project 'Low activation materials for Fusion
Technology: State and Prospects' and is a member of the Task Group
chaired by Mauro Bonardi (see below). His Project with F. De Corte
'Compilation of k0 and related data for NAA in the form of an electronic
database' will shortly be accessible via the web.
We say Welcome!
There has been
some 'redistribution of people between TM and AM positions but in
addition we are very pleased to welcome two new AM and three new
TM, each of whom is already actively involved in, or developing,
IUPAC projects!
Kermit
Murray (Louisiana State University) joins us as an AM who
has special interests in applications of mass spectrometry. He was
a "young" observer at the GA in Ottawa, but we didn't
let him go! He already has his teeth into developing a project proposal
on 'Standard Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass spectrometry'
Mauro
Bonardi (INFN - Milano Accelerators and Applied Superconductivity
Laboratory, and Universia' degli Studi di Milano) joins us as a
TM with responsibilities for 'Nuclear Methods'. Mauro is Task Group
leader on the recently funded project 'Terminology, quantities,
and units concerning production and applications of radionuclides
in radiopharmaceutical and radioanalytical chemistry'.
Zhifang
Chai (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy
of Sciences) joins us a new AM. He is actively working on developing
a project proposal on 'A critical assessment of Nuclear Analytical
Techniques for quantitation of inorganic species in biological samples'.
Chai and Mauro are communicating on this project!
Marja-Liisa
Reikkola (University of Helsinki) is a new TM and brings
with her expertise in separation science (capillary electromigration,
field flow fractionation, separation mechanisms) and extraction
techniques and analytical techniques consistent with the practice
of 'green chemistry'. She is currently on the task group for the
project 'Analytical electromigration techniques'.
Elias
Zagatto (University of São Paulo) joins us as a new
TM with particular interests in flow methods of analysis. Elias
chaired a task group on the project 'Information essential for characterising
a flow-based analytical system' (published in PAC, 2001). He is
currently developing a project proposal on 'The use of terms pre-concentration
and concentration in different branches of analytical chemistry'.
ACD Membership 2004-5
The Table at the end of this Newsletter gives
the complete list of TM, AM and NR for the Analytical Chemistry
Division, 2004-5. We are very pleased that our membership embraces
22 countries - almost half of the 45 member countries of IUPAC!
We hope to feature 'Biographic notes' for the 'new names' on this
list in subsequent issues of Teamwork.
Teamwork invited
Folke Ingman
to share his personal perspective of IUPAC, a perspective that spans
23 years of service. Folke writes:
My first
acquaintance with IUPAC came when the General Assembly met at
Davos, Switzerland during the summer of 1979. Janos Inczédy
phoned to ask whether I would be interested in joining Commission
V.1 (General Aspects of Analytical Chemistry). I became an Associate
Member of that Commission in January 1980 and the first meeting
of the Commission which I attended was held at Veszprem by Lake
Balaton (Hungary) in August.
IUPAC
transcends the 'iron curtain'
In the 1980's, the iron curtain was very much a reality. Scientists
in the eastern part of Europe had few possibilities to meet with
their western colleagues. They never knew whether they would be
allowed to take part in the conferences they wanted, sometimes
they got permission at the last moment, sometimes they did not.
IUPAC, however, was recognised by the authorities as an important
body and IUPAC meetings provided opportunities for direct personal
contacts between scientists from the eastern and the western world.
Most of the
General Assemblies were arranged in western countries. The even
year meetings, however, at least in V.1, were usually held in
different places in Eastern Europe. By doing so we could be pretty
sure that all members could attend. Also, since there were many
palaces and manors belonging to the Academies of Sciences of those
countries, the meeting costs could be kept at a very reasonable
level. Being together in one place during the whole time of the
meeting fostered friendship between commission members and provided
good working conditions.
IUPAC
Commissions: a birthplace for project ideas.
Commission Members coming from different parts of the world and
having slightly different specialities ensured that discussions
about new project ideas were thorough and fruitful. This is perhaps
the most vulnerable part of the new organisation. I have the impression
that, at least in Commission V.1, most of the work was done either
just before the meetings, during the meetings or just after them.
This of course meant that a project took a long time to complete
- but on the other hand that it had been thoroughly discussed
by the whole Commission at least at one but often at several meetings
before publication.
A greater
responsibility for Divisions
Where do new project ideas come from in the new (project-driven)
system? To be able to propose a project one should have a working
knowledge of the way IUPAC works. The project proposals we have
seen until now in the new organisation almost invariably came
from former Commission Members. I recall only one idea proposed
by a Journal Editor.
I believe
that this is the greatest challenge for IUPAC in the coming years.
A project driven system without projects is bound to die sooner
rather than later. I believe that the Division Committee must
take on the responsibility for producing project ideas and nursing
them until a task group has been appointed and a proposal has
been put forward. This calls for closer contacts between DC Members
between the meetings than previously. I also believe that the
workshop model which was first tested in Ottawa and will now continue
in Vienna next February is an excellent way to nurse project ideas.
However, it requires that all DC Members be committed to the work
even between the meetings. I wish the Analytical Division every
success in its future work for Analytical Chemistry.
Southern and Eastern
Africa Network of Analytical Chemists (SEANAC)
The objectives of this inaugural
conference in Botswana (7-10 July) were to develop networks
between analytical chemists on the African continent, to facilitate
the sharing of information and the limited resources available.
Division V wished to identify with this group of analytical chemists
who are seeking solutions to real challenges in teaching and research
in analytical chemistry, in countries that are less well resourced
than most. Roger Smith attended the SEANAC conference
to represent the ACD. Roger writes:
SEANAC was
created from an awareness of the environmental, health and food
quality analytical problems in southern and eastern Africa. The
network aims to enhance the analytical capability of the region
by collaboration, cooperation in the use of the limited facilities
and equipment, and by generating research interactions at the
personal and institutional level through meetings, exchanges,
training courses and workshops. Following a preliminary meeting,
a group at the University of Botswana lead by Dr Nelson Torto,
organised the Inaugural meeting of SEANAC in Gaborone, Botswana
in July 2003.
The meeting
was a considerable success. It brought together over 120 academic,
industrial, and government participants primarily from the 11
African countries of the region. Many attended a pre-conference
training workshop. Over three days of keynote and contributed
lectures and posters, we learnt of the forefront of analytical
chemistry, of the practical problems in the region, and of some
of the opportunities for support and assistance. We heard of environmental
problems such as a soil with 28.2 % w/w pesticide content, the
need to develop standardised methods of analysis to satisfy the
EU market, and the problems of health care in an area where HIV/AIDS
levels can reach 38 %.
The region
encompasses great contrasts. Some laboratories are equipped to
high standards for research, but lower levels for teaching. Access
to facilities and contact through the internet can be highly variable
and there are variable levels of secondary education. What is
regarded as analytical chemistry can differ. A useful description
is provided in a recent article (Anal. Chem., 75, 2003, 107A).
On the positive
side were learnt of high quality research carried out in the region,
and potential sources of aid and support (especially the Swedish
International Development Corporation Agency, National Science
foundation, and The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons). These agencies provide travel and support grants, assist
in exchanges within the region, access to facilities further afield
for both short term research training or for longer periods, as
well aid for technical support and training to maintain and operate
equipment. We heard of an interesting programme which can assist
the transportation of second hand equipment to the region, once
a donor and recipient are identified.
The standardisations
of methods and results are important for trade. We heard of training
courses (from IOCD and AOAC) to ensure that compliance to international
standards can be achieved, and of how even basic instrumentation
can be used to generate reliable results. The Division may be
able to make an impact here through the WPQA. In education there
was a presentation on the use of the internet as a distance teaching
aid, including the Analytical Science Digital Library (www.asdlib.org),
a resource that provides links to peer reviewed educational websites.
How can IUPAC
help? Ideas are still being explored and a follow-up meeting was
held at the General Assembly in Ottawa. Potential links include
assistance with collaboration and standardisation activities,
by providing contacts with potential contributors to training
courses, helping to develop a consistent regional analytical curriculum
for education though CCE and the continuing assistance in collaboration
with the aid agencies already active in the region.
The conference succeeded in its primary aim of bringing together
analytical chemists from the different countries of the region.
It succeeded in terms of organisation, the number of regional
participants, the high quality of the presentations, and the national
and international support and recognition it received. The organisers
are congratulated. They very successfully overcame the trauma,
only a few weeks before the meeting, of being evicted from their
planned hotel by the imminent arrival of the US President, his
security, and press entourage!
A "New challenges
for Analytical Chemists: Genomics and proteomics" a
Division V Workshop on held in Ottawa.
Ryszard Lobinski reports:
In the quest
of keeping up to date with the emerging needs of analytical chemistry
the ACD Committee invited external speakers to give a brief introduction
to some hot topics in analytical chemistry. The persons who graciously
accepted the invitations were Aled Edwards, Director of the Genomic
Consortium, University of Toronto, Jim McLaren, Director of the
Chemical and Mechanical Standards, National Research Council,
Ottawa, and Heinz Schimmel, IRMM, Geel, Belgium. The topics covered
analytical chemistry in proteomics and genetically modified organisms.
A. Edwards
presented the increasing role of mass spectrometry in the multibillion
dollar industry of identification and prediction of disease states.
He evoked the need for standardization of analytical mass spectrometric
methods, qualitative fingerprinting and quantitative determination.
J. McLaren and H. Schimmel talked about the needs for accurate
measurements of DNA in view of the increasing role of genetically
modified organisms and regulatory trends.
Ed.: A very
positive outcome from this Workshop was the identification of three
potential projects: 'Standard Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass
spectrometry' and 'Comparison of the terms: preconcentration/sample
preparation as used in GMO analysis and in classical analysis' and
'Terminology related to analytical chemistry of metal forms in biological
systems: metallomics'. Proposals are currently being drafted for
two of these.
Building
on the success of this workshop, the ACD is including a symposium
in its next meeting in Vienna, February 2004
..
Analytical Chemistry
Division meeting, February 16 and 17, 2004
The Division will hold its next meeting at the IAEA in Vienna on
February 16 and 17.
In addition
to the 'normal business' of the Division (setting goals for the
next biennium; review of projects in process; identifying new project
ideas; establishing management structures and group and individual
responsibilities) the meeting will include a Joint Symposium
with the Inter-Divisional Working Party on Quality Assurance (WPQA).
This signals an intention that 'Metrological traceability' is to
be one of the core areas for the work of the Division Committee
in the next biennium.
The symposium
is titled: Metrological traceability in chemistry.
It will bring together the ACD, the WPQA, key staff from IAEA and
key-note speakers from IUPAP (Dr. Leslie Pendrill), BIPM (Dr Robert
Wielgosz), WPQA (Dr. Paul De Bievre) and IAEA (to be confirmed).
The
objectives are three-fold.
Firstly to focus our attention on emerging issues in metrological
traceability, with a view to identifying project opportunities and
project partners. Secondly to enhance communication between the
ACD, the WPQA and practitioners who draft, develop and apply standards
for traceability and quality assurance (the stakeholders!). Thirdly
to present and discuss the joint IUPAC-IUPAP project proposal to
ICSU: 'Metrological Traceability of Measurement Results in
Chemistry'.
IUPAC has a
unique role and responsibility in establishing communication between
independent organizations and practitioners and in bringing objective
expertise to focus on specific scientific matters.
This symposium
is an opportunity for bridge-building and transfer of information
between IUPAC, the invited agencies, and IAEA. It is an opportunity
for IUPAC to exercise its responsibility in facilitating harmonisation
of definition of standards and practices, of the concepts measurement
uncertainty, traceability of measurement results, and international
terminology. It is also an opportunity for IUPAC to inform key agencies
of its current projects and those under development.
The symposium
held in Ottawa in conjunction with the ACD meeting was highly successful
in informing the ACD on emerging challenges in Genomics and Proteomics,
in identifying possible new projects and in improving links with
stakeholders/end-users. It indicated the capacity for the Division
Committee itself to be much more pro-active in identifying projects,
to take the role of a 'think tank' and so to generate Project ideas
and proposals 'from the top down' (the inverse of the present process).
The symposium in Vienna will build on this concept.
An invitation to
Vienna
The
ACD meeting is open to all members of the Division Committee, although
only Titular Members can be funded. Please note that if you do intend
to be present it is necessary that Ales Fajgelj receive your personal
details, urgently, so that security clearance measures for your
access to the IAEA site can be completed. The Agenda and related
papers will be distributed to all members of the Division Committee
in advance of the meeting; those who are unable to attend are invited
to respond to Agenda items by e-mail in advance.
Kip
Powell
[email protected]
ACD
Membership 2004-5
Name
|
Position |
Current
Term |
NAO
|
Prof.
Kipton J. Powell
|
TM
President |
2004-2005
|
New
Zealand
|
Prof.
Ryszard Lobinski
|
TM
Vice President |
2004-2005
|
France
|
Prof.
Roger M. Smith
|
TM
Secretary |
2004-2007
|
UK
|
Dr.
David S. Moore
|
TM
Past President |
2004-2005
|
US
|
|
|
|
|
Prof.
Mauro Bonardi
|
TM |
2004-2005
|
Italy
|
Prof.
Ales Fajgelj
|
TM |
2004-2005
|
Slovenia
|
Prof.
D. Brynn Hibbert
|
TM |
2004-2005
|
Australia
|
Prof.
Kazuko Matsumoto
|
TM |
2002-2005
|
Japan
|
Prof.
Marja-Liisa Riekkola
|
TM |
2004-2005
|
Finland
|
Prof.
Elias Aires G. Zagatto
|
TM |
2004-2005
|
Brazil
|
|
|
|
|
Dr.
Zhifang Chai
|
AM |
2004-2005
|
China/Beij.
|
Prof.
Heinz Gamsj�ger
|
AM |
2002-2005
|
Austria
|
Dr.
Wlodimierz Kutner
|
AM |
2002-2005
|
Poland
|
Prof.
Kermit Murray
|
AM |
2004-2005
|
US
|
Prof.
Yoshio Umezawa
|
AM |
2004-2005
|
Japan
|
Prof.
Yuri Vlasov
|
AM |
2004-2005
|
Russia
|
|
|
|
|
Dr.
Jayaraman Arunachalam
|
NR |
2004-2005
|
India
|
Prof.
Christo Balarew
|
NR |
2004-2005
|
Bulgaria
|
Dr.
Daniel Alberto Batistoni
|
NR |
2004-2005
|
Argentina
|
Prof.
Klaus Danzer
|
NR |
2004-2005
|
Germany
|
Prof.
Jan �ke J�nsson
|
NR |
2004-2005
|
Sweden
|
Prof.
Walter Lund
|
NR |
2004-2005
|
Norway
|
Dr.
Zoltan Mester
|
NR |
2004-2005
|
Canada
|
Prof.
A. Sanz-Medel
|
NR |
2004-2005
|
Spain
|
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