List of Selected Presentations since 2001
  1. A. Montaser, Sample Introduction into Plasmas: The Survival of the Weakest, Invited Lecture at the European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Lillehammer , Norway , 02/4-8/2001.
  2. A. Montaser, 2001: What Kind of Odyssey in Chemical Analysis? The Hillebrand Prize Lecture presented at the Chemical Society of Washington Meeting, Army-Navy Club, Arlington , VA , March 8, 2001.
  3. A. Montaser, J. A. McLean, B. W. Acon, C. M. Benson, K. Kahen, and J. R. Chirinos, Direct Sample Introduction Into Analytical Plasmas, Invited Lecture and Poster at the Separations and Analysis Contractors’ Meeting, organized by Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Department of Energy, San Diego, CA, 04/5-7/2001.  
  4. A. Montaser, Direct Nebulization Mixed-gas plasmas Spectrometry, Invited Lecture at the FACSS Meeting, Detroit, MI, October 7-12, 2001.
  5. J. R. Chirinos, K. Kahen, B.W. Acon, K. Jorabchi, S. E. O’Brien, and A. Montaser, Investigation of the Direct Injection High Efficiency Nebulizer in Axial and Radial Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry, Invited Lecture presented at FACSS Meeting, Detroit , MI , October 7-12, 2001.
  6. S. E. O’Brien, B. W. Acon, S. F. Boulyga, J. S. Becker, A. Montaser, Investigation of Hexapole Collision Cell Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for the Attenuation of Spectral Interferences Using a Direct Injection High Efficiency Nebulizer, Invited Lecture presented at FACSS Meeting, Detroit, MI, October 7-12, 2001.
  7. B. W. Acon, Y. Lahaye, G. Brey, M. Hamester, J. A. McLean, A. Montaser, Direct Liquid Sample Introduction Using Multicollector Mass Spectrometry Inductively Coupled Plasma for U/Pb Geochronology on Zircon, Invited Lecture presented at FACSS Meeting, Detroit , MI , October 7-12, 2001.
  8. C. M. Benson, S. F. Gimelshein, D. A. Levin, and A. Montaser, Consideration of Droplet Coalescence on the Fate of Sample Droplets in Inductively Coupled Plasma, Invited Lecture presented at FACSS Meeting, Detroit, MI, October 7-12, 2001.
  9. A. Montaser, Fundamental Nebulizer Processes and Analyte Transport: Direct vs. Indirect Approaches, Invited Lecture at 2002 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Scottsdale , Arizona , January 4-12, 2002.
  10. A. Montaser, Sample Introduction System: The Master of Deceit in Plasma Spectrometry, Invited Lecture at Seventh RIO Symposium on Atomic Spectrometry; Ilaha De Santa, Contarina , Brazil ; 04/07-12/2002.
  11. A. Montaser, Experimental and Theoretical Research to Eliminate Bags of Tricks in Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry; Invited Lecture at GKSS-Research Center, Institute for Coastal Research/Physical and Chemical Analysis, Geesthacht, Germany; 05/27-31, 2002.
  12. A. Montaser, Direct Liquid Introduction in Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry: On the Brink or Over the Edge?, Invited Lecture at Thermo Finnigan Mat GmbH , Bremen , Germany , May 30, 2002.
  13. A. Montaser, Critical Experimental and Theoretical Studies on a Fresh Frontier in Plasma Spectrometry; Invited Lecture at Nordic Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Loen , Norway , 6/1-6/2002.
  14. A. Montaser, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry: Current Status and Far Horizon; Plenary Lecture at Nordic Atomic Spectroscopy and Trace Element Conference, Naantali , Finland , 8/18-21/2002.
  15. A. Montaser, Direct Injection Nebulization Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Invited Lecture at Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswich , NJ , September 10, 2002
  16. C. M. Benson, K. Kahen, J. X. Zhong, S. F. Gimelshein, D. A. Levin, and A. Montaser, The Effect of Gas Rarefaction on the Calculated Lifetime of Aerosol Droplets in an Inductively Coupled Plasma, Invited Lecture presented at Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Providence, RI, October 13-17, 2002.
  17. K. Kahen, A. Strubinger, and A. Montaser, Direct Injection High Efficiency Nebulizer-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Oil Analysis, Invited Lecture presented at Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Providence, RI, October 13-17, 2002.
  18. A. Montaser, Droplet Formation, Heating, Desolvation, and Coalescence in High-Temperature Plasma Spectrometry, Invited lecture at the Department of Chemistry and Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University , Ames , Iowa , May 15, 2003.
  19. A. Montaser, Micro- and Nanonebulization in Plasma Spectrometry: Thinking Small Yields Big Returns, Invited to present the Plenary Lecture (The Fassel Lecture) at the Department of Chemistry and Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University , Ames , Iowa , May 16, 2003.
  20. C. S. Westphal, K. Kahen, and A. Montaser, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry with a Demountable Direct Injection High Efficiency Nebulizer, Invited Lecture presented at Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Ft. Lauderdale , Florida , October 19 - 23, 2003.
  21. K. Kahen, B. W. Acon, and A. Montaser, A Modified Nukiyama-Tanasawa Model to Predict Droplet Size for Microconcentric Nebulizers, Invited Lecture presented at Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, October 19 - 23, 2003.
  22. K. Jorabchi, M. Hwang and A. Montaser, Effects Sample Introduction System on Secondary Discharge and Temperatures in Helium Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Invited Lecture presented at Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, October 19 - 23, 2003.
  23. A. Montaser, The Survival of the Weakest in Atomic Spectrometry!, Invited Lecture presented at the Department of Chemistry, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, PA, October 29, 2003.
  24. A. Montaser, Fundamental Nebulization Processes and Analyte Transport, Invited Lecture, presented at the 2004 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; January 1-10, 2004.
  25. A. Montaser, Direct Sample Introduction into Plasma Mass Spectrometry: Going for the Gold in Ultrasensitive Chemical Analysis, Invited Lecture presented at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; January 26, 2004.
  26. A. Montaser, Direct vs. Indirect Nebulization in Atomic Emission and Mass Spectrometry with Plasmas:  Fundamentals and Practical Benefits and Drawbacks, Invited Lecture presented at the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington , DC ; February 18, 2004.
  27. A. Montaser, Modeling and Aerosol Diagnostics in Direct Liquid Sample Introduction Plasma Spectrometry, Invited Lecture presented in a Symposium Honoring “Howard V. Malmstadt—His Ongoing Legacy for Analytical Chemistry”, presented at Pittsburgh Conference, Chicago ; March 7-12, 2004.
  28. A. Montaser, Direct Sample Introduction in Plasma Mass Spectrometry: The Gold for Chromatographic Separation in Ultrasensitive Chemical Analysis, Invited Lecture at Dionex Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA; March 30, 2004.
  29. A. Montaser, Direct Sample Introduction in Plasma Mass Spectrometry: The Gold for Chromatographic Separation in Ultrasensitive Chemical Analysis, Invited Lecture at Shimadzu Biotech, Pleasanton, CA, March 30, 2004.
  30. A. Montaser, “Current and Future Needs in Semiconductor Industry for Chemical and Particle Size Analysis, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, March 31, 2004.
  31. A. Montaser, The Chemical Analysis of Things As They Are: Direct Sample Introduction in Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Invited Lecture, California State University , Los Angeles , CA , April 2, 2004.
  32. A. Montaser, The Survival of the Weakest in Atomic Spectroscopy! Direct and Indirect Sample Introduction in Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Invited Lecture, Indiana University of Pennsylvania , Indiana , PA, April 9, 2004.
  33. A. Montaser, Direct Injection's Edge in Plasma Mass Spectrometry: The Next Diet for a Small Planet, Invited Lecture at Central Department of Analytical Chemistry, Research Centre Juelich, Juelich, Germany, June 7, 2004.
  34. A. Montaser, Direct and Indirect Sample Introduction in Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry: The Light Bulb Comes On, Invited Lecture at University of Konstanz , Konstanz , Germany , June 8, 2004.
  35. A. Montaser, Scaling the Myth in Direct and Indirect Sample Introduction in Plasma Mass Spectrometry, ETHZ, Zurich, Switzerland, June 10, 2004.
  36. A. Montaser, K. Kahen, K. Jorabchi, C. Gray, and J. A. Levine, Fundamental Nebulization Processes and Analyte Transport in High-Temperature Plasmas, Plenary Lecture at the Plasma Science and Technology at the 16th International Vacuum Congress; Venice, Italy, June 28 - July 2, 2004.
  37. K. Kahen, K. Jorabchi, C. Gray, and A. Montaser, Spatial Mapping of Droplet Velocity and Size for Direct and Indirect Nebulization in Plasma Spectrometry, Invited Lecture presented at Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Portland, Oregon, October 3 - 7, 2004.
  38. K. Jorabchi, K. Kahen, C. Gray, and A. Montaser, In-situ Visualization and Characterization of Aerosol Droplets in an Inductively Coupled Plasma, Invited Lecture presented at Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Portland, Oregon, October 3 - 7, 2004.
  39. C. M. Nechita, K. Kahen, C. S. Westphal, W. F. Rutkowski, and A. Montaser, Tunable Direct Injection High Efficiency Nebulizer for Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Invited Lecture presented at Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Portland, Oregon, October 3 - 7, 2004.
  40. A. Montaser, Advances in Solution Introduction in ICP Spectrometry: Applications, Devices, & Fundamentals, Invited Lecture presented at Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Orlando , Florida , February 27 - March 4, 2005.
  41. K. Jorabchi, R. McCormick, J. A. Levine, H. Liu, S-H Nam, and A. Montaser, High Efficiency Nebulization and Aerosol Desolvation in Helium Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Invited Lecture presented at Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Orlando, Florida, February 27 - March 4, 2005.
  42. K. Kahen, J. A. Levine, S. Samii , S-A. O’Brien Murdock, and A. Montaser, Tunable Direct Injection Nebulization for Speciation of Palladium Compounds by High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Invited Lecture presented at Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Orlando, Florida, February 27 - March 4, 2005.
  43. P. Telouk, K. Kahen, C. M. Nechita, M. Gaertner, and A. Montaser, Performances et Utilisation d’un Système d’Injection Directe Démontable en Analyse par ICP-MS, Invited Lecture presented at Spectratom Conference, Pau, April 6-8, 2005
  44. C. M. Nechita, K. Jorabchi,  R. G. Brennan, J. M. Gray, K. Kahen, and A. Montaser, Recent Developments in Liquid Sample Introduction and Aerosol Diagnostics, Invited Lecture presented at Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies meeting, Quebec City , Canada , October 9 – 13, 2005.
  45. K. Jorabchi, R. G. Brennan, J. A. Levine, and A. Montaser and The Status Of Aerosol Generation and Transport in Plasma Spectrometry, Invited Lecture at the 2006 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Tucson, Arizona; January 6-14, 2006.

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