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10/13/2026 - 10/14/2026 | Berlin

Innovative Elemental Analysis for Materials Science and Engineering

The training course presents advanced methods for determining the elemental composition of materials and detecting contaminants such as PFAS. It will take place in Berlin from 13 to 14 October 2026 and is aimed at scientists, engineers, and professionals working in materials analysis, environmental analysis, research, and quality assurance.

The English-language training course offered by the German Society for Materials Science provides theoretical and practical knowledge of modern elemental analysis. It focuses on methods for identifying compositional deviations, trace elements, and contaminants in primary and secondary materials. Such analyses are relevant for assessing material quality, recyclability, and the safety of material cycles.

The program provides an overview of ICP-MS and ICP-OES, atomic and molecular absorption spectrometry, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, and glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy. Detailed sessions cover solid sample analysis using electrothermal vaporization coupled with ICP-OES and laser ablation coupled with ICP-MS. The detection of contaminants such as PFAS using high-resolution continuum source graphite furnace molecular absorption spectrometry is also addressed. Further topics include method selection, spatially resolved analysis, detection limits, sample throughput, robustness, and analytical costs.

The second day is dedicated to laboratory exercises using ETV/ICP-OES, LA/ICP-MS, and HR-CS-GFMAS. Participants conduct measurements and evaluate the performance, limitations, and application conditions of the methods using practical analytical tasks.

Further information and registration: https://dgm.de/akademie/en/events/innovative-elemental-analysis-for-materials-sc...

Information on participating / attending:
Training Chair:

Priv.-Doz. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Björn Meermann, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)

Date:

10/13/2026 12:00 - 10/14/2026 15:00

Event venue:

Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und prüfung
Richard-Willstätter-Straße 11
Haus 8.05 1.OG
12489 Berlin
Berlin
Germany

Target group:

Business and commerce, Scientists and scholars

Email address:

Relevance:

transregional, national

Subject areas:

Chemistry, Materials sciences, Mechanical engineering, Physics / astronomy

Types of events:

Seminar / workshop / discussion

Entry:

07/30/2026

Sender/author:

Stefan Klein

Department:

Kommunikation & Medien

Event is free:

no

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event81923


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