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Workshop: LA-ICPMS Fundamentals, Instrumentation, and Applications

January 2019


When: 4th March 2019
Where: Geography Seminar Room A (GGSR-A), Museum Building, Trinity College Dublin
How to attend: Register on Eventbrite.

The Geology Department of Trinity College Dublin is running a full-day LA-ICPMS workshop on the 4th March following the IGRM 2019. The workshop is designed for both spot analysis and laser imaging applications and will include:

i) LA-ICPMS fundamentals
ii) Introduction to sample preparation and experiment design
iii) Instrument demo
iv) Example applications

The Geology Department at Trinity College Dublin operates two Excimer laser-based ICP-MS systems, which have run analyses on a wide variety of minerals, e.g. carbonates, coral, apatite, rutile, muscovite, pyroxene, and sulphides. The workshop will be delivered by our experienced laboratory staff and research scientists covering a broad application areas, including novel methodology development, environmental studies, magma evolution, ore genesis, critical metals, sediment provenance, and building defects (download the Programme).

There is no charge for this event; however, registration is required. Space is limited.
Should you have any questions please email zhoul@tcd.ie.