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NEW ! "GEORGE HEVESY MEDAL AWARD" NOMINATION 2009 NEW !
Nominations are solicted for the 2009 "George Hevesy Medal Award". Deadline: 2009 January 16.
Further details: Flyer (97 KB PDF); Guidelines (107 KB PDF).
NAMLS CONFERENCES (in reverse chronological order)
Lisbon, Portugal, 2008 (NAMLS-9)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2005 (NAMLS-8)
Antalya, Turkey, 2002 (NAMLS-7)
Beijing, China, 1998 (NAMLS-6)
Prague, Czech Republic, 1993 (NAMLS-5)
Gaithersburg, USA, 1989 (NAMLS-4)
Vienna, Austria, 1978
Bled, Slovenia, 1972
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1967OTHER NAMLS-RELATED INFORMATION AND LINKS
Other Upcoming International Meeings of Relevance to NAMLS
Some Recent IAEA Publications and Services of Relevance to NAMLS
Hevesy Medal Award
INTRODUCTION
NAMLS is a series of international conferences organized to promote the development and application of nuclear and related analytical methods in the life sciences. The most recent conference was held in Lisbon, Portugal, in September 2008. Previous conferences were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2005); Antalya, Turkey (2002); Beijing, China (1998); Prague, Czech Republic (1993); Gaithersburg, USA (1989); Vienna, Austria (1978); Bled, Slovenia (1972); and Amsterdam, Netherlands (1967). The next conference is expected to be held in the autumn of 2012 or the spring of 2013.
The first three conferences were convened and organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). All subsequent conferences have been convened by the NAMLS International Committee in cooperation with the IAEA.
Conference topics cover all types of neutron, photon and charged particle activation analysis that can be used in the life sciences; emphasis is placed on instrumental (INAA) and radiochemical (RNAA) neutron activation analysis. Related analytical techniques, which also fall within the conference scope, include particle-induced x-ray emission (PIXE), energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) and inductively-coupled plasma mass-spectrometry (ICP-MS). Relevant applications of these methods focus on studies of trace elements - both essential and toxic ones - and their roles in biology, medicine, agriculture, food sciences, nutrition and health-related environmental sciences.
NAMLS INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Peter BODE, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands (Chair)
Elisabeth MACKEY, NIST, Gaithersburg, USA (Secretary)
Namik K. ARAS, Turkish Academy of Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Dietrich BEHNE, Hahn-Meitner Institute, Berlin, Germany
CHAI Zhifang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China
Amares CHATT, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Eduardo CORTES TORO, Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission, Santiago, Chile
Elisabete A. De Nadai FERNANDES, CENA, Piracicaba, Brazil
M. Carmo FREITAS, Instituto Tecnologico Nuclear, Sacavem, Portugal
Robert R. GREENBERG, NIST, Gaithersburg, USA
Kaj HEYDORN, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
G. Venkatesh IYENGAR, Biomineral Sciences International, Bethesda, USA
Jan KUCERA, Nuclear Research Institute, Rez near Prague, Czech Republic
Robert M. PARR, Vienna, Austria (Webmaster)
Rita PLA, National Atomic Energy Commission, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Enrico SABBIONI, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
Sukiman SARMANI, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Nicholas M. SPYROU, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
TIAN Weizhi, Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing, China
Marina B.A. VASCONCELLOS, IPEN, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Vladimir E. ZAICHICK, Medical Radiology Research Centre, Obninsk, Russia
CONFERENCES (in reverse chronological order)
Lisbon, Portugal, 2008 (NAMLS-9)
Title: Ninth International Conference on Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences (NAMLS-9)
Place & Date: Lisbon, Portugal, 2008 September 7-12
General Chair: Dr. Maria do Carmo Freitas, ITN, Sacavém, Portugal
Proceedings Publication: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (in preparation)
Additional information about the conference, including a selection of photographs,
may be found on the conference website: http://www.namls9.itn.pt
Bids for organizing the next NAMLS-10 Conference
The NAMLS International Committee is soliciting bids to organize the next conference, NAMLS-10, to be held preferably in Autumn 2012 or Spring 2013. The informal bids should contain information about:
Convener
Venue
Dates
Preliminary conference scope
Conference and accommodation facilities
Preliminary budget and conference fees
Possible sponsors
This information may be briefly (10 min.) presented during the NAMLS-IC meeting at the NAMLS-9 Conference in Lisbon on September 8, 2008 or sent later to the Chairman and/or Secretary of the NAMLS-IC. The deadline for final offers is to be decided at the above NAMLS-IC meeting. It will probably be set to the end of 2008 or somewhat later.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2005 (NAMLS-8)
Title: Eighth International Conference on Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences (NAMLS-8)
Place & Date: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2005 April 17-22
General Chair: Prof. Elisabete A. De Nadai Fernandes, CENA, Piracicaba, Brazil
Proceedings Publication: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (JRNC): Vol. 269, No. 2 (August 2006), Vol. 269, No. 3 (September 2006) and Vol. 270, No. 1 (October 2006)
A small selection of conference photos may viewed via the following link: NAMLS-8
Conference Photos .
Antalya, Turkey, 2002 (NAMLS-7)
Title: Seventh International Conference on Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences Including Complementary Isotopic Techniques and Applications
Place & Date: Antalya, Turkey, 2002 June 16-21
General Chair: Prof. Namik K. Aras, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
Proceedings Publication: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (JRNC): vol. 259, no. 1 (January 2004), vol. 259, no. 2 (February 2004) and vol. 259, no. 3 (March 2004), HU ISSN 0236-5731. Editors: R.M. Parr and N.K. Aras.
Additional on-line publication: The conference programme of NAMLS-7 also included a special oral session, supported in part by the International Zinc Association, on "Zinc in Human Nutrition and Biological Samples". This material does not appear in the Proceedings Publication mentioned above. The NAMLS-7 Publication Committee decided instead that it could more readily be made available to a wider audience by publication on this NAMLS website. The abstracts of these presentations and, where available, the full manuscripts can be accessed by clicking here.
Beijing, China, 1998 (NAMLS-6)
Title: Sixth International Conference on Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences
Place & Date: Beijing, China, 1998 October 26-30
General Chair: Prof. Tian Weizhi, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing, China
Proceedings Publication: Biological Trace Element Research, volumes 71-72 (1999), Humana Press, ISSN 0163-4984. Editors: Zhifang Chai, Weizhi Tian, Rolf Zeisler.
Prague, Czech Republic, 1993 (NAMLS-5)
Title: Fifth International Conference on Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences
Place & Date: Prague, Czech Republic, 1993 September 13-17
General Chair: Dr. Jan Kucera, Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Rez near Prague, Czech Republic
Proceedings Publication: Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences (1994), Humana Press, ISBN 0-89603-300-7. Editors: Jan Kucera, Ivan Obrusnik, Enrico Sabbioni.
Gaithersburg, USA, 1989 (NAMLS-4)
Title: Fourth International Conference on Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences
Place & Date: Gaitherburg, USA, 1989 April 17-21
General Chair: Dr. Rolf Zeisler, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, USA
Proceedings Publication: Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences (1991), Humana Press, ISBN 0-89603-202-7. Editors: Rolf Zeisler, Vincent P. Guinn.
Vienna, Austria, 1978
Title: Nuclear Activation Techniques in the Life Sciences 1978
Place & Date: Vienna, Austria, 1978 May 22-26
Proceedings Publication: Nuclear Activation Techniques in the Life Sciences
1978, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, ISBN 92-0-010079-1
(1978). Editors: R.M. Parr, Y.S. Ryabukhin, A. Ericson.
Bled, Slovenia, 1972
Title: Nuclear Activation Techniques in the Life Sciences 1972
Place & Date: Bled, Slovenia, 1972 April 10-14
Proceedings Publication: Nuclear Activation Techniques in the Life Sciences
1972, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, STI/PUB/310 (1972).
Editors: G.B. Cook, R.M. Parr, M. Krippner.
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1967
Title: Nuclear Activation Techniques in the Life Sciences
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1967 May 8-12
Proceedings Publication: Nuclear Activation Techniques in the Life Sciences, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, STI/PUB/155 (1967). Editors: G.B. Cook, R.M. Parr, A. Ericson.
OTHER UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS OF RELEVANCE TO NAMLS
2008 November 9-13
13th TEMA Meeting (Trace Elements for Man and Animals)
Pucón, CHILE
Deadline for abstracts: 2008 July 01
Website: http://www.tema13.net
E-mail: tema13@inta.cl
2009 April 6-10
8th International Conference on Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical
Chemistry (MARC VIII)
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA
Deadline for abstracts: 2008 November 15
Website: http://altmine.mie.uc.edu/nuclear/marc/
E-mail: samuel.glover@uc.edu
2009 September 13-18
5th International k0-Users' Workshop
Belo Horizonte, BRAZIL
Website: http://www.k0naabrazil.org/
E-mail: 5thworkshop@k0naabrazil.org
SOME RECENT IAEA PUBLICATIONS OF RELEVANCE TO NAMLS
The following is a list of relevant IAEA reports published since January 2003 (in reverse chronological order) **
Reference Asian Man: Ingestion and Organ Content of Trace Elements of Importance
in Radiological Protection
IAEA-TECDOC-1592, June 2008
Free
download (883 KB PDF file)
Assessment of Levels and Health-Effects of Airborne Particulate Matter in
Mining, Metal Refining and Metal Working Industries Using Nuclear and Related
Analytical Techniques
IAEA-TECDOC-1576, January 2008
Free
download (1.6 MB PDF file)
Validation Procedures of Software Applied in Nuclear Instruments
IAEA-TECDOC-1565, September 2007
Free
download (2875 KB PDF file)
Nuclear analytical methods for platinum group elements
IAEA-TECDOC-1443, April 2005
Free
download (625 KB PDF file)
Development opportunities for small and medium scale accelerator driven
neutron sources
IAEA-TECDOC-1439, February 2005
Free
download (1.1 MB PDF file)
Analytical Applications of Nuclear Techniques
STI/PUB/1181, Octobert 2004 (EUR 25.00)
ISBN 92-0-114703-1
Free
download (2.7 MB PDF file)
Soil sampling for environmental contaminants
IAEA-TECDOC-1415, October 2004
Free
download (600 KB PDF file)
Quantifying uncertainty in nuclear analytical measurements
IAEA-TECDOC-1401, July 2004
Free
download (2 MB PDF file)
Organizational, Reporting and Certification Aspects of Proficiency Testing
Comprising documentation and software presented at an IAEA Interregional Training
Course held in Seibersdorf, Austria, 8-19 March 2004
CD-ROM edition (available cost free on request)
Nuclear Analytical Techniques in Archaeological Investigations
Technical Reports Series No. 416, August 2003 (EUR 44.00)
ISBN 92-0-106203-6
Isotopic and Nuclear Analytical Techniques for Health and Environment
Comprising unedited papers presented at an international conference held in
Vienna, Austria, 10-13 June 2003
IAEA-CSP-22/CD, ISBN 92-0-100504-0, ISSN 1562-4153, April 2004
CD-ROM edition (available cost free on request)
Document
link
Collection and preparation of bottom sediment samples for analysis
of radionuclides and trace elements
IAEA-TECDOC-1360, July 2003
Free
download (3020 KB PDF file)
Development and use of reference materials and quality control materials
IAEA-TECDOC-1350, April 2003
Free
download (1430 KB PDF file)
Intercomparison of PIXE spectrometry software packages
IAEA-TECDOC-1342, February 2003
Free download (1890 KB PDF file)
Clean laboratories and clean rooms for analysis of radionuclides and trace
elements
IAEA-TECDOC-1339, January 2003
Free download (854 KB PDF file)
Biomonitoring of atmospheric pollution (with emphasis on trace elements)
— BioMAP II
Proceedings of an international workshop organized by the International Atomic
Energy Agency in co-operation with the Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear
and the Universidade dos Açores and held in Praia da Vitória,
Azores Islands, Portugal, 28 August–3 September 2000
IAEA-TECDOC-1338, January 2003
** A complete list of the IAEA's TECDOCs may be viewed and downloaded as PDF
files from the IAEA's website http://www.iaea.org
(navigate to: Publications > Publications pages > IAEA Technical Reports
(IAEA-TECDOCs) > Browse the IAEA-TECDOCs).
HEVESY MEDAL AWARD
The Hevesy Medal Award is the premier international award of excellence honouring outstanding achievements in radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry. It is named after George de Hevesy (1885-1966), who received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1943 for his work on the use of isotopes as tracers in the study of chemical processes.
Many of the distinguished scientists who have been honoured by this award have worked on topics that fall within the scope of NAMLS. Seven of the recent recipients of the award, including the 2007 medallist, are current or former members of the NAMLS International Committee. Two of the recent NAMLS Conferences (Antalya, 2002 and Rio de Janeiro, 2005) were both selected as venues for the award ceremonies.
Click here for more information on this award including a list of all medallists from 1968 to 2008.
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