Harsh Environment Mass Spectrometry Workshop

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	The 11th Harsh-Environment Mass Spectrometry Workshop September 18-21 2017, Oxnard, CA Download the program .pdf
Mon, 9/18	Travel Day
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Set-up of vendor tables and registration
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Welcome Reception at the Mandalay Pool
Tue, 9/19	HEMS Workshop
8:30 a.m.	Welcome Remarks
8:40 a.m.	Technical Session I:
8:40 a.m.	Planary Lecture: How to Build a Better ~~Mousetrap~~ Mass Spectrometer: IARPA's MAEGLIN Program as a Case Study Kristy DeWitt Abstract
9:30 a.m.	The MOMA Mass Spectrometer: Flight Model Integration, Testing and Operation Schemes Ryan Danell Abstract
10:00 a.m.	Mid-morning Break
10:30 a.m.	Flight testing a Drone-MS Prototype (drone based mass spectrometer system) at Solfatara Volcano for in situ Volcanic Gas Plume Measurements Jorge Diaz Abstract
11:00 a.m.	Recent Progress Made on Spacecraft Atmosphere Monitor's Engineering Model Stojan Manzunkov Abstract
11:30 a.m.	Monitoring Clandestine Activities by the Mini 12 Patrick Fedick, Student Award Winner Abstract
12:00 p.m.	Lunch on your own
1:30 p.m.	Technical Session II:
1:30 p.m.	Poster Lightening Round
2:00 p.m.	Development of Portable GC/MS System with Benchtop Performance for Critical DoD Applications Mitch Wells Abstract
2:30 p.m.	Development of a Low-cost, Low-power, Miniature Sector Mass Spectrometer with IonCCD Detection Noah Christian Abstract
3:00 p.m.	Mid-Afternoon Break
3:15 p.m.	Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Investigations of Harsh Environments: Implications for Planetary Science Probes and Astrobiology Ed Patrick Abstract
4:00 p.m.	Poster Session, light refreshemnts served during poster session
6:00 p.m.	Evening Free
Wed, 9/20	HEMS Workshop
8:00 a.m.	Technical Session III:
8:00 a.m.	Surprises in Small Packages: What We Have Learned Making Miniaturized Linear Ion Traps Daniel Austin Abstract
8:30 a.m.	Rapid Response Fieldable Mass Spectrometry with Reverse Gas Stack Modeling and Earth-based Separations Guido Verbeck Abstract
9:00 a.m.	Searching for Volatiles on the Moon - LUVMI Rover Mass Spectrometer Simon Sheriden Abstract
9:30 a.m.	Toward Low-Cost and Application-Specific Mass Spectrometers Mazdak Taghioskoui Abstract
10:00 a.m.	Mid-morning Break
10:30 a.m.	Technical Session IV:
10:30 a.m.	In-field Determination of Drugs of Abuse and Drug Adulterants Charlie Schmidt Abstract
11:00 a.m.	Field-Portable Helium Isotope Detector for Continuous Monitoring of Large Earthquakes and Volcanic Unrest Gary McMurtry Abstract
11:30 a.m.	Optimizing Toroidal Ion Traps for Miniature, Field Portable GC/MS Systems Steve Lammert Abstract
12:00 p.m.	Group Photo and Light Lunch
1:30 p.m.	Technical Session V:
1:30 p.m.	A Ruggedized, Field Deployable Mass Spectrometer System for Detection of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants Distributed by Realistic Mock Weapons Systems Jude Kelley Abstract
2:00 p.m.	Feasibility of Using Multi-Reflection Time-of-flight (MR-TOF) Mass Spectrometer for Nuclear Safety and Security Ankur Chaudhuri Abstract
2:30 p.m.	Peering into the Past: Onsite Archaeology with a Portable QMS Steve Taylor Abstract
3:00 p.m.	Mid-Afternoon Break
3:15 p.m.	Technical Session VI:
3:15 p.m.	Development of a Hybrid Miniature Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer and Ion Mobility Spectrometer for On-site Rapid Analysis of Peroxide-based Explosives and Illicit Drugs Haiyang Li Abstract
3:45 p.m.	Recent Scientific Applications of Underwater Mass Spectrometry Tim Short Abstract
6:30 p.m.	Workshop Dinner at the Mandalay
Thu, 9/21	HEMS Workshop
8:00 a.m.	Technical Session VII:
8:00 a.m.	Resolution and Sensitivity Tuning of an Electrostatic Ion Trap Gerardo Brucker Abstract
8:30 a.m.	Prototype Coded Aperature Miniature Mass Spectrometer Using a Cycloidal Sector Mass Analyzer, a Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Field Emission Electron Ionization Source, and an Array Detector Charles Parker Abstract
9:00 a.m.	High Speed Penetrator Deployed Mass Spectrometers Simon Sheriden Abstract
9:30 a.m.	Optimization of Multiple Frequency Waveforms for Ion Isolation and Ion Ejection from a Linear Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer for Planetary Exploration Desmond Kaplan Abstract
10:00 a.m.	Mid-morning Break
10:30 a.m.	Technical Session VIII:
10:30 a.m.	Silence is Golden: Detector Radiation Shielding at Europa for Mass Spectrometer for Planetary Exploration (MASPEX) Ryan Blasé Abstract
11:00 a.m.	Modeling of QIT-MS Performance During the Venus Atmospheric Descent Stojan Manzunkov Abstract
11:30 a.m.	Program Survey and Closing Remarks

Workshop on Harsh-Environment Mass Spectrometry