PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE OF ANALYTICAL MASS-SPECTROMETRY

Unlike the secrecy of the early scientists of Oak Ridge, the free exchange of ideas between scientists at the 43rd Annual Summer Symposium on Analytical Chemistry led to the open discussion of new areas of instrumental development, new interfacing techniques, and increasingly challenging analytical problems. Chief among these challenges is the search for improved methods of analysis of high molecular weight species as questions of biochemical concern enter the realm of analytical MS. Furthermore, increasing attention is being focused on the use of chemical reactions in both the gas and solution phases to enhance the analytical capabilities of MS. By highlighting the interests of young mass spectrometrists, the symposium organizers succeeded not only in presenting the future areas of research in analytical MS but in introducing the people who will be pursuing these directives. We encourage everyone to attend the 44th Summer Symposium on Analytical Chemistry, featuring the characterization of polymers, to be held July 28-August 1,1991, at Miami University in Oxford, OH. © 1990, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.