Ron Grigsby

6/12/2001

Sam,

What I have in mind for next year's ASMS conference is a retrospective lecture 
on the development of the fragment-ion methods, starting with the work of Sibyl 
Rock at CEC during the 1940s and culminating with the current status of HC22.

I'm also thinking of asking Dick Teeter to coauthor the paper, and we might 
include some ideas on how HC22 could be extended, e.g., by adding carbazoles 
and dibenzofurans.

All of this would probably require more than the usual 15 or 20 minutes, and 
perhaps a 30 minute presentation would be more appropriate.

A retrospective lecture on the development of the fragment-ion methods should 
fit in well with the theme of next year's conference, which is, as you probably 
know, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the society.

Let me know what you think.

Best regards,

Ron

6/13/2001 response:

Ron,

I think it's a great idea.  However, we also need to discuss the low resolution approach that research groups 
with no high resolution mass spectrometers can use.

The time can be made flexible, or cover two time slots for your talk.  We will contact ASMS for the special 
arrangement if they insist on limiting time for each talk.

Best regards,
Sam

Colleen Rostad

6/22/2001
Sam,

I have been working on identifying fuel sources based on their dyes, by
negative electrospray ionization/mass spectrometry.  I assume that this
work has previously been done by those in the petroleum industry, but not
published or presented at previous ASMS meetings. Is there a reference for
the presence of dyes in various fuel products? Would you be interested in
having a session on this topic at the next ASMS, or is this inside
information that other members would not be interested in presenting?

Colleen

6/24/2001 response:

Dear Colleen,

I have a few colleagues working on identification of fuel dyes many years ago.
However, no one in my company now is active in this area.  Your work of using 
ESP for dye identification would certainly be of interest, particularly in fuel 
spills and other environmental concerns.  Do you also study the fate of these 
dyes in the environment?  We are looking for new topics every year for ASMS.  
Our group has been re-named as "Hydrocarbon and Chemical Processes" to include 
chemical and environment researchers.  If you know other people who are also 
active in the fuel dye or additives area, would you consider to organize a 
session for next year's ASMS?  The chemical companies that are selling fuel 
dyes could be good resources for additional information.  Also, please register 
in the ASMS "Hydrocarbon and Chemical Processes" interest group and post your 
message there.  

Thanks,
Sam


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