Conference
NAMLS is a series of international conferences organized to promote the development and application of nuclear and related analytical methods in the life sciences.
Previous conferences were held in Lisbon, Portugal (2008); 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 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.
The next conference, NAMLS-10, will be hosted by Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT) and held in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the first time the conference is held in Southeast Asia, and only the second time in Asia.
Conference topics cover, but are not limited to, the following methods and application fields:
Methods and their developments
- Neutron, charged particle and photon activation analysis
- Ion beam techniques (PIXE, PIGE, RBS, Synchrotron techniques, etc.)
- Tracer methods (using both radio-and stable tracers)
- Nuclear imaging methods
- Alpha- and gamma-spectrometry
- X-ray fluorescence analysis
- Radioisotopic dating
- Radioimmunoassay
- Mass spectrometry
- PET / CT for diagnostic
- Hyperfine interactions (Mössbauer spectrometry, positron annihilation, perturbed angular correlation spectrometry)
Sessions
| Topic | Detail |
| Human and Animal Health [HT] | biomedical and epidemiological studies, (nano) toxicology, proteomics, impact of aerosols on human health; radiolabeled compounds |
| Human and Animal Nutrition [NU] | elements and their bioavailability in foods, additives and supplements, nutrition education, food safety, food authenticity and food traceability studies |
| Environmental Studies [EN] | global climatic change monitoring, biomonitoring of compartments in the environment, transfer processes and element availability, ecosystems |
| Agriculture [AG] | element levels in cultivation of agricultural plants |
| Quality and Metrology [ME] | preparation of novel reference materials, method validation |
| Methods and New Instrumentation [IN] | nuclear instruments and techniques relating to life sciences |
| Forensics [FO] | applications in forensic science |
| Fukushima and Nuclear Power [NP] | discussion of post-tsunami incidents at Fukushima nuclear power plant and nuclear power issues in general |
Awards
The international committee on Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences (NAMLS-IC) will present the 2012 Young Scientist Award (YSA) at the NAMLS 10.
The organizing committee is pleased to announce the winner of the 2012 Young Scientist Award: Dr. Moumita Maiti, of Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, India. We congratulate Dr. Maiti (CV available on the Download page) and are grateful for all the nominees in participating in the selection process. Dr. Maiti will give a special lecture at NAMLS10 on 16 January 2012.
Outstanding oral and poster presentations will be awarded at the conference as well.