XRF2010 - 20th Anniversary Symposium:
Practical XRF Application in Industry
June 11, 2010
8:30 – 8:40 A.M. Welcome & Flash Back
Charlie Wu, University of Western Ontario
8:40 – 9:20 A.M. A Well Cemented Technique - XRF
Maggi Loubser, PPC Cement
9:20 – 10:00 A.M. Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania: XRF & XRD studies of the Geological Contents of early Man and early Mars
Lindsay McHenry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
10:00 – 10:30 A.M. XRF Spectrometry Applications on the Analysis of Titanium based SRC Catalysts
Adela dela Rosa, Cormetech Inc.
10:30 – 10:45 A.M. Coffee/ Tea Break (outside B&G-1084)
10:45 – 11:15 A.M. Petroleum and Beyond – XRF Analysis of Alternative Energy Source Valerie Omatsu-Baas, Natural Resources Canada
11:15 – 11:45 A.M New Advances and Applications using X-ray Fluorescence Analyzer for Metals Testing in the Scrap Recycling Industry
Jim Stachowiak, ThermoFisher Scientific
11:45A.M.–12:25P.M. The Application of XRF to Gold Refining and Coin Manufacturing at
Royal Canadian Mint
Mike Hinds, Royal Canadian Mint
12:25 – 1:25 P.M. Lunch @ B&G 1084 & MSA bldg. lobby
1:25 – 1:55 P.M. The Challenges and Benefits of XRF Spectrometry at Xstrata Zinc Brunswick Smelter
Denis Foulem, Xstrata Zinc Brunswick Smelter
1:55 – 2:25 P.M. Chemical TXRF: Advantages for Pharmaceutical and Food Testing
Michael Rider, Bruker-axs
2:25 - 2:55 P.M. Applications of XRF to trace analysis of Hydrocarbons
Matthew Kulzick, BP Amoco Chemical
2:55 – 3:25 P.M. Screening for Restricted Elements using XRF
Alexander Seyfarth, Bruker-axs Inc.
3:25 – 3:45 P.M. Coffee/ Tea Break (outside B&G-1084)
3:45 – 4:00 P.M. SRM2855 Additive Elements in Polyethylene: WDXRF Analysis and Certification Approach
John Sieber, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
4:00 – 4:15 P.M. Some Methods for Checking for Errors in background, MAC’s and Sample Mix-up
James Willis, James Willis Consultants cc
4:15 – 5:00 P.M. Slide Shows provided from previous course participants
5:00 P.M. Closing Remark