Scientific Program
The Workshop intends to focus attention on some of the most recent  aspects of mass spectrometric techniques applied to synthetic polymers.   The emphasis will be on MALDI and related techniques.

The Programme will include Tutorial and  Invited Lectures (40 minutes including discussion) as well as contributed papers either for oral(20 minutes including discussion) or poster presentation.

Demonstration Session

The last session of the Meeting (Friday afternoon) will be dedicated to demonstration on MS analysis  of Polymers (MALDI; SIMS; FAB; EI/CI). 
The five MS instruments (MALDI-TOF,Voyager; MALDI-TOF, STR; SIMS-TOF; VG TRIO 1000, Kratos MS50) are located at the Department of Chemistry, University of Catania. 

Access to demonstration is limited and priority will be given to individuals on the basis of the registration date.

List of Speakers who have already agreed to deliver a lecture

Tutorial Lectures	Invited Lectures
C. Wesdemiotis,University of Akron, USA. Mass Spectrometry in Polymer Research.	L. Li, University of Alberta, Canada. Investigation of Analytical Capabilities and Limitations of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for Polymer Analysis.
S. Tsuge, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan. Recent Advances in Characterization of Polymeric Materials by Means of   Pyrolysis GC/MS.	A. Eisemberg, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Mass Spectrometry of Block Copolymers.
C. Puglisi, CNR-ICTMP, Catania, Italy.  Direct Pyrolysis Mass Spectrometry of Polymers	G. Schultz, Fed. Inst. Mat.  Res. and  Testing, Berlin, Germany New aspests of characterization of polymer structures by coupling of different HPLC-modes whith MALDI-TOF-MS
D. M. Hercules, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA. Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry of Polymers.	A. Licciardello University of Catania, Italy. Imaging of polymer surface by SIMS-TOF
G. Montaudo University of Catania, Italy. Maldi-MS of Polymers.	D. Garozzo, CNR-ICTMP, Catania, Italy. Maldi-MS of Water soluble polymers
C. L. Wilkins , University of California, USA. Laser-Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry of Polymers: Current Status and Future Prospects.	R. P. Lattimer, BF Goodrich R&D Center, Brecksville, USA. MALDI-MS of Analysis of pyrolysis Products from polyglycols
H. Pasch, Deutsch Kunstoff Inst., Darmstadt, Germany. Chemical Composition Analysis of Polymers by Coupled LC-MALDI-TOF Mass spectrometry.	P. Danis, PE Biosystem, USA. Title not available
M. S. Montaudo, CNR-ICTMP, Catania, Italy. Analysis of Copolymers by Mass Spectrometry	P. Juashz PE Biosystem, USA Title not available