Hands-on training workshop May 2026 at TROPOS ACD, Leipzig (Germany)
OGTAC-CC call for ACTRIS related
training activities on organic tracers and aerosol constituents within the
framework of the CAIS-ECAC
The
OrGanic Tracers and Aerosol Constituents
- Calibration Centre (OGTAC-CC), hosted and operated by
TROPOS ACD as one TC unit of the CAIS-ECAC consortium, is announcing the
following activity for all operators of ACTRIS NFs (observational and
exploratory platforms) as well as to all other interested scientists, engineers,
technicians and students:
Topic:
Theory and practice – Offline chromatographic (LC-MS
and GC-MS) determination of organic tracer
compounds and organic and elemental carbon (OC/EC) measurements in particulate
matter collected on filters
OGTAC-CC offers a hands-on training
course at TROPOS ACD, with the following elements:
·
Introduction and presentation of sample
collectors, preparation devices and analytical instrumentation
·
Dedicated hands-on training at state-of-the-art
analytical instrumentation (LC-MS, GC-MS and OC/EC) including filter extraction, analysis and quantification of organic marker
compounds
·
Demonstration of sample collection during an
experimental run at the atmospheric simulation chamber ACD-C and during a visit
of the TROPOS field station in Melpitz
·
Lectures in
atmospheric particle related chemical analysis
The
course will be held for 5 days from Monday 2nd to Friday 6th
of November 2026 at TROPOS
ACD in Leipzig. The number of participants is limited to 8.
The
operators of future NFs planning to measure particulate organics from filters should
consider the participation at the training course as a part of their QA/QC
measures.
The training course is
funded by the ACTRIS TC operational costs. Participants have to cover only their travel +
accommodation costs.
Subscription
to the training can be done via mail to: ogtac-cc@tropos.de
Registration should take
place before October 16th 2026.
We
are looking forward seeing you in Leipzig and please don't hesitate to contact Dr. Falk Mothes (mothes@tropos.de) for
any questions regarding the training course.
With
best regards,
Falk
Mothes and Hartmut Herrmann
