Written by: Shawn.Adams2@unt.edu
Congratulations to Camila Anguiano Virgen, Chemistry graduate student working with
Dr. Guido Verbeck, for being awarded the HEMS Student Travel Award to attend the 13th
Harsh-Environment Mass Spectrometry (HEMS) Workshop in September 2019.
According to the HEMS Workshop's website, "The Workshop on Harsh-Environment Mass Spectrometry (HEMS) was created in 1999
as a means of encouraging interaction among people involved in deploying mass spectrometers
outside of the typical laboratory setting. These environments are diverse, ranging
from volcanoes and battlefields, to ocean depths, outer space and other rugged locales.
Building mass spectrometers to withstand the rigors of such harsh and remote environments
places a unique burden on engineering design and science objective planning, where
operational requirements for power, size and durability must be met while achieving
the goals of the scientific mission."