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The sixth issue of an approximately quarterly note about the happenings at Eigenvector Research, Inc., along with news of interest to the chemometrics, analytical chemistry, spectroscopy and process modeling/monitoring communities.
1) Upcoming
Short Courses
Chemometrics with Tormod Næs in Las Vegas, Sept. 21-22
Multi-way with Rasmus Bro at FACSS, Sept. 23-24
Multi-way with Rasmus Bro in Antwerp, Oct. 16-17
Process Chemometrics in Perth, Nov. 30-Dec. 2
Chemometrics: Focus on Mass Spectroscopy, Jan. 19, 2001
2) Get Your 'do it 3-way' Hat at FACSS
3) Chemometrics On-line Using MATLAB
4) PLS_Toolbox
News
PLS_Toolbox 2.0.1f released
5) Meeting
and Workshop Calendar
4th Intl. Conference on Environmetrics and Chemometrics
SEMATECH AEC/APC Symposium XII
Fed. of Analytical Chem. and Spectroscopy Soc. (FACSS)
CAC 2000, Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry
Chemical Process Control 6 (CPC-6)
Biomedical Optics, Electronic Imaging at Photonics West
GRC on Chemical Sensors and Interfacial Design
ESCAPE-11, Computer Aided Process Engineering
DYCOPS'6, 6th IFAC Symposium on Dynamics and Control
4th IFAC Workshop on Monitoring, etc. (CHEMFAS-4)
GRC on Stats in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
SSC7, 7th Scandinavian Symposium on Chemometrics
6) How can I
subscribe to EigenNews?
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1) Upcoming Short Courses
Eigenvector has a calendar full of courses reaching into 2001. For the latest updates, check the Eigenvector Home Page.
Eigenvector Associate Tormod Næs will join Barry Wise in Las Vegas to offer "Getting the Most out of Complex Multivariate Data,", Sept. 21-22. The course is held in conjunction with the Fourth International Conference on Environmetrics and Chemometrics.
Eigenvector Associate Rasmus Bro joins Neal Gallagher and Barry Wise to offer "Applied Multi-way Analysis" in Nashville, TN, just prior to FACSS. This is a great starter course for those dealing with 3-D and higher arrays. Don't miss the next big wave in chemometrics!
If you can't make it to "Applied Multi-way Analysis" in Nashville, join Rasmus Bro and Barry Wise at CAC-2000 in Antwerp, Belgium. Click on the "Course" link on the CAC-2000 Home Page.
Eigenvector will also be offering Process Chemometrics at Murdoch University, Rockingham Campus, in Perth, Western Australia, Nov. 30-Dec. 2. The 3-day, hands-ocourse is being underwritten by the Rockingham Campus and will be offered for the low price of $999AUD (~$585USD)!
Chemometrics: Focus on Mass Spectroscopy will be offered prior to the American Society for Mass Spectroscopy's Sanibel Conference, on Sanibel Island, Florida, January 19, 2001.
Need chemometrics training at your site? Eigenvector has a rapidly expanding curriculum available. Besides our three day process chemometrics course, we also have courses that focus specifically on process monitoring, multi-way analysis, and the development of inferential sensors for use in process control. Write to bmw@eigenvector.com for more information.
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2) Get Your 'do it 3-way'
Hat at FACSS
The first 50 registered users of PLS_Toolbox to visit us at FACSS Booth 305 will receive one of our spiffy new 'do it 3-way' baseball style caps. We made the hats to emphasize our commitment to the development and application of multi-way (3-way and higher) methods, which are increasingly important in batch process monitoring and advanced analytical techniques. Can't get to FACSS but want a cap? Write to our Terry Lane and she'll send you one for $19.95 plus postage.
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3)
Chemometrics On-line Using MATLAB
Due to popular demand, Eigenvector Research is currently developing on-line chemometric tools using MATLAB as the computational engine. Recently, we were encouraged to host a meeting to outline how MATLAB and the PLS_Toolbox could be used to apply advanced chemometrics methods to on-line analyzers and processes. This meeting was attended by representatives from 10+ companies, including end-user companies, analyzer vendors, and The MathWorks. Many of the needs of the process community for on-line chemometrics were identified, and the level of cooperation between the different groups was very high. Among the top priorities identified, ease of use was a major theme. Applications identified for an initial release included regression (e.g. PLS and LWR), PCA, and instrument standardization.
We are presently outlining product specifications. If you have an interest in participating in the conversation you can subscribe to the MATLAB On-line list by sending a message with subject SUBSCRIBE to on-line@lists.eigenvector.com. We will also be looking for beta testers as the product nears release, so interested parties should stay posted to the list. Anybody looking for a summary of meeting, or if you have questions, please contact Neal Gallagher at nealg@eigenvector.com.
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4) PLS_Toolbox News
The latest update of PLS_Toolbox is 2.0.1f, which was released on March 20, 2000. This update fixes a couple minor bugs. It is compatible with MATLAB versions 5.2 through 5.3.1 (Release 11.1). This is a free upgrade to PLS_Toolbox 2.0 users and can be downloaded from our web site using your assigned username and password. Find out what version you are using by typing 'ver' at the MATLAB prompt. For more information on PLS_Toolbox 2.0, please see the PLS_Toolbox home page.
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5) Meeting and Workshop Calendar
The following conferences and workshops should be of interest
to chemometricians, analytical chemists and process
engineers. If you have a meeting you'd like to list in the next
EigenNews, please drop a line to bmw@eigenvector.com
The Fourth International Conference on Environmetrics and Chemometrics will be held in Las Vegas, Sept. 18-20.
SEMATECH Advanced Equipment Control/Advanced Process Control Symposium XII will be held September 24-28, 2000 at Caesar's Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
The Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS) will hold its annual meeting at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN, Sept. 24-29. Come see us at Booth 305!
The 7th International Conference on Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry will be held in Antwerp, Belgium, October 16-20, 2000.
Chemical Process Control 6 (CPC-6), the sixth in a series of international conferences held every five years to address the current and future directions of chemical process control research and practice will be held January 7-12 in Tucson, Arizona.
A collection of SPIE Symposia, including Biomedical Optics, Optoelectronics, and Electronic Imaging will be held January 20-26 at the Photonics West Conference, San Jose, CA.
The fourth Gordon Research Conference on Chemical Sensors and Interfacial Design will be held May 6-11 in Barga, Italy.
ESCAPE-11 will be held in Kolding, Denmark at the Scanticon Conference Center, May 27-30 2001. CAPE refers to computer aided methods, algorithms, techniques, etc. related to process engineering.
The 6th IFAC Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems, DYCOPS'6, will be held June 3-6 2001 on Cheju Island, Korea. Please see:
4TH IFAC Workshop on Monitoring, Fault Analysis & Supervisiion in Chemical Processes (CHEMFAS-4) will be held June 8-9, 2001 in Seoul, Korea. Contact George Stephanopoulos for details (geosteph@mit.edu).
The next Gordon Research Conference on Statistics in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering will be held in Plymouth, NH, July 22-27, 2001.
The Seventh Scandinavian Symposium on Chemometrics (SSC7) will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, August 19-23, 2001. For more information please contact Lars Nørgaard, email Lars.Noergaard@mli.kvl.dk.
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