Santa brought a new MC-ICPMS to METAL! Camina McGregor accepted the crates. @Sarah McGregor was her chauffeur. @NASAAstrobio, @NASA, @MayoClinic, the Eyring Materials Center, and @ASUCoreResearch funded the acquisition. METAL doesn't endorse Santa nor does Santa endorse METAL.

Turning mineral grains into a liquid prior to analysis to send you into your weekend. This 1:3 combination of HNO3 and HCl is called "aqua regia" or water of kings for its ability to dissolve gold. See for more about a Nobel prize & aqua regia. @SESEASU

Did you know that METAL has a YouTube channel for video SOPs, techniques, and advanced training? Check out Sarah's new SOP for BET analysis for measurement of surface area of powders!

Fantastic time at Isotope Metallomics Workshop before #Goldschmidt2024 in Chicago! Inspiring talks on isotope analysis advancing human health & cutting-edge tech. Big thanks to sponsors @ThermoFisher & @ElementalSci. Excited for new research opportunities! 🌟 #Orbitrap #MCICPMS

METAL and @SESEASU are looking to hire a postdoc! Experience in transition metal stable isotopes, clean lab, and marine geochemistry are a plus. Includes opportunity to develop an extramurally funded research program. Apply here:

NSF GRFP recipient Sylvia Cheever was funded by @EvolutionVU to study mercury in humans mining cinnabar in Peru at METAL. She used METAL's clean lab and ICPMS - and will analyze Hg isotopes on our Neoma. #PublicHealth #MercuryExposure #innovation @ASUBeingHuman @NSF @SESEASU

Remember the Bud Light ads during the 2019 Superbowl? METAL staff @gwynnotpaltrow looked at the science behind the civil case in a new Forensic Chemistry article looking at the carbon isotopes in beer using METAL's EA-IRMS.

RT @ASUBeingHuman: Tooth enamel from Greek cemetery, #Phaleron, tells the story of those buried. @ASU bioarchaeologist Julianne Stamer usin…

@minwadhwa And was the coffee as exciting as advertised?

Paper alert! Alireza Farsad & @paulwesterhoff modified point-of-use water filters to remove arsenic from water. Alireza developed a sous-vide inspired technique, using ICP-MS as well as XRD, SEM-EDX, and XRF from @EyringCenter.

METAL hosted Sophia Koss from @VanderbiltU. She assisted Natalia Angélica Camacho from Universidad de Granada on a forensic isotope hair database for Columbia. Sophia used a cryomill, microbalance, clean lab, ICP-MS and strontium isotope data from our new Neoma is coming soon!

“Chemical Associations Between Bullets, Bullet Fragments & Evidence Lifts in Shooting Investigations” by @gwynnotpaltrow (METAL, @SESEASU), Shirly Montero (@asu_smns), Aaron Flores (METAL, @ASU_SMS, @esi_icpms) & Luke Haag ( is out!

Happy National Hydration Day! Even if Arizona is entering the monsoon season, didn't forget to keep yourself hydrated! @DrHydration

Thermo's Gerry Alfano & Javier Hernandez disassembled @minwadhwa's Neptune ahead of installation of a new Neoma. Recent METAL alum Aleisha Johnson & Mark Pecha from @uarizona, it's new home, oversaw the removal. Gerry Alfano installed METAL's original Neptune 20 years ago!

METAL staff visiting @ASUBeingHuman found a highlight of Julianne Stamer's work on the ancient city of Athens. METAL is excited to provide analyses of the ancient city of Phaleron for this NSF project, led by Jane Buikstra @ASUResearch

METAL toured ASU's Clinical Research Services to see their range of services, providing a centralized hub to investigate nutrition, health, and wellness. METAL is excited to support rnutrition and toxic metal analysis. @ASU @ASUResearch @asuhealth

A terrific video about our new instrument!

New paper alert! Natalie Click published an innovative new method of recovering precious metals from recycled solar cells - critical for a green economy. #Innovation #SolarPower @ASUResearch @ASUEngineering

METAL student worker Zoe Deahl successfully defended her Barrett Honors Thesis on a patient feedback program for radiology staff with her @mayoclinic advisors. She published the work in a peer-reviewed journal, and even worked it up for Continuing Medical Education credit!

Kerstin Braun's new paper is in Quaternary Research! Using METAL's gas bench IRMS, she studied climate history of S. Africa over last 100k years. Coauthored with METAL's Natasha Zolotova and @curtismarean, she examined isotopes in cave deposits. Paper:

Interested in the CIPHER program for astronaut health? See NASA's Space-to-Ground. NASA helped fund our MC-ICP-MS for this program. using Ca isotopes in urine to measure bone loss. This led to new applications - monitoring cancer patient remission. @NASA