Newsletter April 2025

Young Scientists at 56^th DGMS Göttingen

This year’s Young Scientist Evening at the DGMS in Göttingen was a fantastic event! We hope everybody had a great time with our program:

First the inspiring career talk by Prof. Anneli Kruve over “failing” her way to success. And to help stomach these insights, there was delicious pizza sponsored by MS Vision and refreshing drinks partly sponsored by the DGMS afterwards.

And last but not least, our Agilent Young Scientist Award winner Tim Steinwachs from our 2024 Fall Meeting got to present his talk “Counterfeit detection using nanoparticle-embedded inks printed by a modified inkjet and laser ablation single particle ICP-MS Imaging” on the big stage in front of the whole DGMS conference.

Business Meeting & New Board Members

Some important decisions were made at the business part of our meeting we want to share with you, especially those that couldn’t attend:

• The number of speakers has been increased from 3 to 4.
• The YS credit balance maximum has been raised to 2000€, to keep fees low for upcoming Fall Meetings.
• Wiebke Schultze and Joshua Kraft were elected as new Spokespersons. They will introduce themselves with their own “Meet the Board” posts soon.
• Hendrik Krolle has taken over from Marius Lauffer as Main Speaker. A huge thank you to Marius for his work over the past two years!

We are always trying to improve, especially with the feedback from all of you. This is why we want to involve all of you in this change! We are looking into new places to hold our 2026 Fall Meeting, after this has been requested for a long time. If you know of a good spot or location, please email us your idea!

Upcoming Events – Mark Your Calendars!

📅 First International Young Scientist Event – 26 June 2025
We are thrilled to announce a new international networking opportunity! In collaboration with Club Jeune de la Société Française de Spectrométrie de Masse (CJSM) and youngNVMS, we are organizing the first-ever International Young Scientist Event. This is a major step in strengthening connections between young researchers across Europe. Stay tuned—more details coming soon!

📅 DGMS Young Scientists Fall Meeting – 17-19 September 2025
We’re also excited to confirm the annual DGMS Young Scientists Fall Meeting, taking place at the Hünfeld Monastery. It’s the perfect opportunity for scientific exchange, career insights, and networking. All students, PhDs and recently graduated researchers are welcome, so bring your colleagues! Registration opens soon, so keep an eye on our channels!

Psst! Spoiler Alert – Young Scientists at IMSC 2026

Of course we couldn’t resist to spoil already a bit of what’s already simmering for next year. We are now officially working together with the organising team and the CJSM to have one (or more?) Young Scientist events at International Mass Spectrometry Conference in Lyon. So mark your calendars already for 22nd to 28th of August 2026, because it will be our biggest event yet. You will have the opportunity to present your science, discuss and network with young scientists from all over europe! If you can’t wait to learn more about this, you can check out the regular updates you can subscribe to the mailing list.