ASITA Short Courses Sunday June 7th, 2026
The ASITA introductory short courses are mainly intended for those newer to the field of stable isotopes, or those looking to venture into unfamiliar analytical territory, but all are welcome!
- IRMS General Principles – Kyle Taylor
- Elemental Analyser Principles – Paul Middlestead
- GC-IRMS Chromatograph Principles – Paul Eby
- IRMS Standards and Calculations – Jean-Francois Helie
- Orbitrap Principles in Isotope Measurements – Taylor Graham
- Isoverse: Open-source IRMS Workflows – Sebastian Kopf
Please check the program for more details as they become available.
Post-ASITA Workshops Wednesday June 10th, 2026 (afternoon) – Hosted by Elementar
- Continuous Flow Data Processing with lyticOS – Kyle Taylor
In this workshop we will demonstrate features of lyticOS for processing continuous flow data, including multi-element EA-IRMS data, compound-specific GC-IRMS and LC-IRMS data, as well as examples of carbonate and trace greenhouse gas data. We will cover features such as multi-point isotope calibration/normalisation, peak mapping, calculated columns, conditional formatting, reporting, and more.
Thursday June 11th, 2026 (all day) – Hosted by Elementar
- Elementar Source Cleaning – Alejandra Cartagena Sierra
Join us for a short hands-on course on IRMS source cleaning and rebuilding! We will focus on the xION line of Elementar IRMS systems with a full rebuild demonstration, description of cleaning procedures for different materials that makeup sources, some helpful tips and things to avoid. Attendees will each be provided with a source to follow along with. Spaces are limited (and first-come-first-served) due to the hands-on nature of the workshop, but all are welcome to attend while spaces remain.
- EA & EA-IRMS: Analysis & Data Management Tips & Tricks – Kyle, Bayley Markley, Kim Janzen
In this workshop we will cover CNS & OH analysis with the Elementar vario PYRO cube and isoprime precisION IRMS. A lab-based portion will walk through setting the system up for analysis and running example samples & standards, and handling of isotopically enriched samples. In the classroom we will cover the operational principles of the vario PYRO cube in both combustion and pyrolysis modes, processing and managing data (including elemental as well as isotopic composition) and reporting.
- N2 & N2O Analysis with the Elementar iso FLOW GHG – Kyle, Bayley, Kim
In this session we will take a more in-depth look at the Elementar iso FLOW GHG for the analysis of N2-N2O, including site-specific/site-preference (α/β) δ15N analysis of N2O. We will cover fundamental analytical principles, instrument configuration, and demonstration of analysis, and conversion of raw isotope ratios to δ15Nα & δ15Nβ
Advances in Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications June 7th–10th, 2026 