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39th ASMS Asilomar Conference

Security and Forensic Applications of Mass Spectrometry

October 10 - 14, 2025
Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA

Organizers: Glen P. Jackson (West Virginia University) and Ryan M. Bain (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)

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Invited Speakers & Program Highlights

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Registration for the conference & special short course
Abstract Submission 
Lodging reservations at Asilomar

August 22

Travel Stipend App Deadline for Students & Postdocs

August 28

Abstract Submission Deadline

September 10

Deadline for Registration and Asilomar Lodging reservations 

More About the Conference

We will bring together leading researchers from around the world to discuss the latest developments in the application of mass spectrometry to both national security and forensic science. The meeting will include a K-9 detection demonstration, real world case studies, and research presentations in five primary focus areas:

  1. Drugs and drug profiling
  2. Source attribution/human remains/isotope ratios
  3. Ambient ionization and instrumentation
  4. Arson/fire debris analysis
  5. Explosives analysis

From the 2024 Asilomar Conference on New Frontiers in Ion Mobility

Enjoy the end-of-conference slide show by Erin Baker!

Thanks to all who shared their photos of the fun, the sun, the dramatic coast, Popo, karayoke, and more!

Group Photo, Saturday, October 12, 2024

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Ion Mobility Group Photo_Oct 12