TF1. Educational Material

In 2025, the EuChemS-DAC Sample Preparation Study Group and Network will focus on Education in Sample Preparation, aiming to develop innovative educational resources to support researchers, educators, and students worldwide. This initiative includes a series of Task Forces (TFs) dedicated to creating freely accessible materials, such as guides, tutorials, and interactive tools, to enhance knowledge and skills in sample preparation.

These resources will cover a wide range of topics, including sustainable sample preparation, advanced microextraction techniques, inclusive teaching strategies, and interactive learning tools, all designed to promote excellence in sample preparation education.

Below are the titles and members of the 11 Task Forces that will be carried out as part of this initiative (in alphabetical order based on the surname of the first member):

Title: Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction task force

Members: Natalia Arroyo Manzanares, Marta Pastor Belda, Ana Castell Martínez, Claudia Giménez Campillo, María García Nicolás

Affiliation: University of Murcia, Spain

Title: Microextraction Meets the Masses: Tackling the Quantification Challenge

Members: David S. Bell

Affiliation: ASKkPrime LLC, USA

Title: Repository of interactive quizzes and numerical problems on sample preparation 

Members: Juan L. Benedé, José Grau, Cristian Azorín 

Affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, Spain

Title: Green approaches to sample preparation for elemental analysis

Members: Laura Borgese, Fabjola Bilo, Eva Marguí

Affiliation: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Industriale, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy and Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Girona, Spain

Title: The Green Course: Analytical Chemistry for Sustainable Sample Prep

Members: Adrián Fuente-Ballesteros, Silvia Valverde, Ana M. Ares and José Bernal (and International Collaborators)

Affiliation: TESEA Research Group, Faculty of Sciences (Analytical Chemistry), University of Valladolid, Spain

Title: Minimized sample treatment procedures for elemental analysis: Towards a greener analytical chemistry

Members: Eva Marguí, Laura Torrent, Josep Duran

Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Spain

Title: Inclusion of students with visual impairments in the education in sample preparation

Members: Victoria F. Samanidou, Natasa Kalogiouri, Natalia Manousi

Affiliation: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Title: Decision Trees for Sample Preparation: Exploring Analytical Strategies in Chemistry

Members: Ernesto Francisco Simó-Alfonso, Enrique Javier Carrasco-Correa, Andrea Tortosa Cabanes, Deneb Jiménez González, Paola Ogando-Rivas, Natalia Salvador-Rodríguez

Affiliation: CLECEM group, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, Spain

Title: Use of internal standards in sample preparation 

Members: Isabel Ten Doménech, Héctor Martínez Pérez-Cejuela, José Manuel Herrero Martínez, Natalia Piqueras García, Alejandro Gil Aparicio, Clara Ochoa Esteso 

Affiliation: CLECEM group, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, Spain

Title: Educational 'Escape Room' As A Learning Tool for Sample Treatment in Analytical Chemistry Subjects 

Members: María Vergara-Barberán, Miriam Beneito-Cambra, María Jesús Lerma-García, Miguel Ángel Martínez-Briones, Raul Mínguez-Peláez, Gonzalo de Joz-Latorre, Paula Molina-Brotons 

Affiliation: CLECEM group, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, Spain

Title: Dispersive magnetic solid-phase extraction task force 

Members: Yesica Vicente Martínez, Rosa María Peñalver Soler, Ana Castell Martínez, Claudia Giménez Campillo, María García Nicolás

Affiliation: University of Murcia, Spain

This activity will be coordinated by Assist. Prof. Enrique Javier Carrasco Correa, University of Valencia, Spain.