{Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society} J. Serb. Chem. Soc. 82 (4) 465–468 (2017) UDC 543+061.3(4) EuCheMS news DIVISION OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES 465 EUCHEMS NEWS European Analytical Column No. 45 WOLFGANG BUCHBERGER1 and SLAVICA RAŽIĆ2*# 1Analytical Chemistry, University Linz, Altenbergerstrasse 69, 4040 Linz, Austria and 2Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11222 Belgrade, Serbia INFORMATION FROM THE EUCHEMS DIVISION OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (DAC) The impact of analytical chemistry on progress in science is significant. Vice versa, progress in analytical chemistry is essential to provide the necessary input to other research fields. The Division of Analytical Chemistry (DAC) can be seen as a common platform for activities initiated by the member societies of EuCheMS. Concerted actions will be much more efficient than a variety of iso- lated activities. DAC has started the year 2017 with Slavica Ražić (University of Belgrade) as the new Chair. She will be supported by the members of the Steering Com- mittee consisting of Jiri Barek (Czech Republic) as Treasurer, Wolfgang Buch- berger (Austria) as Secretary, Sibel Özkan (Turkey), Christian Rolando (France), Charlotta Turner (Sweden), and Paul Worsfold (United Kingdom) as Immediate Past Chair. At the Annual Meeting 2016 of DAC in Seville the Delegates exp- ressed their sincere thanks to Paul Worsfold for his highly efficient and most suc- cessful work as Chair of DAC from 2011 to 2016. This year the main DAC event will be Euroanalysis XIX to be held in Stock- holm from 28 August to 1 September 2017 (http://euroanalysis2017.se). Along the lines of the long established tradition of Euroanalysis that started in Heidel- berg 1972, the meeting will cover all aspects where analytical chemistry plays a role, including fundamental and applied sciences. It has become a premier Euro- pean meeting for the exchange of new ideas in analytical sciences. The Organ- * E-mails: wolfgang.buchberger@jku.at (W. Buchberger); slavica.razic@pharmacy.bg.ac.rs (S. Ražić) # Serbian Chemical Society member. 466 BUCHBERGER and RAŽIĆ izing Committee chaired by Charlotta Turner and Jonas Bergquist invites the analytical community to participate and to present their most recent and inno- vative research work. Various activities are initiated and carried out within the Study Groups of DAC. In this European Analytical Column the current activities are summarized, which should stimulate input from analytical chemists potentially interested in cooperation with these Study Groups. Study Groups of DAC The objectives of the Study Group “Analytical Chemistry in Archaeology” (Head: Prof. Miltiades Karayannis, Greece) are to demonstrate the importance of Analytical Chemistry for the collection of scientific information valuable to archaeologists and art historians in order to investigate, date and authenticate archaeological objects and works of Fine Art. The Study Group seeks to explore and propose methods for these purposes, and to recommend to archaeologists the proper analytical techniques for sampling, analysis, and evaluation of the data. Collaboration and the exchange of ideas of analytical chemists between relevant European scientific laboratories will be strengthened and new trends in the sci- entific activities and publications in this area identified. The Study Group “Bioanalytics” (Head: Prof. György Horvai, Hungary) aims to bring the analytical and the bioanalytical chemistry communities closer together. This is still a formidable task because a structured community of bio- analytical chemists does not appear to have formed yet. An indication of change is the fact that analytical journals publish more and more bioanalytical papers, including contributions from European authors. The programme of the 2016 EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in Seville included a session dedicated to bioana- lytics. The main (invited) lecture in that session was presented by Prof. Jonas Bergquist from Sweden. In another session the invited lecture given by Prof. Romà Tauler discussed chemometrics techniques applied to high throughput omics. Members of the Study Group have closely followed bioanalytical events and the development of bioanalytical curricula at Universities in several European countries. The Euroanalysis conference 2017 will present an opportunity for establishing contact with colleagues involved in bioanalytics but not yet active in DAC. The aims of the Study Group “Chemometrics” (Head: Prof. Romà Tauler, Spain) include the promotion of chemometrics in Europe, the organization of chemometrics sessions at the Euroanalysis conference and at other EuCheMS- -related conferences, and the realization of European schools and workshops on chemometrics. For the year 2017 two main activities are envisaged. First, the members of the Study Group are preparing a tutorial on chemometrics for the journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, consisting of two separate papers. The other activity is the preparation of the chemometrics session at the EUROPEAN ANALYTICAL COLUMN No. 44 467 Euroanalysis conference in Stockholm where, in addition, a chemometrics course will be offered. The Study Group “Education” (Head: Prof. Reiner Salzer, Germany) investigates successful new approaches in teaching Analytical Chemistry. Some approaches are based on didactic advances, some on reformed contents, and others introduce advanced digital tools. Members of the Study Group also par- ticipate actively in establishing quality standards for the curricula in chemistry coursework. Outstanding new approaches will be discussed at the Symposium Education during the Euroanalysis conference in Stockholm (scheduled for Tues- day, 29th August 2017). Everybody is invited to participate in the discussion or to get inspirations for her/his own teaching duties. The aim of the Study Group “History” (Head: Prof. D.T.Burns, UK) is to study and publish accounts of the history of analytical chemistry in Europe with reference to individual countries, specific locations, professional bodies and per- sonalities. Six recent publications can be found in the Annual Report 2016 on the DAC website (http://www.euchems.eu/divisions/analytical-chemistry). Mean- while, the material on the history of the adulteration of coffee has been published (D. T. Burns, L. Tweed, M. J. Walker, “Ground roast coffee: Review of analyt- ical strategies to estimate the geographic origin, species authenticity and adult- eration by dilution”, Food Anal. Methods (2017), doi: 10.1007/s12161-016-0756- -3). Other interesting publications to be mentioned include an article about Paul Coremans (1908–1965), a pioneer chemist in the application of scientific tech- niques to the visual arts (in press), and an account of the contributions of G. W. Monier-Williams to the improvement in quality and purity of foodstuffs (in pre- paration). Monier-Williams is best known for his method for the determination of sulphite in foods first published in 1927 but still in current use as a referee method. The Study Group “Quality Assurance” (Head: Prof. Elin Gjengedal, Nor- way) follows the development of quality assurance and metrology in analytical chemistry and produces guidelines for assessing the quality of results, which ultimately can create a new basis for decision-making that may have an impact on the way research is carried out. The existing link to Eurachem (https:// //www.eurachem.org) is particularly important, connecting the Study Group with a network of organisations in Europe having the objective of establishing a system for the international traceability of chemical measurements and the pro- motion of good quality practices. Among other things, Eurachem is publishing guides that are reviewed five years after publication to assess the need for revision. Recently, the Eurachem Education and Training Working Group issued a new Third Edition of the well-known Eurachem/CITAC “Guide to Quality in Analytical Chemistry - An Aid to Accreditation”. In 2014, the second edition of “The Fitness for Purpose of Analytical Methods: A Laboratory Guide to Method 468 BUCHBERGER and RAŽIĆ Validation and Related Topics” was published. This guide was first issued in 1998, and has over the years been one of the most popular of the Eurachem guides. The working language of Eurachem is English; however, thanks to the hard work of members of Eurachem, the guides and leaflets are available in a number of other languages. 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