About Us

Our Mission
The Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry promotes mass spectrometry in Canada.

Message from Our President

For many years Canada has had a strong and vibrant community of mass spectrometry researchers and users, producing talent and innovation through many mass spectrometry pioneers and greats. Early Canadian mass spectrometrists included Fred Lossing (one of the first explorers of gas phase ion chemistry), Paul Kebarle (who first bridged gas phase ion chemistry with biology and explained how electrospray works), Ken Standing (who helped lay the foundation of proteomics), Barry French and William Brukelman (who together founded Sciex), Ray March (who made critical contributions to ion trap technology and theory), among many more. With such a strong history of mass spectrometry expertise, it should come as no surprise that the Canadian mass spectrometry community remains vibrant and on the cutting edge of scientific research. From our strengths in instrumentation and fundamentals to the new and exciting discoveries made in diverse research applications ranging from physical chemistry to structural biology, Canada is a world leader in mass spectrometry science. If you are a mass spectrometry-oriented researcher or user in Canada, the CSMS is here to support your efforts and connect you with this vibrant community so that together we may push the frontiers of discovery science and analysis to greater heights.

 
Jeffrey C. Smith, Ph.D.
Director, Carleton Mass Spectrometry Centre
President, Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry
and Chemical and Environmental Toxicology Program
Steacie Building, Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
Phone: 1-613-520-2600 x2408