Laboratory measurement uncertainty using optical emission spectroscopy

Thomas Asam
CEO, TAZ GmbH

Dipl. Ing. Thomas Asam ventured into self-employment in 1995 and founded TAZ GmbH. In the backyard of an Andechs farm, he built a modern glow discharge spectrometer from new electronics, newly developed software, and a large number of other individual parts.

Dr. Ulrike Corradi
Quality Manager, TAZ GmbH, TAZ Servicetechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Ulrike earned a degree in geology from the Technical University of Munich in 2003. She then joined the Applied University of Augsburg as a scientific assistant and laboratory head researching lead-free solder alloys and intermetallic phases in solder joints using SEM/EDX/EBSD. In cooperation with the Freie University of Berlin, Ulrike received her PhD in 2017 for her work in this research project. In 2015 she joined TAZ GmbH as an application engineer for damage analysis. She now leads quality management and accreditation in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17025 standard at the TAZ GmbH testing laboratory. For the past four years, Ulrike has worked as the calibration laboratory quality manager for optical emission spectrometers at TAZ Servicetechnik GmbH & Co. KG, which is also accredited in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17025 standard.

Wilhelm Sanders
Product Manager OES, Materials & Structural Analysis – Spectroscopy, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Wilhelm started his professional career at SPECTRO Analytical Instruments in 1989 after studying physical engineering at the Rheinische Akademie in Cologne, where he gained his first experience with optical emission spectrometers and ignited his passion for this technology. Since then, Wilhelm has worked in this field for various companies and across applications, automation, service, and sales. In 2011 he joined Oxford Instruments, whose industrial analysis division was acquired by Hitachi-High-Tech in 2017. There he worked as a product manager responsible for the complete OES product portfolio, which included benchtop and mobile spectrometers. Wilhelm joined Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2021, where he develops high-end, high-resolution spark spectrometers. He enjoys being in close contact with customers and interacting with research and development teams.