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Landmarks in the last 50 years of British Mass SpectrometryMass Spectrometry

Mike Morris

MS Research Department, Waters Corporation, Wilmslow

Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London

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BMSS Annual MeetingAlderley Park, April 2014

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

Martin Elliott

Gareth Brenton

F k P ll Frank Pullen

Alison Ashcroft

John Monaghan

…..and the surviving Aston Medal recipients……

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OverviewOverview

Origins of BMSS

A reflection of landmarks through the Aston Medal winners

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Commercial DriversCommercial Drivers

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Journal PublishersJournal Publishers

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Origins of BMSS

Institute of Petroleum

Origins of BMSS

MS Discussion Group

Mass Spectroscopy Group13th M 1964— 13th May 1964

— Maccoll & Elliott

British Mass Spectroscopy Group— 1974

BMSS— 1981

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1981

Meetings aren't what they used to beMeetings aren t what they used to be….

AEI MS Users Meeting - 1967?

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IMSC 1985 SwanseaIMSC 1985 - Swansea

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F W AstonF W Aston

University of Birmingham— Studies of discharge tubes

C di h L b t Cavendish Laboratory— Worked with Thomson— Sector instrumentationSector instrumentation

o Momentum AND Energy Focusing— Accurate masses of natural isotopes

o Whole number rule

Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1922 Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1922

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Citation for the Aston MedalCitation for the Aston Medal

…..to be given to individuals deserving special recognition …..to be given to individuals deserving special recognition

by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge

i th bi l i l h i l i i th ti l in the biological, chemical, engineering, mathematical,

medical, or physical sciences relating directly to mass

spectrometry.

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Aston Medal WinnersAston Medal Winners

Alan Maccoll 18th Annual Conference, Nottingham 1989John Beynon 19th Annual Conference, UCL, 1990Brian Green 22nd Annual Conference, Swansea 1996Keith Jennings 23rd Annual Conference, Warwick 1998Dai Games LC-MS Meeting, Cambridge 2000C li Pilli IMSC Edi b h 2003Colin Pillinger IMSC, Edinburgh 2003Tom Preston 28th Annual Conference, York 2005John Todd IMSC Prague 2006John Todd IMSC, Prague 2006Robert Bateman 30th Annual Conference, York 2008Richard Evershed 31st Annual Conference, Cardiff 2010Richard Evershed 31 Annual Conference, Cardiff 2010Carol Robinson 32nd Annual Conference, Cardiff 2011Tony Stace 34th Annual Conference, Eastbourne 2013

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1989 Allan Maccoll1989 - Allan Maccoll

University College, London— Lecturer (1947)— Reader (1953)

P f (1963)— Professor (1963)— Emeritus Professor (1981)

Founding Editor - Organic Mass Spectrometry

Founding Editor - European Mass S t tSpectrometry

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Organic Mass SpectrometryOrganic Mass Spectrometry

Founded 1968

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European Journal of Mass SpectrometryEuropean Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Founded 1995

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1990 John Beynon1990 - John Beynon

ICI Blackley— MS8 (Robert Craig)

Purdue UniversityPurdue University— RMH2— MS9

Royal Society Research Unit, Swansea— ZAB

Founding Editor - Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometryin Mass Spectrometry

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IMSF Thomson Medal 1985

Molecular Formula DeterminationMolecular Formula Determination

'(mass spectrometers) can also be used for qualitative analysis of unknown substances'

'Since the mass spectrometer can Since the mass spectrometer can handle milligram quantities of material…'

'from an analytical point of view 'from an analytical point of view, the molecular weight is perhaps the most useful single item of

f b bl binformation obtainable by mass spectrometry…'

'…if the mass of any ion is …if the mass of any ion is measured with sufficient precision, its elemental composition can immediately be deduced '

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immediately be deduced…

Ion Kinetic Energy SpectroscopyIon Kinetic Energy Spectroscopy

Metastable peak from loss of CO Metastable peak from loss of CO from phenol molecular ion

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Rapid Communications in Mass SpectrometryRapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

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1996 Brian Green1996 - Brian Green

Metropolitan Vickers / AEI (1958)— MS9

o First unit - Shell AmsterdamMaccollo Maccoll

o Yale

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SabbaticalSabbatical…..

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1996 Brian Green1996 - Brian Green

Metropolitan Vickers / AEI (1958)— MS9

o First unit - Shell AmsterdamMaccollo Maccoll

o Yale

VG Micromass (1972)— First scanning accurate mass

dmeasurements into data systems.— Laminated magnets— Dioxin methodologiesDioxin methodologies— ESI of haemoglobins

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Laminated MagnetsLaminated Magnets

Higher mass range— Less saturation

L h t i Lower hysteresis— 4x less than solid core— Faster scanningFaster scanning— No degradation in mass

resolution

Lower stray fields— 8x less than solid core— 8x less than solid core— Less interference

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HaemoglobinopathiesHaemoglobinopathies

Determination of amino acid sequence in variant haemoglobins.

Over 1 000 reported variants e g Over 1,000 reported variants e.g. Sickle (6 GluVal, m-30Da)

Of the 4,550 samples analysed, 321 different variants have been analysed (151 -chain, 162 -chain, analysed (151 chain, 162 chain, 1 -chain, 2G chain, 5 hybrids

3 l i h b 73 novel mutations have been discovered since 1988 (44 -chain, 29 -chain).

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1998 Keith Jennings1998 - Keith Jennings

NRC Ottawa

University of SheffieldMetastable studies— Metastable studies

— Collision-induced dissociation

University of Warwick— CID

Metastable studies— Metastable studies— MS/MS

ACS Field & Franklin Award ASMS Distinguished Contributions

IMSF Th M d l 1985

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IMSF Thomson Medal 1985

Fragmentation and Metastable Ion StudiesFragmentation and Metastable Ion Studies

Studies of fragmentation - AEI MS10 & MS9 (early 1960s)— Metastable fragmentation — m* = m2

2/m1

Increase fragmentation through introduction of gas— Increase fragmentation through introduction of gas

CID & SID - Four sector instruments (1980s)CID & SID Four sector instruments (1980s)

Application of mass spectrometry in Life Sciences (from 1994)

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An unlikely collection of charactersAn unlikely collection of characters……

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2000 Dai Games2000 - Dai Games

King's College. London

McMaster University, Hamilton

University of Wales, Cardiff

Swansea University Swansea University

Edit i Chi f Bi di l d Editor-in-Chief - Biomedical and Environmental Mass Spectrometry

IMSF Thomson Medal 1997

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Field Desorption & Field IonisationField Desorption & Field Ionisation

Low-energy ionisation techniques

Promote molecular ion formation

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Hyphentaed MSHyphentaed MS

Coupling of chromatography and mass spectrometry— LC— SFC

CEC— CEC— HSCC

Finnigan moving belt interface (Bill McFadden)— EI— Library-searchable spectra

BMSS LC MS courses BMSS LC-MS courses

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Biomedical & Environmental Mass SpectrometrySpectrometry

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Proudest acheivement??Proudest acheivement??

The students!

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2003 Colin Pillinger2003 - Colin Pillinger

University of Bristol

University of Cambridge

Open University

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Martian MeteoritesMartian Meteorites

Studies of astronomical samples

C fi ti f th Confirmation of the presence of martian meteorites on earth— SensitivitySensitivity— Isotope ratio measurements

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Beagle 2Beagle 2

Consortium Leader & Lead Scientist

Communication lost - Christmas D 2003Day 2003

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RosettaRosetta

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2005 Tom Preston2005 - Tom Preston

Stable Isotope Biochemistry Laboratory SUERCLaboratory, SUERC

Professor of Stable Isotope Biochemistry University of GlasgowBiochemistry, University of Glasgow

Adjunct Professor, St John’s Research Institute Bangalore IndiaInstitute, Bangalore, India

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EA-IRMS : the first CF-IRMS instrument

Aquatic biogeochemistryTerrestrial productivityAgriculture/soils

Nick Owens and Tom Preston about to hoist the

Agriculture/soilsEcologyForensicsFisheries Management Nick Owens and Tom Preston about to hoist the

first commercial EA-IRMS (Europa Scientific) onto the RRS Challenger, Troon, July 1987.

Fisheries ManagementPlant water use efficiency

etc…

Non-invasive 13C breath tests

Urea Breath testGastric emptyingLiver functionLiver functionOro-caecal transitSmall bowel overgrowthFat digestionFat digestionStarch digestion etc

Raw Data and Seigel Curve FitRaw Data and Seigel Curve Fit

50 060.070.080.0

R 20.025.0

30.0

-1

CumulativeS i l Fit

0.010.020.030.040.050.0

cPD

R

0.05.0

10.015.0

PDR

h Seigel FitRaw DataCurve Fit

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0

Time (h)

AP2003 13C breath test IRMS, Analytical Precision, UK

GC-combustion-IRMS: low enrichment, low concentration

GC-C-IRMS of short chain fatty acid production fromfatty acid production from

dietary fibreVolatiles in a helium carrier are

t d b GC d b t dseparated by GC and combusted on line to CO2

13C-labelled cereals

GC-C-IRMS analysis of VFA

1.20E-09

1.40E-09

1 30E 02

1.35E-02

1.40E-02

A t t3-methylvalerate

6.00E-10

8.00E-10

1.00E-09

Maj

or B

eam

1.15E-02

1.20E-02

1.25E-02

1.30E-02

45:4

4 ra

tio

Acetate

PropionateButyrate Valerate

0.00E+00

2.00E-10

4.00E-10

580 680 780 880 980 1080 1180

Time (s)

1.00E-02

1.05E-02

1.10E-02

e (s)

In-house GC-combustion interface, 20-20 IRMS, SerCon, Crewe, UK

Body composition and total energy expenditure

Obesity and type II diabetes

Thermo Fisher Delta V Advantage, IAEA Collaborating Centre for Nutrition, St John’s Research Institute, Bangalore

2006 John Todd2006 - John Todd

Leeds University

Yale University

University of Kent at Canterbury

IMSF Thomson Medal 1997

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Ion TrapsIon Traps

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RosettaRosetta

Conceived 1994

Launched 02-Mar-2004— Dormant for 2.5 years— Woke up in January 2014— Now switching on instrumentsNow switching on instruments

Scheduled comet landing November 2014

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MODULUS Ptolemy Experiment— Methods of Determining and

Understanding Light elements from Unequivocal Stable from Unequivocal Stable isotope compositions

— Accurate isotope measurement 12 250Thmeasurement 12-250Th

— 250x330x110mm— 4.5kg— <10W power consumption

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2008 Bob Bateman2008 - Bob Bateman

Cambridge University

AEI (1969)

VG Micromass (1973)

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VG 7070KVG 7070K

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VG ZAB 2FVG ZAB 2F

Reverse geometry - collision cell for ion activation

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VG 70-70 & 70E VG 70-70 & 70E

Non-normal entry into same magnet— Half angle, double radius, increase mass range 4x

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VG AutospecVG Autospec

Tri-sector EBEconfiguration

16 bit ADC at400 kHz sampling rate

(16 bit ADC at500 kHz sampling rate)500 kHz sampling rate)

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Autospec 6FAutospec 6F

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oaTOFoaTOF

SensitivitySpeedSize

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SizeSimplicityAutoSpec-TOF

Q-ToFQ-ToF

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Synapt HDMSIMS MSIMS-MS

NAF_03.raw : 1

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2010 Richard Evershed2010 - Richard Evershed

Ph.D. Keele

University of Bristol (1981)

University of Liverpool (1984)

University of Bristol (1993)— Chair of Biogeochemistry— Chair of Biogeochemistry

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2010 Richard Evershed2010 - Richard Evershed

Ph.D. Keele

University of Bristol (1981)

University of Liverpool (1984)

University of Bristol (1993)— Chair of Biogeochemistry— Chair of Biogeochemistry

“Pioneered the development and papplication of molecular and isotopic techniques to study environments of the past and present”

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past and present

Analytical chemistry of molecules past and present

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Role of microbes and invertebrates in soil

i tt liorganic matter cycling

CHROMATOGRAPHYORGANIC

GEOCHEMISTRYBIOMOLECULAR

PALAEONTOLOGY CHROMATOGRAPHYMASS SPECTROMETRY

Molecular and stable isotopic compositions

Reconstructing past climate and

environments (peat bogs and lakes)

Fossilisation processes and

palaeoenvironmentalinformation isotopic compositions (peat bogs and lakes)information

BIOMOLECULAR ARCHAEOLOGY

Reconstructing human activity in the past

Organic Chemistry Archaeology

O

CO2H H

OH

CH2OH

OH CO2H

CO2H

Pistacia resin FrankincenseCO2H

Birch bark products Heated resin product2

Coniferous resin

HOHOH

HOH

Widely occurring sterol Manure indicators in soils Petroleum bitumenWidely occurring sterol Manure indicators in soils

Plant epicuticular waxes

O

O

OOH

Petroleum bitumen

Common fatty acid

O

Beeswax O

OHIsoprenoid fatty acid Natural dyesyp y

Oxidised fatty acid

y

Macromolecule building blocks: collagen, aDNA, carbohydrates, etc.Thermally altered fatty acids

ge s

oil Resins, tars,

pitches and bitumensm

etic

og b

ody

Bro

nze

A

oman

cos Bo

B Ro

ents Plant remains

MummiesMummies

ic p

igm

e

ody O

rgan

Bog

bo

ryArt objects

hic

potte

rj

Skeletal remainsMary Rose Neo

lith

Synergies in structures and isotopic compositions

O

OH

Fatty acid

CH3 Compound-specific isotopes and biomolecular

HCO2H

archaeology12C, 13C (metabolism/biochemical pathways)***** 14C (radiocarbon dating)*

Amino acid

NH214C (radiocarbon dating)1H, 2H (temperature/precipitation)*16O, 18O (temperature/precipitation)14N, 15N (trophic interactions/metabolism)*

University Research Centre & NERC Facility for molecular and light stable isotope MS analysesa d g t stab e sotope S a a yses3 x GC/MS 6 x GC-C-IRMSLC/MS/MS LC-IRMSLC/MS/MS LC-IRMSHRMS

New accelerator mass spectrometer for UK science for 2015

2011 Carol Robinson2011 - Carol Robinson

M.Sc. Swansea (Beynon)

Ph.D. Cambridge (Williams)

Oxford University (1991)

Cambridge University (2001)

Oxford University (2009)

Biemann Medal (2003) DBE (2013)

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2012 Carol Robinson2012 - Carol Robinson

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Pfizer

I t t G EL iIntact GroEL 14-mer survives

AA Rostom, CV Robinson. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 121:4718‐4719, 1999. 

t = 5 ms

t =15 mst =15 ms

t=30 ms

Ruotolo, Science 2005

First mass spectrum of a membrane complex

Barrera et al Science 2008, 321: 243

Mass spectrum of intact ATPase from    Thermus thermophilusThermus thermophilus 

Zhou et al 334,380 Science 2011

2013 Tony Stace2013 - Tony Stace

Ph.D. Essex

Sussex University (1974)

Southampton University (1977)

Sussex University (1983)

Nottingham University (2004)

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Cluster studiesCluster studies

Cluster fragmentation patterns— Solvation of protons in solvent— Formation of proton hydrates in ionosphere

Metal multi-cation complexes in the gas phase

Coulomb fission from multiple-charged cations— Applications in cloud formation to nebuliser delivery

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Spectroscopy of clusersSpectroscopy of clusers

Cold trap techniques — Visible / UV laser spectroscopy metal dication complexes

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Most newcomers to mass spectrometry in the last 10 Most newcomers to mass spectrometry in the last 10

years will have little concept of the difficulties faced

in obtaining the mass spectra of four solid samples

during a working day……g g y

Keith Jennings, 2012

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Concluding thoughtsConcluding thoughts

Mass spectrometry has changed enormously in the last half century

N i ti t hi t f d il li Now in routine use, touching many aspects of our daily lives

Where will we be 50 years from now? Where will we be 50 years from now?

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