Velmer A. Fassel Explained

Velmer A. Fassel
Birth Date:	26 April 1919
Birth Place:	Frohna, Missouri
Death Place:	San Diego, California
Nationality:	American
Field:	Chemist
Work Institutions:	Iowa State University Ames Laboratory
Alma Mater:	Iowa State University Southeast Missouri State College
Known For:	ICP and ICP-MS

Velmer A. Fassel (26 April 1919 - 4 March 1998)^[1] ^[2] was an American chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma (ICP)^[3] and demonstrated its use as ion source for mass spectrometry.^[4]

Early life and education

Allan Maccoll . Velmer A. Fassel Memorial Issue . Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy. 56. 7. 1035 . 2001 . 10.1016/S0584-8547(01)00257-9.
The Science of a Revolutionary Chemist and Spectroscopist Velmer A. Fassel. Applied Spectroscopy. 1998. Akbar . Montaser. 52. 11. 406A–426A. 10.1366/0003702981942834. 1998ApSpe..52..406M . free.
Emission-spectrometric detection of the elements at the nanogram per milliliter level using induction-coupled plasma excitation. Analytical Chemistry. 1969. George W.. Dickinson. Velmer A. Fassel . 41. 8. 1021–1024. 10.1021/ac60277a028.
Inductively coupled argon plasma as an ion source for mass spectrometric determination of trace elements. Analytical Chemistry. 1980. Robert S.. Houk. Velmer A. Fassel . Gerald D. Flesch . Harry J. Svec . Alan L. Gray . Charles E. Taylor . 52. 14. 2283–2289. 10.1021/ac50064a012.