Kate Jones

LCGC International’s Rising Star of Separation Science Winner for the LC Category, Bram Huygens from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Brussels, Belgium, recaps the work he presented for his award and his current research focus.

The potential of skin-based diagnostics using UHPLC–IMS-HRMS to offer safe, cost-effective, and field-friendly solutions for TB screening is highlighted.

A study by researchers from Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and the University of Duisburg-Essen reported on the development of a GC–IMS method for the detection of nine N-nitrosamines in drinking water.

A study by researchers from Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and the University of Duisburg-Essen reported on the development of a GC–IMS method for the detection of nine N-nitrosamines in drinking water.

Merck has launched its 2025 Curiosity Cube tour, bringing hands-on STEM experiences to students across the world.

Scientists from the University of Santiago de Compostela developed a liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC–QTOF-MS) operated in data-independent acquisition (DIA) mode for pesticide quantification in agriculturally impacted waters.

LCGC EAB member Paul Ferguson has been named a professor by special appointment at the Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam.

A non-invasive wearable sampler combined with UHPLC–IMS-HRMS has been developed to identify biomarkers for TB using human skin

Two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2D-LC) coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) has been used to separate proteins in the venom of the Indian cobra snake.

LCGC International spoke to Adrián de la Fuente and Silvia Valverde Bastardo from the University of Valladolid, Spain, about the development of a miniaturized headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography–quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC–QTOF-MS) method for the analysis of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) emitted by native Spanish trees.

Green analytical chemistry is no longer a niche concept but a necessity in today’s environmentally conscious world.

Imre Molnár, president of the Molnár-Institute for Applied Chromatography, will be presented with the Tswiett-Nernst European Award at the ISSS conference in September 2025.

University of Valladolid scientists used a miniaturized method for analyzing biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) emitted by tree species, using headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography and quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC–QTOF-MS) has been developed.

An automated solid-phase extraction (SPE) method has been developed to detect cyanotoxins in water.

Shimadzu Corporation named as a Nadeshiko Brand for advancing gender equality in the workplace.

How do you feel about the role of AI in the chromatography world?

In this first roundtable discussion focused on Women in Chromatography, LCGC International spoke with Diane Turner, Jacqueline Hamilton, and Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay, who discussed emerging trends in chromatography and useful resources for women in chromatography.

Microplastics and nanoplastics have been identified in the lungs of wild birds using laser direct infrared (LDIR) chemical imaging and pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (Py-GC–MS), in the first multi-species evidence of these plastics in bird lungs.

In this first roundtable discussion focused on Women in Chromatography, LCGC International spoke with Diane Turner, Jacqueline Hamilton, and Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay, who offered their advice to young women looking to enter the chromatography field.

In this first roundtable discussion focused on Women in Chromatography, LCGC International spoke with Diane Turner, Jacqueline Hamilton, and Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay about how the representation of women in chromatography has evolved and what changes still need to be made.

In this first roundtable discussion focused on Women in Chromatography, LCGC International spoke with Diane Turner, Jacqueline Hamilton, and Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay about what inspired them to pursue a career in chromatography and what challenges they faced along the way.

In this first roundtable discussion focused on Women in Chromatography, LCGC International spoke with Diane Turner, Jacqueline Hamilton, and Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay, who are all leading voices in the LinkedIn International Women in Chromatography group.

A two-step workflow to extract pure mass spectra from comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC×LC–HRMS) data has been created and tested.

The benefits of nanobubbles in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry have been investigated.

A research group has developed an improved workflow for constructing machine learning (ML) models in oligonucleotide separation.

Nadia Gadi and Allisson Barros de Souza spoke to LCGC International about their investigation into the application of electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (eAOPs) for the efficient removal of pharmaceutical residues in wastewater.

A study has compared solid-phase extraction (SPE) to traditional normal-phase liquid column chromatography (LCC) methods for the analysis of hydrocarbons by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS).

LCGC International spoke to Paul-Albert Schneide and Oskar Munk Kronik about the development and application of a novel two-step workflow—mass filtering (MF) combined with multivariate curve resolution (MCR)—for extracting clean mass spectra from trace-level compounds in LC×LC–HRMS data.

Ardiana Kajtazi discusses her research identifying organic micropollutants in water using liquid chromatography–high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC–HRMS). She highlights the standardized filtration approach her team has developed based on intersection principles, utilizing retention indices from two reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) columns.

A two-step workflow to extract pure mass spectra from comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC×LC–HRMS) data has been created and tested.