Will Wetzel

Articles by Will Wetzel

As part of our “From Sample to Verdict” series, LCGC International sat down with Furton to discuss his team’s work in the Global Forensic and Justice Center. In Part II of our conversation with Furton, he discusses the applicability of SPME in other forensic applications, as well as the limitations of using SPME.

Noemi Procopio

As part of “From Sample to Verdict,” LCGC International sat down with Noemi Procopio, who is the Principal Investigator of the "Forens-OMICS" team and a Senior Research Fellow in Forensic Science at the University of Central Lancashire, to talk about her team’s work. In Part I of our conversation with Procopio, she discussed the development of the Forens-OMICS approach and how her team estimates PMI using metabolomics, proteomics, and metabarcoding. Part II dives deep into post-mortem interval (PMI) estimation and how bone proteomics can be used to accurately estimate PMI.

As part of “From Sample to Verdict,” LCGC International sat down with Furton to talk about his team’s work in the Global Forensic and Justice Center. In Part I of our conversation with Furton, he discusses his work in environmental forensics, including applying solid-phase microextraction (SPME-GC–MS) in distinguishing crude oil sources.

This week, LCGC International published a variety of articles on hot topics in separation science. Some of the articles included in this week’s update explore topics such as the metabolic risk in horses, the bioactivities in chili pepper varieties, and a report on the analytical instrument market for Q2 2025. Below, we’ve highlighted some of the most popular articles that were published this week.

This week, LCGC International published a variety of articles on hot topics in separation science. From a feature article on about the latest challenges in U.S. research funding to an article that recaps the latest HPLC products sent to market this year, we remain dedicated to sharing the latest in chromatographic advancements. Below, we’ve highlighted some of the most popular articles that were published this week.

This week, LCGC International published a variety of articles on hot topics in separation science. From a feature article on how to improve productivity in the laboratory to spotlighting some of the latest research in forensic analysis, we remain dedicated to sharing the latest in chromatographic advancements. Below, we’ve highlighted some of the most popular articles that were published this week.

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Researchers at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have developed a rapid FastGC-PICI-TOFMS method that detects the carcinogenic compound ethyl carbamate in Chinese liquor in under four minutes.

In the final part of this interview, Ralph Mead and his group at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, discuss the biggest challenges in mitigating the effects of PFAS right now. Here’s the final part of our conversation with the Mead Group at UNC Wilmington.

In part 5 of this interview, Ralph Mead and his group at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington talk about climate change and how it impacts carbon fluxes, describing the role of PFAS in these environments.