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David Hage explains why an understanding of chromatography and related methods is important.

In this month's LCGC Blog, Katelynn Perrault describes a new initiative to promote the importance and practice of chemometrics through an active-learning programme that provides hands-on experience with chemometric workflows using real analytical datasets.

The advent of large language models for text generation and the ease with which artificial intelligence (AI) can be used for image creation have led to posts that include incorrect information about chromatography to begin to proliferate social media.

In this month's LCGC Blog, Hayley Brawley and Alexia Kreinbrink explore the challenges facing chromatographers when exploring the complex world of metal speciation.

Collaboration between academia and industry can reap rewards that cannot be achieved separately.

As a long-standing member of the chromatography community, I am continually awestruck by the rate of change we consistently experience. Through the collective efforts of an entire community, we realize a fast-paced evolution that serves the world. In this article, we will aim to make the rapidly expanding and dynamic field of biopharmaceuticals approachable by taking a high-level look into its most recent success: peptide-based therapeutics.

This month's LCGC Blog from Jonathan Shackman from the American Chemical Society (ACS) reflects on how early experiences with computer programming shaped the author’s understanding of fundamental logic, and how today’s artificial intelligence (AI) tools similarly shift the balance between mastering low-level processes and focusing on analytical goals.

This LCGC blog highlights the ACS SCSC’s initiatives, events, and awards that connect and support the global separation science community across academia, industry, and government.

Caitlin Cain shares insights from the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, exploring AI's role in chemistry, sustainability innovations, and the importance of science advocacy.

Lina Mikaliunaite shares her journey from studying liquid chromatography as an undergraduate to working in industry with GC×GC, highlighting the mentors, research experiences, and career steps that shaped her path in separation science.

In this edition of The LCGC Blog, Jim Grinias of Rowan University asks: How can analytical chemists effectively communicate their work to non-experts, both in a native language throughout their everyday lives and while traveling abroad?

In this edition of the LCGC Blog, Zacariah Hildenbrand, Melissa Giguere, and Kevin Schug discuss the complexities of cannabis regulations, forensic testing challenges, and the risks of unregulated products in the evolving landscape of cannabis forensics.

In this month's edition of the LCGC Blog, discover how weighted least squares regression enhances quantitation accuracy in analytical chemistry, particularly for low-concentration analytes in HPLC.

In this month's edition of The LCGC Blog, Andre Striegel discusses where macromolecular scientists around the world can convene and share their insights.

Here is some of the most popular content posted on LCGC International this week.

In this edition of the LCGC Blog, Amber Hupp of the College of the Holy Cross reflects on her childhood and talks about her journey recreating the scents from that long past.

In this edition of The LCGC Blog, Jonathan Shackman discusses what factors to consider when choosing a mobile phase for liquid chromatography (LC) procedures.

In the first LCGC Blog of 2025, Caitlin Cain of the University of Michigan highlights the divide between gas and liquid chromatographers, and why both types of techniques should be in the same conversations.

In this LCGC Blog, Katelynn Perrault Uptmor discusses her time teaching undergraduates separation science, and what she and her students have learned through their time together.

The American Chemical Society’s National Historic Chemical Landmarks program highlights sites and people that are important to the field of chemistry. How are analytical chemistry and separation science recognized within this program?

In this LCGC Blog, Daipayan Roy and Muhammed Qamar Farooq of Amgen discuss the history and impact of supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) throughout the years.

In this LCGC Blog, Kevin Schug discusses the potential machine learning has in helping predict physicochemical properties of molecules and optimizing chemical analysis processes.

In this LCGC Blog, Daipayan Roy and Muhammed Qamar Farooq of Amgen discuss the history and impact of supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) throughout the years.

In this edition of The LCGC Blog, André Striegel provides advice on how to prepare for your first talk or presentation at a scientific conference.

In this edition of the LCGC Blog, Amber Hupp of the College of the Holy Cross provides advice for aspiring analytical chemists and shares accounts of other professionals.

In this edition of The LCGC Blog, Emanuela Gionfriddo discusses the two world-class scientists and trailblazer women in separation chemistry and the awards they received at Pittcon 2024.

Are you a chromatographer or a chromatography user?

In this edition of "The LCGC Blog," Jonathan Shackman discusses the differences between chromatographers and chromatography users, as well as advancements that have made chromatography a more accessible field.

Need help reaching your full potential as a separation scientist? A career development plan can help set a clear direction to reach your goals more effectively. In this LCGC Blog, we will cover why having a plan is important, what makes a good plan, and how to best use it.

In this LCGC Blog, the author explores stationary phases that incorporate permanent or induced charges within, or alongside, hydrophobic alkyl silica type bonded ligands.