Pittcon

The conference theme this year focused on collaboration, connection, and cultivation of the next generation of researchers.

In this video interview from Pittcon, Elham "Elle" Akbari sat down with LCGC International to discuss her research, as well as the challenges of using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) and combustion ion chromatography (CIC) to characterize PFAS in environmental samples.

At Pittcon 2025, Long Luo of the University of Utah sat down with LCGC International to discuss his laboratory's tetrahedron approach to their research.

Several sessions at Pittcon 2025 highlighted the importance of mentoring the next generation of analytical scientists in chromatography and spectroscopy. But what concrete actions can truly make a difference?

LCGC International sat down with Su to discuss what winning the Young Investigators in Separation Science Award means for him and his research. Su also passed along some advice for separation scientists and young professionals in this space.

In the final section of our interview with Christopher Pohl, he imparts knowledge to the next generation of aspiring separation scientists.

In this interview segment, we sat down with Chris Palmer of the University of Montana to discuss his talk, as well as the evolving role of electrokinetic chromatography in applications areas such as environmental analysis.

The company announced multiple new product releases including a series of compact gas chromatography systems, three UV-Vis spectrophotometers, a new line of triple quadrupole mass spectrometers, and more.

In this interview clip, Katelynn Perrault Uptmor, an assistant professor of chemistry at the College of William & Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia, discusses winning the Emerging Leader in Chromatography Award and her upcoming talk tomorrow.

This morning at Pittcon, The Chromatography Forum of Delaware Valley (CFDV) held an award session for the late Terry Berger, who was this year’s recipient of the Del Nogare Award.

Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, who is well-known as a scientist and entrepreneur with an extensive career in regenerative engineering, delivered the Wallace H. Coulter lecture yesterday. Here are some of the highlights from the talk.

In this penultimate section of our interview with Christopher Pohl, he reflects on the history of chromatography, sharing what he deems the most important moments in the field.

Each year, LCGC International presents two awards at Pittcon to the winner of the Lifetime Achievement in Chromatography Award and the Emerging Leader in Chromatography Award. This year, Christopher Pohl is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award and Katelynn Perrault Uptmor is the recipient of the Emerging Leader award. The award presentation, which will honor Pohl and Perrault Uptmor, will take place on Tuesday March 4th from 8:30–11:40 am.

In this third part of our interview with Christopher Pohl, he tells us about his most treasured accomplishments from throughout his storied career.

Here, you’ll find an overview of some of the networking opportunities throughout the week that are available for attendees.

In this second part of our interview with Christopher Pohl, we learn about the mentors Pohl turned to throughout his career, and the important teachings he took from them.

In this video interview, Emanuela Gionfriddo, Daniel Armstrong, and Nicholas Snow preview their talks at Pittcon, as well as give their opinions about what topics they hope to explore more at the conference.

In this first part of our interview with Christopher Pohl, he discusses the 2025 LCGC Lifetime Achievement Award, and what this means to him.

This article highlights a curated selection of the most popular GC-related content, with a focus on the diverse applications of the technique, as featured in LCGC.

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.

LCGC spoke with key opinion leaders on the cutting edge of analytical science (both from academia and the private sector) to gauge the evolution of a variety of techniques and the opportunities this evolution will present.

At Pittcon 2024, Massood Kadir, Business Development Manager at Syft Technologies, gave a live demonstration of real-time trace gas analysis by SIFT-MS, a direct mass spectrometry technique.

At Pittcon 2024, LCGC International editor Patrick Lavery sat down with Tom Linz of Wayne State University to talk about the work his laboratory group is conducting.

At Pittcon 2024, LCGC International editor Patrick Lavery sat down with Michael Marty of the University of Arizona to talk about the ongoing work in his laboratory.

Nominate a colleague for the 2025 LCGC Emerging Leader in Chromatography Award!

At Pittcon 2024, LCGC International editor Patrick Lavery sat down with Susan Olesik of The Ohio State University to talk about her group’s current work.

LCGC International sat down with John Luck, CCO, and Dirk Bontridder, CEO, of the instrument manufacturer PerkinElmer to discuss trends in the analytical and life sciences industry.

At Pittcon 2024, LCGC International editor Patrick Lavery sat down with John R. Yates of the Scripps Research Institute to talk about his work in mass spectrometry and proteomics.

This year’s conference highlighted how analytical scientists are exchanging research to tackle some of the world’s most critical problems.

At Pittcon 2024, LCGC International editor Patrick Lavery sat down with Wolfgang Lindner of the University of Vienna to talk about his career in liquid chromatography (LC).