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The Dal Nogare Award is presented yearly to an outstanding scientist in the field of chromatography.

At Pittcon 2024, Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award winner John Yates headlined a symposium focusing on perfecting proteome research down to the single-cell level.

Alyssa Sanchez of Florida International University presented her research on profiling the decomposition of heroin from South America, Mexico, Southwest and Southeast Asia.

The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of separation science by a young chemist or chemical engineer from academia, industry, or national laboratories.

On February 25, a Pittcon oral session, titled “Detection of PFAS and other Polyfluorinated Analytes,” took place at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. This session included six talks that covered a variety of analytical techniques currently being used in per- and polyfluoralkyl (PFAS) analysis.

At Pittcon 2024, He Nan of AbbVie gave a lecture on how to monitor N-nitrosamines via gas chromatography–electron capture detection.

The International Symposium on Chromatography (ISC) will be held in Liverpool, United Kingdom, from October 6–10, 2024, at the ACC Liverpool along the banks of the city’s world heritage waterfront.

Here, we preview the International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Separation Technology (HTC-18), which will be held from May 28–31st 2024 in Leuven, Belgium.

Brandy Young, PhD, an analytical chemist with more than 15 years of experience, entered the cannabis industry in response to a recognized need for laboratory testing, aligning her expertise with the emerging demand in New York's active medical and adult-use cannabis programs. Here, she shares some background information on her Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) talk, which delves into the characterization of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) isomers in cannabis products.

At EAS 2023, Brandy Young, PhD, the CEO and Founder of Certainty Analytical Labs in New York, discussed her work in compliance testing for cannabis products.

At the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) in Plainsboro, NJ, Sam Heckle, an analytical chemist from CEM Corporation, presented “The Importance of Digestion Temperature on Trace Metals Analysis”, where he discussed the do’s and don’ts of heavy metal analysis meant to get optimal digestion.

At the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) in Plainsboro, New Jersey, LCGC sat down with Robert Kennedy to discuss his research and career in analytical chemistry.

Gionfriddo’s lab focuses on developing advanced analytical separation tools for the analysis of complex biological and environmental samples using green extraction methodologies.

Mary Ellen McNally and Doug Raynie covered green chemistry and sustainable separations, from sample preparation through analysis with chromatographic techniques, at EAS 2023.

At the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) in Princeton, New Jersey, LCGC magazine sat down with John McLean of Vanderbilt University to discuss his research and career in mass spectrometry.

The Prestegard laboratory specializes in the development and application of NMR methods for the study of systems of biological interest.

At EAS 2023, Michael Dong and Szabolcs Fekete reviewed certain innovations in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and in what ways scientists can continue to improve the quality of their experiments.

Vasilis Vasiliou, chair of the department of Environmental Health Sciences at Yale University, spoke about the impact of exposure on human disease and biology.

Changchun Liu, a professor in the department of biomedical engineering at the University of Connecticut, highlighted his team’s research into CRISPR-powered microfluidics devices for point of care (POC) treatment and detection of infectious diseases.

Getting your finances in order ensures you can be prepared for the unexpected, said Tarshae Drummond, a lab manager and research technician at Fayetteville State University.

Kennedy is a professor at the University of Michigan.

Mi-Ling Li, assistant professor of environmental chemistry and toxicology at the University of Delaware, presented her research on testing PFAS in the water in the state.

Rainer Lohmann of the University of Rhode Island presented his research on passive sampling of PFAS at the Eastern Analytical Symposium in Princeton, NJ.

Professor Mary J. Wirth, W. Brooks Fortune Distinguished Professor Emerita at Purdue University, has been named the winner of the 2023 EAS Award for Outstanding Achievements in Separation Science.

The Green Analytical Chemistry Workshop (1st TGAC) will be held 5–6 February 2024, at Novotel Paris-Charenton, Paris, France. Here's a glimpse at what attendees can look forward to.

At the 2023 Gulf Coast Conference, LCGC spoke with Jean-Francois Borny of Lummus Technology, who discussed recent developments that will shape how per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are analyzed. This interview was one of four conducted live at GCC 2023.

At the 2023 Gulf Coast Conference, LCGC spoke with John Wasson of Wasson-ECE Instrumentation, who discussed the process of retrieving high-quality, real-time data from chemical processing plant streams. This interview was one of four conducted live at GCC 2023.

At the 2023 Gulf Coast Conference, LCGC spoke with Kevin Schug of the University of Texas at Arlington, about predicting gas phase vacuum ultraviolet spectra using machine learning. This interview was one of four conducted live at GCC 2023.