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The PFAS Summit 2024: A Virtual Symposium

Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26 and 27, 2024
Morning Sessions: 9:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Afternoon Sessions: 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT


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Event Overview

Following the success of previous PFAS Summits organised by LCGC, we have organised another interactive, two-day symposium in 2024 where laboratory scientists involved in PFAS analysis can learn about the latest techniques and best practices to tackle this serious problem in relation to the analysis of PFAS in food and environmental samples. We have a morning and afternoon session each day. There will be live Q&A following the morning sessions.

Top Reasons to Attend
  • Learn the latest “state-of the-art” separation science techniques to analyse PFAS
  • Leading scientists reveal the cutting-edge chromatographic techniques used to analyse PFAS in food and environmental applications
  • Learn about the modern separation science techniques used to analyse PFAS in food and environmental samples in practice.
Who Should Attend

Laboratory scientists involved in research and routine analysis of PFAS for food and environmental analysis.
Agenda

Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
Morning session: 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT

Food Analysis

9:30 a.m. EDT       
Assessment of Advanced Analytical Instruments to Reach Required Limits of Quantification for PFAS in Foods
Susan Genualdi, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, College Park, MD, USA

10:00 a.m. EDT     
Overview of Current Analytical Approaches for PFAS Screening in Food Items
Natalia Soares Quinete, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, and Olutobi Daniel Ogunbiyi, PhD Candidate, Chemistry, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Institute of Environment, Freshwater Resources Division, Florida International University, FL, USA

10:30 a.m. EDT  
Investigating PFAS in Consumer Food Packaging by Targeted and Non-Targeted Analyses
Yelena Sapozhnikova, Research Chemist, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Wyndmoor, PA, USA

11:00 a.m. EDT  
Challenges in the analysis of PFAS in fruits and vegetables at ppt-level by LC-MS/MS
Stefan Van Leeuwen, Senior Scientist, Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

11:30 a.m. EDT  Live Question-and-answer period with all the speakers in the session
12:00 a.m. EDT  Session closed


Afternoon session, 2:00–4:00 p.m. EDT
Applications, Tips, and Best Practices from Our Sponsors

2:00 p.m. EDT
Navigating SPE and its role in the PFAS Landscape
Arielle Cocozza, R&D Chemist, UCT

2:20 p.m. EDT
Are PFAS being destroyed? Monitoring volatile fluorinated compounds to assess destruction efficiency.
Ryan Francis, Application Specialist, Markes International

2:40  p.m. EDT
Characterization Tools for Detection of PFAS in Complex Matrices
Sarah Choyke, Techinal Director, Eurofins Environment Testing - Denver

3:00 p.m. EDT
Automated, efficient extraction of PFAS following EPA 1633
Dr. Alicia Stell, Market Development Manager, CEM Corporation

3:20 p.m. EDT  
Analyzing PFAS in Complex Matrices with Simplicity TM
Cole Strattman, Field Application Scientist, PerkinElmer


Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
Morning session: 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT

Environmental Analysis

9:30 a.m. EDT
Analytical Strategies to Characterize Mixtures of "Forever Chemicals" in Biological Samples
Carrie McDonough, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

10:00 a.m. EDT
Efficient PFAS Feature Prioritization in Non-Target HRMS Data – Application to Contaminated Soils
Jonathan Zweigle, Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

10:30 a.m. EDT
Fantastic (Passive) Samplers, and What to Use Them For
Rainer Lohmann, Professor, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI, USA

11:00 a.m. EDT
From Pesticides to PFAS: Utilizing Ion Mobility Spectrometry in Non-Targeted Exposomic Analyses
Erin Baker, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

11:30 a.m. EDT
Non-Targeted Analysis: Emerging Contaminant Monitoring at the Bleeding Edge
James McCord, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development, Multimedia Methods Branch

12:00 p.m. EDT    Live Question-and-answer period with all speakers in the session
12:30 p.m.  EDT   Session close     


Afternoon session, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT
Applications, Tips, and Best Practices from Our Sponsors
 
2:00 p.m. EDT
Targeted and Non-Targeted Analysis LC-Orbitrap MS workflow for the analysis of more than 40,000 PFAS compounds
Cynthia Grim, Applications Specialist III, Thermo Fisher Scientific

2:20 p.m. EDT
AOF Analysis using Combustion Ion Chromatography as per EPA Method 1621
Jay D. Sheffer, M.S., Product Specialist – Ion Chromatography, Metrohm USA

2:40 p.m. EDT
Future Proofing Your Lab: Testing PFAS Forever
Ruth Marfil-Vega, Sr. Market Manager – Environmental & Dominika Gruszecka, Market Manager – Food & Consumer Products, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

3:00 p.m. EDT
A Comprehensive Workflow for the Analysis of PFAS in Complex Matrices Meeting EPA 1633 Guidelines 
Kari Organtini, Ph.D.,Principal Scientist, Waters Corperation

3:20 p.m. EDT
Addressing the PFAS Challenge with Novel Approaches of TIMS and DART
William Fatigante, Applications Scientist, Bruker Applied Mass Spectrometry

3:40 p.m. EDT
Untapped ultrashort-chain PFAS analysis combined with routine PFAS analysis in a single LC-MS/MS run
Mike Chang, Market Development Manager, Restek Corporation

4:00 p.m. EDT
Beyond Contamination: Sartorius Lab Water System's Key Role in Precise PFAS Detection and Compliance
Tricia Vail, LPS NA Segment Marketing Manager, Sartorius Lab Instruments GmbH & Co. KG 

4:20 p.m. EDT
Enhance LC-MS PFAS Analysis with a Nitrogen Generator
Petra Gierga, Product Management Team Leader, PEAK Scientific



Featured Speakers

Susan Genualdi
Susan Genualdi
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
College Park, MD, USA
Natalia Soares Quinete
Natalia Soares Quinete
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Florida International University, FL, USA
Yelena Sapozhnikova
Yelena Sapozhnikova
Research Chemist, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Wyndmoor, PA, USA
Stefan Van Leeuwen
Stefan Van Leeuwen
Senior Scientist
Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Carrie McDonough
Carrie McDonough
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Jonathan Zweigle
Jonathan Zweigle
Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Department of Geosciences
University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Rainer Lohmann
Rainer Lohmann
Professor, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
Narragansett, RI, USA
Erin Baker
Erin Baker
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
James McCord
James McCord
Chemist
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Daniel Ogunbiyi
Daniel Ogunbiyi
PhD Student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Florida International University (FIU)
Arielle Cocozza
Arielle Cocozza
R&D Chemist
UCT
Ryan Francis
Ryan Francis
Application Specialist
Markes International
Dr. Craig McKenzie
Dr. Craig McKenzie
Quality Control and Analytical Research Manager
Chiron AS
Sarah Choyke
Sarah Choyke
Technical Director
Eurofins Environment Testing - Denver
Cole Strattman
Cole Strattman
Field Application Scientist
PerkinElmer
Cynthia Grim
Cynthia Grim
Product Applications Specialist III
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Jay D. Sheffer, M.S.
Jay D. Sheffer, M.S.
Product Specialist – Ion Chromatography
Metrohm USA
Ruth Marfil-Vega
Ruth Marfil-Vega
Sr. Market Manager - Environmental
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Dominika Gruszecka
Dominika Gruszecka
, Market Manager – Food & Consumer Products
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Kari Organtini, Ph.D.
Kari Organtini, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist
Waters Corporation
Dr. Alicia Stell, PhD
Dr. Alicia Stell, PhD
Market Development Manager
CEM Corporation
William Fatigante
William Fatigante
Applications Scientist
Bruker Applied Mass Spectrometry
Mike Chang
Mike Chang
Market Development Manager
Restek Corporation
Tricia Vail
Tricia Vail
LPS NA Segment Marketing Manager
Sartorius Lab Instruments GmbH & Co. KG
Petra Gierga
Petra Gierga
Product Management Team Leader
PEAK Scientific



For any technical questions please contact Jorge de la Bandera: jdelabandera@mjhlifesciences.com, or Kristina Dunphey: kdunphey@mjhevents.com.