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The fallout from the Covid-19 global pandemic remains in progress in 2023. Because of the current ongoing global recession, we anticipated that many workers would be concerned about their current jobs and how to adjust to rising inflation. In this year’s LCGC Salary Survey, we sought to explore these topics. 

The 2023 LCGC Salary Survey: How Workers Are Navigating A Tough Economic Landscape

is an associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Rowan University, and a member of the EAB for 

For this year’s career issue, LCGC North America teamed up with the American Chemical Society Subdivision on Chromatography and Separations Chemistry to ask the analytical chemistry community what skills new employees in the field need to succeed. In this report, we analyze the survey results and explore how they can inform the future of analytical chemistry curriculum development.

LCGC and ACS Subdivision on Chromatography and Separations Chemistry Survey 2023: What Skills Do New Analytical Chemistry Employees Need?

A great deal has changed in the relationship between employers and the separation scientists who work for them. What does this change mean for both parties?

Is There a Paradigm Shift in Industrial Scientific Careers?

Since 2008, the Chinese American Chromatography Association (CACA) has hosted career development workshops at Pittcon, featuring over 65 well-established pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and contract research organizations, and academia professionals. This year’s workshop featured five speakers, all of whom shared valuable insights and advice for individuals at different stages of their careers, including graduate students, early-career professionals, high-level managers, and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Achieving Success in a Career as a Separation Scientist: An Overview of the Chinese American Chromatography Association (CACA) Career Development Workshop at Pittcon

 is the Founding Endowed Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Seton Hall University, and an Adjuncy Professor of Medical Science. During his 30 years as a chromatographer, he has published more than 70 refereed articles and book chapters and has given more than 200 presentations and short courses. He is interested in the fundamentals and applications of separation science, especially gas chromatography, sampling, and sample preparation for chemical analysis. His research group is very active, with ongoing projects using GC, GC-MS, two-dimensional GC, and extraction methods including headspace, liquid-liquid extraction, and solid-phase microextraction. Direct correspondence to: 

Separation scientists could strengthen their scientific work by practicing skills commonly associated with the liberal arts.

Strong Liberal Arts Make Strong Chemists

Understanding separation principles is the key to success. Here's why.

The Continued Pursuit of Pure Compounds

 is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. She has served on the ACS Subdivision of Chromatography and Separations Chemistry since 2014, and is currently finishing her term as Chair. Research in the Hupp Lab centers on understanding the chemical composition of biodiesel and diesel fuels using gas chromatography and chemometric methods of analysis, specifically focused on efficient separation of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) using various column chemistries. Direct correspondence to: 

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Increasing inclusivity and equity in chemistry will require a positive instructor mindset, as well as invention, exploration, and trials.

Efforts to Increase Diversity and Equity in Introductory Chemistry

Given that artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be on everyone’s mind, it’s worth pausing to look at how AI works, and how it can fit into analytical chemistry.

Exploring Artificial Intelligence in Analytical Chemistry 

Undergraduate research and a job or jobs are not the same as an internship. Here's why.

In Praise of Internships – Undergraduate and Graduate

This year's LCGC North America salary and employment survey examines the current landscape of the separation science field through the lens of workers.

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