ASMS 2026: GC–MS: Instrumentation and Applications

GC-MS: Instrumentation and Applications
Tuesday, June 2, beginning at 8:30 am in Room 6CF

Join analytical scientists and instrument experts for a dynamic session showcasing the latest innovations in gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) instrumentation, high-throughput workflows, untargeted analysis, and trace-level detection technologies.

This session features advances in:

• Flow-modulated two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC)-quadrupole MS at high flow rates
• Automated pesticide quantitation workflows using GC–MS/MS
• Improved headspace analysis for aromas, fragrances, and odors
• Cryogenic focusing and zone compression for ultra-trace detection
• AI-driven tensor modeling for untargeted GC–MS deconvolution
• Enhanced sensitivity for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in food and environmental samples

Researchers from leading manufacturers and international universities will present cutting-edge approaches pushing the boundaries of GC–MS performance and analytical capability.

The session begins at 8:30 am with Applications of Flow-Modulated GCxGC-Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry at High Flow Rate, presented by Kirk R. Jensen of JEOL USA, Inc. (Peabody, MA).

Lay Peng Tan of Agilent Technologies Singapore (sales) Pte Ltd (Singapore, Singapore) follows at 8:50 am with Automated High-Throughput Quantitation of 197 Pesticides in Durian Using GC–MS/MS with PAL3 Autosampler.

Utilizing Solid Phase Incremental Capillary Extraction to Improve GC–MS Headspace Analysis of Aromas, Fragrances, and Odors in Consumer Products will be presented by Daniel Cardin (Entech Instruments, Simi Valley, CA) at 9:10 am.

Next, at 9:30 am, Ultra-Low Detection of Controversial Microdroplet Oxidation Products Observed by Cryogenic Focusing Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry will be discussed by Paul R. Tumminello of Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM).

Tensor Models Are the New Black: Automated Deconvolution, Identification and Quantification of Untargeted GC–MS Across Complex Sample Sets will be presented at 9:50 am by Beatriz Quintanilla-Casas of the University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark).

The session ends at 10:10 am with Cryogenic Zone Compression to Enhance Quadrupole MS Sensitivity for Trace Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAHs) in Complex Food and Environmental Matrices, presented by Antonio Ferracane of Messina University Institute of Technology’s Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences (Messina, Italy).