Welcome to HPLC 2010
Good morning, and welcome to LCGC's first day of show coverage from HPLC 2010, held this year in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Hynes Convention Center.
Good morning, and welcome to LCGC’s first day of show coverage from HPLC 2010, held this year in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Hynes Convention Center. Without question, HPLC has become one of the premier events in the field of chromatography, attracting all of the biggest names in the industry and maintaining its prominent standing in what has certainly become an unsettled time for face-to-face events such as this.
One of the highlights of this year’s conference will undoubtedly be the Csaba Horvath Young Scientist Award, named for the legendary chromatography pioneer. This award is presented each year to a young professional who has made great strides in the field. The award includes a cash grant of $1000 and a trophy engraved with the winner’s name. The winner will also be invited to give an oral presentation at HPLC 2011. This year’s nominees include some of the brightest young scientists in the field, and we look forward to congratulating the winner. There will be a host of other awards handed out at this year’s show as well, including the annual CASSS Student Travel Grants, HPLC, Inc. Student Travel Grants, and the Pfizer Travel Grants, all providing critical funding to emerging professionals in the field of analytical chemistry.
Finally, the annual Best Poster Awards will be presented at the closing ceremony on Thursday, June 24 in Ballroom ABC at 5 pm. One of the most prestigious awards in the field today, the posters will be judged by a panel of international scientists led by Gerard Rozing and LCGC EAB member Peter Schoenmakers. The winners of this competition will be featured in the September issue of LCGC North America as part of Ron Majors’ annual HPLC Review article, so please look for more coverage there.In short, this promises to be an exciting week of chromatography, so please feel free to stop by our booth (#414) and say hello. We’ll see you on the show floor.
Modern HPLC Strategies: Improving Retention and Peak Shape for Basic Analytes
August 16th 2024In high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), it is common for bases and unreacted ionized silanols on silica-based columns to cause irreproducible retention, broad peaks, and peak tailing when working with basic analytes. David S. Bell, Lead Consultant at ASKkPrime LLC offers innovative HPLC strategies that can help mitigate such issues.
Detangling the Complex Web of GC×GC Method Development to Support New Users
September 12th 2024The introduction of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) to the sample screening toolbox has substantially increased the ability to comprehensively characterize complex mixtures. However, for many gas chromatography (GC) users, the thought of having to learn to develop methods on a new technology is daunting. Developing a basic GC×GC method for most (nonspecialized) applications can be accomplished in minimal time and effort given parameter suggestions and ranges to target analytes in a sample of interest. In this article, the authors work describe a simple workflow to develop a GC×GC method for a specific sample upon initial use, with the aim of decreasing the time to accomplish functional workflows for new users.
Identifying Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Originating from Breath with TD-GC–MS
September 12th 2024Researchers built a reliable breath collection and analysis method using thermo-desorption gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (TD-GC–MS) that can produce a comprehensive list of known volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the breath of a heterogeneous human population.
