Where Is Separation Science Heading?

In honor of LCGC’s 40th year, we asked leading chromatographers to share their perspectives on current challenges and their visions for the future, looking at fundamentals of the techniques as well as the impact of analytical developments in important areas like medical research, pharmaceutical development, and environmental studies. Here’s what they said.

Wastewater Surveillance of Pharmaceuticals and Genes: Challenges and Opportunities
Diana S. Aga and Lahiruni M. Halwatura

A Field Full of Opportunities: Transforming the Future of Separation Science
Jared L. Anderson

Analysis of D-Amino Acids: Relevance in Human Disease
Daniel W. Armstrong

One-Dimensional Simultaneous Achiral and Chiral Analysis
Laura E. Blue

The Future of Instrumentation and Columns in Liquid Chromatography
Ken Broeckhoven

New Perspectives on Comparative Analysis for Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography
Caitlin N. Cain and Robert E. Synovec

Liquid Chromatography Column Design and Dimensional Analysis of the van Deemter Equation
James P. Grinias and Justin M. Godinho

Accredited Forensics Laboratories Are Not Properly Validating and Controlling Their Blood Alcohol Determination Methods
Kevin A. Schug and Zacariah L. Hildenbrand

Let’s Get Small: Miniaturizing Separations for Single-Cell Analysis
Ryan T. Kelly

Accelerating Sample Preparation for the Analysis of Complex Samples
Xia Ling and Gongke Li

Whither Gas Chromatography? New Tools ~ New Solutions
Philip J. Marriott, Yong Foo Wong, and Jane E. Hill

The Future of Method Development for Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography – Work Smarter, Not Just Harder?
Dwight R. Stoll

Incorporating HPLC as a Multi-Attribute Characterization Technology for Next-Generation Drug Development
Peter M. Yehl