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Kennedy is a professor at the University of Michigan.

Mi-Ling Li, assistant professor of environmental chemistry and toxicology at the University of Delaware, presented her research on testing PFAS in the water in the state.

Rainer Lohmann of the University of Rhode Island presented his research on passive sampling of PFAS at the Eastern Analytical Symposium in Princeton, NJ.

Professor Mary J. Wirth, W. Brooks Fortune Distinguished Professor Emerita at Purdue University, has been named the winner of the 2023 EAS Award for Outstanding Achievements in Separation Science.

The Green Analytical Chemistry Workshop (1st TGAC) will be held 5–6 February 2024, at Novotel Paris-Charenton, Paris, France. Here's a glimpse at what attendees can look forward to.

At the 2023 Gulf Coast Conference, LCGC spoke with Jean-Francois Borny of Lummus Technology, who discussed recent developments that will shape how per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are analyzed. This interview was one of four conducted live at GCC 2023.

At the 2023 Gulf Coast Conference, LCGC spoke with John Wasson of Wasson-ECE Instrumentation, who discussed the process of retrieving high-quality, real-time data from chemical processing plant streams. This interview was one of four conducted live at GCC 2023.

At the 2023 Gulf Coast Conference, LCGC spoke with Kevin Schug of the University of Texas at Arlington, about predicting gas phase vacuum ultraviolet spectra using machine learning. This interview was one of four conducted live at GCC 2023.

Dan Wispinski, the Standard Methods Development Manager for VUV Analytics, held a lecture at the Gulf Coast Convention in Galveston, Texas, which focused on the adoption of gas chromatography–vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy (GC-VUV) technology.

Daniel Wolbrecht, senior technical sales consultant at Anton Paar, held a workshop at the Gulf Coast Conference in Galveston, Texas, focusing on how heated autosampler units can help analyze difficult samples.

ExTech is the largest conference dedicated to extraction technology, a field within separation chemistry that has seen remarkable growth over the past three decades.

Scientists at NACRW discussed using CE–MS to analyze highly polar agrochemicals.

During the North American Chemical Residue Workshop, scientists discussed predicting liquid chromatographic retention times to identify contaminants.

During a presentation at the North America Chemical Residue Workshop, scientists described a method for pesticide analysis using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

In a presentation at NACRW 2023, Yelena Sapozhnikova of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) explained that even though levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were found in everything from tomato packaging to cake paper in global samples, values were below the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)’s maximum tolerable weekly intake (TWI).

Bjorn Berendsen of Wageningen University & Research said at NACRW 2023 that among more than 6,000 suspected per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), detailed information is known about relatively few.

Scientists studied the device for QuEChERSER sample preparation and both GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS analysis of pesticides in grapes, watermelon, and green beans.

During a session at the North American Chemical Residue Workshop, researchers discussed a method for detecting small amounts of pesticides in infant food.

At HPLC 2023, LCGC spoke with John Langley of the University of Southampton in the UK. These clips comprise one of several HPLC interviews that were conducted at the conference.

At HPLC 2023, LCGC spoke with Andrea Gargano of the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Science at the University of Amsterdam in The Netherlands. These clips comprise one of several HPLC interviews that were conducted at the conference.

At HPLC 2023, LCGC spoke with Wim De Malsche of Vrjie Universiteit Brussel in Brussels, Belgium. These clips comprise one of several HPLC interviews that were conducted at the conference.

At HPLC 2023, Brett Paull of the University of Tasmania in Australia explained how pulsed deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (DUV-LED) may open up new and cost-effective avenues in liquid chromatography (LC) analysis.

In a lecture at HPLC 2023, Valérie Pichon of ESPCI Paris and Sorbonne University said these advances address limitations of more traditional extraction techniques.

In a presentation at HPLC 2023, Kevin Pagel of Freie Universität in Berlin, Germany described methods he has found most effective for better understanding the roles of glycans and glycoconjugates in biological processes.

At HPLC 2023, LCGC spoke with Michal Holčapek of the University of Pardubice in the Czech Republic. These clips comprise one of several HPLC interviews that were conducted at the conference.

At HPLC 2023, LCGC spoke with André De Villiers of Stellenbosch University in South Africa. These clips comprise one of several HPLC interviews that were conducted at the conference.

Talks by Dwight R. Stoll, Tadeusz Górecki, André de Villiers, and Andrea Gargano highlighted the after-lunch presentations at HPLC 2023 on June 20.

Davy Guillarme of the University of Geneva said in a talk at HPLC 2023 that short columns have shown promise, but ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) instrumentation is not yet optimized to realize their benefits.

Research by Takuya Kubo and Koji Otsuka presented at HPLC 2023 promoted unique liquid chromatography (LC) separation using specific interaction.

A talk by Alberto Cavazzini of the University of Ferrara at HPLC 2023 focused on various types of chiral stationary phases (CSP) in efforts to improve efficiency.