LCGC Interviews

In preparation for ASMS 2024, we recently interviewed Uri Keshet of the University of California, Davis about his upcoming presentation and expectations for the conference.

On the occasion of Earth Day, University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student and chemist Katelyn Michael speaks with LCGC about the methods she has been using to attempt to degrade known PFAS.

As LCGC International celebrates Earth Day, we spotlight the current chromatographic research that is advancing environmental analysis and sustainability efforts. In this interview, we spoke to Daniel Armstrong, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington, about his work using mathematical strategies to minimize analytical method greenness scores (AMGS) in HPLC enantioseparations.

To commemorate the celebration of Earth Day, LCGC International sat down with Laura Kuger of the Institute for Functional Interfaces (IFG) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology to talk about her latest research in using magnetic field-controlled chromatography to fractionate rare earth-containing phosphors.

In this written interview with Dwight Stoll, LCGC Columnist and Professor of Chemistry at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota to address the pressing issues of sustainability and environmental awareness in separation science.

In this interview, Angela Calderón of Auburn University discusses the importance of using more environmentally friendly analysis techniques.

Richard Bade of the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS) within The University of Queensland (Australia) and colleagues have recently published a paper outlining the development and application of a new workflow utilizing the open-source platform InSpectra, aiming to complement targeted analysis and identify geographical spatial trends in wastewater samples across multiple countries. Bade spoke to LCGC International about their research paper and the work that inspired it.

In this interview to commemorate Earth Day, Ana Torres-Agullo and Silvia Lacorte share the results of using Pyr-GC-Orbitrap-MS to simultaneously determine the presence of 10 polymers in the air.

In this edition of “Inside the Laboratory,” Pascal Cardinael and Valérie Agasse of the University of Rouen in Mont‑Saint-Aignan, France, discuss their laboratory’s work with miniaturizing gas chromatography (GC) columns and systems to improve on-site air analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

LCGC International sat down with Katarina Marakova to discuss her group’s work in top-down analysis of proteins using capillary zone electrophoresis–mass spectrometry (CZE–MS).

At Analytica 2024 in Munich, Germany, LCGC International sat down with Elia Psillakis of Technical University of Crete to discuss circular analytical chemistry and the importance of sustainable chemistry.

At Analytica 2024 in Munich, Germany, LCGC International sat down with Sebastiaan Eeltink of Vrije Universiteit Brussel to talk about three-dimensional liquid chromatography (3D–LC) separations.

At Analytica 2024 in Munich, Germany, LCGC International sat down with Uwe Karst of the University of Münster to talk about the future of imaging, analytical chemistry trends, and more.

Rabi Ann Musah, PhD, a professor of chemistry at the University of Albany, State University of New York, is exploring ways to help protect seed viability through optimizing the isolation of specific compounds. We sat down with her to discuss her research and findings.

At the 2024 Pittcon Conference, Elizabeth Humston-Fulmer of LECO Corporation presented an improved workflow which uses two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC) with dual time of flight (TOF) MS/FID detection. Shortly after Pittcon, Humston-Fulmer discussed this analytical method with us.

In this edition of “Inside the Laboratory,” Katelynn Perrault Uptmor, PhD, an assistant professor of chemistry at the College of William and Mary, discusses her group’s current research endeavors, including using complex comparative data obtained from chemical analysis to understand and solve challenges in forensic science and other life science applications.

In this edition of “Inside the Laboratory,” Kevin Schug, PhD, a full professor of chemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington, discusses his laboratory’s group work in environmental monitoring around water and soil quality near oil and gas extraction, using techniques such as liquid chromatography (LC), gas chromatography (GC), supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), and coupling these techniques with mass spectrometry (MS).

Here are the top five articles that the editors of LCGC International published this week.

In this series from LCGC, we go on location to the Grinias Research Lab at Rowan University and speak to Professor James Grinias about his background, teaching philosophy, students, and lab equipment.

Fresh insights on how to succeed in the interview process to secure your dream job.

Need help reaching your full potential as a separation scientist? A career development plan can help set a clear direction to reach your goals more effectively. In this LCGC Blog, we will cover why having a plan is important, what makes a good plan, and how to best use it.

LCGC and Spectroscopy Editor Patrick Lavery spoke with Oligo Factory CEO Chris Boggess about the company’s recently attained compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) Expert Working Group (Q7) guidance and its distinction from Research Use Only (RUO) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 13485 designations.

Alena Kubatova, a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of North Dakota, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, is exploring new approaches in characterizing lignin, to understand its structural complexities and how these methods can help improve processing in biorefineries. LCGC spoke to Kubatova to discuss her recent research in understanding the chemistry of lignin.

In our first edition of “Inside the Laboratory,” Laura-Isobel McCall, PhD, an associate professor of chemistry at San Diego State University, discusses her group’s most recent work using “chemical cartography” in order to perform effective liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) data acquisition.

Yuefei Ruan from the City University of Hong Kong discusses her team’s research on the importance of monitoring PFAS in aquatic environments.

At the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) in Plainsboro, New Jersey, LCGC sat down with Robert Kennedy to discuss his research and career in analytical chemistry.

At the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) in Princeton, New Jersey, LCGC magazine sat down with John McLean of Vanderbilt University to discuss his research and career in mass spectrometry.

In this LCGC Blog, André Striegel discusses common rumors about what and what not to do at academic conferences, to educate first-time attendees on what to expect.

This month we interview Zhuoheng Zhou from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium, about his focus on advancing instrumental and column technologies for modern chromatography and its applications in novel biopharmaceutical modalities and proteomics. We also spoke to him about his work developing a protocol to help with the design of polymer monolithic capillary columns.

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.