LCGC Award Winners Share Advice for the Next Generation
During Pittcon 2025, which was held from March 2–5 in Boston, Massachusetts, LCGC International awarded Christopher Pohl and Katelynn Perrault Uptmor with the Lifetime Achievement in Chromatography Award and Emerging Leader in Chromatography award, respectively.
Pohl is known for his significant contributions to chromatography, especially in the field of ion chromatography. His work includes innovations in stationary phases, detection technologies, and sample preparation methods. He holds more than 110 issued U.S. patents. His inventions, such as when he developed his first suppressible ion pair method, which laid the foundation for mobile phase ion chromatography (MPIC), have had a major impact on analytical chemistry, with his inventions being used across laboratories worldwide (1,2).
Perrault Uptmor is a professor at the College of William & Mary, where she is the principal investigator of the Nontargeted Separations Laboratory. Her laboratory is primarily made up of undergraduate chemistry students (3). Her laboratory investigates the application of multidimensional gas chromatography (GC) in forensic chemistry and odor analysis (3). Her research has demonstrated how volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can be effectively identified through multidimensional GC technology.
As part of our Pittcon coverage, we interviewed Pohl and Perrault about their award wins, what they mean to them, and what knowledge they want to impart upon the next generation of separation scientists.
Below, you will find a link to other interviews with Pohl and Perrault. You can view all of our Pittcon coverage at the link here.
References
(1) Acevedo, A. Christopher Pohl Discusses His Lifetime Achievement in Chromatography Award. LCGC International 2025. https://www.chromatographyonline.com/view/christopher-a-pohl-discusses-2025-lcgc-lifetime-achievement-award (acccessed 2025-3-18)
(2) Workman Jr, J. The 2025 Lifetime Achievement and Emerging Leader in Chromatography Awards. LCGC International 2025. https://www.chromatographyonline.com/view/the-2025-lifetime-achievement-and-emerging-leader-in-chromatography-awards (accessed 2025-3-19)
(3) Hroncich, C. Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientists at Pittcon. LCGC International 2025. https://www.chromatographyonline.com/view/inspiring-the-next-generation-of-scientists-at-pittcon (accessed 2025-3-18)
(4) Wetzel, W. Pittcon 2025: Kate Perrault Uptmor Talks About Multidimensional GC and Mentorship. LCGC International 2025. https://www.chromatographyonline.com/view/pittcon-2025-kate-perrault-uptmor-talks-about-multidimensional-gc-and-mentorship (accessed 2025-3-18)
(5) Acevedo, A. Christopher Pohl Speaks to the Next Generation of Aspiring Separation Scientists. LCGC International 2025. https://www.chromatographyonline.com/view/christopher-pohl-speaks-to-the-next-generation-of-aspiring-separation-scientists (accessed 2025-3-18)
