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
The 2025 Lifetime Achievement and Emerging Leader in Chromatography Awards
February 11th 2025Christopher A. Pohl and Katelynn A. Perrault Uptmor are the winners of the 18th annual LCGC Lifetime Achievement and Emerging Leader in Chromatography Awards, respectively. The LCGC Awards honor the work of talented separation scientists at different stages in their career (See Table I, accessible through the QR code at the end of the article). The award winners will be honored during an oral symposium at the Pittcon 2025 conference held March 1-5, in Boston, Massachusetts.
USP CEO Discusses Quality and Partnership in Pharma
December 11th 2024Ronald Piervincenzi, chief executive officer of the United States Pharmacoepia, focused on how collaboration and component quality can improve worldwide pharmaceutical production standards during a lecture at the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) last month.