Wednesday Webinars on Separation Solutions
We’re very excited to bring you a 6 part series of webinars that will air on Wednesdays beginning March 23 and concluding April 6. Each Wednesday there will be a 1 hour webinar from 11:00AM – 12:00PM (EST) and a 1 hour webinar from 3:00PM to 4:00PM (EST) on a range of different applications and topics using the miniGC, miniGAS and miniLC featuring:
- Dr. Ronda Gras of Dow Chemical
- Prof. Jim Grinias of Rowan University
- Prof. Emanuela Gionfriddo of The University of Toledo
- Todd Griffin of G2 Analytical
- Prof. Nick Snow of Seton Hall University
- Dr. Alicia Stell of CEM Corporation/Lucidity
CEM | Lucidity is pleased to bring together leaders in the field of chromatographic separation to highlight their cutting edge research and share their techniques with the scientific community. Join us each Wednesday to learn about what is new in chromatography and have the opportunity to ask questions after each talk.
Wed March 30
5:00 – 6:00 PM Recent Developments and Innovations in Gas Chromatographic Hardware
Gas chromatography (GC) is considered a mature analytical technology with many critical industrial applications. Despite its maturity, the role of GC has not been diminished. Instead, its role continues to gain influence. Innovations that aid in widening the use of contemporary GC include: maintaining gas chromatographic performance without compromising affordability, enhanced data reliability between analysts, and precise digital pneumatic controls. In this talk, Ronda Gras will discuss advancements in gas chromatography (GC) with novel system improvements that enable ease of use, even when operated by inexperienced operators. Since ease of use means nothing if the data is not meaningful, Dr. Gras will review applications in the petrochemical and chemical industries and determine if data is comparable to larger GC systems.
Presenter: Alicia D. Stell, PhD (Product Manager, Organic Solutions Division, CEM Corporation)
Dr. Alicia Douglas Stell has worked with CEM for the past 14 years joining after completing her PhD in Analytical Chemistry. Her extensive background in chromatographic analysis and her mechanical expertise have been instrumental in the development of novel systems for sample preparation and analysis. She has traveled the world to present on these novel systems and to identify new markets for this innovative technology.
Presenter: Ronda Gras (Research Scientist of Analytical Science, Core R&D, Dow Chemical Company)
Dr. Ronda Gras is a Research Scientist of Analytical Science, Core R&D of the Dow Chemical Company. Gras has held many critical positions in manufacturing and R&D environments at Dow. As an analytical scientist, Ronda is most passionate about separation science, particularly gas chromatography. Her area of research includes high-resolution chromatography, hyphenated techniques, and ultra-trace analysis. Ronda has authored or co-authored more than 60 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals. She holds three patents and is a recipient of four external awards.
9:00 – 10:00 PM Making Gas Chromatography “Greener” Using Common Sense Optimizations, Simplified Methods and Miniaturized Instrumentation
Of all chromatographic techniques, GC still offers the most powerful combination of speed, separation efficiency and ease of use. However, when developing and optimizing methods, it is well known that one can usually have two of these as priorities for the final method, but it is difficult to have all three. In addition, we are now interested in making our methods and analyses “greener” using the Principles of Green Chemistry along with miniaturized instrumentation, with smaller footprint and lower power consumption. Using applications from a variety of areas, including analysis of essential oils, drugs, and fuels, we will discuss method optimization in GC in light of common method development goals and the green chemistry principles. We will see that examining several of the common choices that we make in capillary GC, often based on assumptions from packed column days, such as carrier gas, sample solvent and extraction or injection technique can both improve a method and make it greener at the same time. Our examples will also highlight the use of a miniaturized and simplified gas chromatograph and a gas generator that provides all three gases for GC-FID analysis, reducing power consumption and bench space.
Presenter: Alicia D. Stell, PhD (Product Manager, Organic Solutions Division, CEM Corporation)
Dr. Alicia Douglas Stell has worked with CEM for the past 14 years joining after completing her PhD in Analytical Chemistry. Her extensive background in chromatographic analysis and her mechanical expertise have been instrumental in the development of novel systems for sample preparation and analysis. She has traveled the world to present on these novel systems and to identify new markets for this innovative technology.
Presenter: Nicholas Snow, PhD (Professor, Analytical Chemistry, Separation Science Director, Center for Academic Industry Partnership, Seton Hall University)
Nicholas H. Snow is Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director of the Center for Academic Industry Partnership at Seton Hall University. He is currently teaching advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in analytical chemistry and separation science. He has been recognized twice by the Seton Hall University Board of Regents for outstanding teaching and service to students. He maintains an active research group with projects involving rapid separations of complex mixtures, multidimensional separations, sampling techniques for chromatography, gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. He is especially interested in working with industrial and private partners in solving difficult analytical problems.
