Advances in Food and Environmental Analysis—A joint event from Spectroscopy and LCGC

From food and beverage production and authenticity to the determination and reduction of harmful chemicals in what we consume and even the air we breathe, LCGC and Spectroscopy have gathered experts to tackle all sides of the issues. Join us for a two-day virtual symposium, presented jointly by both magazines, on Advances in Food & Environmental Analysis. This event, to be held Tuesday, November 28 and Wednesday, November 29, explores the chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques currently being used for evaluation in these areas.

Register Free: https://www.chromatographyonline.com/lcgc_w/food-and-environmental

Event Overview:

LCGC and Spectroscopy magazines are pleased to present a joint virtual conference on November 28 and 29, 2023, on advances in food and environmental analysis. In this year’s symposium, wise and experienced experts present tutorials on analytical techniques rooted in both chromatography and spectroscopy, including two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2D-LC), electrospray ionization– and inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ESI-MS and ICP-MS, respectively), solid-phase microextraction (SPME), and infrared (IR) and Raman spectroscopy, all with practical uses in determining what’s in what we eat, drink, and breathe.

Each day, the morning sessions will include a series of 30-minute talks, followed by an interactive question-and-answer (Q&A) period with all the speakers to address audience questions. In the afternoon, leading instrument suppliers will give 20-minute talks discussing troubleshooting, tips-and-tricks, and applications.

We wish to extend a special thank you to Ellen Miseo, Jerry Workman, and Alasdair Matheson for their help in organizing the speakers.

Who Should Attend

Anyone using chromatography- or spectroscopy-related techniques in either food or environmental analysis, particularly in industry.

Top Reasons to Attend

• Learn new applications for established techniques such as 2D-LC, Raman, and ICP-MS
• Valuable lessons for separation scientists on Monday (food) and Tuesday (environmental)
• A few hours online will save you days of work in the laboratory!

Event Agenda

Tuesday, November 28

Morning session: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST

Food Analysis
9:30 a.m. EDT The Growing Role of Raman Spectroscopy in Food and Beverage Production
Karen Esmonde-White, Product Manager, Endress+Hauser

10:00 a.m. EDT Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography, a Promising Technique for Food Authenticity
Lidia Montero, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Food Science Research – CIAL (CSIC), Madrid, Spain


10:30 a.m. EDT Solutions for Rapid Sensing of Food Contaminants
Luis Rodriguez-Saona, Distinguished Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University


11:00 a.m. EDT Matrix-Compatible SPME Coupled with LC or Direct-MS for Food and Environmental Analysis
Wei Zhou, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo, Canada (environmental), and Martyna Natalia Wieczorek, Assistant Professor, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland (food)

12:00 p.m. EDT Question-and-answer period with all the speakers in the session


Afternoon session, 2:00–4:00 pm EST

Applications, Tips, and Best Practices from Our Sponsors
2:00–4:00 p.m. Leading instrument suppliers give educational 20-minute talks addressing applications, tips, and best practices

2:00 PM EDT Next-Generation Workflows for Environmental Monitoring and Food Safety using SIFT-MS
Leslie Silva, PhD, Applications Scientist, Syft Technologies, United States


2:20 PM EDT A Paradigm Shift for Flow Modulated GC×GC
John Hayes, Separation Science Product Manager, LECO


2:40 PM EDT Advances in Clean-up options for QuEChERS extracts
Don Shelly, Environmental Consultant, UCT / Don Shelly Consulting LLC



Wednesday, November 29

Morning session: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST

Environmental Analysis

9:30 a.m. EDT Recent Work in PFAS Analysis (tentative topic – spectroscopy focus)
Oliver Jones, Professor of Chemistry, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia


10:00 a.m. EDT Strategies for Analysis of Pesticides Using LC–HRMS
Rosalie Nijssen, Researcher, Team Pesticides, Wageningen Food Safety Research, Netherlands


10:30 a.m. EDT Hyphenated Analytical Techniques to Study the Fate of Gadolinium in the Body and the Environment
Uwe Karst (presenter), Marcel Macke, Mathis Athmer, Torben Maas, C. Derrick Quarles, and Michael Sperling

11:00 a.m. EDT Supercritical Fluid Chromatography as a Tool for the Identification of Very Polar Compounds in the Environment
Selina Tisler, Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

11:30 a.m. EDT Sustainable LC for Environmental Analysis (tentative topic)
Mary Ellen McNally, FMC Fellow, FMC Corporation


12:00 p.m. EDT Question-and-answer period with all the speakers in the session


Afternoon session, 2:00–4:00 pm EST

Applications, Tips, and Best Practices from Our Sponsors
2:00–4:00 p.m. Leading instrument suppliers give educational 20-minute talks addressing applications, tips, and best practices

2:00 PM EDT Cannabis Potency – Chromatographic Techniques for the Analysis of Cannabinoids
James Hogan, Applications Lead Scientist, SCION Instruments, United States

Register Free: https://www.chromatographyonline.com/lcgc_w/food-and-environmental