Combining elemental analysis and molecular techniques to characterize Ancient Egyptian mummification balms

Microplastics have emerged as one of the most widely discussed environmental contaminants of our time. Regardless of where we live, daily exposure to microplastics has become virtually unavoidable—these tiny plastic particles are present in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the environments we inhabit. As researchers work to better understand the sources, transport pathways, and impacts of microplastics, the demand for reliable microplastic analysis methods continues to grow.While techniques such as FTIR and Raman spectroscopy have become standard tools for identifying microplastics, their utility is limited for smaller particles (i.e. nanoplastics) and in complex matrices. More advanced microplastic analysis methods can provide a deeper understanding of what these particles contain and how they may change over time in the environment.<div><h3>The Limits of Spectroscopic Microplastic Analysis Methods</h3>Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy are widely used microplastic analysis methods because they can identify polymer types by measuring how electromagnetic radiation interacts with a material. These techniques are valuable for determining whether a particle is polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, or another common plastic. For many studies, this information is sufficient to confirm the presence of microplastics, especially in clean samples with sufficient microplastic density.However, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.leco.com/application/environmental/">environmental samples</a> are rarely clean and compositionally simple. Microplastic particles can become weathered and obscured by other materials in the environment, making their accurate identification with spectroscopy difficult. Additionally, if researchers want to understand what additives, degradation products, or pollutants are associated with the plastic, particle identification alone is not enough. Thus, FTIR and Raman spectroscopy methods alone struggle to thoroughly characterize these complex chemical components, particularly in challenging environmental matrices. As questions surrounding microplastic exposure become increasingly important, researchers require analytical techniques capable of examining the chemistry of a sample in greater detail, not simply confirming the presence of the physical particle itself.</div><div><h3>Thermal Desorption and Pyrolysis GCxGC-TOFMS For Deeper Microplastic Analysis</h3>Thermal Desorption (TD) and Pyrolysis (Py) coupled with comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography and time-of-flight mass spectrometry (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.leco.com/core-analysis/gc-and-gc-ms/">GCxGC-TOFMS</a>) offer a powerful alternative for investigating nano- and microplastics in complex samples. These techniques provide complementary information about sample composition.&nbsp;Thermal desorption releases volatile and adsorbed compounds, including environmental contaminants, degradation products, and VOCs associated with microplastic particles. This can reveal important information about chemicals present within or on the plastic.Pyrolysis thermally deconstructs the polymeric material, breaking it into GC-amenable characteristic degradation compounds. These compounds act as chemical markers that can be used to identify the various polymers present. When analyzing complex or heavily weathered microplastics that may be difficult to characterize using traditional spectroscopic techniques, pyrolysis is particularly advantageous.The most significant benefit comes from pairing these techniques with comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography. Environmental samples often contain hundreds or even thousands of compounds that coelute in 1D GC-MS, making it difficult or impossible to identify each compound. GCxGC provides significantly greater separation capability, helping analysts distinguish important polymer markers from background matrix components. This enhanced separation improves the mass spectrometer’s ability to identify characteristic polymer pyrolysis products, even in highly complex environmental samples. As a result, researchers can detect and identify challenging microplastics without the extensive purification steps often required by other analytical workflows.Another unique advantage of this approach is that thermal desorption and pyrolysis can be used in series on the same sample. Together, they create a more complete chemical profile of the sample.</div><div><h3>A Powerful Microplastics Analysis Workflow for Deeper Insight into the Effects on Our Environment</h3>FTIR and Raman spectroscopy remain valuable tools for rapid screening and flagging samples containing microplastic particles. However, by combining thermal desorption, pyrolysis, and GCxGC-TOFMS, analysts can obtain a much more comprehensive view of plastics in their samples and their environmental implications. As environmental research continues to advance and concerns surrounding microplastic contamination grow, researchers will increasingly require information that extends beyond answering the question,&nbsp;“What plastic is present?”&nbsp;&nbsp;Ultimately, this deeper level of characterization can provide new insights into the environmental fate of microplastics and help scientists better understand their potential impacts on ecosystems and human exposure.</div>

Surpassing the Limits of Traditional Microplastic Analysis Methods with Thermal Desorption and Pyrolysis GCxGC-TOFMS

News from LabRulezGCMS Library - Week 39, 2026

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<h5>Session 1: Milk adulteration</h5>
There are so many food frauds that are a threat to consumers. Learn about a complete GC based solution on how to detect adulteration in milk. We will also cover workflows using ion chromatography to profile milk glycans, lactose and carbohydrates to ensure quality products.
<h5>Session 2: Mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbons (MOSH/MOAH)</h5>
A 10 year old topic that is still the focus of chemists all over the world. Here, a fully automated solution will be presented, based on the LC/GC technique that is widely used in this field.
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Presenter: Daniela Cavagnino (Product Marketing Manager, GC and Autosampler and Applied Technologies, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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Daniela Cavagnino received the master’s degree in chemistry at the University of Milan, Italy. She started her career in gas chromatography at Thermo Fisher Scientific spending several years in the R&amp;D laboratories working on GC technology innovation. Then, she conveyed her technical background into product management and marketing management roles with more than 10 years’ experience in promoting GC/GC-MS technology and applications in several different market segments.
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Presenter: Jorn Hofsteenge (Analytical Support Specialist, Interscience BV, Netherlands)
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Jorn is currently working withInterscience BV, Netherlands as an analytical specialist. He is a graduate in chemistry with specialization in forensic chemistry. He has around 10 years of experience and possesses a wide range of knowledge and skills in the fields of analytical chemistry and organic chemistry.
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Presenter: (Wai-Chi Man, Product Marketing Manager, IC/SP, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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Recently moved into Product Marketing from Application Sales Support role within ThermoFisher Scientific but was a customer.
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Specialised in Ion Chromatography (IC) for over 32 years with 35 years in Analytical Chemistry experience in a wide range of techniques (IC, LC, GC, CE, MS, NMR, ICP, FTIR etc). Spent 7 Years at Wellcome Research supporting Structural Elucidation for Medicinal Chemists using a wide range of analytical instrumentation. A total of 20 Years in the Pharma industry as part of GlaxoSmith Kline, from Research to transferring methods to Manufacturing. Worked on and responsible for many drugs from anti-viral to respiratory.
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Have been working for ThermoFisher Scientific since 2011 working with a wide range of customers from varies industry, providing ion chromatography support in method development, troubleshooting, sample preparation, trainings, seminars, events and workshops. Within this time, I have built a greater knowledge, skill and understanding within varies areas in IC such as IC-MS, IC-ICP-MS, HPAE-PAD analysis, metabolomics and polar pesticides.
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I am passionate in promoting STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) to future Scientists by encouraging, nurturing and supporting them.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific: Emerging Topics in Food Safety

Food integrity and QC

Webinar will cover topics like Milk adulteration or Mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbons (MOSH/MOAH) analysis.

<h5>Session 1: Beer off flavours</h5>
What would you do if suddenly the taste of your beer was different? This is a big issue for manufacturers and where GC-MS analysis can help. 
<h5>Session 2: Beer Integrity and quality</h5>
Beer, malt and wort testing is essential to producing a quality product, off flavours are the way to turn your customers off your products. Many of the tests performed on beer samples can require multiple analyzers, but there is another way to analyze multiple parameters at the same time.
The Thermo Scientific Gallery Plus Beermaster discrete analyzer can deliver reliable analyses for multiple tests such as bitterness, acidity and sugar content—all from a single sample and run up to 350 tests per hour. This system’s automated workflow and fast analysis work together to ensure high throughput and low cost-per-test. Because the instrument operates without manual intervention, your staff can enjoy walkaway productivity and focus on more strategic tasks in the lab. More testing, from fewer instruments and with fewer techs.
This webinar will show how you can work smarter and ensure the quality of your product.
<h3>Who should attend:</h3>
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<li>Lab managers and analysts that have analytical challenges when testing food and beverages</li>
<li>QA/QC and research laboratories that want to keep up to date and also be ready for future challenges</li>
<li>Lab leaders who want to leverage the full analytical potential of their analytical instrumentation</li>
<li>Scientists/chemists/analysts interested in using isotope fingerprints for food analysis</li>
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Presenter: Spencer Britton (Senior Quality Lab Specialist, Creature Comforts Brewing Company, Athens)
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Spencer Britton is a Senior Quality Lab Specialist at Creature Comforts Brewing Company in Athens, GA. Before joining the brewing industry in May 2017, he worked in a biopharmaceutical laboratory focusing on protein chemistry and ELISA development. Spencer is passionate about ensuring quality products and practices, which has led him to collaborate across the brewing industry to help establish key testing protocols.
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Food integrity and QC - Maintaining quality in the brewing process

This webinar will show how you can work smarter and ensure the quality of your product. Topics like Beer off flavours or Beer Integrity and quality.

Food integrity - Maintaining quality in the brewing process

<h5>Session 3: Addressing authenticity of fish oils by online coupling of GC-IRMS with an organic mass spectrometer.</h5>
As fish oils become a popular and precious source of omega-3 fatty acids, the risk of mislabeling and adulteration has risen significantly. The fatty acid profiles of different fish oils do not often allow the discrimination between different sources and geographical origins. In this study, the compound specific multi-isotope analysis of fatty acids allowed the discrimination of fish oils from different provenance, following risk-based comparisons from market experience. In the light of emerging cases of food fraud, we present how GC-MS-IRMS advanced technology can tackle these problems for addressing authenticity of fish oils.
<h5>Session 4: Technical Spotlight: Sugars in Honey by HPLC - discover how to analyse this popular sweet treat, and, is it all that you expect?</h5>
<h3>Who should attend:</h3>
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<li>Lab managers and analysts that have analytical challenges when testing food and beverages</li>
<li>QA/QC and research laboratories that want to keep up to date and also be ready for future challenges</li>
<li>Lab leaders who want to leverage the full analytical potential of their analytical instrumentation</li>
<li>Scientists/chemists/analysts interested in using isotope fingerprints for food analysis</li>
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Presenter: Dr. Mario Tuthorn (Senior Product Marketing Specialist, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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After completing his PhD in Isotope Biogeochemistry at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, Mario joined Thermo Fisher Scientific in Bremen in 2016 as an application specialist for the Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry portfolio, developing applications and methods for compound specific isotope analysis in a variety of fields by using gas and liquid chromatography. Since 2019 Mario has taken on Product Marketing role for gas isotope ratio MS and organic elemental analyzer instrumentation, focusing on product positioning and marketing activities.
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Presenter: Dr David Psomiadis (Chief Business Officer, Imprint Analytics GmbH)
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David Psomiadis (PhD) works as Chief Business Office at Imprint Analytics GmbH. Since 2013, he has settled in Neutal, Austria, as a member of the grounding team of Imprint Analytics. He has published more than 70 contributions in scientific journals and conferences, and he holds a regular member position in international committees and working groups (eg. AOAC, CEN) related to food authenticity testing. In his role at Imprint Analytics, he leads the global Food Authenticity business strategy, brand development and collaborations within global networks and international consortia.
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Food integrity and authenticity

Addressing authenticity of fish oils by online coupling of GC-IRMS with an organic mass spectrometer or Sugars in Honey by HPLC.

Trace residue analysis of complex samples such as food, blood, urine and wastewater is a major concern for many laboratories. The analysis of such samples often requires a highly complicated sample preparation process followed by a sensitive and robust mass spectrometric technique.
In this webinar, Mr Jamie Tan, area sales manager of Biotage AB (Sweden) discusses why automated sample preparation is preferred and presents workflow solutions for your sample preparation needs. Dr Desmond Lin, applications chemist (LC/LCMS) of Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) will introduce the analysis of various samples on Shimadzu tandem LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS for high sensitivity quantitation.
He will show application examples from targeted screening and trace level quantitation of pesticides to the analysis of PFAS in surface water and drinking water, which demonstrates the unique ultrafast MS (UFMS) feature as well as the critical role of well prepared samples in trace residual analysis.
Overview: Introduction to Biotage sample preparation products and workflow Shimadzu application examples for selected food, clinical and environmental sample types Shimadzu technology overview and setup description for best analytical results
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<li>Showcase Biotage workflow solutions for sample preparation needs
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<li>Showcase the capabilities of Shimadzu’s LCMS and GCMS instrumentation for trace analyses
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Presenter: Jamie Tan (Regional Sales Manager, Biotage AB (Sweden))
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Mr. Jamie Tan is currently the Biotage representative for the South East Asia, Taiwan and Oceania region, and his current work involves development of the Biotage portfolio which includes Sample Preparation, Flash Purification, Organic &amp; Peptide Synthesis, Evaporation and Biomolecules. He graduated from the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) with a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Sciences with honours, and started his career in Japan on the research of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), moving on to work involving polymer-based HPLC columns (Shodex) before landing in his current position.
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Presenter: Dr. Desmond Lin (Applications Chemist (LC/LCMS), Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd)
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Dr. Desmond Lin obtained his PhD in chemistry from Nanyang Technological University. Joined in Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd in 2021 as an Applications Chemist (LC/LCMS) focusing on LCMS for new method development, customer support and training. He has experienced in several LC-MS/MS applications, targeted screening and trace level quantification of pesticides in food matrix and tea, metabolite profiling of cell culture and various sample preparation techniques.
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Shimadzu: High Throughput Sample Preparation and Analyses for Trace Residues in Complex Matrices

High Throughput Sample Preparation and Analyses for Trace Residues in Complex Matrices

Introduction to Biotage sample preparation products and workflow Shimadzu LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS application examples for food, clinical and environmental.

Sample Preparation and Analyses in Complex Matrices

Recent concerns with the price and availability of helium have led laboratories to look for alternative carrier gases for their GC/MS and GC/MS/MS systems. For GC/MS, hydrogen is the best alternative to helium. Among the problems encountered when converting to hydrogen carrier gas in GC/MS is that hydrogen is not an inert gas and may cause chemical reactions in the mass spectrometer electron ionization (EI) source. This can lead to disturbed ion ratios in the mass spectrum, spectral infidelity, and peak tailing. Therefore, a novel EI source for GC/MS and GC/MS/MS was developed and optimized for use with hydrogen carrier gas.
To evaluate the novel EI source performance, several classes of compounds including SVOCs, VOCs, PAHs, PCBs, phthalates, and pesticides were analyzed with GC/MS and GC/MS/MS using hydrogen as the carrier gas. The results demonstrated:
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<li>Good spectral fidelity for compounds susceptible to hydrogenation in the source resulting in higher library match scores observed against the NIST spectral library when compared to the conventional EI source. This effect was especially pronounced for nitrobenzene and other nitro-compounds
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<li>Excellent chromatographic peak shape, especially for late-eluting PAHs with a fast analysis method that is known to amplify any chromatographic peak tailing
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<li>Good performance for the analysis of over 200 pesticides with both GC/MS and GC/MS/MS
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<li>Dramatically improved calibration performance for SVOCs
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<li>Excellent spectral matching and calibration performance for VOCs analyzed with headspace in drinking water
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<li>Demonstrated excellent sensitivity at the sub-ppb level for many analytes including PAHs and PCBs, exceeding that typically seen with hydrogen carrier gas with both GC/MS and GC/MS/MS
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<li>Stable system performance for over 5,000 injections of a heavy soil extract.
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The novel EI source addresses one of the operational issues impacting the environmental laboratory industry with using hydrogen as the carrier gas.
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Presenter: Anastasia A. Andrianova (GC/MS Application Scientist, Agilent Technologies, Inc.)
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Anastasia Andrianova is a GC/MS Applications Scientist in the Mass Spectrometry Division of Agilent Technologies, located in Wilmington, Delaware. She received a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of North Dakota (Grand Forks) in 2017 and a combined masters’ and bachelor’s degree in analytical chemistry from the Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia) in 2014. Anastasia has been at Agilent Technologies since 2018. She has authored or co-authored over 30 journal articles and application notes, as well as 1 patent in the field of analytical chemistry, focusing on chromatography and mass spectrometry. Anastasia is currently working in GC/MS applications in multiple areas with a focus on food and environmental analysis.
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Agilent Technologies: HydroInert: A Novel EI Source Optimized for Use with Hydrogen Carrier Gas in GC/MS and GC/MS/MS

HydroInert: A Novel EI Source Optimized for Use with Hydrogen Carrier Gas in GC/MS and GC/MS/MS

To evaluate the novel EI source performance, several classes of compounds including SVOCs, VOCs, PAHs, PCBs, phthalates, and pesticides were analyzed.

HydroInert: A Novel GC/MS EI Source Optimized for Hydrogen

<h3>Key Learning Points:</h3>
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<li>Learn About the Rugged Inert GC phases ZB-35, ZB-50, ZB-1701, ZB-SEMIVOLATILE ,ZB-5MSPLUS ETC used in Chemical Industry.
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<li>Do you work with crude sample ? Worried about phase bleed at high temp? Learn about the different technologies in GC columns help you resolve issues.
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Presenter: Rahela Banu (Business Development Manager- Non Pharma Market)
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Rahela Banu holds a master’s degree in Micro Biology from Osmania University. She worked as a Microbiologist in Royal life sciences doing analysis of FAME by Gas chromatography from various microbial samples. Later started working with Merck as Patient Support counselor. After successful 3 years stint with them she moved to Phenomenex. She has 11 years of experience in handling customer Applications/Inquiries catering to wide extended market segments. Rahela has traveled extensively through all parts of India reaching customers of various segments working with GC/HPLC/SPE technique as Industry Specialist; Having visited manufacturing plant of Phenomenex Torrance unit Rahela works very closely with GC developing team making a bridge between advanced technologies and customer applications. Currently she is a Business Development Manager at Phenomenex India and is responsible for Seminars/webinars/training&#39;s/Global coordination/market development in all product lines that goes into this applied market segment PAN India
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Phenomenex: Gas Chromatography Solutions for Speciality Chemicals

Gas Chromatography Solutions for Speciality Chemicals

Learn About the Rugged Inert GC phases used in Chemical Industry. Do you work with crude sample ? Worried about phase bleed at high temp?

Join Agilent Technologies, GERSTEL, and our guest speakers for a day of scientific discussions! Gain insight from our presentations that are focused on emerging topics and trends in the fragrance and flavor application space.
<h3>A Validated Method for Simultaneous Quantitation of 20 Common Flavoring Chemicals in E-Cigarette Refill Solutions</h3>
Numerous flavored e-cigarettes have emerged on the market in recent years, increasing the appeal of these products. Hundreds of unique flavoring chemicals are known to constitute e-liquid flavors, previously identified by untargeted MS techniques. While many of these chemicals are “general recognized as safe” (GRAS) for consumption, inhalation toxicity remains relatively unknown. Measuring their concentrations in e-liquids is an important first step in understanding potential inhalation toxicity and associated health outcomes.
<h5>Key Learning Objectives/What attendees will learn:</h5>
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<li>The approach and method development to measure 20 common flavoring chemicals in e-cigarette liquids via GC/Q-TOF technology.</li>
<li>Understand the variability of these flavorings in a wide range of flavored e-liquids.</li>
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Who Should Attend: Those interested in the chemical formulations of e-cigarette liquids as it pertains to the specific flavoring chemicals that are added. Focus will be on the methodology used to measure concentrations of 20 common additives and how they are distributed among various flavored e-liquids.
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Presenter: Michelle Page (Research Associate, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center)
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Ms. Page is a Research Associate in the Department of Health Behavior, a subset of the Department of Cancer Control and Prevention at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her expertise is in GC/MS methodology with several years of tobacco research, specializing in product chemical characterization. Previous work included a decade of routine environmental testing for semi-volatile pollutants in water and soil matrices, using GC/MS. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University at Buffalo and is a current PhD candidate in the Cancer Sciences program through the University at Buffalo and Roswell Park.
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<h3>The Flavor Chemistry of Hamburger Aroma and the Challenges for Plant-Based Prototypes</h3>
The aroma of hamburgers cooking on the grill is easy to recognize and can be perceived from a distance, far from the site of cooking. The characteristics of such a recognizable odor may pose a significant challenge for the development of plant-based analogues. This presentation will describe the results of recent volatile (GC-MS) comparisons of the aroma between a beef hamburger and the various commercial plant-based hamburgers in the marketplace. Insights into the development and analysis of hamburger aroma will also be highlighted in the presentation.
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Presenter: Li Li Zyzak, PhD (Assistant Professor, Eastern Kentucky University)
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Dr. Zyzak received her Ph.D (1993) in Biochemistry from University of South Carolina. She is currently an assistant professor of Biochemistry at Eastern Kentucky University. Dr. Zyzak’s research interests include flavor and food chemistry, and sensory evaluation. She teaches Biochemistry and a graduate course on Applied Biochemistry relating to food chemistry/flavor at EKU. Dr. Zyzak is a professional member of the American Chemical Society and the Institute of Food Technologists.
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Agilent Technologies: Emerging Topics and Trends in the Flavor and Fragrance Application Space

Emerging Topics and Trends in the Flavor and Fragrance Application Space

Gain insight from our presentations that are focused on emerging topics and trends in the fragrance and flavor application space.

Emerging Topics and Trends in the Flavor and Fragrance

Make sure to bring all your questions to be answered during our “Ask the Experts” panel discussion. Join Agilent and GERSTEL application chemists and engineers who will be available to provide guidance and expertise for all your hardware, software, and application related questions.
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Presenter: Matt Curtis, PhD (GC/MS Applications Scientist, Agilent Technologies, Inc.)
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Matt joined Agilent in 2013 as a GC/MS applications scientist in the Santa Clara, CA Center of Excellence. His primary responsibility is focused on providing instrument demos for customer interested in each technology Agilent offers; the GC/MS single quadrupole, triple quadrupole and the quadrupole Time-of-Flight. The variety of different samples submitted to the demo lab provide a unique knowledge of optimizing parameters for different applications to provide the best quality data from the instrument.
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Presenter: George Reiner (GC Software Product Manager, Agilent Technologies, Inc.)
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George Reiner is Agilent’s GC Software Product Manager, working out of Wilmington, DE. He studied gas chromatography at Virginia Tech before beginning his career at Exxon Research &amp; Engineering’s Corporate Research Chromatography Lab in Annandale, NJ. From there, George moved to International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc., where he spent the next fifteen years as the chromatography group leader and later as manager of new analytical technologies. Since joining Agilent, George seeks and represents the voice of the customer all aspects of GC related software - Agilent CDS systems, add-ons and plug-ins like MatchCompare and Retention Time Locking, as well as customer related needs on new GC user interfaces.
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Presenter: John Stuff (Manager of Analytical Services, GERSTEL)
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Dr. Stuff’s is currently Manager of the Analytical Services Group with GERSTEL, Inc in Baltimore, MD. He is responsible for methods development for sample preparation and introduction for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. He develops and teaches customer training classes, gives seminars and posters at national and international meetings, conducts new product testing, and supports pre- and post-sales opportunities. He provides expert analytical support to a wide customer base including, food, flavor, fragrance, forensic, environmental, and chemical industries.
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Presenter: Nicole Kfoury (Applications Scientist, GERSTEL)
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Nicole Kfoury is an Applications Scientist at GERSTEL, Inc. in Baltimore, MD. She joined GERSTEL after receiving her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry at Tufts University and working as a Research Scientist at the Tufts University Sensory and Science Center. She is responsible for developing methods for sample preparation and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and creating a Sensory Directed Analysis program at GERSTEL. She teaches customer training, supports pre- and post-sales opportunities, and provides analytical support to customers in a wide array of industries.
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Presenter: Jackie Whitecavage (Senior Applications Scientist, GERSTEL)
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Jackie Whitecavage is a Senior Applications Scientist at GERSTEL, Inc. In Baltimore, MD. She is responsible for developing methods for sample preparation and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. She teaches customer training, supports pre- and post-sales opportunities, and provides analytical support to customers in a wide array of industries.
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Agilent Technologies: Flavor and Fragrance “Ask the Experts” Panel

Flavor and Fragrance “Ask the Experts” Panel

Join Agilent and GERSTEL application chemists and engineers who will be available to provide guidance and expertise for all your hw, sw, and app questions.

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Presenter: Bryan White (Agilent Technologies)
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Agilent Technologies: Strategies to Mitigate for Rising Helium Gas Costs

Strategies to Mitigate for Rising Helium Gas Costs

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Presenter: Bryan White (Agilent Technologies)
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Presenter: Callum Morgan (Field Support Applications Engineer)
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Agilent Technologies: Sub-Five Minute Analysis of Full Volatile Organic Compounds Suite