Laboratory Conferences - Chemistry Events

Reminiscing on 50 Years of Environmental Analysis With Professor Susan Richardson
At the 2018 ASMS meeting, Professor Susan D. Richardson of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of South Carolina lectured on the development of environmental metrology, with... read more
Plastics: We Need To Do Better
I’m concerned that recent articles appearing in the popular press will turn into an antichemistry movement much as the Luddites attacked mechanization 200 years ago. read more
Interview With Professor Emeritus Barry L. Karger
Professor Barry Karger discusses his 55+ years in the field of separation science. read more
Interim Report on Reshoring of the American Chemical Industry
For the last five years, I’ve been enthusiastic about the reshoring of the American chemical industry, particularly along the rivers in the Midwest (Ohio, Mississippi, etc.). read more
Cannabis Science Conference 2018
The 3rd annual Cannabis Science Conference was held August 28 and 29, 2018, in Portland, Oregon. read more
Chemists, Meet the Synthia Tool
In graduate school, I designed and synthesized over 30 new organic compounds designed to be metal ion chelators. read more
Product Highlights: Pittcon 2019
Pittcon 2019 was held March 17–21 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. read more
Blockchain Has a Future in the Lab
Blockchain inherently can provide freedom from malicious data adulteration without encryption. read more
History of the LPA (SAMA)
The LPA is a dynamic and vibrant association with approximately 120 member companies that are manufacturers and distributors of laboratory products used in scientific research, applied sciences, and ... read more
Shale Gas and Reshoring of America’s Petrochemical Industry
I was curious to find out how the business expansion due to shale gas might affect the laboratories, including staff. I jumped at an opportunity to interview Ajay Badhwar, Global Director of the Oil, ... read more
MicroED Provides Structures With 1-Angstrom Resolution in Less Than 30 Minutes
Electron diffraction (ED) is set to dramatically change technology used to determine the structure of compounds. read more
The Fate of Mercury in Forest Fire Ash
For two weeks in November 2018, smoke from the Camp Fire near Chico, CA was blown about by prevailing winds to Berkeley Hills near San Francisco. read more
Solving Glass-Cleaning Challenges in Short-Path Distillation of Cannabis Oils
Ultrasonic cleaning replaces potentially dangerous caustic or solvent baths and the associated disposal challenges. read more
Tech Intelligence: Go With the Flow, or Don’t
In most fields that study the flow of materials—from making chemicals and cosmetics to testing foods and beverages and petroleum—scientists and engineers require a viscometer or rheometer. These ... read more
Statistics in the Laboratory: Standard Deviation of the Mean
In the last column we discussed the use of pooling to get a better estimate of the standard deviation of the measurement method, essentially the standard deviation of the raw data. read more