Meet the Scientists Driving Discovery through GC Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry
Discover the inspiring stories of researchers worldwide using GC Orbitrap technology to push boundaries, uncover new insights, and redefine analytical science.
Explore the inspiring stories and groundbreaking research shaping the future of analytical science with GC Orbitrap technology. From exposomics and food authenticity to breathomics and environmental discovery, these articles showcase how scientists worldwide are using high-resolution, accurate-mass gas chromatography to unlock new insights into human health, safety, and the environment. Featuring real-world applications and interviews with researchers driving innovation, each piece highlights the transformative power of the Thermo Scientific™ Orbitrap Exploris™ GC. Discover how this technology delivers unparalleled accuracy, sensitivity, and confidence—fueling a new era of scientific discovery across industries and disciplines.
GC Orbitrap Guru #1 – Dr. Kerstin Krätschmer – Food contaminants blog
Dr. Kerstin Krätschmer of Wageningen Food Safety Research shares how GC-Orbitrap mass spectrometry helps unravel complex chlorinated contaminants in food. From POPs to PFAS, discover how high-resolution full-scan data delivers confident results and why the technology continues to shape global food-safety testing nine years after its launch.
DownloadGC Orbitrap Guru #2 – Brooklynn McNeil – Exposomics blog
At Columbia University, Brooklynn McNeil uses GC Orbitrap technology to uncover how environmental exposures affect human health. She explains exposomics—analyzing thousands of chemicals in a single run—and how high-resolution, accurate-mass data empower breakthrough discoveries on pollutants, health, and the evolving field of environmental analytics
DownloadGC Orbitrap Guru #3 – Dr. Araceli Rivera-Pérez – Food authenticity blog
Dr. Araceli Rivera-Pérez from the University of Almería reveals how GC Orbitrap MS advances food authenticity research. Learn how high-resolution metabolomics detects subtle chemical fingerprints distinguishing genuine spices and honey, supporting consumer protection and food-integrity assurance across complex matrices with precision and confidence.
DownloadGC Orbitrap Guru #4 – Scott Borden – Breathomics blog
BC Cancer researcher Scott Borden explores the power of GC Orbitrap MS in breathomics—analyzing human breath for disease biomarkers. Discover how high-resolution mass spectrometry enables non-invasive cancer screening, robust performance under 24/7 lab conditions, and inspiring insights from a scientist pushing diagnostic frontiers.
DownloadSupporting Exposomics Research with Orbitrap Exploris GC 240
Describes how Orbitrap Exploris GC 240 supports exposomics by measuring thousands of environmental exposures with high selectivity and sensitivity. Enables non-targeted detection, structure elucidation, and retrospective data analysis, transforming exposome characterization and advancing environmental health research at Emory University’s CLUES lab.
DownloadWebinar video: Extractables and Leachables Screening with HRAM: CuttingEdge Solutions for Unmatched Compound Identification
Join Dr. Ulli Hohenester, Associate Director of Trace Analysis and E&L at Solvias, for a webinar on advanced LC- and GC-HRAM-MS techniques revolutionizing extractables and leachables (E&L) screening. Discover how automated workflows and deconvolution software enhance sensitivity, selectivity, and confidence in achieving accurate identification at lower AETs.
DownloadWebinar video: Uncovering tricky food matrices: Untargeted metabolomics-based authentication using GC-Orbitrap technology
Join Araceli Rivera-Perez a postdoctoral researcher at University of Almeria, Spain for a 20 minute webinar on using the power of GC Orbitrap for untargeted analysis to identify food fraud.
DownloadGrant application resource: Using the Orbitrap Exploris GC 240 mass spectrometer to accelerate research. WP003116
This document introduces the Thermo Scientific™ Orbitrap Exploris™ GC 240 mass spectrometer, a premium HRAM system that delivers exceptional quantitative performance and analytical depth. Readers will discover how its advanced technology and ready-to-use methods enable confident, high-sensitivity research across both targeted and untargeted applications.
DownloadVersatile, highly sensitive and reproducible: How Orbitrap Exploris GC 240 strengthens metabolomics. CS10750.
This case study showcases how Dr. John Bowden’s laboratory at the University of Florida leveraged the Thermo Scientific™ Orbitrap Exploris™ GC 240 mass spectrometer to advance metabolomics and exposomics research with unmatched sensitivity and reproducibility. Readers will discover how the system’s high-resolution performance, versatile workflows, and strong technical support enable comprehensive biomarker discovery across diverse environmental and biological studies.
DownloadGC Orbitrap MS delivers increased productivity to analytical testing. CS10725.
This document highlights how the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine enhanced pesticide residue testing using the Thermo Scientific™ Orbitrap Exploris™ GC system to achieve higher productivity, selectivity, and confidence in food safety analysis. Readers will discover how high-resolution accurate-mass (HRAM) technology enables expanded compound coverage, streamlined workflows, and reliable detection of contaminants across complex matrices.
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