February 2024 Issue of The Analytical Scientist

And then there were 1,280… Genomic analysis reveals how an ancestral population bottleneck brought us to the brink of extinction.

Confident communication, funding fundamental research, and dealing with data – how we can take analytical science to new heights

When expertise and interests align, collaboration breeds innovation

Given the rising global demand for food, are the analytical tools, techniques and methods at our disposal up to scratch?

To repair the reputation of the field, we need to redefine analytical chemistry so that is understood as the science of measurement – and a fundamenta

Students are often unaware of the beauty of analytical science and the variety of opportunities available to them. We need to change that!

If we all put more effort into lifting our spirits and those of our students, we’d unintentionally raise the profile of analytical chemistry

We need to differentiate ourselves from routine, “push-button” chemical analysts as the developers of new analytical tools and techniques

Three up-and-coming researchers discuss why analytical science can sometimes struggle to attract talent to the field

Chemistry’s diminished standing among the sciences has led to counterproductive departmental competition, which has hurt analytical chemistry

Patrick Fedick walks us through life as a US Navy analytical chemist – and explains why he’s combining 3D printing with mass spectrometry

Are ultra-short chromatography columns fit for pharma?

Innovation in separation science continues apace, but a lack of skilled personnel with an understanding of the fundamentals will hold the field back

We plug into the (RAMAN)METRIX with Juergen Popp, who discusses clinical spectroscopy’s exciting AI-enabled future

Sitting Down With… Thomas J. Wenzel, Charles A. Dana Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, Bates College, USA