June 2022 Issue of The Analytical Scientist

Could analytical technologies be used to reconstruct the smells of the past?

RSC report reveals structural inequalities, failed incentives and an alarming attrition rate for Black chemists in the UK

We need analytical scientists to come together and work with us to solve the biggest challenges facing the environment today

Despite generating a staggering number of discoveries, Cryo-EM remains complicated, difficult to use, and expensive. So be judicious!

Accelerator mass spectrometry is helping researchers understand the true nature of organic materials.

If you want to avoid costly and reputation-damaging failed inspections, shut-downs or product recalls, maintaining data integrity is crucial

Tony Edge gives us an overview of his illustrious career and shares his thoughts on the future of LC-MS/MS

Richard van Breemen tells us about his latest research showing that CBD-A and CBG-A are effective cell entry inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2

Despite the passage of 60 years, the famous Knauer passion has endured…

Munich, with its alpine vista and world-famous beer halls is always worth a visit – especially, if you’re interested in chromatography

What’s on the horizon for chromatography? Frank L. Dorman expects changes to physical column formats – for both GC and LC

Bob unveils the biggest challenge facing the field, his mentors, and some of his “strong opinions”…

What is the single-most exciting development in spectroscopy today? For Karen Esmonde-White and Rob Lascola, it’s spatially offset Raman.

Is electronic circular dichroism-circularly polarized Raman the way forward for chirality detection?

How pump-push spectroscopy could increase our understanding of migratory birds, quantum computing, and organic solar cell technology

Which analytical techniques could revolutionize cell and gene therapy development?

Introducing a novel anion exchange membrane chromatography method that could separate empty and full AAV capsids at scale

Sitting Down With… Neil Kelleher, Walter and Mary Elizabeth Glass Professor of Chemistry, Molecular Biosciences, and Medicine, Northwestern University

With many of our lives returning to normal, Christy Landes considers what we’ve missed due to COVID-19 and where we go from here

Adam Woolley considers what we’ve missed due to COVID-19 and where we go from here

The pandemic had Gert Desmet missing long-haul economy flights… But he did find the time to work on his ideas in the theory of chromatography.

Joseph Loo is next in our series featuring speakers from three key events – HPLC, ASMS, and SciX – reflecting on the impact of COVID-19.

Jessica Reiner, Research Chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, US, is next to reflect on the impact of COVID-19

Pandemic perseverance, conference cancellations, 2DLC, and lipidomics – and HPLC2022

We catch with the analytical scientists featured on The Power List 2018 – top 40 under 40 – unveiling career progression and exciting research.

We catch up with 2018 Power Lister, Russ Algar, to find out how his career has progressed and any exciting plans for the future.

Katelynn Perrault discusses pandemic networking, her work profiling the Pacific Island beverage known as kava, and the evolution of separation science

Jean-François Masson tells us about developing antibody tests for COVID-19, a maple syrup quality project, and the real world impact of his research