November 2014 Issue of The Analytical Scientist

“Achieving greatness in the face of adversity” – what does it really mean?

How can a network of citizens and smartphones measure atmospheric particles?

Technology gets an update to help combat the spread of the deadly disease

Analysis of pottery shards from Teotihuacan reveals ancient alcohol experimentation

Could bottlenose dolphin breath analysis help with conservation efforts?

“One of the giants of separation science,” Georges Guiochon (1931–2014) will certainly be missed. Equally certainly, he will continue to inspire and educate future generations. Here, seven friends, colleagues and collaborators remember Georges with great fondness.

A single photo got me thinking about sample preparation for mass spectrometry – that’s the real beauty of art.

Is the successful marriage of education and research in the challenging era of the financial crisis a reality or utopia?

How to use a knowledge repository that doesn’t retire or leave you for a competitor.

Ever since the innovation injection that was the “Manhattan Project”, ion chromatography has defied probability by exhibiting almost continuous evolution

I’ve been running analytical chemistry research groups with military precision for decades. Over that time, I’ve had the good fortune to work with the brightest minds in the field on the most rewarding and exciting projects.

Hiring gifted new employees is tough enough, but how do you keep them within your organization once you’ve got them?

Sitting Down With Eva Smolková-Keulemansová, Retired Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Charles University in Prague.

As in HPLC before there is now a trend in GPC/SEC to separate low molar mass polymers and oligomers on columns filled with small particles.

Spirit Sampling for counterfeit detection and brand authentication

Collaboration between the University of Montreal and PerkinElmer shows how the unique capability of single particle inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (SP-ICP-MS) can be used to assess the environmental impact of engineered nanomaterials.

In early 2014, Agilent Technologies approached us with a clear objective: to show how simple and robust two-dimensional liquid chromatography has become.

Tea and electrochemistry with Jean-Pierre Chervet at ISC2014 in Salzburg.