Techniques & Tools Professional Development, Mass Spectrometry, Sensors, Materials, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Spectroscopy

Something New Under the Sun

We preview Pittcon 2018 to see if it will have you walking on sunshine

Joanna Cummings | 02/08/2018

Pack your swimsuits, folks – this year’s Pittcon is in Orlando, Florida. The lectures and symposia tip a cap both to experienced scientists and early career researchers, and as ever, the networking sessions – covering everything from social media to lab safety – provide plenty of opportunities to share ideas with fellow scientists. There’s also a new feature this year: NEXUS, a “hub of interactive presentations providing education, entertainment, networking and more” – including a VR experience and a LEGO car race. As for The Analytical Scientist team? When we’re not at stand #3056, we’ll be attending the sessions below.

Symposia
IAEAC – Thinking Outside the Box (Monday AM)
The Role of Ultrahigh-Resolution Mass Spectrometry in the Omics Era (Tuesday AM)
Nanotechnology Against Cancer, Heart and Neurological Diseases: A Fight in Progress (Wednesday AM)
Powerful New Ionization Processes in Mass Spectrometry (Thursday AM)

Oral Sessions
Innovations in Teaching (Monday AM)
Sensors – Bioanalytical (Monday PM)
Analytical Applications in Material Science (Tuesday AM)
Data Analysis and Manipulation (Wednesday AM)
Food Safety – Sensors, GC/MS and Others (Thursday AM)

Networking
Getting the Most From Your Pittcon Experience – Pittcon Committee (Monday AM)
Core Scientific Facilities: Challenges and Opportunities – Thayumanasamy Somasundaram (Monday PM)
Student-Faculty-Industry Networking: Getting Students Prepared for Their Careers – Erin Gross (Tuesday AM)
Sharing Science to the Non-Scientist – Doug Carlton (Wednesday AM)
Using Social Media to Reach the Scientific Community – Megan Cavanaugh (Wednesday PM)
Quality in the Cannabis Industry – Roger Brauninger (Thursday AM)
Nanomaterial Characterization – Matthew Linford (Thursday PM)

Organized Contributed Sessions
Field Spectroscopic Applications: Point of Care, Safety & Security, and Environmental Scenarios (Monday PM)
Ionophore-Based Chemical Sensors II (Tuesday AM)
Overview of Recent Developments in Ultrafast Chromatography: From Theory to Applications (Weds PM)
Innovations and Trends in Forensic Examination of Seized Drugs and Forensic Toxicology (Thursday AM)

Pittcon 2018 will be held February 26 – March 1 at Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA: www.pittcon.org

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Techniques & Tools Professional Development, Mass Spectrometry, Sensors, Materials, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Spectroscopy

Joanna Cummings

A former library manager and storyteller, I have wanted to write for magazines since I was six years old, when I used to make my own out of foolscap paper and sellotape and distribute them to my family. Since getting my MSc in Publishing, I’ve worked as a freelance writer and content creator for both digital and print, writing on subjects such as fashion, food, tourism, photography – and the history of Roman toilets.