This course provides an introduction for beginners to Size Exclusion Chromatography. What is size exclusion chromatography? Why do we use size exclusion chromatography? How could it help solve problems and what answers could it give? When do we use size exclusion chromatography? What types of analytes and samples can you use SEC for? How does size exclusion chromatography work? and what instrumentation is available? Where do we use size exclusion chromatography? Which applications to answer what questions? Who is this course for? If you have no or very little knowledge of Size Exclusion Chromatography, are an analyst, technician, engineer or work in sales but have some experience with chromatography, then this is the course for you. This course is ideal either as stand-alone or prior to attending more bespoke SEC application development training.

The Complete LC & LC-MS course is built from the Practical Essentials of LC & LC-MS and the LC & LC-MS Clinic courses to provide a complete training solution enabling you to understand your Liquid Chromatograph or LC-MS instrument, application method development, troubleshooting & maintenance. Who is this course for? The Complete LC & LC-MS course is for those who have basic knowledge of liquid chromatography and would like to greatly enhance it, learning the practical theory about all available LC & LC-MS techniques. For complete beginners it is advisable to first attend the Absolute Basics of LC & LC-MS

This course looks at method validation from start (initial planning) to finish (on-going tracking of performance statistics). Starting with describing the end goal of the analysis and feeding these objectives into research and planning. You will consider the six main areas of a method: sampling, sample transportation & storage, sample preparation, sample analysis, data analysis and reporting. Who is this course for? This course is aimed at delegates with good knowledge of a base technique e.g. GC (or GC-MS) or LC (or LC-MS) and would like to learn more about method validation. Delegates requiring refresher training will also benefit. Whether you are a PhD student developing your research method or you work in a contract laboratory, you will benefit from attending this course!

In Inductively-Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), an inductively coupled plasma (argon gas ionised by an intense electromagnetic field) is used to create ions which are then separated on a charge-to-mass basis and quantified by a mass spectrometer, to as low as ppq detection limits. The intensity of the ion is proportional to the concentration of the sample. Compared to ICP-OES, it gives much lower detection limits. This course engenders a holistic approach to ICP-MS from the initial choice of analytical set-up through to designing a robust methodology including sample preparation and sample introduction and finishing with calibration. Different applications of ICP-MS will be explored throughout the course. Classroom exercises will explore the knowledge learned through the course. Who is this course for? This is an intermediate level course going into reasonable depth on how an ICP-MS instrument works, using, maintaining and troubleshooting it.

This course engenders a holistic approach to ICP-OES from the initial choice of analytical set-up through to designing a robust methodology including sample preparation and sample introduction and finishing with calibration. Ten real-world case studies cover elemental analysis in pharmaceuticals, drinking water, soils, motor oil, occupational hygiene, forensics, metal speciation, isotope ratios and food / drink authentication. Who is this course for? Primarily beginners but intermediate users requiring refresher training will also benefit.

A perfect introduction for absolute beginners to mass spectrometry imaging (MSI). The course covers: What is mass spectrometry imaging? Why do we use mass spectrometry imaging? How could it help solve problems and what answers could it give? When do we use mass spectrometry imaging? What types of analytes and samples can you use MSI for? How does mass spectrometry imaging work? What instrumentation is available? Where do we use mass spectrometry imaging? Which applications to answer what questions? Who is this for? Beginner Analysts or Technicians looking for a refresher Lab Managers and Line Managers – those responsible for the instruments or the analysts using them. Data Analysts and Report Writers – technical specialists who aren’t using the instruments but are using data from them. Service Engineers and Consultant Engineers – those who look after or recommend the use of these instruments but don’t have the chemistry background or chemistry viewpoint.

This practical software course on the powerful Automated Mass Spectral Deconvolution and Identification System software mixes 50% presentations with 50% practical exercises using the software to get a good grasp of its capabilities in performing deconvolution to process your GC-MS data. If you have complex samples with little chromatographic resolution or you need to check you have no co-elutions in your chromatogram, learn about using your analytical resolution with mass spectral deconvolution to unravel your mixed mass spectra for confirmation or identification of your co-eluting peaks. Who is this course for? If you need practical guidance to help you understand how to use AMDIS software to make the most of your analytical resolution to perform deconvolution and obtained cleaned-up mass spectra, then this is a course for you. This course requires fundamental knowledge of GC-MS and some background in understanding mass spectra.

This course is an introduction to mass spectral interpretation, aimed at presenting the fundamental tools and rules when examining high quality full-scan GC-MS data. Every analyst using GC-MS should have a fundamental understanding of how a mass spectrum is generated and if a library match is correct or not. From learning to quickly recognise from the spectrum if the analyte is aliphatic or aromatic in nature; to learning to interpret the number of carbon atoms, heteroatoms and degree of unsaturation; and understand isotopes, isomers, logical losses, cleavages and rearrangements to produce a mass spectral fingerprint of the compound. The course is classroom based and combines powerpoint presentations to introduce the theory with a high proportion of exercises on spectral data to reinforce the topics learned. Who is this course for? This course is recommended for those who have a good background in chemistry and at least six months experience as a GC-MS operator.

This course teaches you the theory of deconvolution, how to use and optimise it to find co-eluting peaks and peaks below the baseline in your GC-MS data, through presentations and demonstrations using deconvolution software by the course instructor. Learning outcomes You will learn about analytical resolution in mass spectrometry You will learn how deconvolution works and have demonstrations using deconvolution software You will learn the benefits of using deconvolution for processing GC-MS data Who is this course for? Beginners Analysts, Data Analysts or Technicians Lab Managers and Line Managers Report Writers Service Engineers and Consultant Engineers Those involved in the Sales or Marketing of the software or the technique for sample data analysis If you need to understand how deconvolution works and how it will benefit your GC-MS data analysis, then come along and learn from this course. This course is for someone who has some knowledge of GC-MS.