MEETINGS ing 40 courses being offered for the first time. These courses, ranging from half-day to two-day sessions, provide continuing education opportunities led by acknowledged leaders in their fields. They also afford the opportunity for registrants to interact with the presenters. Course offerings include pharmaceuticals and other life sciences, food science, instrumentation, physical and analytical techniques, process control, and quality assurance.
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Exposition on Analytical Chemistry & Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon 2005) will hold its annual program from Sunday Feb. 27, through Friday March 4, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The meeting brings together scientific and technical professionals to share the latest information about analytical science and instrumentation. Pittcon 2005 will feature invited symposia, contributed oral and poster sessions, an exposition, short courses, workshops, and award sessions. Also, 2005 marks the third year of the highly successful Laboratory Informatics Zone. The "Life Sciences Neighborhood" is a special area of the exposition floor reserved for those companies featuring products for the life sciences. The exposition is open from Monday, Feb. 28, through Thursday, March 3. For HTTP://WWW.CEN-ONLINE.ORG
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details about the meeting, visit the Pittcon 2005 website at http://wwwpittcon.org. TECHNICAL PROGRAM. T h e Pittcon 2005 technical program will feature workshops, invited symposia, and contributed oral and poster sessions. This year's technical program offers coverage in the techniques of capillary electrophoresis, electrochemistry, elemental analysis and speciation, and the separation sciences, particularly liquid chromatography and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry methods. Topics to be covered include homeland security, environmental analysis, neurochemistry, pharmaceutical applications, proteomics, and genomics. Visit http://www.pittcon.org for the most current list of sessions. SHORT COURSES. More than 100 courses will be offered at Pittcon 2005, includ-
AWARDS. There will be a number of award symposia at Pittcon 2005. The Dal Nogare Award, sponsored by the Chromatography Forum of Delaware Valley, will be presented to Daniel W Armstrong, Iowa State University, Ames. The award is given to a scientist for his or her contributions to the field of chromatography The Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award will be presented to Boris Mizaikoff, Georgia Institute oflechnology This award recognizes outstanding achievements of an individual during the early stages of his or her independent scientific career. The Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award, sponsored by the Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, will be presented to James W Jorgenson, University of North Carolina. This award recognizes significant contributions by a scientist to analytical chemistry The Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award, sponsored by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh, will be given toJohn Rabolt, University ofDelaware. The award recognizes an individual who has established a career ofaccomplishments toward the advancement and understanding of spectroscopy The recipient of the 2005 Maurice F. Hasler Award is James D. Winefordner from the University of Florida. The award is presented biennially by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh and is sponsored by the Thermo Electron Corp. It recognizes notable achievement in spectroscopy that has resulted in significant applications of broad utility The Bomem-Michelson Award, spon-
PITTCON 2005 AT A GLANCE Dates: Feb. 27-March 4 Location: Orlando, Fla. Website: http://www.pittcon.org INFORMATION CONTACTS: Program,
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MEETINGS sored by ABB Bomem, honors scientists who have advanced the techniques of vibrational, molecular, Raman, or electronic spectroscopy Paul W Bohn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, is this year's recipient. The Charles N . Reilley Award, sponsored by the Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry (SEAC), will be given to Alan M. Bond, Monash University, Victoria, Australia. This award recognizes outstanding research contributions in electroanalytical chemistry David Cliffel, Vanderbilt University, is this year's recipient of the SEAC Ifoung Investigator Award, which is sponsored by Cypress Systems. The Williams-Wright Award, sponsored by the Coblentz Society is presented annually to an industrial spectroscopist who has made significant contributions to vibrational spectroscopy This year's award will be presented to Fran Adar of Jobin Ifron. The Ralph N . Adams Award in Bioanalytical Chemistry, sponsored by the Pittsburgh Conference and friends of Ralph Adams, the late professor from the University of Kansas, recognizes an outstanding scientist who has advanced the field of bioanalytical chemistry through research, innovation, or education. The recipient is Edward S. Yeung, Iowa State University The Award for Ifoung Investigators in Separation Science, sponsored by Agilent Technologies and presented by the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry recognizes and encourages outstanding contributions to the field of separation science by ayoung chemist or chemical engineer. This year's recipient is Andre M. Striegel, Florida State University TheTomas B. Hirschfeld Award recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of near-infrared spectroscopy The award will be presented to Ana Garrido-Varo, University of Cordoba, in Spain.
of LIMS, laboratory informatics and management, computational approaches to analyzing and manipulating data, and data analysis and manipulation. There will also be two New Product Forum sessions on laboratory and data management and quality and validation.
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NEW PRODUCT FORUM. The New Prod uct Forum allows exhibitors to highlight new products, techniques, and equipment before the exposition opens. As in the past, the forum will consist of sessions with five 20-minute presentations organized according to specific topics. The sessions are intended to be informal to afford plenty of opportunity for audience involvement and discussion. Although the majority of sessions will be held on Sunday, Feb. 27, some sessions will be held during the week. •
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Biomedical Chemical Nanosensors: From Cytosolto Brain Capillary Electrophoresis in the Biotechnology & Biopharmaceutical Industry Determination of Residuals in Polymers for Pharmaceutical, Food, Personal Care & Industrial Applications Using Forensic Science To Teach Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry WEDNESDAY MORNING
Analytical Chemistry Challenges in the Study of Suspended Particles in the Troposphere Bacteria Taxonomy & Protein Expression Studies by Mass Spectrometry Breaking the Pressure Barriers: New Directions in HPLC Microfluidics: New Directions & Applications New Approaches to Dynamic Infrared Using
INVITED SYMPOSIA
Sample Modulation PAT for Biopharmaceuticals: Analytical
MONDAY MORNING
Technologies for Real-Time Biological
Detection of Terrorist Weapons
Process Monitoring
Informatics for Mass Spectrometry Data Mining Molecular Portrait of a Characterized Neuron: Direct Single-Cell Microanalysis from RNAs to Proteins Multifunctional Electrode Materials for Bioelectroanalytical Applications New Applications in Analytical Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Paradigm Shift in Classical Chemical Analysis: Taking the Lab to the Sample
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Liquid Chromatography/Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry for Accurate Mass Analysis of Pesticides & Pharmaceuticals in Food & Water Microspectroscopic Characterization of Materials Using Synchrotron Radiation Modern Analytical Measurements Using Nanoscale Materials Speciation Analyses for Environmental, Food & Industrial Applications
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16th James L. Waters Annual Symposium
THURSDAY MORNING
Recognizing Pioneers in the Development of
Analytical Chemistry on Mars
Scientific Instrumentation: Electrochemistry
High-Performance Separations Are Entering the
Bioterrorism: The Federal Response, Technologies & Research Electron Spin Resonance Methodology for Structural & Dynamical Characterization of Proteins
Age of Systems Biology Miniature Spectrometers for Process Analytical Chemistry: Toward a Spectroscopic Sensor Updates to Environment Canada and U.S. EPA Solid Waste & Air Methods
Getting Serious about Separations:
EXPOSITION. The Pittcon 2005 exposition will be open from Monday, Feb. 28, throughThursday March 3. Exhibit hours will be from 9 AM to 5 PM on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and from 9 AM to 3 PM on Thursday More than 2,000 exhibitors will showcase their latest analytical laboratory instrumentation, equipment, supplies, and services.
Two-Dimensional Separations On-Site Analysis with Mobile GC & MS Instrumentation Watching Chemistry in the Central Nervous System
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Analysis of Polymorphic Pharmaceuticals Chemical Imaging of Biomaterials Surfaces & Interfaces EPA Wastewater & Superfund Environmental Methods Updates
TUESDAY MORNING
Advanced Carbon Materials for Chemical & Biological Sensing
Ion Mobility: Innovations in Instrumentation & Applications Shoot-out in Plasma-Source Mass Spectrometry
Advances in Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass
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Bioanalysis of DNA Microarrays: Correlating Surface Properties with Assay Performance In Vivo Analytical Chemistry: From Glucose to "Omics" Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: An Emerging Analytical Tool
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MEETINGS New Spectroscopic Methods To Investigate Membrane Bilayer Structure & Function
Surface Analysis & Microscopic Imaging Techniques: Nanotechnology
Vibrational Spectroscopy: Proteomics & Bioanalytical Applications
Water Analysis
CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS MONDAY MORNING
Analysis & Characterization of Pharmaceuticals & Impurities
THURSDAY MORNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Bioanalytical Spectroscopy I
Atomic Spectroscopy: General Interest
Chemometrics
Bioanalytical on the Edge
Clinical Chemistry/Toxicology
Chemical Methods of Analysis
Drug Discovery
Atomic Spectroscopy: ICP Methods
Environmental Mass Spectrometry
Fluorescence in Proteomics, Forensics &
Bioanalytical Sensors: Developments &
Environmental: Analysis of Organic Compounds
Applications I
Fuels & Petrochemicals Characterization:
Capillary Electrophoresis: UV/Fluorescence Detection
Chromatographic Methods LC/MS Coupled with On-Line Solid-Phase
Food Science: GC/LC/LC-MS/Sample Preparation/Data Analysis/Manipulation
Extraction LC/MS: Back to Basics
GC/MS of Polymers
Liquid Chromatography: General Applications
Lab-on-a-Chip I
MassSpectrometry/lnstrumentation/
Liquid Chromatography: Ion Chromatography & Column Technology Nanotechnology: New & Improved Techniques
High-Throughput
Applications, Chiral Separations & Database Management Liquid Chromatography: Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry for Accurate Mass Analysis of Pesticides & Pharmaceuticals in Food & Water
Novel Techniques in Materials Characterization Separation Science: Environmental
Materials & Processes I
Liquid Chromatography: Bioanalytical
Microfluidics: New Directions & Applications
Process Analytical Chemistry
Vibrational Spectroscopy: Monitoring of
lonophore-Based Chemical Sensors II Laboratory Informatics I
Method Developments in Gas Chromatography
Surface Analysis & Microscopic Imaging Techniques: Materials Characterization
Nanotechnology High-Throughput Chemical Analysis
Applications Single-Molecule Detection & Spectroscopy: A 15-Year Perspective
Neurochemistry: Amino Acids & Peptides as Neurotransmitters Pharmaceutical Applications of Atomic Spectroscopy Separation Science: Bioanalytical Applications Surface Analysis & Microscopic Imaging
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WEDNESDAY MORNING
Bioanalytical Sensors: Developments &
Atomic Spectroscopy: New & Not-So-New
Applications II
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Capillary Electrophoresis: Applications & MS/SEM/LED/Diode Array Detection Environmental: Advances in Instrumentation Environmental: Analysis of Contaminants in Water Food Science: IR/UV-Vis/Atomic Spectroscopy/ Sensors/Physical Measurement Fresh Frontiers in ICP Spectrometry & Electrospray Speciation Innovative Instrumentation in Gas Chromatography
Spectroscopy
Biomedical Analysis Using Various Spectroscopic Methods Computational Approaches to Analyzing & Manipulating Data
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Bioanalytical Applications of LC/MS Bioanalytical Electrochemistry
Electrochemistry: Tailoring Electrode Surfaces
Bioanalytical Spectroscopy II
Environmental: Metals Analysis
Capillary Electrophoresis: Capillary
More Bioanalytical Sensors
Technology
Physical Measurement
Fluorescence Applications in Bioanalysis
Sensors for Environmental & Explosive
lonophore-Based Chemical Sensors III
Chemical Detection Speciation Analyses for Environmental, Food &
Lab-on-a-Chip II
Techniques: Bioanalytical Applications Tomas Hirschfeld Award: Near-Infrared
Industrial Applications
Laboratory Informatics II Laboratory Management LC Conditions Optimization for Bioanalytical
Nanotechnology: Applications
Tools for Science Education
Polymer Characterization: Techniques &
UV-Vis Instrumentation & Applications
Liquid Chromatography: Detection & High-
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Nanotechnology: Methods
Bioanalytical Microscopy/Imaging
Near-IR Spectroscopy
Applications
Temperature Techniques
Staged Electronic Data Deliverables (SEDD) & Electronic Data Management Vibrational Spectroscopy: Monitoring of Materials & Processes II
Biomedical Analysis Using Fluorescence Techniques Development of Process Analytical Technology
Applications in Gas Chromatography Atomic Spectroscopy: Equipment/Method Improvements Spectroscopic & Imaging Techniques Compliance Perspectives of LIMS Electrochemistry: Neurochemical Applications Fuel & Petrochemicals Analysis Methods & Instrumentation
Detection
Sample Preparation Systems & Processes Spectroscopic Methods for Use on Terrorist & Forensic Evidence
Analysis Bioanalytical Capillary Electrophoresis
lonophore-Based Chemical Sensors I
Electrochemistry for Bioanalytical & Biomedical
LC-MS Analysis of Glycoproteins & Modified Peptides Liquid Chromatography: Preparative LC & Separation & Characterization of Biological Samples Separation, Sampling & Identification of Terrorist Agents
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Reverse-Phase LC
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Characterization of Pharmaceuticals by
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