Inside front and back cover_Layout 1 11/5/14 10:20 AM Page 1 Non-Profit Org. US POSTAGE PAID The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry Mechanicsburg, PA and Applied Spectroscopy, Inc. PERMIT #63 Conferee 300 Penn Center Boulevard, Suite 332 Pittsburgh, PA 15235-5503 USA Exposition Networking Be in your element. 2015 PITTCON 2015 Pi | PRELIMINARY PROGRAM PITTCONIUM Download the New PITTCON 2015 Mobile App The Pittcon 2015 app puts everything Technical Short you need to know about the Program Courses world’s largest annual conference and exposition on laboratory science in the palm of your hand! Just a few of the Pittcon 2015 app features include: • Customizable schedule of events • Technical Program & Short Course listings • Exhibitor profiles & booth locations Preliminary Program • Interactive floor maps • New gaming feature built into app Follow us for special announcements March 8-12, 2015 • Real time messages & alerts New Orleans, LA • Details on local hotels & restaurants Sponsored by Morial Convention Center www.pittcon.org Coming November 2014! Inside front and back cover_Layout 1 11/5/14 10:20 AM Page 2 Thanks to our 2015 Publisher Partners Pittcon is proud to be an Associate Sponsor for the International Year of Light Conferee Exposition Networking and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015), a cross-disciplinary educational and for Their Continuing Support outreach project with more than 100 partners from over 85 countries. Be in your element. Advanstar Communications IOP Publishing SelectScience 2015 LCGC Asia Pacific Physics World LCGC Europe SeparationScience LCGC North America LabCiencia/High Tech Promotions Pharmaceutical Technology SpringerLink Media Pi Spectroscopy LABX Accreditation and PITTCONIUM Quality Assurance Pittcon Celebrates IYL Lab Manager American Chemical Society Analytical & The Scientist Bioanalytical Chemistry “Timeline of Light Technologies” Biochemistry Ocean Optics will be sponsoring an exciting interactive display, Chromatographia Environmental Science Laurin Publishing “Timeline of Light Technologies” in Lobby B1.The display, a museum and Technology International Journal of BioPhotonics Ion Mobility Spectrometry type theme, will show the history of light technologies over the years and Journal of Agriculture Technical Short & Food Chemistry Photonics Spectra Microchimica Acta bring awareness for the problem solving potential of light technology. Program Courses d University Press Chemistry Today Oxfor Technology Networks Journal of Analytical Toxicology DD News Journal of Chromatographic Texere Publishing Special Technical Presentations Science The International Year of Light – SAS Analytical Scientist Food Safety Magazine This special session, “Fundamental Science-driven Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging for Clinical Diagnostic Putman Media Preliminary Program Wiley Systems”, will be presented by the SAS (Society of Applied Spectroscopy, Tuesday morning. Gases & Instrumentation Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Follow us for special announcements March 8-12, 2015 Food Quality New Orleans, LA Genetic Engineering Rimbach Publishing G.I.T. Verlag Morial Convention Center A 60 Year Celebration of the Coblentz Society (SAS) & Biotechnology News www.pittcon.org Pollution Equipment News Pharmaceutical Formulation “A 60 Year Celebration of the Coblentz Society (SAS),” Wednesday morning. & Quality Instrument.com.cn SeparationsNow.com RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry) Spectroscopy Europe Analytical Methods Journal More About IYL 2015 International Labmate SpectroscopyNow.com Chemistry World On 20 December 2013, The United Nations (UN) General Assembly 68th Session proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light and International Environmental JAAS (Journal of Analytical Technology Light-based Technologies. Atomic Spectrometry) This International Year has been the initiative of a large consortium of scientific bodies together with UNESCO, and will bring together many The Analyst different stakeholders including scientific societies and unions, educational institutions, technology platforms, non-profit organizations and private sector partners. In proclaiming an International Year focusing on the topic of light science and its applications, the United Nations has recognized the importance of raising global awareness about how light-based technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions to global challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health. Light plays a vital role in our daily lives and is an imperative cross-cutting discipline of science in the 21st century. It has revolutionized medicine, opened up international communication via the Internet, and continues to be central to linking cultural, economic and political aspects of the global society. For more information on IYL, visit pittcon.org/international-year-of-light. PITTCON 2015 INDEX ACTIVITIES . 6 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS AND PROPOSALS PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE MEMORIAL NATIONAL COLLEGE GRANT PROGRAM . 9 PITTSBURGH SPECTROSCOPY AWARD . 19 PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD . 19 CHILD CARE - CAMP PITTCON . .7 CONFEREE NETWORKING SESSIONS . 89 EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. 7 EXHIBITOR/DISTRIBUTOR NETWORK . 6 EXPOSITION EXHIBITOR DIRECTORY . 90 PRODUCT LOCATOR SERVICE . 6 GENERAL INFORMATION CHILDREN ON THE EXPOSITION FLOOR . 7 INTERNET AND E-MAIL ACCESS . 6 PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT . 7 PRODUCT LOCATOR. 6 AGENDA BUILDER . 6 PROGRAM OFFICE . 6 HOUSING INFORMATION. 3 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR SERVICES. 6 PRESS ROOM . 7 REGISTRATION. 2 SCIENCE WEEK. 8 SHORT COURSES PITTCON CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES - BY DATE . 10 TECHNICAL PROGRAM. 24 ACS DIVISION OF ANAYTICAL CHEMISTRY . 14 AGENDA OF SESSIONS . 21 AWARDS. 17 ACS DIVISION OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AWARD FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS IN SEPARATION SCIENCE . 19 SEAC CHARLES N. REILLEY AWARD . 17 SEAC ROYCE W. MURRAY AWARD . 17 CHROMATOGRAPHY FORUM OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY DAL NOGARE AWARD . 17 PITTCON HERITAGE AWARD . 17 PITTSBURGH ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AWARD . 18 PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD . 17 PITTSBURGH SPECTROSCOPY AWARD . 18 RALPH N. ADAMS AWARD. 19 THE COBLENTZ SOCIETY/ABB BOMEM-MICHELSON AWARD. 18 THE COBLENTZ SOCIETY WILLIAMS-WRIGHT AWARD . 19 THE LCLG LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. 18 EMERGING LEADER IN CHROMATOGRAPHY AWARD . 18 RSC - ROBERT BOYLE PRIZE FOR ANALYTICAL SCIENCE AWARD . 18 WALLACE H. COULTER LECTURE, DR. NAOMI J. HALAS . 15 WATERS SYMPOSIUM . 16 TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION . 3 1 PITTCON 2015 REGISTRATION INFORMATION JOIN WITH THOUSANDS OF YOUR COLLEAGUES AND DISCOVER THE PITTCON EXPERIENCE REGISTER NOW ONLINE Registration for the Conference and Short Courses is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Payment Registering online is easy, reliable, and efficient. 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