Pittcon Recognizes Outstanding Achievements in Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy

Pittsburgh, PA – November 13, 2014 – The Pittcon 2015 Program Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of 14 prestigious awards honoring scientists who have made outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy. Each award will be presented during a symposium at Pittcon 2015, March 8-12, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Presentations will include topics in applications such as bioanalytical, nanotechnology, genomics/proteomics, fuels/energy, materials, polymers/plastics, pharmaceutical, biomedical and neurochemistry. Methodologies include near infrared spectroscopy, molecular and vibrational spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; capillary electrophoresis; electrochemistry; liquid chromatography; sensors, magnetic resonance and chemical methods.

There will be two new awards this year, the Lifetime Achievement in Chromatography Award and the Emerging Leader in Chromatography Award, both of which are sponsored by LCGC. The LCGC Lifetime Achievement Award honors a seasoned professional for a lifetime of contributions to the advancement of chromatographic techniques and applications. The LCGC Emerging Leader Award recognizes the achievements and aspirations of a talented young separation scientist who has made significant practical contributions to the field of separation science. The LCGC Awards were created in 2008, and for the first time in 2015, the recipients will be honored at Pittcon.

“The LCGC Awards, now in their 8th year, were created to honor those who developed the field of chromatography into what it is today, and to recognize the leaders of the next generation of scientists who represent the future,” said LCGC publisher Mike Tessalone. “Our mission at LCGC is to educate our readers, and what better way to do that than to provide real-life examples of people that paved the way for new technologies and methods, while also highlighting current research that is breaking new ground,” he added.

Awards and recipients are as follows:

Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award


Alfred G. Redfield
Brandeis University

Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award


Andrew G. Ewing
Chalmers and Gothenburg Universities

Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award


Ryan C. Bailey
University of Illinois

Pittcon Heritage Award


A.Blaine Bowman
Illumina

ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award for Young Investigators in Separation Sciences Award


Dwight R. Stoll
Gustavus Adolphus College

Chromatography Forum of the Delaware Valley Dal Nogare Award


Mark R. Schure
Kroungold Analytical, Inc.

SEAC – Charles N Reilley Award


Hubert Girault
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

SEAC – Royce W. Murray Award


Thomas Hamann
Michigan State University

The Coblentz Society/ABB – Bomem-Michelson Award


David Jonas
University of Colorado

The Coblentz Society – Williams-Wright Award


Jagdeesh Bandekar
Dow Automotive System

The LCGC Lifetime Achievement in Chromatography Award


Joseph Jack Kirkland
Advanced Materials Technology, Inc.

The LCGC Emerging Leader in Chromatography Award


Caroline West
University of Orleans

See complete details and bios at www.pittcon.org/award-recipients/

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