Pittcon 2020 Short Course: Practical Essentials of GC & GC-MS

Pittcon 2020 Short Course

Course title: Practical Essentials of GC & GC-MS
Length: 2 days
Dates: Sunday 1st March - Monday 2nd March 2020 - 8:30am - 5pm
Experience level:   Intermediate
Instructor: Dr Diane Turner PhD FRSC
President-Elect, Royal Society of Chemistry Analytical Division

This course has been approved by the Royal Society of Chemistry for purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

What will you learn on this course?

This course covers all the practical theory you need to know about Gas Chromatography and its related techniques including GC-MS; gases and plumbing; sample introduction like split, splitless, on-column and large volume injection techniques; analytical columns; GC detectors and mass spectrometers for GC. This course is packed full of examples and practical tips, makes full use of props and includes a Questions and Answers session at the end of each day making it the course to attend for all of your useful GC knowlege!

Who is this course for?

The Practical Essentials of GC & GC-MS course is for those who have some knowledge of gas chromatography and would like to greatly enhance it, learning the essential and practical theory about all available GC & GC-MS techniques.

Learning outcomes

  • You will learn the importance of good chromatography
  • You will learn how to select and use the GC carrier gas
  • You will learn about various injection techniques and when to use each
  • You will learn how to select a GC column
  • You will learn the operation and selection of an appropriate GC detector
  • You will learn about the principles and components of the mass spectrometer

To register, visit the Pittcon 2020 event website.

See our other Short Course at Pittcon 2020:

  • Absolute Basics of Gas Chromatography & Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry - view details