Feedback from previous attendees

• “I enjoyed the 1 to 1 aspect and opportunity to go through questions which related directly to our needs. The course was well organised and comprehensive compared to others.” Lead R+D Chemist, 2025

• “This course gave me a good overview of what goes into analyzing with thermal desorption alone and helped to formulate some ideas of how it can be implemented in our laboratory. This course moved at a steady pace, was perfect for a novice. There wasn’t anything I was not able to understand and possibly use in the future.” Feedback from the Practical Essentials of Thermal Desorption Short Course at Pittcon 2019 (Hands-on Thermal Desorption course but without the practicals).

• “Very thorough. Slides are excellent. Good pace.” Feedback from the Practical Essentials of Thermal Desorption Short Course at Pittcon 2019 (Hands-on Thermal Desorption course but without the practicals).

• “Overall this course was an addition to my initial 5-day course but the extra knowledge & info was great to learn about and gain more understanding into.” Jasmin Hunt, Materials Quality Controller, Clean Tech (September 2018).

• “Very detailed principles of TD.” Sharon Mui Lim, Research Technician, The University of Nottingham (April 2017).

• “Very detailed information and useful to receive in a handbook for future reference.” Sophie Lester, PhD student, The University of Nottingham (April 2017).

• “(I enjoyed) both theory and practical.” Sanjay Kumar Patel, Senior Scientist, RSSL (April 2017).

• “Gave good depth of knowledge, applicable for all levels of TD users and their applications.” Ayesha Naeem, Laboratory Technician, Interteck (March 2017).

• “There was a lot of useful content and the advantage of a small group. [I enjoyed] the practical examples that allowed us to take part.” Sarah Dunn, Laboratory Technician, Intertek (March 2017).

• “I thought the whole day was interesting. It is the first time I’m on a TD course. Both lecturers and practical was useful and instructive. The courses I have attended before it has often been 10-15 people. On this course there were the opportunities to ask questions since we were only 4 people, I think that was very good.” Kari Olsen, Senior Engineer, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (March 2017).

• “Clear explanation of every TD Aspect. Very useful tips and tricks.” Ward D’Autry, Scientist, DSM Resolve (bespoke Hands-on Thermal Desorption training, February 2016).

• “Enthusiasm and knowledge of the presenter (Diane). Was a great course.” Roy Akkermans, R&D Technican, DSM Resolve (bespoke Hands-on Thermal Desorption training, February 2016).

• “(I enjoyed) the freedom to ask specific questions and make sure that the course answered all problems/questions.” Lydia Philippen, Assistant Scientist, DSM Resolve (bespoke Hands-on Thermal Desorption training, February 2016).

• “Good knowledge and interactive of Diane.” Erik Ritzen, Assistant Scientist – Chromatography and MS, DSM Resolve (bespoke Hands-on Thermal Desorption training, February 2016).

• “Very good. Slides/knowledge of presenter very good. (I enjoyed the) hands-on samples – getting to see result of real analysis.” Chemist, workplace health consultancy (November 2014).

• “I enjoyed the hands-on experience gained.” Tracy Warr, Laboratory technician at Satra Technology Centre.

• “I enjoyed the knowledge of the presenter and the ability to actually see the instrument work.” Research technician at a University.

• “I enjoyed the way the presenter gave the course. I liked the useful slides and hand-outs.” Fatima Al Wahshi, a Research Scientist from the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company (August 2013).

• “[I enjoyed] the mixture between the theoretical presentation and hands on the equipment for practical experiments.” Celia Laurence, a research assistant from The Open University (Aug 2013).

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