The Analytical Scientist 2016 №46 November

The Analytical Scientist, Texere Publishing Ltd, Piscataway, NJ, USA, 2016. — 52 p. — ISSN: 2051-4077.Analytical science measures the improvements in all of our lives.
The ability to separate, identify and quantify the chemical components of materials — analytical chemistry — has an enormous impact on our lives; on the food we eat, our environment, energy supply, and the medicines we take.
The Analytical Scientist integrates all aspects of the topic, from advances in science and technology to first-hand accounts from the labs that test athlete’s samples; and from progress in business and policy to advice for career development and job satisfaction.
The Analytical Scientist launched in January 2013.In My View
When looking to the body’s ‘second genome’, robust analytical methodologies are key, says Pratik Jagta
Harry Philipsen asks, what advances are needed to make the leap from offline to online 2D-LC analysis of polymers?
Ridge regression and other penalty models can be targeted to desirable solutions – and improve spectroscopic calibration, says John Kalivas
Hermann Wätzig believes affinity capillary electrophoresis could help pharma overcome current limitations in the assessment of ligand binding assays
Reports
Cheers to TEA!
VUV Versus IndustryFeatureAnalytical Island in the Sun Luigi Mondello and friends share the experiences, achievements –
and losses – of the University of Messina’s “SepSci” group.
Who Are You? Are analytical scientists suffering an identity crisis? Elizabeth New and Dominic Hare explore how a focus on practical impact can ensure analytical chemistry’s continued essential role in bioscience research.
Departments
Solutions: Disrupting Cytogenetics in the Clinic
Profession: Magnificent Mentors, with Harold McNair Sitting Down With
Harold McNair, Professor Emeritus, Analytical Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA