Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) 2025

The Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition (EAS) is held each year to provide professional scientists and students continuing education in the analytical and allied sciences through the presentation of symposia of papers, workshops, and short courses. An exposition of apparatus and supplies allied to these sciences is held concurrently with the symposia. For more information, explore the Symposium, Exposition and Short Course menus.

Technical Program

For over 60 years, the Technical Program of EAS has provided cutting-edge information for the analyst with research presentations on practical solutions to problems and discussions of novel technologies. The symposium now typically contains over 350 papers on a wide variety of subjects, from pharmaceutical analysis to art conservation, analytical chemistry education, food analysis, chemometrics, sample preparation, process analysis, forensic analysis, surface analysis, validation, and regulatory topics. The program emphasizes the practical use of a wide swath of technologies (e.g., CE, GC, LC, near-IR, mid-IR, Raman spectroscopy, NMR, mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, microscopy, and sensors) in solving real-life problems faced by scientists in their daily work.

Registration

Register HERE

Registration fees

Full Conferee

Includes the Technical & Poster Sessions, Exposition Area, Employment Bureau,
Career Development Workshops, Keynote Lecture, and an EAS Souvenir.

• Early rate: $330 until Oct. 15
• Regular rate: $495

Full-Time Student Conferee

Must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student; please provide a copy of your student ID with your registration. Includes the Technical & Poster Sessions, Exposition Area, Employment Bureau, Career Development Workshops, Keynote Lecture, and an EAS Souvenir. 

• $50

Exposition/Networking/Posters

Includes access to the Exposition Area, Employment Bureau, Career Development Workshops, Poster Sessions, Keynote Lecture and an EAS Souvenir. 

Does not include the opportunity to register for Short Courses or attend the full Technical Program or other Special Lectures. 

• $150

High School Student with Seminar

High school students and their high school teachers are required to attend a seminar for this registration category. Proper high school identification is required for students and their teachers. You are entitled to attend a seminar and the Technical & Poster Sessions, visit the Exposition Area, and receive an EAS Souvenir. 

• $0

IN-PERSON Short Course Registration Fees***

Early rate by October 15

• One-Day Short Course*: $700  
• Two-Day Short Course*: $1,050
• FULL-Time Student** Short Course Fees for One-Day: $100
• FULL-Time Student** Short Course Fee for Two-Day: $200

After October 15

• One-Day Short Course*: $1,000  
• Two-Day Short Course*: $1,425
• FULL-Time Student** Short Course Fees for One-Day: $425
• FULL-Time Student** Short Course Fee for Two-Day: $625

*Please note you MUST register as a Full-Conferee in order to attend an IN-PERSON short course.
**Proof of valid full-time student ID and reference from your professor due at time of registering for a course. 
Space for students has limited availability based on specific course.
*** Price includes breakfast, buffet lunch and 2 coffee breaks.

Abstract submission

Submit your Abstract HERE

Program 

Preliminary program is available here

Keynote & Breakfast Lectures

We are excited to announce Dr. Ashley Ross, University of Cincinnati, will be giving a Keynote lecture!  We invite all registered attendees and exhibitors to join us. A complimentary reception will be held immediately after the lecture in the exhibit rooms.

Keynote Lecture

 - Monday, November 17, 4:15pm

Exploring New Frontiers in Neurochemical Detection Along the Gut-Brain-Immune Axis

• Dr. Ashley Ross, University of Cincinnati

Ashley Ross is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati and faculty in the Neuroscience Graduate Program. She earned her Ph.D. in 2014 from the University of Virginia under the guidance of Dr. Jill Venton. She completed her post-doctoral training in Dr. Rebecca Pompano’s lab at the University of Virginia where she was an American Association of Immunology Careers in Immunology Fellow. She began her independent career at UC in 2017. Her research interests are diverse including fundamental investigations into the mechanisms of neurochemical adsorption at electrode surfaces, studies of the mechanisms of neuroprotection during brain ischemia, and she has pioneered research measuring subsecond neuro-immune communication in the immune system. Ashley was recently named a “Top 40 under 40” in the Analytical Scientists, received an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, and was awarded the Emerging Investigator Lectureship Award by the Analyst. Her lab has received funding from the NSF CAREER, the NIH, and from the RCSA.  She currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Analyst, RSC Chemical Reviews, a member of the Board of Directors for the Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry, and is a member of the scientific advisory board for the International Society of Monitoring Molecules in Neuroscience.  

Breakfast Lectures

Career Options for Women Chemists

 - Monday, November 17 & Tuesday, November 18, 7:30am

• Kate Jackson, Colgate Palmolive
• Erin Ennis, FMC Corporation
  • Erin Ennis Ballinger, PhD, is an E2E ISC NPI Project Manager at FMC, leveraging a diverse background in research, development, and operations to drive the successful commercialization of new product innovations within the agriculture industry. She earned her PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Drexel University in 2016 under the guidance of Joe Foley. Her research focused on method development for capillary electrophoresis and stochastic modeling of peak capacity and separation success in sequential elution liquid chromatography.
    She joined a contract lab in Newark, Delaware in 2016 and FMC in 2018 as a Global R&D Analytical Scientist and Analytical Technical Expert. There, she focused on method development, GLP validation and testing, and product renewal defense for the company’s global portfolio. Her career then progressed into the Operations organization in 2021 as an Active Ingredient Master Planner, where she managed supply planning and oversaw new product commercial launches in collaboration with manufacturing and marketing. She took on additional opportunities during that time frame, leading a Gender Equity global focus group project, business transformation projects, and completing a Certificate in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) from APICS and a Certificate in Management Essentials from Harvard Business School. In 2025 she transitioned to her current role, where she is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end project management related to new product introductions within FMC’s technical center, ensuring efficient collaboration and timely execution to bring pipeline products to market.
• Monica Joshi, West Chester University
  • Monica Joshi is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at West Chester University, where she has taught in the undergraduate forensic chemistry program since 2010. She is currently a guest researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the Materials Measurement Laboratory. Her research interests lie in the application of chromatography, mass spectrometry, and spectroscopic techniques to improve the detection and identification of illicit drugs and gunshot residue. She enjoys teaching and collaborative learning at all levels. Last year, she taught kindergarten and adult bible studies. This year, she is looking forward to teaching first grade, continuing to participate in research projects, and leading small group discussions on a variety of topics.
• Anastasia Andrianova, Agilent
  • Anastasia Andrianova is a Collaborations Program Manager for GC and GC/MS in the Gas Phase Division of Agilent Technologies, located in Wilmington, Delaware. She received a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of North Dakota. She also holds an MBA degree in Strategic Leadership from the University of Delaware. Anastasia has been at Agilent Technologies since 2018. She has authored or co-authored over 30 journal articles and application notes, and 2 patents in the field of analytical chemistry, focusing on chromatography and mass spectrometry. Anastasia is currently working on driving customer collaborations across GC and GC/MS with a focus on food and environmental analysis.

A light breakfast will be provided during these lectures.

Full Conferee or Full-Time Student Registration required.

Workshops

Extraordinary STEM Women Leaders – What Sets Them Apart

• Susan Morris, Professional Coach, Susan Morris Coaching
• Friday, November 7, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
• Live ONLINE workshop

Given the rapid technological advances like CRISPR and AI, forward thinking and inspirational leaders are needed now more than ever. There are talented STEM women who lead teams, discover innovative products and keep drugs safe, pure, potent and effective. However, few STEM women rise to the ranks of senior executive leaders. For the handful of STEM women who are successful leaders, how did they become the best of the best? More importantly, what are the lessons the next generation of STEM women need to learn to be extraordinary leaders themselves? In 2023, a qualitative study was conducted with 21 STEM women in the life sciences and healthcare. Study results pointed to three key personality traits and two indisputable skills that separate STEM women who are extraordinary from the average STEM leader. Study results uncovered five practices for STEM women who aspire to be extraordinary.

Resume and Interview Hints Helpful for Obtaining Positions at Any Level

• Roy Helmy, Associate Vice President, Merck & Co., Inc.
• Gino Salituro, Senior Principal Scientist – PCD BA -Preclinical Development Bioanalytics, Merck & Co., Inc.
• Wednesday, November 12, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
• Live ONLINE workshop

Learn the secrets of locating positions.  Understand the importance of how to read a job description so that you can submit an effective application.  Format a resume appropriately tailored to a specific job description.  Generic resumes are not as effective.  This workshop takes you from preparing the resume to accepting the offer by reviewing 1) writing a resume, 2) preparing for a phone screen, 3) what to expect in a typical candidate on-site interview experiences and questions, and 4) taking the time to review the offer and how to respond to the human resources and/or hiring manager.  This session is interactive.  Come prepared with resumes, experiences to share, and questions.

Unlocking Your Potential: Navigating Career Change

• Reno DeBono, Ph.D., QC Manager – Analytical & Metals
• EMD Electronics (Electronic Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt Germany)
• Monday, November 17, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
• Live In-Person ON-SITE Workshop

Are you ready for a career change?  Join us in this interactive workshop led by Dr. Reno DeBono, QC Manager at EMD Electronics.  Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting your career, this session will empower you to:

• Discover Core Skills:
  • Understand and communicate your existing skill sets.
  • Identify transferable skills that can open new doors.
• Explore New Career Paths:
  • Learn about core skills required in different industries.
  • Find opportunities beyond your current specialty.
• Problem-Solving and Value Creation:
  • Analyze gaps and challenges in potential roles.
  • Discover how you can bring unique value to a position or company.
• Share Success Stories:
  • Learn how to showcase your achievements effectively.
  • Craft compelling narratives for interviews and networking.
• Generalize Specialized Knowledge:
  • Adapt highly specialized expertise to broader contexts.
  • Enhance your versatility and adaptability.

Join us and unlock your potential for a successful career transition!

Maneuvering the Science Job Market – Insights from Both Sides of the “Job Coin”

• Jan Peters, PhD – Principal Scientist – Merck & Co., Inc
• Tuesday, November 18, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
• Live In-Person ON-SITE Workshop

Maneuvering the job market as a candidate looking for a job can be daunting even at the best of times but is even more stressful in challenging times like at the moment. Experience from more seasoned scientists that have successfully gone through interview and hiring processes as candidate and Hiring Manager can help more junior scientists to get tips and ideas to increase the success rate to land a great job, but also avoid common pitfalls that may result in losing opportunities. I plan to share my experience as candidate and Hiring manager, provide tips and tricks, but also important take aways from my career experience as well as the changes that I’ve observed throughout the years.

You must register for EAS in order to sign up for all workshops.

We hope you will be able to attend our career enhancing workshops!  

Short Courses

Short Courses will be offered November 16-19, 2025, at the Crowne Plaza Conference Center in Princeton, NJ.  We will offer a variety of our courses.

The short course program has long been an integral part of EAS and provides a valuable service to both students and professionals who seek to refine or augment their scientific development. The Short Course committee strives to offer high caliber courses that align with EAS’s mission and can include fundamental analytical techniques and principles, novel technologies and regulatory affairs.  EAS short courses are designed to help the practicing analyst develop new skills and enhance knowledge. Taught by experts, the short courses emphasize practical knowledge of a variety of important topics to help one keep current with best practices and new techniques. Whether you want to learn a new analytical technology, understand new regulations, explore an analytical field, or just brush up new concepts in your area of expertise, there is a course for you.  EAS’s short courses emphasize: A wide range of topics; interactive discussions; case studies for illustration; and practical and problem-solving tips.

Pricing for 2025 IN-PERSON Short Courses: 

Registration rates for a one-day course is $700 and a two-day course is $1,050 if registered before Oct. 15th.  Pricing after Oct. 15th is $1,000 for a one-day course and $1,425 for a two-day course; note:  In-person short courses require a Full Conferee registration to the symposium & exposition.  Prices include breakfast, 2 coffee breaks and a buffet lunch.  Register for two courses and receive a $100 discount.

EAS will be offering short course student rates for full-time students (proof of ID required) but you must register in advance.  In-person short courses require a Full-Time Student registration to the symposium & exposition ($50).  Space is limited. Rates for a one-day course is $425 and a two-day course is $625.

2025 List of IN-PERSON Short Courses

These courses below will be offered in-person this November 16-19 at the Crowne Plaza Conference Center; times each day are 8:30am – 5:00pm

🗓 November 16–17

• Practical LC‐MS/MS Method Development and Sample Preparation
  • Instructor: Perry Wang, LC-MS Technical Expert
• HPLC and UHPLC for Practicing Scientists 1 and 2: Fundamentals, Method Development, and Troubleshooting
  • (Note: Part 1 and Part 2 can be taken as 1-day courses)
    Instructor: Michael Dong, MWD Consulting

🗓 November 16

• Practical NMR Spectroscopy
  • Instructor: Damodaran Achary, University of Pittsburgh
• Chromatographic Methods of Analysis of Oligonucleotides, siRNA, sgRNA and mRNA
  • Instructor: Martin Gilar, Waters Corporation
• Process Analytical Technology: Out of the Lab and into the Line
  • Instructor: Jim Rydzak, Specere Consulting
• Introduction to Quantitative Spectroscopy for Quality Assurance in the R&D and Manufacturing Environments
  • Instructor: Deborah Peru, DP Spectroscopy and Training, LLC
• LA-ICP-MS: Theory, Practice, and Environmental and Biological Applications
  • Instructor: Dula Amarasiriwardena, Hampshire College
• Successfully Implementing Key Elements of the USP and ICH Guidances in an Enhanced Analytical Procedure Development Workflow
  • Instructor: Richard Verseput, S-Matrix Corp

🗓 November 17

• Getting the most from GC and GC/MS
  • Instructors: Gregory Slack, Consultant & Nicholas Snow, Seton Hall University
• Analytical Method Validation and Lifecycle Management – FDA, ICH and USP Expectations
  • Instructor: Kim Huynh-Ba, Pharmalytik Consulting
• Chemometrics without Equations (or hardly any)
  • Instructor: Neal Gallagher, Eigenvector Research
• Data Analysis Skills for Chromatographers
  • Instructor: Merlin Bicking, ACCTA, Inc.
• How to Deliver a Winning Technical Presentation
  • Instructor: Dottie Li, TransPacific Communications

🗓 November 18

• Real-Time Insights into Electrochemical Reactions: Operando/In-Situ Raman and Optical Imaging
  • Instructors: Mritunjay Mishra & Gbenga Taiwo, University of Delaware
• Introduction to Data Analytics for Analytical Chemists
  • Instructor: Mary Kate Donais, St. Anslem College
• Systematic HPLC Troubleshooting
  • Instructor: Merlin Bicking, ACCTA, Inc.
• Practical Bioanalytical Method Validation by LC-MS/MS
  • Instructor: Perry Wang, LC-MS Technical Expert
• An Overview of Drug Development, Drug Quality, Regulatory, and Quality Control Processes
  • Instructor: Michael Dong, MWD Consulting
• Collecting Infrared Spectra and Avoiding the Pitfalls
  • Instructors: Ellen Miseo, Miseo Consulting & Jeff D’Agostino, Specac, Inc.
• PFAS – A Wonder Chemical which became a Nightmare
  • Instructor: Jay Meegoda, NJ Institute of Technology
• Analytical Target Profile: An Introduction and its Strategic Link to Quality Target Product Profile and Analytical Life Cycle Management
  • Instructor: Partha Mukherjee, Amicus Therapeutics

Venue

• Crowne Plaza Princeton-Conference Center & Hotel
• 900 Scudders Mill Rd, Plainsboro, NJ 08536 
• phone: 609-936-4200

Exhibitors

Booth / Company Name

• W10 / Advanced Materials Technology
• L4 / Agilent Technologies
• TBD / American Chemical Society, NY Local Section
• M6 / ASAP Analytical
• M13 / attocube systems Inc.
• M5 / Axcend
• L9 / Bettersize Inc.
• W3 / BrightSpec, Inc.
• W5 / Cambrex ESDT
• L11 / CE Elantech
• TBD / CFDV
• TBD / Coblentz Society, Inc., The
• W7 / Daicel Chiral Technologies
• M8 / Dissolution Technologies
• TBD / Eastern Analytical Symposium
• WF1 / Elementar Americas, Inc.
• M3 / Ellab Inc
• L5 / GERSTEL, Inc.
• M14 / HORIBA
• W14 / IonBench Corporation
• L19 / JEOL USA, INC
• L6 / LECO Corporation
• WF20 / LNI Swissgas
• L10 / MAC-MOD Analytical
• L14 / MACHEREY-NAGEL Inc.
• M10 / Martel Instruments LLC
• M15 / Mestrelab Research
• L18 / Metrohm USA
• L1 / MicroSolv
• L3 / MOLNÁR-INSTITUTE for applied chromatography
• W11 / NanoChrom Technologies
• TBD / NY/NJ SAS
• W2 / PDR-Separations
• M7 / Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp.
• W6 / Pyvot
• M11 / Regis Technologies
• M9 / Renishaw, Inc.
• L16 / Restek
• L12 / Rigaku
• L17 / Rudolph Research Analytical
• W4 / S-Matrix Corporation
• L15 / SCAT Americas Inc
• W8 / Scientech Laboratories, LLC
• M1 / SCIEX
• L2 / Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.
• L8 / Sotax
• W12 / Spectrum Chemical Mfg. Corp.
• L13 / Thermo Fisher Scientific
• W15 / Tosoh Bioscience LLC
• L7 / Trajan LPP
• W13 / VICI DBS USA
• W1 / Waters Corporation