Markes International Masterclass: Non-target analysis using GC-MS

This free-to-attend Masterclass is designed for analysts seeking to improve non-target discovery workflows with gas chromatography.

You’ll learn how complementary techniques for sample extraction, enrichment, GC separation and detection can be combined with advanced data tools to deliver more comprehensive, confident non-target analysis.

To register for this free-to-attend Masterclass, please complete and send the form

Why attend

• Learn strategies for improving non-target analysis using automated sample preparation with GC, GC×GC and GC–MS
• Hear directly from academic and industrial researchers applying non-target approaches in diverse fields
• Tour the laboratories at Markes to see complementary techniques in practice
• Explore live software demonstrations that simplify GC–MS data comparison

Masterclass highlights

• Foundations of non-target analysis – VOCs and complex mixtures
• Applications in focus – life sciences, anaerobic digestion, battery systems, lung disease biomarkers, automotive materials
• Workflow innovation – how complementary techniques improve discovery and interpretation
• Lab tour and demos – practical demonstrations of non-target workflows

Speakers

• Dr Carsten Müller (Cardiff University) – Making sense of scents: untargeted analysis of VOCs in the study of life
• Dr Baptiste Poursat (University of Glasgow) – Non-targeted VOC profiling from septic tanks: early warning indicators in anaerobic digestion
• Dr Kieran Jones (University of Nottingham) – Operando capture and non-target screening of VOCs from battery systems
• Dr Waqar Ahmed (University of Manchester) – Breath volatiles in chronic lung disease: endogenous and environmental biomarkers
• Nick Molden (Emissions Analytics) – Reverse-engineering car tyres – approaches and challenges

Agenda

09:30 Registration, coffee & welcome reception

10:00 Making sense of scents: untargeted analysis of VOCs in the study of life

• Dr Carsten Müller (Cardiff University)

10:30 Non-targeted VOC profiling from septic tanks: early warning indicators in anaerobic digestion

• Dr Baptiste Poursat (University of Glasgow)

11:00 Operando capture and non-target screening of VOCs from battery systems

• Dr Kieran Jones (University of Nottingham)

11:30 Breath volatiles in chronic lung disease: endogenous and environmental biomarkers

• Dr Waqar Ahmed (University of Manchester)

12:00 Lunch

13:00 Reverse-engineering car tyres – approaches and challenges

• Nick Molden (Emissions Analytics)

13:30 Tools for non-target analysis

• Speaker TBC (SepSolve Analytical)

14:00 Laboratory tour and software demonstrations

15:00 Q&A and close