Decoding GC & GC/MS: Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Best Practices
Following the success of our last Ask the Expert session, we’re back with a part 2 focusing on GC and GC/MS workflows. This time, our panel is discussing your questions on maintenance, troubleshooting, and column care. Whether you’re aiming to improve accuracy, solve recurring issues, maximize productivity, and extend the life of your GC or GC/MS system, this session is for you. Our expert panel will address key challenges and share best practices, tips, and tricks to keep your GC/GCMS in peak condition while answering your burning questions.
Key Topics:
- How to maintain your GC/GCMS for optimal performance
- Troubleshooting common issues in GC and GC/MS
- Best practices for column care and extending your column’s life
- Tips for improving accuracy and reproducibility in results
- How to ensure efficiency and productivity across your workflows
Who Should Attend:
- Lab managers, analysts, and technicians using GC or GC/MS
- Anyone looking to optimize their GC workflows for long-term performance
Presenter: Dr. Anshu Kumari Singh (Technical Support Manager, Agilent Technologies)
Dr. Anshu Kumari Singh is the Technical Support Manager for India in the Chemistries and Supplies Division. She has more than 20 years of experience in this industry. She is leading a team of highly qualified Individuals responsible for providing technical support to customers. She provides support to customers on queries related to applications, products and troubleshooting for GC and LC columns and Supplies. She also conducts workshops, trainings and seminars for the customers helping them in understanding the chemistry behind GC & HPLC columns and Sample Preparation Products. Dr. Anshu holds a Doctorate degree from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and is based out of Delhi.
Presenter: Mr. Praveen Arya (Application Engineer - GC/MS, Agilent Technologies)
Praveen Arya, Application Engineer at Agilent technologies, has a commitment and appreciation for Gas-phase residue applications. In 2005, Mr. Praveen Arya completed his M.Sc. in Food Technology . After post-graduation, he served as a Senior Analyst at SGS, Gurgaon- a commercial testing laboratory for 6 years and developed expertise in Residue analysis using sophisticated chromatographic instruments such as LCMS and GCMS. After that, in 2011, He joined Agilent Technologies as an Application Engineer where he supported country-wide GCMS customers for resolving application issues and method development. He has more than 18 years of experience in residue analysis in food and environmental samples using various high end chromatographic and spectrometric techniques (GC, GCMS, GCMS/MS, TDS, Headspace, Purge & trap etc.). His area of specialization includes new analytical method development and validation as per national and international guidelines.
Presenter: Mr. Anuraj Kumar (Customer Application Engineer - GC/GCMS, Agilent Technologies)
Anuraj has overall 10+ years of experience in handling Gas Phase products. Working with Agilent since 4+ years and looking for GC & GCMS products as core Post Sales application engineer for PAN India. Previously he had worked with multiple pharmaceutical R&D as an Research Scientist in Teva, Fresenius kabi & Jubilant Life Sciences.
Presenter: Mr. Sunil B Lakhmapure (Technical Support Specialist, Agilent Technologies)
Sunil holds 19 year plus experience in the analytical field with major exposure to LC/GC with Single Quad, Triple Quad and high resolution (QToF) mass spectroscopy. Started career in Pharma R&D as a scientist with hands on experience on high end instruments like LC/MS, XRD & NMR. Developed & published application notes using Chromatographic techniques on real world samples/issues at various levels.
