Increase Confidence in Your Component Identification and Eliminate Components with Similar Spectra More Efficiently
Struggling with those pesky software roadblocks that break your workflow? Join our technical show-and-tell software series where we tackle the most frequently asked (and frustrating) software questions. From retention time locking, PCDLs, AMDIS libraries, retention indices, and deconvolution, our experts will decode the chaos with insights and examples. Whether you’re feeling like a pro or just trying to keep your system running, questions always arise. This event is your chance to get real answers.
What you will learn:
- What retention indices (RIs) are and how they are measured
- How RIs can help to minimize spectral false positives and misidentification
Presenter: Kirk Lokits, PhD (GC/MS Applications Scientist, Agilent)
Kirk received his B.S. in Forensic Science and Chemistry from EKU and began his forensic tenure at the Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio and FDLE in the Orlando and Pensacola laboratories. Kirk left the forensic realm and began his career with HP/Agilent, working as a service engineer supporting the LC, GC, LCMS, GCMS, and ICPMS products. While working for HP Kirk earned his M.S. in Analytical Chemistry from MTSU. In 2005 Kirk left Agilent to attend the University of Cincinnati and earned his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry. Afterwards, he worked for the Midwest Research Institute (MRIGlobal) in Kansas City, as a Principal Chemist and Sr. Program Manager on DoD projects, staffing, designing, and building remote laboratories for placement throughout the world. In 2014, Kirk re-joined Agilent as a GCMS Applications Scientist focusing on forensic applications within the GCMS product line.
