GC Troubleshooting Quick Guide: Quick Fixes for Common Problems

Key Learning Points

• Understand the purpose for common preventative measures towards GC challenges 
• Identify and attribute challenges to specific areas of the GC instrument or column 
• Recognize symptoms of challenges with method performance 
• Attribute common maintenance practices to specific remedies

Who Should Attend

• Those who perform routine analysis using gas chromatography and would like to begin exploring techniques for troubleshooting 

Speaker: Zachary Woodward (Senior Technical Specialist, Phenomenex)

Zachary Woodward is a Senior Technical Specialist with Phenomenex, Inc, assisting laboratories with method development in the bio-pharma, environmental, and food industries. Zachary spent his formative years developing HPLC and GC methods with a pharmaceutical lab in Albany, NY, after which he developed HPLC and SPE methods in a clinical setting here in Southern California. Zachary received his B.Sci. in Chemistry from the College of William and Mary, was awarded his Master’s in Chemistry at San Diego State University, and is happy to speak with you today!