Frontier Laboratories

Lecture and Lab Training on Frontier Lab Pyrolysis Products

June 11-14, 2019 in the San Francisco Bay Area

Day 1: GC/MS Fundamentals

Join world renowned professor, author, and mass spectrometry expert, Dr. O. David Sparkman, for an information packed day all about GC/MS and the use of the NIST 17 Mass Spectral Library and AMDIS spectral deconvolution software, which is critical for most pyrolysis GC/MS use.

Day 2-4: Pyrolysis GC/MS

•  Materials Characterization & Method Map
•  Pyrolysis Demystified
•  Hardware Overview
•  Run real samples
•  Data review tools
•  Sample Preparation
•  Method Development
•  Routine Maintenance
•  Common Questions
•  Universal Applications
•  Advanced Techniques

Class Size*: 3-10

*We require a minimum of 3 attendees or we reserve the right to reschedule the class.  10 is the maximum enrollment.

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Pyrolysis User’s Training Course – June, 2019

Lecture and Lab Training on Frontier Lab Pyrolysis Products

December 4-6, 2018 in Antioch California

Join Terry Ramus, Ph.D., Rojin Belganeh, Technical & Marketing Director, and Itsuko Iwai, Research Chemist, for 3 full days of lectures and labs. You’ll learn how to quickly characterize materials, optimize parameters, perform precise quantitation, and maintain your Frontier pyrolyzer for quality results in your lab.

• Pyrolysis Demystified
• Hardware Overview
• Pyrolysis GC/MS Use
• Run real samples
• Data review tools
• Sample Preparation
• Method Development
• Materials Characterization & Unknowns Method Map
• Routine Maintenance
• Common Questions
• Universal Applications
• Advanced Techniques

GC/MS Basics

Optional Training on Monday, December 3rd, 2018

Join world renowned professor, author, and mass spectrometry expert, Dr. O. David Sparkman, for an information packed day all about GC/MS. The course is optional to the Pyrolysis User’s Training Course.

• Definition of GC/MS techniques
• Types and components of GC/MS
• Data acquisition requirements
• Columns and injectors
• MS ionization types
• Data Analysis Introduction:
• Classroom Lectures
• Interpretation – nitrogen rule – fragmentation mechanisms
• Introduction to MS databases for identification of unknowns
• Introduction to AMDIS

Details and Registration

Pyrolysis User’s Training Course – December, 2018

Lecture and Lab Training on Frontier Lab Pyrolysis Products

December 12-14, 2017 in Antioch California

Join Terry Ramus, Ph.D., Roger Tank, Technical Director, and Itsuko Iwai, Research Chemist, for 3 full days of lectures and labs. You’ll learn how to quickly characterize materials, optimize parameters, perform precise quantitation, and maintain your Frontier pyrolyzer for quality results in your lab.

• Pyrolysis Demystified
• Hardware Overview
• Pyrolysis GC/MS Use
• Run real samples
• Data review tools
• Sample Preparation
• Method Development
• Materials Characterization & Unknowns Method Map
• Routine Maintenance
• Common Questions
• Universal Applications
• Advanced Techniques

GC/MS Basics

Optional Training on Monday, December 11th, 2017

Join world renowned professor, author, and mass spectrometry expert, Dr. O. David Sparkman, for an information packed day all about GC/MS. The course is optional to the Pyrolysis User’s Training Course.

• Definition of GC/MS techniques
• Types and components of GC/MS
• Data acquisition requirements
• Columns and injectors
• MS ionization types
• Data Analysis Introduction:
• Classroom Lectures
• Interpretation – nitrogen rule – fragmentation mechanisms
• Introduction to MS databases for identification of unknowns
• Introduction to AMDIS

Details and Registration

Pyrolysis User’s Training Course – December, 2017