Join the discussion as SCIEX customers and industry experts explore how forever chemicals have shaped our environmental research. Get insight into topics ranging from the history of PFAS to analytical testing methods.


Day 1: Participate in an open discussion forum with our internal PFAS scientists from across the globe. Hear the story of how PFAS has shaped our environmental research. Take advantage of this digital space to share, learn and teach your fellow colleagues in the PFAS testing world.

Day 2: Our panel of world-renowned PFAS experts discuss their journeys and present the latest trends and research in this dynamic market. Explore how these scientists have implemented LC-MS/MS methods to solve analytical challenges and create unique solutions for their PFAS applications.

Join this event to:

  • Learn about the history of PFAS and the need to increase testing for these “forever chemicals”
  • Understand how PFAS regulations differ across the globe
  • See what the future could look like in the PFAS testing world
  • Explore different matrices for PFAS testing
  • Discover how LC-MS can help solve challenges related to testing for PFAS chemicals
  • Get tips and tricks from seasoned PFAS testing experts
  • Find out what your peers are doing and share your knowledge in our open forum

 

This 2-day event is the first session of many PFAS summits SCIEX will host in the coming year, and there will be exciting activities for you to participate in throughout 2023. Join us for this first session and find out more about the next one: the in-person version!

Registrations for this event are now closed as the event is over. 

 

Coming soon: On demand version of the event

Agenda

Day 1

A brief history of PFAS

Dr. Craig Butt, Manager, Applied Market, SCIEX

Part 1: PFAS workflow overview: past, present and future

Part 2: The EMEAI perspective

Simon Roberts, Staff Application Scientist, SCIEX

Jianru Stahl-Zeng, Senior Technical Manager, EMEAI, SCIEX

PHX complementary workflow

Sam Lodge, Senior Business Development Manager, Phenomenex

Automating the Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) of PFAS for a range of methods and matrices

Ian Wan, Product Manager, PromoChrom Technologies

What does 4ppq actually look like?

Karl Oetjen, Senior Scientist, Technical Marketing, SCIEX

PFAS and customer support overview

Megumi Shimizu, LC-MS Application Scientist, SCIEX

An overview of different PFAS exposure pathways

Holly Lee, Food LC-MS Scientist, SCIEX

Day 2

Advancing LC-MS analyses for characterizing human exposure to PFASs

Christopher Higgins, PhD, University Distinguished Professor, Colorado School of Mines

The ever-changing landscape of the modern PFAS laboratory

Andrew Patterson, Technical Director, Eurofins Specialty Services

Environmental fate and global distribution of PFAS

Cora Young, Associate Professor and Guy Warwick Rogers Chair, York University

Screening of PFAS in cosmetics and personal care products

Amy Rand, Assistant Professor, Carleton University

Speakers

Dr. Craig Butt

Manager, Applied Market

SCIEX

Megumi Shimizu

LC-MS Application Scientist

SCIEX

Ian Wan

Product Manager

PromoChrom Technologies

Simon Roberts

Staff Application Scientist

SCIEX

Holly Lee

Food LC-MS Scientist

SCIEX

Christopher Higgins

PhD, University Distinguished Professor

 Colorado School of Mines

Karl Oetjen

Senior Scientist, Technical Marketing

SCIEX

Amy Rand

Assistant Professor

Carleton University

Sam Lodge

Senior Business Development Manager

Phenomenex

Jianru Stahl-Zeng

Senior Technical Manager, EMEAI

SCIEX

Andrew Patterson

Technical Director

Eurofins Specialty Services

Cora Young

Associate Professor and Guy Warwick Rogers Chair

York University