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| April
20-25, 2008 |
The
Society of Quality Assurance (SQA) |
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Robin King
and Bob Busing will be representing EPL Bio Analytical Services
at the Annual Society of Quality Assurance (SQA) meetings in
Memphis, April 20-25.
The Society of Quality Assurance (SQA) is a professional membership
organization dedicated to providing a forum for information
exchange and utilization of knowledge in research and regulatory
quality assurance, promoting the profession through leadership
and effective professional relationships, enhancing knowledge
of regulatory and quality assurance concerns that impact research,
and fostering the highest professional standards leading to
growth, development and recognition of the quality assurance
profession worldwide. www.sqa.org |
| March
31-April 3, 2008 |
45th
Annual Introductory Course in Gas Chromatography |
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Two employees,
Manual Serratos and Li Sheng participated in the 45th Annual
Introductory Course in Gas Chromatography March 31-April 3 in
Shaumburg Illinois. |
| March
17-19, 2008 |
“Seven
Habits of Highly Effective People” |
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A group
of twelve employees recently participated in the first EPL leadership
event in Chesterfield Missouri. The three day session included
participation in a customized training session based on the
“Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” book by
Stephen Covey, a one day Leadership Summit and tours of the
Monsanto Life Sciences Center and the Donald Danforth Plant
Science Center. Keith Duff gave a presentation entitled “Substantial
Equivalence (SE) Testing of Food & Feed Products”
for researchers at the Danforth Center.
The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is a not-for-profit
research institute with a global vision to improve the human
condition. Research at the Danforth Center will enhance the
nutritional content of plants to improve human health, increase
agricultural production to create a sustainable food supply,
and provide the scientific ideas and technologies that will
contribute to the economic growth of the St. Louis region and
of the State of Missouri.
The Danforth Center was founded in 1998 in partnership with
the Missouri Botanical Garden; Monsanto; Purdue University;
the University
of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; the University
of Missouri, Columbia; and Washington University. |
| March
1-7, 2008 |
Two
employees, Hank Scobell and Nancy Purdeu attended the Pittcon
2008 |
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The 2008 Pittsburg Conference
and Exposition in New Orleans was, as usual, bigger and better
than ever before. This year there were over 1000 companies exhibiting
their analytical equipment and services. The exhibition floor
was about a half a block wide and over two city blocks long.
During the three days EPL concentrated on automated Solid Phase
Extraction (SPE) equipment. We intend to add this capability
to keep up with new UPLC technology added recently, that can
chromatograph samples in a few minutes, compared to 30 to 60
minutes for the last generation of HPLCs.
The technical program was equally impressive with over 2200
technical papers presented over a five day period. This was
the second year that Pittcon co-programmed with the American
Chemical Society making the combined program more diverse than
before From the technical papers we identified several ideas
that may reduce analysis time on our conventional HPLCs and
reduce time required to clean up samples for HPLC analysis. |
| December
2 - 6, 2007 |
Section
D02 ASTM International Meeting |
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An
EPL BAS chemist attended the December 2 - 6, 2007 Section D02
(Petroleum Products and Lubricants) ASTM International Meeting
in Phoenix, AZ. This organization is a voluntary, not-for-profit
institution well known for its development of standards for
materials, products, systems, and services. |
| November
6-7, 2007 |
Waters
UPLC seminars |
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Waters UPLC
seminars November 6th and 7th – six scientists from EPL
will participate in advanced training sessions for method development
using Waters UPLC systems.
EPL will host a tour for prospective Millikin Student in cooperation
with the Millikin Regional Entrepreneurship Network on November
6th. |
| October
10, 2007 |
Cool
Aid Demonstration |
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On October
10, 2007 two members of our staff gave a science demonstration
to a class at MacArthur High school in Decatur, Illinois. The
demonstration involved using a flash column to separate a grape
drink into red and blue solutions. |
| August
28-30, 2007 |
Farm
Progress Show |
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Progress
City at Richland Community College, Decatur, IL
This year’s show will be full of the latest
technology, tools and services to make your farming operation
more profitable. As you know, the Farm Progress Show is the
“Super Bowl” of agriculture. The 2007 show will
be no exception. With dozens of products set to be unveiled
for the first time to the public on Aug. 28, you will be the
first to see the latest the industry has to offer.
Description is from www.farmprogressshow.com |
| August
23, 2007 |
Atlas
Chromatographic
Data Processing Advanced Topics |
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Thermoscientific
Training Center
Philadelphia, PA
"This one-day course is for experienced
Atlas users who wish to enhance their knowledge and capabilities
in the data processing functions of the Atlas system."
Description is from the Thermo Fisher Scientific
course announcement. |
| August
22, 2007 |
Administration
of Atlas Instrument Control |
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Thermoscientific
Training Center
Philadelphia, PA
"Designed for users familiar with Atlas,
this one-day course will demonstrate how Atlas Instrument
Control and Acquisition work behind the scenes."
Description is from the Thermo Fisher Scientific
course announcement. |
| August
20-21, 2007 |
Atlas
Report Manager |
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Thermoscientific
Training Center
Philadelphia, PA
"This course is a comprehensive introduction
to the structure and operation of the reporting tool and continues
with step-by-step guidance on creating report elements."
Description is from the Thermo Fisher Scientific
course announcement. |
| July
23-25, 2007 |
Romer
Symposium 25th Anniversary |
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On June
23-25, 2007 Robin King, Keith Duff, and Courtney Goodwin attended
Romer Symposium 25th anniversary. The symposium focused on mycotoxin
prevention, identification, and testing. The three day seminar
was highlighted by an 8 hour seminar that held various keynote
speakers. |
| June
23-27, 2007 |
American
Seed Trade Association
Annual Convention (ASTA) |
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Robin King
hosted a table at the recent American Seed Trade Association
Annual Convention (ASTA). ASTA's mission is to be an effective
voice of action in all matters concerning the development, marketing,
and free movement of seed associated products and services throughout
the world. ASTA promotes the development of better seed to produce
better crops for a better quality of life. For more information
about ASTA, visit http://www.amseed.org/about.asp. |
| June
2-3, 2007 |
Interpretation
of Mass Spectra |
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On June
2-3, 2007 Sara Bendler attended the Interpretation of Mass
Spectra at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Annual
Meeting in Indianapolis, IN.
This course focused on electron ionization mass spectrometry
and the interpretation of spectra based on recognizable fragmentation
patters, known reaction mechanisms, and isotopic abundance
patterns of common elements. |
| June
1, 2007 |
Price
Babson:
Symposium Entrepreneurship |
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Robin
King was sponsored by Millikin University recently to participate
with Dr. James Dahl, Dean of the Tabor School of Business
at Millikin in the 23rd annual Price-Babson Symposium for
Entrepreneurship Educators. Colleges and Universities from
around the world sent teams of two, an active entrepreneur
and an academic member of the institution, to participate
in an intensive four day program exploring the “art
and craft” of teaching and learning the entrepreneurial
process.
The Babson-Price Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators
(SEE) has been the leading program to train entrepreneurship
educators (academics and entrepreneurs) since its inception
in 1984. Under the leadership of Jeffry Timmons, this program
based at Babson College in Babson Park, MA just outside Boston,
has profoundly altered the landscape of business education
in American and abroad.
For more information about the Price-Babson SEE or Babson
College see
http://www3.babson.edu/ESHIP/outreach-events/symposia/price-babson.cfm. |
| May
23-25, 2007 |
Laboratory
Safety and Health |
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On May
23-25, 2007 Keith Richard and Rodney Smith attended the American
Chemical Society Laboratory Safety and Health workshop in
May.
The workshop was designed for laboratory employees who have
responsibility for safety and health issues. The workshop
focused on practical measures for the prevention of incidents
or exposures that could cause injury, fire, damage to the
environment, or interfere with lab operations. The workshop
also included an overview of safety and health standards and
regulations that apply to the laboratory workplace. As the
newly appointed Safety Director at EPL, this workshop was
a great opportunity for Keith to learn how to make EPL an
even safer work environment. |
| April
30-May 3, 2007 |
Gas
Chromatography Course |
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On April
30-May 3, 2007, chemist and study director, Sara Bendler attended
The Introductory Course in Gas Chromatography hosted by the
Chicago Chromatography Discussion Group.
This four-day course focused on the theory, application,
and method development principles of gas chromatography. |
| April
29-May 4, 2007 |
Society
of Quality Assurance Convention |
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On April
29th through May 4th 2007 Rachelle Caldwell, IT coordinator
attended Society of Quality Assurance Convention (SQA)
While there Rachelle attended two classes – Introduction
to the Principles of Computer Validation for the QA Professional
and Advanced Concepts in Computer Validation. She was also
a participant in several other seminars. |
| Feb
25-March 2, 2007 |
Pittcon
Conference & Expo |
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On Feb
25th through March 2, 2007 Rachelle Caldwell attended Pittcon
Expo in Chicago, IL.
Pittcon is the world's largest, most comprehensive Conference
and Exposition for laboratory science. |
| October
24, 2006 |
Inductively
Coupled Plasma (ICP) |
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Chuck Caldwell
and Donnie Holeman attended an ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma)
User’s Group Seminar in Champaign presented by PerkinElmer
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