2021 Short Course Schedule

2021 Short Courses will be offered November 14-17, 2021 at the Crowne Plaza Conference Center in Princeton, NJ.  We will offer a variety of our courses. 

The short course program has long been an integral part of EAS and provides a valuable service to both students and professionals who seek to refine or augment their scientific development. The Short Course committee strives to offer high caliber courses that align with EAS’s mission and can include fundamental analytical techniques and principles, novel technologies and regulatory affairs.  EAS short courses are designed to help the practicing analyst develop new skills and enhance knowledge. Taught by experts, the short courses emphasize practical knowledge of a variety of important topics to help one keep current with best practices and new techniques. Whether you want to learn a new analytical technology, understand new regulations, explore an analytical field, or just brush up new concepts in your area of expertise, there is a course for you.  EAS’s short courses emphasize: A wide range of topics; interactive discussions; case studies for illustration; and practical and problem solving tips.

Pricing for 2021 IN-PERSON Short Courses: 
Registration rates are $575 for a one-day course and $850 for a two-day course until October 15th and  $775 for a one-day course and $1,175 for a two-day course after October 15th; note:  In-person short courses require a Full Conferee registration to the symposium & exposition.

EAS will be offering short course student rates of $70.00 per day for full-time students (proof of ID required) but you must register in advance.  In-person short courses require a Full-Time Student registration to the symposium & exposition ($30).  Space is limited.

2021 List of IN-PERSON Short Courses
These courses below will be offered in-person this November 14-17 at the Crowne Plaza Conference Center; Times each day are 8:30am – 5:00pm

# of DaysCourse Names Click on course title for descriptionInstructors
Nov. 14 & 15Practical Gas Chromatography (NEW)Tom Brettell, Cedar Crest College
Nov. 14 & 15Basic Mass Spectrometry (NEW)Athula Attygalle, Stevens Institute of Technology
Nov. 14 & 15Chemometrics without Equation Part 1 & 2 (NEW) Note: Part 1 and Part 2 can be taken as 1-day coursesDonald Dahlberg, Lebanon Valley College
Neal Gallagher, Eigenvector
Nov. 14 & 15HPLC & UHPLC For Practicing Scientists Part 1 & 2: Fundamentals, Method Development and Troubleshooting Note: Part 1 and Part 2 can be taken as 1-day coursesMichael W. Dong, MWD Consulting
Nov. 15 & 16Practical LC-MS Method Development and Sample PreparationPerry Wang, LC-MS Technical Expert
Nov. 16 & 17Cannabis Lab Essentials: Understanding the Cannabis Landscape and the Critical Process of Test Method Development and Validation (NEW)Susan Audino, S.A. Audino Associates
Nov. 14Effective Communication for Multicultural Professionals (NEW)Dottie Li, TransPacific Communications
Nov. 14High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography an Alternative Approach to Quality: Standardization, Quantification and Automation (NEW)Eike Reich, HPTLC Association
Wilmer Perera, CAMAG Scientific
Nov. 14History, Environmental Issues, and Characterization of Microplastics (NEW)Ashok Deshpande, NOAA
Nov. 14Systematic Chromatography Maintenance and Troubleshooting (NEW)Merlin Bicking, ACCTA, Inc.
Doug Raynie, South Dakota State University
Nov. 14Process Analytical Technology: Out of the Lab and into the Line, James Rydzak, Specere Consulting
Nov. 14Characterization of Biologics by HPLC, Capillary Electrophoresis, and Mass SpectrometryLi Tao, Bristol Myers Squibb
Ming Zeng, Bristol Myers Squibb
Nov. 14Practical Bioanalytical Method Validation by LC-MSPerry Wang, LC-MS Technical Expert
Nov. 15Atomic Spectroscopy in the Pharmaceutical Laboratory (NEW)Lydia Breckenridge, Bristol Myers Squibb
Sharla Wood, Bristol Myers Squibb
Nov. 15Intellectual Property Fundamentals for Scientists (NEW)Matthew Klee, XO Associates
Nov. 15Analytical Sampling and Sample Preparation for Chromatography (NEW)Doug Raynie, South Dakota State University
Nov. 15Learn Reversed Phase LC – What to Do When C18 Does or Doesn’t WorkMerlin Bicking, ACCTA, Inc.
Nov. 15Intact and Top-Down Protein Characterization and Quantitation by Mass Spectrometry: Approaches for Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery, Development, and BioanalysisJohn Kellie, GlaxoSmithKline
Nov. 15Quality by Design (QbD) Fundamentals for Analytical Chemists: A Continuous Improvement Paradigm for the Analytical LaboratoryZenaida Otero Gephardt, Otero Associates
Nov. 16Communicating Analytical Results in the Pharmaceutical Labs and Understand Human Errors in Maintaining Data Integrity (NEW)Kim Huynh-Ba, Pharmalytik
Nov. 16R Programming for Analytical Chemistry (NEW)David Gosser, City College of NY
Nov. 16Portable Spectroscopy Richard Crocombe, Crocombe Spectroscopic Consulting
Pauline Leary, Federal Resources
Nov. 16An Introduction to High Resolution Mass Spectrometry for Qualitative and Quantitative AnalysisMatthew Blatnik, Pfizer
Graham West, Pfizer
Nov. 16GC/MS Fundamentals for OperatorsMatthew Klee, XO Associates
Nov. 16Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC): A Powerful and Greener Tool for Analytical and Preparative SeparationsYingru Zhang, Lotus Separations
Mike Hicks, Merck & Co.
Nov. 16How to Develop Validated HPLC Methods: Rational Design with Practical Statistics and TroubleshootingBrian Bidlingmeyer, Analytical Acumen Inc.
Stanley Deming, Statistical Designs
Nov. 16Protein Therapeutics ImmunogenicityRobert Dodge, Novartis
Nov. 17Sample Processing, Preparation, and Analysis the QuEChERSER Way (NEW)Steven J. Lehotay, USDA
Nov. 17Uniting Analytical Technologies – TGA-IR-GCMS, LC-ICP-MS (NEW)Bill Hahn, PerkinElmer
Brady Frill, PerkinElmer
Nov. 17 Headspace-Gas Chromatography Fundamentals, Method Development and Method TransferMatthew Klee, XO Associates
Nov. 17Getting the most from GC and GC/MSGregory Slack, Boston Analytical
Nicholas Snow, Seton Hall University
Nov. 17Problems with FT-IR Spectra and How to Avoid Them Ellen Miseo, TeakOrigin
Jenni Briggs, Pike Technologies
Nov. 17Life Cycle Approach to Analytical Methods for Drug Products, Incorporating QbD ConceptsGregory Martin, Complectors Consulting

Our ON-LINE Courses will be held this Spring & Summer as follows:
Click here to register for ON-LINE courses

DatesTimes Each DayCourse TitleInstructors
July 19 & 2010:00am – 2:30pm EDTPrepare Your Analytical Laboratory for Quality Audit and InspectionKim Huynh-Ba, Pharmalytik
May 17 & 1810:00am – 2:30pm EDTDrug Discovery and Development ProcessesMichael W. Dong, MWD Consulting
July 7 & 810:00am – 2:30pm EDTGetting the most from GC and GC/MSGregory Slack, Boston Analytical
Nicholas Snow, Seton Hall University
July 8 & 910:00am – 2:30pm EDTHPTLC – The Other High-Performance Chromatography: Parameters,
Applications, Method Development and Troubleshooting		Eike Reich, HPTLC Association
Wilmer Perera, CAMAG Scientific

Pricing for 2021 ON-LINE Short Courses: 
Registration rates are $575 per course until two (2) weeks prior to the course start date and the regular rate of $775 per course  EAS will be offering short course student rates of $70.00 per course for full-time students (proof of ID required) until two (2) weeks prior to the course start date and the regular rate of $775 per course.  Space is limited.