Note: List does not include Poster Sessions – these will be posted in the EAS Preliminary Program

We excitedly invite you to plan to join us at the EAS 2013!  This is also an invitation to contribute a paper to EAS in your own analytical subject area for review and acceptance.  Complementary papers to the topics mentioned below are especially welcome.  Our deadline for contributed paper submission has been extended util April 30, 2013. All areas of analytical chemistry are welcome.  To submit a paper click here.

The full list of invited sessions, speakers and titles click here 

AWARD SESSIONS

EAS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELDS OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Honoring Irving Wainer, NIH Chair: Ruin Moaddel, NIH	EAS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN CHEMOMETRICS  Sponsored by Eigenvector Research Honoring Olav Kvalheim, University of Bergen Chair: Svante Wold
EAS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY  Sponsored by FOSS NIRSpectroscopy Honoring Susan Foulk, Guided Wave, Inc. Chair: Katherine Bakeev, B&W Tek, Inc.	EAS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY  Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific Honoring Michael L. Gross, Washington University St. Louis Chair: Dave Russell, Texas A & M
EAS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN SEPARATION SCIENCES  Sponsored by Agilent Technologies Honoring Mark R. Schure, Kroungold Analytical Chair: Ilja Siepmann, University of MN	NEW YORK  SECTION OF THE SOCIETY OF  APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY GOLD MEDAL AWARD Honoring Stephen Cramer, Advanced Light Source Chair: Deborah Peru, Colgate-Palmolive Co.
EAS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE Sponsored by Bruker BioSpin & New Era Enterprises Honoring Dennis Torchia, NIH Chair: Edwin Becker, NIH	AMERICAN MICROCHEMICAL SOCIETY BENEDETTI-PICHLER AWARD Honoring Mark Hayes, Arizona State University Chair: Joseph Sneddon, McNeese University
EAS NEW FACULTY AWARD IN NMR SPECTROSCOPY Sponsored by Agilent Technologies To Be Announced	NEW YORK MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY ERNST ABBE AWARD To Be Announced

 INVITED SESSIONS

BIOANALYSIS New Technology for Quantitation of Intracellular Drugs in Transporter Studies Chair: Mingshe Zhu, Bristol-Myers Squibb	MICROSCOPY Industrial Microscopy Chairs: John R. Reffner, Dow and George Munzing, BASF Forensic Microscopy VII “What is it? Who does it?” Chair: Thomas Kubic, John Jay College
CHEMOMETRICS Advancements in Chemometric Data Treatment Chair: Benoit Igne, Duquesne University	NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY What’s New in NIR Analysis? Chair: David Hopkins, NIR Consultant
CHROMATOGRAPHY Women in Chromatography: Solving Real Life Problems Chair: Mary Ellen McNally, DuPont Carbon Dioxide-Based HPLC: Modern SFC Chair: Larry Taylor, Virginia Tech Advancements in Stationary Phases Chair: Landon Greene, Bristol-Myers Squibb Advances in Fast and High Performance Bio-Analytical Separation Techniques Chairs: William Barber, Xiaoli Wang, Agilent Technologies Multidimentional Chromatography Chair: Neil Danielson, Miami University-Ohio CULTURAL HERITAGE Analytical Imaging for Cultural Heritage, Part 1&2 Chair: John Scott, New York Conservation Foundation Environmental Analysis for Cultural Heritage, Part 1&2 Chair: John Scott, New York Conservation Foundation EDUCATION ACS Certification – How, When, Why Chair: Cecil Dybowski, University of Delaware FORENSIC ANALYSIS Innovations in Forensic Drug Analysis Chair: Thomas Blackwell, DEA Northeast Laboratory Forensic Toxicology Chair: Thomas Brettell, Cedar Crest College MASS SPECTROMETRY Mass Spectrometry – A Powerful Technology for the Biotech and Pharmaceutical Scientist Chair: Robert lannucci, Bristol-Myers Squibb	NMR SPECTROSCOPY NMR of Molecules: Small and Large Chair: Tatyana Polenova, University of Delaware Structural Studies by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Chair: Patrick van der Wel, University of Pittsburgh PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS USP Compendial Standards: Recent and Future Updates Chairs: Kim Huynh-Ba, Pharmalytik, Leonel Santos, United States Pharmacopeia Analytical Inhalation Session: Bringing Patients into the Lab Chair: Jennifer Wylie, Merck Spectroscopic Imaging for Dissolution and Pharmaceutical Development Chair: Xujin Lu, Bristol-Myers Squibb Applications of NMR in the Pharmaceutical Industry Chair: Gary Martin, Merck PAT for Continuous Manufacturing and Real-Time Release Testing Chair: Joseph Medendorp, Vertex Analytical, Process, Regulatory Perspectives in Quality-by-Design in Biologics Development Chair: Jianmei Kochling, Genzyme Consumer Products: Challenges and Strategies Chair: Susan Friedman, Colgate-Palmolive SPECTROSCOPY Spectroscopic Applications in Biomedical Sensing Chair: Brandye Smith-Goettler, Merck Spectroscopic Applications in Biologics Chair: Brandye Smith-Goettler, Merck Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy: Instrumentation and Applications Chair: Ian Lewis, Kaiser Optical Systems SURFACE SCIENCE Spectroscopy at Surfaces and Interfaces Chair: Lars Gundlach, University of Delaware Environmental Surface Chemistry Chair: John Newberg, University of Delaware