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PF 2012

by Jiri Urban on December 31, 2011 · 0 comments

Finally! A blog update. After almost six months I have something to tell. Even though only shortly. I am going to describe my past chromatographic months in one of the next posts. Until then, I would like to wish you nice year 2012 and especially good health. Everything else will come along.

HPLC 2011 – preselection

by Jiri Urban on June 16, 2011 · 0 comments

Last year, I summarized my HPLC 2010 notes after the meeting. This year I would like to share with you a list of talks I am going to see. If you like, you might share your favorite talks presented on HPLC 2011 (link to program at HPLC2011.com). Sunday – Opening Ceremony No discussion. You have [...]

Zero is absence of knowledge

by Jiri Urban on April 21, 2011 · 2 comments

International Science Olympiad for high school students from 20 European countries. One particular example in an analytical chemistry part focuses on the iodometric titration with 3 maximum available points. The organizers decided to use “all or nothing” approach. Either you have a correct result with maximum points or you have made …

PF 2011

by Jiri Urban on December 31, 2010 · 0 comments

PF2011

Last year, I tried to use “chromatographic” New Year’s greeting for first time. It was kind of easy. This year, I would like to continue with this tradition and – additionally to strip presented below – I would like to wish you good health and welfare in the upcoming year. May the bad stuff from [...]

My HPLC books

by Jiri Urban on October 18, 2010 · 6 comments

My very first HPLC book

Today, I would like to describe my favorite chromatographic books: from one I bought even before I (really) knew what chromatography is to one which has chapter with my name on it. Úvod do vysokoúčinné kapalinové kolonové chromatografie I am sorry to all of you who does not understand Czech language. This is my very [...]

HPLC 2010 flashbacks Vol. 2

by Jiri Urban on October 6, 2010 · 0 comments

Iva with winning poster and received diploma

When two do the same thing, it’s not always the same. In the last issue of LCGC North America, Ronald Majors summarized his highlights of HPLC 2010. In my HPLC 2010 flashbacks I focused exclusively on oral presentations I have attended during the meeting. Ronald Majors summarized whole symposium in a detailed and comprehensive way, [...]

New trends in analytical chemistry

by Jiri Urban on September 21, 2010 · 3 comments

Couple of days ago I wrote about September Discussion group organized by CASSS International separation science society. As I promised I made notes and I would like to share them with you now. Although I expected slightly different format of meeting (selection of few topics and their detailed discussion with the attendants) I was able [...]

New directions in separation science

by Jiri Urban on September 2, 2010 · 0 comments

CASSS Discussion Group

In May, I announced that CASSS organizes a discussion group about consulting. Today, I would like to mention next discussion group focused on New directions/developments in Separation Science. The meeting is taking place on September 15th, 2010 in Woodfin Suites in Emeryville, CA at 6 pm. Personally, I am looking forward to attending this meeting. [...]

HPLC 2010 flashbacks

by Jiri Urban on July 1, 2010 · 6 comments

HPLC 2010

As I mentioned several weeks ago, there was an international symposium on the separation science – HPLC 2010 – held in Boston last week. It was my second North American conference (together with San Francisco 2006) and third in total (plus Stockholm 2005). Allow me to summarize my remarks I made during the lectures I [...]