2102 has been a busy and successful year for the CHROMacademy Team.

We have created 16 webcasts, 12 tutorials, an interactive GC Troubleshooter and new e-Learning material across all our key topics - HPLC | GC | Mass Spec | Sample Prep. Our number of subscribers grew by 45% this year with a host of new companies joining the site - welcome to you all.

For all of you who have contributed, studied, discussed and developed within the CHROMacademy community, we thank you and look forward to a very productive 2013.

The CHROMacademy Team

Ionization in MS detection

Understanding ionization processes in MS detection can lead to a much better appreciation of hyphenated techniques, better method development and enhanced skills when operating the equipment. CHROMacademy contains a wealth of information on instrument processes and ionization chemistry which is fully illustrated with those all important movies to really aid with understanding.

We have Electron Ionization GC-MS and Electrospray Ionisation LC-MS topics at all levels - Why not test your knowledge with one of our assessments?

This content is available to Premier Members only

Liquid Chromatography Webcast

A complimentary webcast from CHROMacademy on Liquid Chromatography training, professional development and reference information. Join us when Technical Director, Tony Taylor will demonstrate how our award winning eLearning and troubleshooting website will save you time and money in the lab while advancing your career.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 10:00 am | Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00)

Introduction to Ion Chromatography

A must see for everyone using or considering ion chromatography.

A definitive guide to the fundamental theory and instrumentation of ion chromatography.
The session considers the underlying theory of the technique, column and eluent selection and key separation variables as well as the various techniques used for ion suppression and detection. Various applications of ion chromatography together with recent advances in the technique including capillary ion chromatography, fast and ultra high pressure ion chromatography as well as hyphenation of ion chromatography to mass spectrometric detectors are also discussed in detail.

The Secrets of Optimizing GCMS Methods
Live: Thursday December 13th at 4:00 BST; 11:00am EST

Learn how the experts get the best performance from their GCMS instrumentation.

In this forthcoming session we consider the major instrument and method decisions that allow you to get the very best from your analysis.

• Understand the implication of good sample preparation in GCMS
• Selecting the best GC columns and GC separation conditions to maximize GCMS data quality
• Appreciate the limitation of instrument autotuning
• Explore which EI and CI source parameters can be optimized and the best approach to achieve instrument optimization for target analytes
• Learn the principles of quadrupole tuning and discover how to tune for target compounds
• Appreciate the key spectral data acquisition and analysis variables and learn how to optimize each of them