In this episode, podcast co-hosts Dr. Dwight Stoll and Dr. James Grinias talk with Dr. Kevin Schug, Shimadzu Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Texas, Arlington. Dr. Schug is an expert in separations and mass spectrometry, and leads a research program with diverse interests ranging from clinical analysis to environmental analysis. In their conversation, they discuss several of Dr. Schug’s recent research articles focused on the thermodynamics of headspace analysis using ionic liquids as cosolvents, analysis of intact proteins using triple quadrupole mass spectrometry, and the coupling of supercritical fluid extraction with supercritical fluid chromatography. They also discuss several of Kevin’s topic interests, including mentoring the next generation of separation scientists, and the importance of rigorous analytical chemistry in the courtroom. Finally, Dr. Schug shares a few bits of advice, in addition to a plea for academic institutions to reconsider the way they support major research instrumentation.

Ep. 18: Teaching it forward in separation science

Analytically Speaking, the podcast from LCGC and Spectroscopy magazines, addresses important issues in separation science and analytical spectroscopy. Topics include new analytical techniques, methods, and approaches; the latest trends; advances in instrument and software technology; practical solutions for specific applications; recent papers in the scientific literature and their applicability; challenges and solutions for data analysis and interpretation; analytical chemistry theory and fundamentals (from advanced research to tutorials and troubleshooting); and more. Our regular hosts are Dwight Stoll, PhD, a professor of chemistry at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, and Jerry Workman, PhD, a spectroscopist, noted author, and currently the Senior Technical Editor of Spectroscopy and LCGC. Dwight covers separation science and Jerry addresses spectroscopy related topics.