Advanced Topics In GC

4-Day Course with 12 Hands-on Lab Experiments

I promise that you will leave this course with the knowledge to take on any chromatography challenge.

This class picks up where the popular “GC Fundamentals” and “LC/GC Bootcamp” leave off.  Those are not “beginner” classes by any means.  They take anyone from beginner to expert in one week.  Once you have a firm grasp of those GC fundamentals, you are ready for the advanced GC course which offers more breadth of GC topics…and 12 opportunities to get some hands-on experience with the new topics. 

You’ll get to use metal clad columns to run high temperature GC to investigate adulterated olive oils.

You’ll physically convert a GC from helium to hydrogen and see the analysis times get cut in half.

You will learn how to improve your sensitive 2500 fold by injecting 25 uL directly into the GC. 

You’ll get to do all of this while having fun…the Axion way!

Course Curriculum

Day 1

9:00 Introduction

9:15 Master Resolution Equation

10:15 Lab – Temperature and Flow Effects 

11:15 Injection Techniques (Part 1)

12:00 Lunch (provided by Axion)

1:00 Injection Techniques (Part 2)

2:00 Lab – S/SL/OC/Pulsed

3:30 Lab – Gas Sampling Valve 

4:00 GC Theory

Day 2

9:00 Method Development Examples

10:30 Lab – High Temperature

11:30 Stationary Phase Selection

12:00 Lunch (provided by Axion)

1:00 GC/MS

2:00 Lab – GC/MS

3:00 Derivatization in GC

4:00 Lab – Derivatization of Benzodiazepines

Day 3

9:00 Headspace

10:00 SPME

10:30 Lab – Quant of Alcohols by Headspace GC

12:00 Lunch (provided by Axion)

1:00 Lab – Method Development – Selectivity

2:00 Lab – Method Development Cut the Column

3:00 Lab – Helium vs Hydrogen for Carrier Gas

4:00 End of Course

Day 4

9:00 Troubleshooting GC Problems

10:30 Lab – Injector Maintenance

11:30 Lab – Detector Maintenance

1:00 End of Course

*Note that this is just a guide for the course.  The actual agenda will be determined based on interest of the participants.

Have you taken the LC/GC Bootcamp?

The LC/GC Bootcamp is the best chromatography training to start with for most people.

Take the LC/GC Bootcamp first, then either (or both) of the Advanced Topics courses. If you follow that learning path, we promise you will gain technical mastery in both HPLC and GC. You will feel confident knowing you can solve almost any HPLC or GC challenge you face.

Registration

4-Day Advanced GC Course

Hands-On Experience With New Topics 

Where: Axion Labs and Training Institute, Chicago Illinois

Instuctor: Dr. Lee N. Polite

2025 Dates TBD
$4,995.00

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I recently took the Axion HPLC & GC Bootcamp (Chem 700) course with Dr. Polite. The experience was great. I've had very little exposure in the chromatography world and walked away with a functional understanding of the science. The balance of lab and lecture was excellent and the delivery of the content was well rounded for all learning styles. A very solid investment and I would highly recommend to anyone looking to rapidly get up to speed. The service level was also top notch. Its clear that Lee and Antigone care deeply about their participants and the work they do. Well done.
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Chicago, Illinois

"Hi I just wanted to take a minute to tell you what an amazing course Axion’s LC/GC Bootcamp is. I was fortunate enough to attend Lee’s course in the summer of 2021.  I’m a trained chromatographer with a focus in mass spectrometry.  Despite having a PhD in the field with years of study behind me, I was able to garner new information to expand my knowledge base. I highly encourage anyone to attend his course if you are afforded the opportunity."

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Tiffany Liden, Ph.D.
Postdoc Researcher, Adjunct Professor  Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington
"Over the course of my career, I have attended several GC and HPLC trainings. This was the first training in which I left the course with a level of understanding that I could maximize the equipment. Rather than leaving with a tip or a trick for method development, Dr. Polite provided a complete roadmap to method development from theory to application in the training. It was enjoyable to go from the art of method development to the science of method development. For anyone looking to learn GC/HPLC, increase their lab skill sets, or make the transition from experienced user to expert; I would highly recommend this course."
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