Eastern Analytical Symposium 2012 - Energizing Analytical Solutions
The Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition has, for over 50 years,
brought analysts together to hear of new developments, to learn of
advances in instrumentation, and to share with each other unique ways
to implement problem-solving techniques. That’s a long and
successful history of communicating contributions to analytical
efforts. For example, did you know that the laser, a mainstay of
modern chemical analysis, had not yet been invented when the first
EAS was held in 1959? Of course, the laser is not unique in that
regard. One can think of many other major developments in fields as
disparate as chromatography (capillary columns) and mathematical data
analysis (The Savitzky-Golay filter routine was proposed in 1964.)
that have come to be part of modern analysis since that first meeting
and have become integral to the EAS program. Presentations and
exhibits at EAS have repeatedly shown how these developments are
ingeniously incorporated into methods to answer questions more
quickly and more thoroughly in the laboratory, in the plant, or in
the field.
Analysis is a vast field, no matter how you parse it. Reflecting that diversity, EAS may be considered a medley of miniconferences on various aspects of analysis, tied together by the common idea that measurement provides a guide to understanding. The topics are as varied as the kinds of scientists EAS has come to serve and the kinds of problems these scientists are asked to address. One can find presentations on analysis in the preservation and identification of objects of cultural heritage, sophisticated mathematical techniques for squeezing out information from data, the analysis of crime scenes, quality by design, laboratory management, and many other topics. All of these are available in one venue, EAS.
Lectures on specialized topics represent only one facet of EAS 2012. The exposition brings together in one place a wide variety of products and services from the foremost companies serving the analytical community. EAS is the place to make the connection between client and service or product provider.
Science education is also an important feature of the Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition. A wide array of short courses taught by recognized experts provides an intensive way to enhance the knowledge and productivity of laboratory personnel. EAS seminars provide young people with the opportunity to have their first glimpse of analytical processes, how the experts in the field who carry them out think, and contribute to the well-being of mankind. And this year, we have added another educational tool that focuses on professional development of the individual, workshops to focus on new skills necessary in today’s job market. These include software competence building, mock interviews that include detailed feedback, as well as review of resumés.
EAS continues to be THE VENUE for presenting and finding solutions to analytical problems more than 50 years after the first meeting. Over the years, I have become tremendously impressed by the vast creativity and energy exhibited in presentations and exhibits at EAS. Recognizing the energy and innovation of contributors to EAS is an appropriate theme. So, thinking of analytical science and communication of ideas, I hope you agree that EAS is the obvious choice for becoming energized about analytical solutions. I look forward to welcoming you to EAS 2012 in November, as we continue a great tradition of energizing analytical solutions.