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Bioanalytical Tropical Disease Detection: Analytical Chemistry for the Developing World Laurie E. Locascio, NIST
Bioanalytical Bioanalytical Applications of Photonic Nanostructures

Radislav Potyrailo,

GE Global Research

Bioanalytical Bioanalytical Applications of Single Molecule Detection and Spectroscopy Steven A. Soper, Louisiana State University and X. Nancy Xu, Old Dominion University
Bioanalytical Molecular Beacons: Ten Years Later Weihong Tan, University of Florida
Bioanalytical Single Cell Manipulation, Analysis and Use in Sensing Stephen G. Weber, University of Pittsburgh
Bioanalytical Investigating Neuronal Chemistry R. Mark Wightman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Bioanalytical Quantitatively Investigating the Communication Skills between Cells and Tissues Dana Spence, Wayne State University
Biomedical Novel Biospectroscopy for Amyloid Diseases Igor K. Lednev, University at Albany, SUNY
Drug Discovery Drug Screening Assays: Opportunities for Analytical Chemistry in Drug Discovery Robert T. Kennedy, University of Michigan
Education/Teaching New Ideas and Approaches to Analytical Chemistry Education Delana A. Nivens, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Electrochemistry Neurochemical Monitoring: From Impulses to Outcomes Martyn G. Boutelle, Imperial College London
Environmental Chemical Sensors for Environmental Monitoring Philippe Buhlmann, University of Minnesota
Environmental The Science of Global Climate Change Barbara J. Jones and Laurie E. Locascio, NIST
Environmental Arsenic: Transformation, Speciation and Toxicity Partha Basu, Duquesne University
Environmental Advances in Open-Path Atmospheric Monitoring Peter R. Griffiths, University of Idaho
Food Science Food Safety Joe Romano and Brad Barrett, Waters Corporation
High Throughput Chemical Analysis Functional Gylcomics: Decoding Glycans through Mass Spectrometry or Microarrays? Milos V. Novotny and Yehia Mechref, Indiana University
High Throughput Chemical Analysis High-Throughput Screening of Biological and Chemical Sensor Materials

Radislav Potyrailo,

GE Global Research and Frank Bright, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Homeland Security/Forensics Detection of Terrorist Weapons: Chemical Weapons Michael J. Sailor, University of California, San Diego
Homeland Security/Forensics Detection of Terrorist Weapons: Biological Weapons David R. Walt, Tufts University
Homeland Security/Forensics Advances and Challenges in Forensic Applications of Mass Spectrometry Michael Sigman, University of Central Florida
Imaging State of the Art Cellular Targeting and Cellular Drug Delivery Raoul Kopelman, University of Michigan and Weihong Tan, University of Florida
Ion Mobility Ion Mobility: Recent Developments in Instrumentation and Applications Richard A. Yost, University of Florida and M. Bonner Denton, University of Arizona
Laboratory Management Leadership Techniques That Engage Technical Staff to Provide Recognized Business Impact

Gregory Pace,

Sun Chemical Corporation/ALMA

Liquid Chromatography Modern Liquid Chromatography Peter W. Carr, University of Minnesota
Liquid Chromatography Practice of Ultra-fast and Ultra-high Pressure LC in Pharmaceutical Analysis Michael W. Dong, Synomics Pharma
Mass Spectrometry Achievements and Challenges in Mass Spectrometry E. Michael Thurman and Imma Ferrer, University of Almeria, Spain
Microfluidics From Micro to Nano in Analytical Instrumentation Vassili Karanassios, University of Waterloo
Microscopy New Frontiers in Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy: Probing Biological and Nanostructured Interfaces Cynthia G. Zoski, New Mexico State University
Microscopy/Surface Analysis The Eighteenth Annual James L. Waters Symposium Recognizing Pioneers in the Development of Analytical Instrumentation: Scanning Probe Microscopies -- (STM, AFM, SNFUH)

Patricia Bordell, Duquesne University and

Sanford L. Asher, University of Pittsburgh

Nanotechnology Nanoconductors and Chemical Sensing Paul W. Bohn, University of Illinois
Nanotechnology Nanobiotechnology: From the Single Cell to the Single Molecule Laurie E. Locascio, NIST
Nanotechnology Nanoscale Self-Assembled Systems Wyatt Vreeland and Laurie E. Locascio, NIST
Nanotechnology Analytical Characterization of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials Stephane Petoud, University of Pittsburgh
Nanotechnology Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) from Metal Nanoparticles for Analysis and Bioanalysis Michael J. Natan, Oxonica, Inc.
Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutical Analytical Laboratory Method Transfer and Variability Reduction: Solutions for QC and Development Brian K. Nunnally, Wyeth
Pharmaceuticals Genotoxic Impurities: Assessment, Quantitation and Regulations Michael W. Dong, Synomics Pharma
Polymers & Plastics Advances in Mass Spectrometry of Synthetic Polymers Charles L. Wilkins, University of Arkansas
Process Analytical Chemistry Emerging Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) and the Use of PAT in Process Understanding and Product Development Walter Dziki, Abbott Laboratories
Proteomics & Genomics Quantitative Proteomics and Metabolomics for Systems Biology Mark R. Chance, Case Western Reserve University, and Masaru Miyagi, Case Western
Proteomics & Genomics Emerging Technologies for Metabolomics Jonathan V. Sweedler, University of Illinois
Safety Beryllium Analysis - Occupational Exposures Kevin Ashley, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Sampling & Sample Preparation In vivo Sampling Janusz Pawliszyn, University of Waterloo
Sensors Novel Supported Membranes and Membrane Arrays for Biosensing Applications Quan "Jason" Cheng, University of California, Riverside
Separation Sciences What Will Control the Optimal Channel Size for Nanoscale Separations? Susan V. Olesik, Ohio State University
Separation Sciences Spectroscopic Insights into Separation Processes Timothy G. Strein, Bucknell University and Cynthia K. Larive, University of California, Riverside
Separation Sciences Using Electric Field Gradients to Concentrate and Separate Biomolecules Adam T. Woolley, Brigham Young University
Vibrational Spectroscopy Deciding on NIR or Mid-IR Spectroscopy for Process Monitoring Paul A. Wilks, Wilks Enterprise, Inc. and Chris W. Brown, University of Rhode Island
Vibrational Spectroscopy Ultraviolet Resonance Raman Spectroscopy: It's Ready for Prime Time! What's Holding it Back? Michael W. Blades, University of British Columbia and Sanford Asher, University of Pittsburgh
Vibrational Spectroscopy Nonlinear Optical Vibrational Spectroscopic Studies on Biological Molecules Zhan Chen, University of Michigan
Vibrational Spectroscopy The Use of Mid Infrared Focal Planar Arrays in Imaging and Spectroscopy John Rabolt, University of Delaware