University of the Witwatersrand, Lund University and SEANAC
Present a
Four days’ workshop on

Fundamentals in chromatography and hands on practical experience on trouble shooting in liquid chromatography

5th - 8th February 2018
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Course objectives
The course aims to provide knowledge in and insights into modern liquid chromatography combined with different detection techniques and followed by hands on experience on trouble shooting such as changing and replacing valve sees, regeneration of the column, air bubbles removal from the pump heads, etc.

Learning outcomes
On completion of the course the student will be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

Skills and abilities

Judgement and approach

Course content
Lectures: Advanced theoretical treatment of liquid chromatographic separation and the underlying distribution and adsorption equilibria. Instrumentation and experimental technology for high-performance liquid chromatography and universal and selective detectors. Sample preparation prior to liquid chromatographic analysis. Introduction to supercritical fluid chromatography and mass spectrometry detection.
Laboratory work: Instruments and troubleshooting for high-performance liquid chromatography.

Assessment
Assessment is based on mandatory attendance, an oral presentation and a written report.

Grading scale
Possible grades are Pass and Fail. To pass the course, the student must attend all components and achieve a pass on the written report.

Language
The course is given in English.

Literature
All participants will receive a complete set of notes, which includes all the subject matter covered in the lectures.

Who should attend?
This course is intended for practicing environmental analytical chemists, biologists, medical, pharmaceutical and food quality controllers, toxicology and forensic scientists, chemical engineers, and project managers who work on quality assessment, site characterisation, contaminant transport, and remediation but have had limited exposure to modern analytical chemistry techniques.

Presenters

Margareta Sandahl received her under-graduate degree in Chemistry at Lund University in Sweden in 1991 doing her diploma work on enrichment of metal ions at sub-ppb levels using supported liquid membranes. For her graduate degree she studied sample preparation techniques for trace analysis of medium polar fungicides in green houses and in natural waters and received her PhD in Analytical Chemistry in 1999 at Lund University. In 1999, she obtained a junior lecturer position at LTH School of Engineering at Lund University and since 2001 she was promoted to senior lecturer in Analytical Chemistry at the Faculty of Engineering. Since 2007 she is head lecturer in Analytical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry at Lund University.  Her research today mainly involves fundamental studies and applications using supercritical fluid chromatography. 

Charlotta Turner is a Professor in Analytical Chemistry at Lund University in Sweden. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in Analytical Chemistry at Lund University in 2001. Charlotta did her postdoc from 2001-2004 at the U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratory in Albany, California, after which she returned to Uppsala University where she started her research group, the Green Technology Group. In 2009, she moved back to Lund University, and in 2012 she became a full professor. Turner´s research interests are in green analytical chemistry, sustainable development and supercritical fluid processing. Charlotta Turner has published over 100 scientific articles, review papers and book chapters. She has received several awards for her research, including the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's award for environmental science (2005), the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research Ingvar Carlsson Award for returning postdocs (2006), the Herbert J. Dutton Award for analytical chemistry (2015), and the Svante Arrhenius Award for her research in green chemistry (2017). Charlotta Turner is the chair of the Analytical Chemistry Division of the Swedish Chemical Society, and from 2018 the head of her department – the Centre for Analysis and Synthesis at Lund University.
Read more about the Green Technology Group and the different research projects here:
http://www.kilu.lu.se/cas/research/green-technology-group/ and about Charlotta Turner here: http://www.kilu.lu.se/cas/staff/professors/turner/

Luke Chimuka is a professor in Environmental Analytical Chemistry at Wits University, School of Chemistry. He obtained his PhD degree in Analytical Chemistry at Lund University in 2001. Did a postdoc at Wits University from 2002-2003. In 2006, joined the School of Chemistry at Wits as senior lecturer and rose through the ranks and in 2013 became professor in Environmental Analytical Chemistry. Has published over 100 scientific articles and won awards such as Kenneth Kaunda Floating trophy for best third year BSc student (1989), Chromatographer of the year (2011) and Biosciences winner of the Innovation GAP competition (2015). Chimuka´s research interests are in developing and modifying new sample preparation techniques\methods for organic chemicals followed by application in environmental and biological samples.

Tentative schedule

Course fees and closing date

Due to the interactive nature of the course, the number of participants is restricted.   Thus, early booking is advised.

Course fees (per delegate for the four-day course):
R 1500 for bookings made on or before 31 December 2017.
R 2000 for bookings made after 15 January 2018.
A discount of R 500 is given for members of SEANAC. A proof of membership needs to be provided. Become a member of SEANAC here: https://www.facebook.com/Seanac-1754552621491476/

Course fees include notes, teas and lunches.

The closing date for registration is 15th January 2018.
A cancellation fee of R 400 applies up to 15th January 2018. After that, the full course fee is payable, but substitutions are welcome.

Registration Form and Bookings

Bookings will be accepted via online registration and must be confirmed by a email copy of the deposit slip to saci.chem@wits.ac.za

Please folllow the link below

http://www.saci.co.za/EAC/registration.html

Enquiries

Prof. Luke Chimuka
School of Chemistry
University of the Witwatersrand
Private Bag 3, Wits 2050
Tel:  011 717 67 03
Fax: 011 717 67 49
E-mail   luke.chimuka@wits.ac.za

The Environmental Analytical Chemistry Research Group in the School of Chemistry specialises in the speciation of metals in the environment, including modeling of transport and fate of elements, environmental risk assessments, computer modeling of solution equilibria and chemometric data analysis and also developing and modifying modern sample preparation techniques for organic compounds in various samples.   The group also offers an environmental analytical service, including new analytical method development in the form of research and consulting work for industry.

School of Chemistry: www.chem.wits.ac.za