Thursday, October 1, 2026
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., EDT
Environmental and food testing laboratories continually seek new opportunities to improve analytical performance, increase laboratory productivity, and adapt to evolving analytical requirements. Advances in GC column technology are enabling laboratories to achieve greater sensitivity, enhanced robustness, longer column lifetime, and faster method optimization across a wide range of challenging applications.
This webinar will showcase how modern GC column technologies, innovative column formats, and intelligent optimization tools are redefining chromatography workflows. Through real-world examples from environmental and food testing laboratories, attendees will learn how advanced column solutions can improve separations, reduce maintenance requirements, simplify method development, and enhance confidence in analytical results.

Key learning objectives:
- Understand how advanced GC column technologies can improve sensitivity, robustness, and overall analytical performance.
- Evaluate innovative column formats and workflow strategies that extend column life and improve laboratory efficiency.
- Apply EZGC tools and best practices to streamline method development, method translation, and chromatographic optimization.
Who should attend?
- Laboratory Managers interested in leveraging new GC technologies to increase efficiency and lower cost per analysis.
- Analytical Chemists and GC Users looking to unlock higher performance from their existing GC and GC-MS systems.
- Method Development Scientists seeking faster pathways to method optimization and implementation.
- Environmental Scientists exploring innovative solutions for emerging analytical and regulatory challenges.
- Food Safety and Pesticide Residue Analysts aiming to improve robustness and confidence when working with challenging sample matrices.
Webinar details
- Cost: Free to attend
- Location: Online
- Duration: 60 minutes
Webinar Presenter

Dr. Ramkumar Dhandapani
Director of Product Management, Restek Corporation
Dr. Ramkumar Dhandapani holds a PhD in analytical chemistry and has over 23 years of experience in the chromatography industry. Dr. Dhandapani specializes in method development, validation, and troubleshooting of chromatography methods. He has developed numerous regulatory-compliant methods across diverse sectors, including environmental analysis, food quality and safety, pharmaceutical, fuels, and chemical industries.


