PACS Courses at PittCon

PACS will provide short courses and technical presentations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at PittCon conference in March 2013.

PACS is an independent science based firm providing laboratory testing and educational services.  PACS short courses are offered monthly in major cities or at your time and place.  March schedule of PACS courses are available on the PACS short course calendar.  Please print the March PACS schedule to help your planning.

You do not need to register for the Pittsburgh Conference to take PACS short courses.  PACS is independent of the PittCon.

PACS Technical Presentations

Two Presentations – Sunday March 17, 2013

Session – New Developments in Analytical Instruments abstract 240-10P

Evaluating Activated Carbons: Comparison of GAED and ASTM Iodine Number Test Methods

and

Session – New Developments in Analytical Instruments – abstract 240-9P

Monitoring Activated Carbon Performance at Wastewater Plants for Odor Control

 

Presentation Thursday, March 21, 2013

Session 2540 – Process Analytical Chemistry – abstract 2540-7P

Electrochemistry Conversion of Iodide to Iodine for Safe Activated Carbon Storage

 

PACS Course Titles in Philadelphia March 2013 Philadelphia, PA – March 2013
SPECTROSCOPY COURSES
  • Mass Spectral Interpretation   March 15-17
  • Advanced Mass Spectral Interpretation   March 25-27
  • ICP-MS   March 22-23
  • LC-MS On Request
  • AA/GFAA/ICP Intermediate   March 19-20
  • AA/GFAA/ICP Advanced   March 25-26
  • Infrared Spectral Interpretation   March 16-17
  • Analysis Without Sample Prep: Near-IR, the Versatile Spectroscopy On Request
CHROMATOGRAPHY COURSES
  • Gas Chromatography: Principles and Applications   March 13-15
  • High Pressure Liquid Chromatography On Request
  • Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction On Request
QUALITY, LAWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY COURSES
  • Environmental Data Validation   March 18-19
  • Expert Witness and Legal Case Support Work for Scientists   March 20
  • The ABC’s of Intellectual Property March 21
  • Quality Assurance of Chemical Measurements   March 22-23
  • Development and Validation of Analytical Methods March 18-19
  • OSHA Laboratory Standard   March 25
  • Toxicology for Non-Toxicologist   March 26
  • Lab Safety Courses 1 to 5 days March 25-29
  • Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) On Request
  • Environmental Laws On Request
TECHNICAL WRITING COURSES
  • WRITING: Communicating in Technology and Science On Request
PROCESS EQUIPMENT COURSES
  • Fundamentals of Cooling Water Treatment On Request
  • Water Treatment and Corrosion Control in Water Systems (Consultant services available) On Request
ACTIVATED CARBON SCHOOL
32nd International Activated Carbon Conference (IACC-32)

IACC-32
 in Pittsburgh, PA Sept. 25-26 
PACS Course Titles in Pittsburgh May and Sept. 2013 Philadelphia, PA – March 2013
  • AC Adsorption: Principles, Practices and Opportunities   March 18-19
  • Design, Operation and Troubleshooting of Activated Carbon Adsorbers   March 20
  • Biomass to Biochar: Renewable Carbonaceous Products On Request
  • AC Particle Enlargement Technologies: Briquetting, Pelletizing, Granulation and Extrusion On Request
  • Pressure Swing Adsorption and other Cyclic Adsorption Processes and Applications On Request
  • Green Chemistry 101: Principles and Practices for Chemical Industry On Request