Professional Analytical and Consulting Services (PACS) Upcoming PACS courses:

Professional Analytical and Consulting Services (PACS)

Upcoming PACS courses: San Diego in January, Las Vegas in February, Chicago in March, Orlando in April, Pittsburgh in May, Baltimore in June, and Boston in July.

PACS February Courses in Las Vegas

PACS Testing, Consulting and Training will provide short courses in Las Vegas, Nevada this February. For a complete schedule and course offerings, check our website at www.pacslabs.com or call 724. 457. 6756. Most PACS courses can be provided at your time and place. PACS course titles and dates are below:

PACS February Course Titles in Las Vegas, NV February Dates 2009
SPECTROSCOPY COURSES
  • Mass Spectral Interpretation February 23-25
  • Advanced Mass Spectral Interpretation February 25-27
  • ICP-MS February 4-5
  • LC-MS February 4-5
  • AA/GFAA/ICP Intermediate February 23-24
  • AA/GFAA/ICP Advanced  
  • Interpretation of Infrared and Raman Spectra  
  • Near IR: Principles and Applications  
CHROMATOGRAPHY COURSES
  • Gas Chromatography: Principles and Applications February 21-23
  • High Pressure Liquid Chromatography February 4-5
  • Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction  
  • Capillary Electrophoresis February 5-6
QUALITY, LAWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY COURSES
  • Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) February 11-13
  • Environmental Laws  
  • Expert Witness and Legal Case Support Work for Scientists February 20
  • Quality Assurance of Chemical Measurements February 21-22
  • Environmental Data Validation February 25-26
  • OSHA Laboratory Standard February 27
  • Toxicology for Non-Toxicologist February 22
TECHNICAL WRITING COURSES
  • Communicating in Technology and Science February 4-5
PROCESS EQUIPMENT COURSES
  • Fundamentals of Cooling Water Treatment February 10-11
  • Water Treatment and Corrosion Control in Water Systems (Consultant services available) February 12-13
ACTIVATED CARBON SCHOOL
  • AC Adsorption: Principles, Practices and Opportunities February 16-17
  • Selecting the Best AC for a Specific Application  
  • Photostability of Drugs and Other Substances February 16
  • Development and Validation of Analytical Methods  
  • Design, Operation and Troubleshooting of Activated Carbon Adsorbers February 18
  • Certification Issues for Activated Carbon and Residential Activated Carbon Water Treatment Units  
  • Organoclay: Extends the Activated Carbon Life  
  • AC Particle Enlargement Technologies: Briquetting, Pelletizing, Granulation and Extrusion  
  • Pressure Swing Adsorption and other Cyclic Adsorption Processes and Applications  
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Simulations for Industrial Problem Solving  
  • Chemical Warfare Agent Detection in the Field  
  • Chemical Sensors for Airborne Detection – Industrial Safety and Hygiene  
  • A Primer on Coal: Energy and Environment  

2009 24th International Activated Carbon Conference and Courses

• Pittsburgh, PA – CONFERENCE: October 6-7, 2009 and COURSES: October 1-10, 2009

• Call-for-Papers and Vendors and REGISTRATION FORM

• Preliminary Technical Program

Every October near the Pittsburgh International Airport activated carbon experts and beginners share information to grow the size and new applications for the activated carbon industry.

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVATED CARBON CONFERENCE AND COURSES information is at http://www.pacslabs.com/conferences/iacc/