{"id":3802,"date":"2015-03-05T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/?p=3802"},"modified":"2016-04-28T20:15:09","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T20:15:09","slug":"pittcon-for-the-mining-lab-folks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/mining\/pittcon-for-the-mining-lab-folks\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittcon for the Mining Lab Folks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/pittcon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pittcon-title1.png\" style=\"float: right; border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px;\" alt=\"Pittcon\" title=\"Pittcon\" width=\"350\" height=\"207\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before you step onto the <a href=\"http:\/\/pittcon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pittcon<\/a>&nbsp;exhibit floor, take a few moments to look over our <a href=\"http:\/\/event1.thermoscientific.com\/content\/Pittcon\" target=\"_blank\">schedule<\/a>&nbsp;(for Booth 2523)&nbsp;so you can plan a productive meeting. One of the world&rsquo;s largest shows for laboratory science,&nbsp;the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, attracts more than 16,000 attendees from industry, academia and government from over 90 countries worldwide. Held in New Orleans, LA USA,&nbsp;March 8 &#8211; 12, 2015, it promises to provide you with plenty of opportunities to meet with&nbsp;technical experts and discover&nbsp;ways to help solve your toughest analytical challenges.<\/p>\n<p>For those interested in geochemistry topics, including minerals, coal, oil, and mining sample analysis, we will be offering several learning sessions and technical posters, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rapid and Simultaneous Identification of Thermal Maturity and Mineral Contents in Oil Shale with High-Speed Raman Imaging<\/li>\n<li>Next Generation Handheld Elemental Analyzers &ndash; Smarter, Smaller and Faster<\/li>\n<li>Elemental Determinations, Geological to Biological &#8211; WDXRF Analysis Using Standard, Standardless, and Advanced Investigative Techniques<\/li>\n<li>Rapid Elemental and Isotope Analysis of Coal Material by EA \/EA-IRMS<\/li>\n<li>Next Generation Handheld Elemental Analyzers<\/li>\n<li>Anion and Cation Analysis of Produced Water From Hydraulic Fracturing Using Ion Chromatography<\/li>\n<li>Achieving a Paperless Laboratory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If that wasn&#8217;t enough to get you interested,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/event1.thermoscientific.com\/content\/Pittcon\" target=\"_blank\">visit Booth 2523<\/a> to recharge your phone\/ipads\/laptops, while you learn how our solutions can help you recharge and grow your productivity. Our technical experts and self-guided interactive tools will highlight areas important to you and your research. On&nbsp;Monday and Tuesday, you can enjoy complimentary refreshments and applications discussions. You and your devices will both be completely recharged and refreshed!<\/p>\n<p>Hope to see you in New Orleans, but if you can&#8217;t make it, just <a href=\"http:\/\/event1.thermoscientific.com\/content\/Pittcon\" target=\"_blank\">register<\/a> to receive all our materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before you step onto the Pittcon&nbsp;exhibit floor, take a few moments to look over our schedule&nbsp;(for Booth 2523)&nbsp;so you can plan a productive meeting. 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