Speakers

Caroline Widdowson, PhD, MBA Markes International

Caroline Widdowson, PhD, MBA
Markes International

Caroline Widdowson holds a PhD in organic chemistry and an MBA and is a specialist in the sampling and analysis of vapor-phase organic compounds from air, water, and soil. In her current role at Markes International, an analytical instrument manufacturer, she is responsible for a team of subject matter experts focused on environmental monitoring, product conformity, clinical diagnostics, and defense and forensic analysis with a personal focus on vehicle indoor air quality (VIAQ). She represents the United Kingdom on numerous standard and regulatory committees (ISO, CEN, BSi, ASTM), writing methodology for the sampling and analysis of vapor phase organic compounds from ambient, indoor and in-vehicle air.

Dwain Cardona, Vertical Marketing Manager - Environmental and Industrial Thermo Fisher Scientific

Dwain Cardona, Vertical Marketing Manager - Environmental and Industrial
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Dwain Cardona is a Vertical Marketing Manager, supporting environmental and industrial customers for Thermo Fisher Scientific. He has 16 years of experience in analytical chemistry, specializing in chromatography and mass spectrometry in various laboratory settings. 

In this webinar, we will:

  • Review the history of Vehicle Interior Air Quality (VIAQ) regulations, the current situation, where it looks like the regulations are going and how they affect automotive OEMs and their suppliers
  • Recap traditional approaches to compliance, methodology and outline the theory of thermal desorption for VOC analysis
  • Discuss the details of a combined thermal desorption gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (TDGC-MS) approach for VOC analysis

Key learning objectives:

  • Learn about Vehicle Interior Air Quality (VIAQ) analysis and regulation compliance strategies from industry-expert Caroline Widdowson
  • Review the theory, methods, and techniques for sampling and analyzing VOC compounds in air and released from materials
  • In-depth look at the techniques that identify and quantitate targeted and nontargeted compounds responsible for the adverse air quality produced by vehicle interior components
  • Solutions for overcoming common problems with VIAQ analysis
  • Get details regarding a combined analytical approach for streamlining air sample analysis and reducing cost

Who should register:

  • Automotive OEMs
  • Automotive interior materials supply chain
  • Raw material/chemical industry suppliers
  • Contract testing laboratories
  • Academics and researchers
  • Material analysis/automotive laboratory technologist/technician
  • Material analysis/automotive laboratory manager/supervisor/directors
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