Mass-spec-training.com will be conducting the hands-on course "Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Principles and Practice" at University of the Pacific, Stockton, California August 6-10, 2012. Topics include:

The types of mass spectrometers and their characteristics
How chromatography interfaces work
Development and optimization of methods for LC/MS and GC/MS
Interpretation of mass spectra
Maintenance and trouble-shooting
Real-world application examples

All of these topics and more are presented in lecture sessions and actual hands-on laboratory work with state-of-the-art instrumentation.

This course, in it's 26th consecutive year, has become famous in the mass spectrometry community. To join us this summer, visit our web site at http://www.mass-spec-training.com/ms_p_and_p.html.