<div dir="ltr">ThermoScientific is hosting a free Lunch & Learn Seminar on the topic of microplastics on Tuesday, August 13 from 10:30 am - 1 pm at WHOI's <a href="https://www.whoi.edu/venue/clark-507/">Clark 507, 360 Woods Hole Road, MA 02543</a>.<div><div><ul><li>Hear about the latest research into microplastics in the New England coastal environment and beyond.</li><li>Learn how FTIR, Raman and GC-MS are used to characterize microplastics</li><li>Network with experts in the field Microplastics and the Coastal Environment – FTIR, Raman and GC-MS analysis techniques.<br></li></ul></div><div> </div><div><b>AGENDA<br></b><br><b>10:30 am –10:40 am </b>Welcome and introduction </div><div><br></div><div><b>10:40 am – 11:15 am</b> New Innovations and applications for FTIR and
Raman spectroscopy for microplastic identification. </div><div><i>Joe Dorsheimer – Thermo
Fisher</i>
<br><b><br>11:15 am - 12:00 pm
</b>From Microplankton to Megafauna: The application
of FTIR to document microplastics in a range of
species and their environments.</div><div>A brief look at the use of a FTIR spectrometer with
ATR accessory on microplastics obtained from seal
scat, zooplankton samples, Great Shearwater
stomach contents, and North Atlantic right whale
stomach contents.<i> </i></div><div><i>Christy Hudak, <a href="https://coastalstudies.org/">Center for Coastal Studies</a>,
Provincetown, MA </i></div><div><br></div><div><b>12:00 pm - 1:00 pm </b>Concurrent with Lunch - Analysis of microplastics
and plastics using GC/MS. </div><div><i>Gareth Dobson – Thermo
Fisher</i></div><div> <br></div><div>To register, contact Joe Dorsheimer <a href="mailto:joe.dorsheimer@thermofisher.com">joe.dorsheimer@thermofisher.com</a> (508) 845-0075 or Mike Hughes <a href="mailto:mike.hughes@thermofisher.com">mike.hughes@thermofisher.com</a> (508) 951-7018 <br></div><div><br></div></div></div>