Microplastics Identification: Tips & Tricks Workshop

This workshop will show the workflow of analyzing a microplastic sample on the Agilent 8700 Laser Direct Infrared Imaging (LDIR). The sample format for introduction into the instrument will be discussed, as well as a description of system operation.

Presenter: Louis Tisinger, PhD (Application Engineer, Molecular Spectroscopy, Agilent Technologies, Inc.)

Louis (Lou) Tisinger has a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Miami University in Oxford Ohio, where his graduate research involved the study of ATR imaging and microscope performance in vibrational spectroscopy. Most of his career has been related to pre- and post-sales support of FTIR spectrometers, microscopes, imaging systems, and thermal analytical instruments, focusing on analyzing customer samples, demonstrations, post-sales training, troubleshooting, and R&D.