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Customer Stories | Jimmy Woodley

How many GCs can one lab need? In all the years Chemetrix has been supplying top-quality instruments to labs across the country, there’s one customer who surprised us with an ambitious request.

Jimmy Woodley is the now retired lab manager of the chromatography division of Sasol in Secunda. He guided the division through a period of incredible growth and, when he decided to take his team to the next level, he trusted Chemetrix to help equip his lab with Agilent GCs to set them far apart from any other operation in South Africa.

By the time Jimmy retired, his division was working with 160 dual channel GCs and, at a stage, he had over 40 Agilent GCs in a single order. This was a customer relationship that spanned years and Chemetrix had the honour of working with Jimmy and his team to drive the growth of their analysis as well as enhance their capabilities as a laboratory.

Watch Jimmy tell the story in his own words and reflect on a fond relationship with the team at Chemetrix.

Chemetrix Backs Yes 4 Youth

SA Youth is supported by the Presidency, YES, National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) and Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator as part of the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention.

The initiative is explained best by the pledge that we are signatories to.

“Through my company’s participation in the YES initiative, I hereby register my organisation with the Youth Employment Service (RF) NPC (registration number 2017/267641/08). I agree with the CEO pledge, acknowledging the critical role that youth play in shaping our economy and our country. I acknowledge that my participation in the programme is giving youth their first chance at a work opportunity and I undertake, as far as possible, to ensure youth are nurtured and encouraged in their placement.

Together with my organisation I am committed to being a co-creator in a future that works for all South Africans, with an understanding that we are subscribing to the values and philosophy of YES. This is based on humanitarian development and socio-economic principles, in the building of a pathway to guide and empower young unemployed South Africans into economic participation. Given the scale and implications of South Africa’s youth unemployment situation, the country and YES must succeed together.”

Chemetrix believes that, through our participation in this program, we are doing our bit however small it may be, to be better corporate citizens. Through this program Chemetrix has an opportunity to not only provide job opportunities, but also provide much needed skills to equip our youth for the future.

 

We are very proud to announce that we have appointed no less than 11 youth for the 2022 calendar year:

Collen Tshakhosi
Warehouse Clerk Trainee

Thulani Hlatshwayo
Warehouse Clerk Trainee

Rachel Londanie
General Cleaner

Boipelo Motsamai
Transactional Sales Intern

Ongezwa Mangindana
Transactional Sales Intern

Nompumelelo Tamara Ndelu
Transactional Sales Intern

Tankiso Lawrence Ngake
Customer Technical Support Trainee

Thembelihle Nkosi
Sales Office Assistant

Andiswa Msomi
Transactional Sales Intern

Samukelisiwe Shabalala
Trainee Administrative Clerk

Ipeleng Rakgotla
Computer Support Assistant

Measuring and Analyzing Optical Coatings by UV-Vis-NIR

Speciality films and coatings used across industries all require uniformity and consistency. From the deposition of your thin films to the quality analysis and control of your finished products, Agilent offers instruments to help produce your highest quality products. Agilent’s Vacuum solutions and highly specialized pumps bring confidence in the uniformity of the deposition of your coatings, and Agilent’s UV-Vis-NIR technology and unique handheld FTIR technology bring unique capabilities in analyzing the coatings uniformity, purity, and quality.

Agilent offers a wide range of solutions to ensure your coatings and thin films can meet and surpass the demands of the market in innovation and production.

 

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Achieve Better Productivity in your Elemental Analysis: Switch From Flame Atomic Absorption (AAS) to MPAES

Agilent microwave plasma atomic emission spectrometers (MP-AES) have higher sensitivity, lower detection limits (down to sub-ppb levels) and are faster than conventional flame atomic absorption (FAA). MP-AES systems “run on air” instead of combustible gases, so are safer to operate and, in utilizing a nitrogen plasma, are capable of delivering the lowest cost of ownership. When coupled with the extensive range of MP-AES accessories that are also available, you are sure to meet your goals.

 

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Food and Cannabis Elemental Analysis Part 3: Elemental Analysis, Putting it All Together – Agilent 7850 ICP-OMS with MassHunter 5.1 Live Demo & Agilent 5900 ICP-OES with ICP Expert Live Demo

This will be a three week Food and Cannabis elemental analysis workshop. We will cover a lot of great information during these three weeks.

Part 3: We will put it all together, with running samples live in the lab.  We will also share additional tips and tricks on obtaining excellent analytical results in these difficult matrices.

 

Speakers

Jenny Nelson, PhD, Application Scientist, Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Jenny Nelson received her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Cincinnati in 2007, and her MBA from Saint Mary’s College of California in 2011. Currently, Jenny is an Application Scientist for the Life Science and Chemical Analysis team at Agilent Technologies, joining in 2012 (with a step away in 2019). Jenny is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Viticulture and Enology at the University of California, Davis, since 2013. Jenny has been very active with AOAC and ASTM over the past eight years, serving on expert review panels, chairing committees, and volunteering to develop new methods needed by the industry. Jenny has extensive experience in operating and method development for Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS), Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES), Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (MP-AES). Jenny has broad knowledge and experience in different speciation analysis for many sample matrices using GC-ICPMS and LC-ICPMS. As well as vast experience with sp-ICP-MS for many applications.

Greg Gilleland, Application Scientist, Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Greg began his spectroscopy career in 1987 in Colorado, working at a series of environmental labs. After 14 years working in the world of commercial environmental labs, he moved on to a spectroscopy instrument manufacturer where he performed service and sales functions over the course of 11 years. He has been with Agilent Technologies, Inc., since 2012 in the role of Application Scientist for ICP-OES, MP-AES and AA products.

Mark Kelinske, Application Scientist, Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Mark Kelinske is an Applications Chemist with Agilent Technologies, specializing in advanced ICP-MS and ICP-MS/MS techniques. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. Prior to Agilent, Mark was a senior research scientist and research group manager with Southern Research Institute in Birmingham, AL, where he focused on low-level analytical chemistry, method development, and research program management.

Chris Conklin, Atomic Spectroscopy Product Specialist, Agilent Technologies, Inc.

With a degree from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, Chris worked in, and lead, a quality control lab testing fine chemicals ranging from reagent grade to high purity. Over the course of 12 years in that role, Chris has run a variety of atomic elemental instruments and techniques including AA, ICP-OES, and ICP-MS. As a result, he has seen most of the periodic table in its elemental form and overcome the associated interferences. In 2018, Chris brought that knowledge and experience to his current role with Agilent as the Product Specialist for Atomic Spectroscopy supporting AA, MP-AES, and ICP-OES for the Eastern US.

 

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Food and Cannabis Elemental Analysis Part 1: Elemental Workflows in the Food and Cannabis Lab

This will be a three week Food and Cannabis elemental analysis workshop. We will cover a lot of great information during these three weeks.

Part 1: We will cover the entire Agilent elemental portfolio. Each of the different instruments’ strengths and how they meet the challenges that food and cannabis labs have.

 

Speakers

Jenny Nelson, PhD, Application Scientist, Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Jenny Nelson received her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Cincinnati in 2007, and her MBA from Saint Mary’s College of California in 2011. Currently, Jenny is an Application Scientist for the Life Science and Chemical Analysis team at Agilent Technologies, joining in 2012 (with a step away in 2019). Jenny is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Viticulture and Enology at the University of California, Davis, since 2013. Jenny has been very active with AOAC and ASTM over the past eight years, serving on expert review panels, chairing committees, and volunteering to develop new methods needed by the industry. Jenny has extensive experience in operating and method development for Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS), Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES), Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (MP-AES). Jenny has broad knowledge and experience in different speciation analysis for many sample matrices using GC-ICPMS and LC-ICPMS. As well as vast experience with sp-ICP-MS for many applications.

Greg Gilleland, Application Scientist, Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Greg began his spectroscopy career in 1987 in Colorado, working at a series of environmental labs. After 14 years working in the world of commercial environmental labs, he moved on to a spectroscopy instrument manufacturer where he performed service and sales functions over the course of 11 years. He has been with Agilent Technologies, Inc., since 2012 in the role of Application Scientist for ICP-OES, MP-AES and AA products.

Mark Kelinske, Application Scientist, Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Mark Kelinske is an Applications Chemist with Agilent Technologies, specializing in advanced ICP-MS and ICP-MS/MS techniques. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. Prior to Agilent, Mark was a senior research scientist and research group manager with Southern Research Institute in Birmingham, AL, where he focused on low-level analytical chemistry, method development, and research program management.

Chris Conklin, Atomic Spectroscopy Product Specialist, Agilent Technologies, Inc.

With a degree from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, Chris worked in, and lead, a quality control lab testing fine chemicals ranging from reagent grade to high purity. Over the course of 12 years in that role, Chris has run a variety of atomic elemental instruments and techniques including AA, ICP-OES, and ICP-MS. As a result, he has seen most of the periodic table in its elemental form and overcome the associated interferences. In 2018, Chris brought that knowledge and experience to his current role with Agilent as the Product Specialist for Atomic Spectroscopy supporting AA, MP-AES, and ICP-OES for the Eastern US.

 

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Geochemical Analysis at the Speed of Light with ICP-OES

Agilent Technologies understands the wide range of requirements in the geochemistry, mining and metals field. In order for you to be successful, we design our analysis instruments to operate in rugged environments at high productivity levels with minimal user training needed. Whether you are determining major or trace analytes in steel or alloy samples, determining gold, silver and platinum group elements in ore grade material, analyzing plating solutions or performing geochemical mapping, Agilent provides you with the ease-of-use and reliability required in handling the most refined and the most difficult samples. We enhance the flexibility of our instruments by offering systems that deliver higher productivity without sacrificing performance; and flexibility so you can quickly and easily handle complex matrices. Depending on sample concentrations and the number of analyses performed, Agilent offers a best-in-class system specifically designed for your needs.

In this webinar, we will look how Agilent’s ICP-OES offering can speed up your Geochemical Analysis.

 

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