Richard Stokes
Biography
A Chartered Chemist and a Consultant/Trainer for scientific end-users and instrumental manufacturers across all industries.
I specialise in Gas Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry and related techniques, having gained over twenty three years experience within high throughput Environmental and Food contract laboratories. Early in my career I ran USEPA VOC and SVOC methods and went on to cover a wide range of semi-volatile suites including many miscellaneous pesticides.
As commercial pressures increased in the last two decades, speeding up analytical methodologies whilst simultaneously improving quality and limits of detection, that is to say 鈥榤ethod miniaturisation鈥�, became a hot topic and is a subject that continues to interest me and drive my thinking when developing applications to evaluate authenticity in essential oils.
I use GCMS-QQQ to quantify over 100 pesticides and the same instrument together with FID to identify and then measure 67 allergens. GCxGC-TOFMS will be the final piece in my jigsaw where the power of the second dimension and principal component analysis will future-proof my laboratory鈥檚 analytical portfolio.
| Qualifications |
BSc (Honours) MSc CChem FRSC |
|---|---|
| Areas of Expertise |
People development Science, engineering and technology |
| Services Offered |
Analytical, forensic and laboratory services Training and career development |
| Markets Served |
Agrochemicals Oil, gas and petrochemicals Waste and environmental Pharmaceutical and medicinal Chemical industries and supply chain |
| Geographic Regions Served | Global |
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- Training in Gas Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry.
- GC, GC-MS & GCMS-QQQ Method Development & Optimisation.
- Applications and troubleshooting in GC & GC-MS.
- GC & GC-MS Consultancy.
- Similar services in HPLC, LC-MS, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, spectroscopy techniques.
- Support & presenting at relevant conferences, seminars and workshops.
- Gas Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry
- Liquid Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry
- ICP-OES & ICP-MS
- Spectroscopy techniques
- Environmental
- Petrochemical
- Tobacco Pharmaceutical
- Energy
- Fine Chemicals
- Planetary & Space Sciences
- Food & Agriculture
- Forensics
- Essential Oils