Restek Learning Network
Well-trained chromatographers make productive analysts — and the widely acclaimed Restek Learning Network (RLN) offers training solutions to fit every level of expertise, budget, schedule, and analytical topic. From day-long, comprehensive seminars to shorter, focused webinars, the RLN provides a variety of educational opportunities to help you reduce guesswork, improve throughput and reliability, and raise your confidence in generated data.
Seminars:
Each full-day course delivers a wealth of information in a professional, non-promotional, multimedia format with animated illustrations and problem-solving exercises that reinforce your understanding of important principles. In-person, instructor-led training (ILT) features a mixture of introductory, intermediate, and advanced elements that makes these presentations suitable for chemists of all experience levels, from beginners in chromatography to experienced analysts.
Webinars:
Introduced in 2009, these popular, quick-hitting events offer chromatographers a free, informal option for staying current with cutting-edge products, applications, and analytical techniques. Ranging from 1 hour to 1/2 day in length, our interactive webinars are intended to complement the RLN seminar course program, but they also can be attended separately. A remote, Bellefonte-based trainer presents subject matter to a live audience while technical and sales representatives from Restek are available on location to answer questions and continue discussions.
On-Site Training:
Bring the RLN right to your lab! Our on-site seminars provide an excellent opportunity to train multiple analysts at once with reduced costs and no travel time. Restek experts can present existing seminars or teach material customized to tackle your specific analytical challenges based on your direction. Dates, duration, and topics are incredibly flexible. Contact RLNSeminars@restek.com for more information!
By Date
Listing of our seminars and free webinars by date.
Comprehensive Capillary GC
Live Seminar w/instructor on location
This course is a solid initiation into the fundamentals and best practices of this widely used technique. You can gain practical knowledge of GC inlets and injection techniques, GC column selection, detector systems, and maintenance and troubleshooting.
| Course Date | Location | Presenter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2012 | Houston, TX | Rick Parmely, Neil Mosesman | View Details |
| Feb 15, 2012 | Dallas, TX | Rick Parmely, Neil Mosesman | Registration closed View Details |
| Feb 17, 2012 | Baton Rouge, LA | Rick Parmely, Neil Mosesman | View Details |
| Apr 16, 2012 | Pasadena, CA | Scott Grossman, Jim Whitford | View Details |
| Apr 18, 2012 | Pleasanton, CA | Scott Grossman, Jim Whitford | View Details |
| Apr 20, 2012 | Seattle, WA | Scott Grossman, Jim Whitford | View Details |
Comprehensive HPLC
Live Seminar w/instructor on location
This course is solid initiation into the fundamentals and best practices of this widely used technique. The course encompasses practical information for analysts of all experience levels, beginner to veteran.
No dates are currently available for this course. Please contact Rick Parmely for additional information.
Environmental Analyses
Live Seminar w/instructor on location
Topics include sample preparation, cleanup, and analysis of extractables (semivolatile organics, organochlorine pesticides, PCBs), sample introduction and analysis of purgeables (volatile organics), ambient air sampling of volatile and semivolatile organics, and air sampling materials.
No dates are currently available for this course. Please contact Rick Parmely for additional information.
Food and Food Safety Analyses
Live Seminar w/instructor on location
This one-day course provides an overview of popular chromatographic methods for the analysis of food and food safety analytes. From sample preparation, to inlet optimization and column selection, course participants will learn modern chromatographic approaches to the analysis of complex food matrices. This course is designed for chemists who work in the food and food safety industry.
No dates are currently available for this course. Please contact Rick Parmely for additional information.
GC Hands-On Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Live Seminar w/instructor on location
This seminar gives chromatographers first-hand experience in proper column installation, leak checking, injection port maintenance, FID maintenance and troubleshooting exercises in the lab with hands-on practice using demonstration equipment.
No dates are currently available for this course. Please contact Rick Parmely for additional information.
GC-MS Fundamentals
Live Seminar w/instructor on location
Gain practical knowledge of mass spectrometric detectors, GC inlets and injection techniques, GC column selection, basic spectral interpretation, and maintenance and troubleshooting.
| Course Date | Location | Presenter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 09, 2012 | Indianapolis, IN | Rick Parmely, Jonathan Keim | View Details |
| Apr 11, 2012 | Chicago, IL | Rick Parmely, Jonathan Keim | View Details |
| Jun 04, 2012 | Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC | Rick Parmely, Chris Rattray | View Details |
| Jun 06, 2012 | Atlanta, GA | Rick Parmely, Chris Rattray | View Details |
| Sep 17, 2012 | Columbus, OH | Rick Parmely, Neil Mosesman | View Details |
| Sep 19, 2012 | Pittsburgh, PA | Rick Parmely, Neil Mosesman | View Details |
| Sep 21, 2012 | Buffalo, NY | Rick Parmely, Neil Mosesman | View Details |
| Apr 12, 2012 | Omaha, NE | Rick Parmely, Jonathan Keim | View Details |
GC-MS Inlet Optimization
Free Live Webinar w/remote instructor
| Course Date | Location | Presenter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 05, 2012 | Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC | Michelle Misselwitz | View Details |
| Jun 07, 2012 | Atlanta, GA | Michelle Misselwitz | View Details |
| Sep 18, 2012 | Columbus, OH | Michelle Misselwitz | View Details |
| Sep 20, 2012 | Pittsburgh, PA | Michelle Misselwitz | View Details |
Headspace Fundamentals
Live Seminar w/instructor on location
Topics include definitions and background, basic principles of headspace analysis, partitioning and equilibrium, sample introduction and preparation, column and system maintenance and troubleshooting, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and forensic headspace applications and new technologies.
No dates are currently available for this course. Please contact Rick Parmely for additional information.
LC Column Selection for Mass Spectrometry
Free Live Webinar w/remote instructor
This webinar is designed for chemists looking to create LC-MS separations efficiently and effectively as part of method development. We will focus on selecting reversed phase and aqueous normal phase columns, effectively adjusting mobile phases, and performing scouting gradients to quickly find suitable MS-friendly separations.
| Course Date | Location | Presenter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2012 | Omaha, NE | Rick Lake | View Details |
LC Method Development
Live Seminar w/instructor on location
This course provides the knowledge and tools necessary for the chromatographer to understand why a particular stationary phase would be chosen for separating various analytes, and how to improve selectivity by choosing the proper eluent.
No dates are currently available for this course. Please contact Rick Parmely for additional information.
LC-MS Fundamentals
Live Seminar w/instructor on location
This seminar is an excellent introduction to this rapidly growing technique. Course topics include principles and theory of HPLC, modes of separation, overview of LC-MS, LC-MS interfaces, types of mass analyzers, LC-MS method development, basic spectral interpretation, and troubleshooting and maintenance of an LC-MS system.
| Course Date | Location | Presenter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2012 | Groton, CT | Julie Kowalski, Randy Romesberg | View Details |
| Aug 01, 2012 | Cambridge, MA | Julie Kowalski, Randy Romesberg | View Details |
| Aug 03, 2012 | Albany, NY | Julie Kowalski, Randy Romesberg | View Details |
Oil Spill Fundamentals
Free Live Webinar w/remote instructor
There are a variety of methods available for the determination of different types of crude oils. This webinar will discuss the analysis and characterization of crudes for volatiles, semivolatiles, and biomarkers using many of these methods. Tar balls collected on Florida beaches from the time the first Deepwater Horizon oil began to appear through the present day will be evaluated and characterized.
| Course Date | Location | Presenter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2012 | Houston, TX | Chris English | Registration closed View Details |
| Feb 16, 2012 | Baton Rouge, LA | Chris English | View Details |
| Mar 27, 2012 | Bridgewater, NJ | Chris English | View Details |
Petrochemical Fundamentals
Live Seminar w/instructor on location
Overview of Petrochemical Testing, Basic Gas Chromatography Fundamentals and Theory, GC Detector Design and Function, Sample and Switching Valve Basics, Laboratory and Process Analytical Procedures for Petroleum Products.
No dates are currently available for this course. Please contact Rick Parmely for additional information.
Practical Application of LC-MS for Clinical Analyses
Live Seminar w/instructor on location
This seminar will introduce both chromatography and mass spectrometry for clinical applications. Topics will include: theory of liquid chromatography, chromatographic systems, LC column selection, introduction to MS and MS/MS, and practical method development for LC-MS and LC-MS/MS applications. The main focus of this seminar will be the practical use of LC-MS/MS in clinical laboratories.
| Course Date | Location | Presenter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2012 | Cambridge, MA | Amanda Rigdon, Kristi Sellers | View Details |
| Mar 28, 2012 | Bridgewater, NJ | Amanda Rigdon, Kristi Sellers | View Details |
QuEChERS Sample Prep
Free Hands-On Demo w/instructor on location
This free half-day course builds on our Comprehensive GC seminar, offering demonstration and hands-on sample preparation instruction.
| Course Date | Location | Presenter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2012 | Chicago, IL | Rick Parmely, Jonathan Keim | View Details |
Using Selectivity to Create Fast and Effective Separations
Free Live Webinar w/remote instructor
Understanding selectivity—the most powerful and least understood parameter of a separation—is crucial for method-developing chemists. This webinar will offer a practical approach to creating selectivity by focusing on reversed phase and aqueous normal phase column selection, effective mobile phase adjustments, and scouting gradients.
| Course Date | Location | Presenter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2012 | Danbury, CT | Rick Lake | View Details |
| Aug 02, 2012 | Cambridge, MA | Rick Lake | View Details |
| Apr 17, 2012 | Richmond, CA | Rick Lake | View Details |
| Apr 19, 2012 | Seattle, WA | Rick Lake | View Details |



