PACS announces San Jose, Pittsburgh short course schedule

PITTSBURGH, March 7, 2006 -- Professional Analytical and Consulting Services (PACS) has confirmed several short courses in April in San Jose, CA, and in June in Pittsburgh.

PACS' Testing, Consulting and Training division also will provide short courses in Orlando in March as well a several other cities this spring and summer, including St. Louis in May. For a complete schedule and details of course offerings, click here. Courses also can be provided onsite.

For April, PACS course titles and dates are below:
SAN JOSE
• Activated Carbon (AC) Adsorption: Principles and Applications -- April 24-25
• Mass Spectral Interpretation -- April 5-7
• Advanced Mass Spectral Interpretation -- April 10-12
• Expert Witness and Legal Case Support Work Advice for Scientists -- April 7
• Quality Assurance of Chemical Measurements -- April 17-18
• Environmental Data Validation -- April 19-20
• Quality Assurance of Environmental Measurements -- April 17-20
• Interpretation of Infrared and Raman Spectra -- April 10-12

For June, PACS course titles and dates are below:
PITTSBURGH
Spectroscopy Courses:
• Mass Spectral Interpretation -- June 7-9
• Advanced Mass Spectral Interpretation -- June 12-14
• ICP-MS -- June 12-13
• LC-MS -- June 12-13
• AA/GFAA/ICP Intermediate -- June 19-20
• AA/GFAA/ICP Advanced -- June 20-21
• Interpretation of Infrared and Raman Spectra -- June 12-14
• Near IR: Principles and Applications -- June 12-13

Chromatography Courses:
• Gas Chromatography: Principles and Applications -- June 5-7
• High Pressure Liquid Chromatography -- June 5-7
• Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction -- June 5-7
• Capillary Electrophoresis -- June 5-7

Quality, Laws and Environmental Safety Courses:
• Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) -- June 7-9
• Environmental Laws -- June 19-21
• Expert Witness and Legal Case Support Work for Scientists -- June 23
• Quality Assurance of Chemical Measurements -- June 19-20
• Quality Assurance of Environmental Measurements -- June 19-22
• Environmental Data Validation -- June 21-22
• OSHA Laboratory Standard -- June 15
• Toxicology for Non-Toxicologist -- June 16

Technical Writing Courses:
• Writing for Persuasion, Power, Prestige -- June 14-16
• Creativity for Scientists and Engineers -- June 14-16

Process Equipment Courses:
• Fundamentals of Cooling Water Treatment -- June 19-22
• Water Treatment and Corrosion Control in Water Systems (Consultant
services available) -- June 19-22

Activated Carbon (AC) Courses:
• AC Adsorption: Principles and Applications -- June 19-20
• Selecting the Best AC for a Specific Application -- June 20-21
• AC: Technical and Certification Issues for Treatment Units
Containing AC -- June 22
• AC Process Systems: Troubleshooting, Operation and Design Of Liquid and Vapor Phase Units -- June 22
• AC Particle Enlargement Technologies: Briquetting, Pelletizing Granulation and Extrusion -- June 23
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Simulations for Industrial
Problem Solving -- June 22-23

PACS provides lab testing, consulting and expert witness services in addition to short courses and conferences. Led by Henry Nowicki, Ph.D., it's based in Coriapolis, PA, outside of Pittsburgh. For more information, see: www.pacslabs.com.

Also see: "PACS announces upcoming short course schedule in Orlando around Pittcon"

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