the reference standard - aoac...
TRANSCRIPT
The Reference Standard
Chair’s Message I hope that this message finds you all well and adapting to the changes required to remain safe. It has been an unprecedented quarter and I want to begin by thanking all of the medical laboratories working to expand COVID-19 testing capabilities. Of equal importance, I want to recognize all of the people who are taking the time to recognize and challenge their personal biases as well as their method bias. It is a difficult time, but through recognizing the challenges, talking about them, and working to change the status quo, we will emerge stronger. Making connections is requiring more work than ever, but TDRM and AOAC are here to help. The 2020 AOAC International Annual Meeting and Exposition’s theme is “Building the Future of Analytical Science”. We have the opportunity to begin to visualize new methods for working in the analytical laboratory by developing as methods to limit contact while maximizing connections., truly building a new future including more automation and implementation of technology. In order to do this, we need to be creative and flexible, we also need to be able to examine sources of uncertainty and bias as we consider new modalities. Throughout the meeting, there will be many sessions that will be of interest to members of the TDRM, but in this newsletter I would like to highlight a few. First, on September 8 and 9, the Analytical Solutions Forum (ASF) will meet focusing on some of the emerging problems in analytical science including early warning signaling in food safety and the determination of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances. The ASF encourages you to join, learn about the current state of technology and share your analytical needs. Throughout the week of September 8th there will be meetings of working groups focused on analytical challenges and industry segments. The week of September 14th starts off the Wiley Award Address presented by Harvey Indyk and David Woollard and the Wiley Award Symposium “Food Analysis in Aotearoa” chaired by Brendon Gill. Other hot topics include the symposium “Botanical Identification Goes Mobile”, “The Power of High Resolution Mass Spectrometry-The Leatherman in Analytics”, “Probiotics Identification and Quantitation”, “Elemental Analysis in Food, Beverages, and Cannabinoids as Markers for Food-Safety” and “Ergot Alkaloids: Analytical Considerations for Up and Coming Regulated Mycotoxins” will occur throughout the week. The following week continues the rich diversity of topics with “Analytical Characterization of Dietary Supplements for Public Health Research”, “Beyond Presence and Absence: How Innovative Technology, such as MALDI-TOF and NGS, are Rewriting Industry’s Data Needs” and “Food and Food Contact Surface Testing in the Era of COVID19”.
The Reference Standard
A u g u s t 2 0 2 0 I s s u e 8 3 TECHNICAL DIVISION ON
REFERENCE MATERIALS
Did you receive this
newsletter
from a colleague?
Interested in joining
TDRM?
Visit the AOAC Website
to learn more.
IS Update 2
Balloting 3
EC Candidate
Profiles
4-
5
Annual Meeting
Information
7-
8
New Members 7-
10
Member Corner 11
Student Award 12
RM Resources 12
EC Members 13
S p e c i a l p o i n t s o f i n t e r e s t :
• Balloting
• EC Candidate Profiles
• Annual Meet-ing Sessions
• Student Award nominations!
Kate Rimmer, TDRM Executive Committee Chair
Continued on page 3
The Reference Standard
P a g e 2 I s s u e 8 3
A database is a way of organizing information so that information is usable and manageable. The TDRM RM Database was organized to make reference material (RM) information available to analysts based on the common criteria used to select an RM for a specific application. Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) are included in the database, natural matrix reference materials as well as reference standards and refer-ence solutions. Chemical, physical, pharmaceutical, environmental, microbiological and genetic sequence CRMs are included. Reference materials can be searched by ana-lyte, by analyte and matrix class or by OMA method. If you have not used the database recently, please take a look: tdrmdb.aoac.org. Please share your comments by entering those into the User Input form of the database or by contacting [email protected]. Input as well as volunteers are always welcome.
This database has some development opportunities and needs, and work continues through the Funding Committee to identify sources of funds to continue the development and operation of the database.
The process of populating data from producers continues, as described in previous issues. Presently, additional sets of data from MilliporeSigma and LGC are being pre-pared for upload. There are currently 16,053 CRMs with 39,893 RM analytes in the database. Christine Akre (CFIA/ACIA) is continuing her work on development of the tutorial, to assist producers with formatting their data for import. And Jenny Scifres (USDA) has continued working on InChi key assignment for the Analytes master table.
Reference materials are integral to the process of quality management in a laboratory, from method development and validation through implementation and routine quality control, including training verification. RMs are tools for analysts to monitor the results of their measurement systems and to meet accreditation and regulatory requirements. A good overview on applications for reference materials, with links to
more detailed information, is maintained by TDRM on the SharePoint site: http://tdrm.aoac.org/rm_docs/RM%20Documents/RMG.pdf.
Access for TDRM members to additional documents in the SharePoint site is available using one of the following accounts for login to the tdrmdb.aoac.org site:
Account name Password [email protected] tdrm_11 [email protected] tdrm_22 [email protected] tdrm_33
Anyone interested in supporting the work of TDRM by volunteering to work on the database or SharePoint is encouraged to contact [email protected]. Our volunteers and our participating producers are greatly appreciated.
Contributed by Donna Zink, IS Chair
Information Services Corner
You may contact any
member of the
committee directly if
you have questions, or
use the TDRM email
address,
you are interested in
volunteering, or if you
have any comments to
share, please contact
us.
The Reference Standard
P a g e 3 I s s u e 8 3
I applaud the difficult work that the technical planning committee faced in developing a broad based interac-tive program for an on-line meeting with limited time. Of course, we look forward to meeting you in the TDRM Member Meeting and Reception, where we hope to catch up with our friends and colleagues. This year is difficult, but we will continue to find ways to reach out and connect.
Chair’s Message Continued.
The Reference Standard
P a g e 4 I s s u e 8 3
For 2020, the TDRM election will be conducted using SurveyMonkey again. Ballots were distributed to all
members via email on Wednesday, July 15, per the TDRM bylaws, and voting is via unique weblink to the
SurveyMonkey secure ballot. Ballots will remain open until Monday, August 31.
If you elect to opt out of participating in electronic balloting, please email [email protected] to request a ballot
as soon as possible. PDF ballots will be sent via email. The PDF ballot can be returned to AOAC via email or
hard copy, but must be received by August 31 to be counted. If you have any questions, please contact us at
Contributed by Lars Reimann, Nominating Committee Chair
Donald (Don) L. Gilliland is currently a Senior Research Scientist in Global Analytical
and Food Safety department at Abbott Nutrition. He earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in Chemistry (ACS-Certified) from Muskingum College and a PhD in Analytical
Chemistry from Purdue University.
Don began his professional career at Abbott Nutrition in 1991, where he developed mass
spectrometry-based methods for molecular structure characterization of lipids, proteins
and carbohydrates. In 1995, he began working on development and implementation of
single-laboratory validated vitamin methods and has been a lead scientist in the
development, validation and implementation of LC-UV and LC-MS/MS methods for
determination of both fat- and water-soluble vitamins in infant formulas, infant- and
non-infant foods for special medical purposes, as well as vitamin commodities and
premixes. More recently his focus has been nutrient test method applicability,
product-method impact, nutrient definition and stability and how these factors contribute to the quality and
reliability of fit-for-purpose analytical methods and analytical standards. He is currently a member of the
ISDI Task Force to establish guidelines on stability studies and shelf life for foods for special medical purposes
intended for infants and non-infants and has been active as a member of ISO TC 34, WG 14 (Vitamins,
Carotenoids and Other Nutrients).
Since 2008, Don has been active in various roles at AOAC INTERNATIONAL including Stakeholder Panel on
Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN) and Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods
(SPSFAM) where he served as Chair for the SPSFAM ERP for ingredient nutrient methods. He is a member of
the SPIFAN Expert Review Panel (ERP), Chair of the SPIFAN Vitamin D Working Group and is co-Chair of
the AOAC Infant Formula Proficiency Testing Program Advisory Task Force. During his involvement in
SPIFAN, he has helped to identify and develop reference materials used for SPIFAN methods validation and
multi-laboratory studies as well as for use in the AOAC Infant Formula Proficiency Testing Program.
He is currently a member of the AOAC Official Methods Board and was selected Fellow of AOAC
INTERNATIONAL in 2019.
Candidate Profile: Donald L. Gilliland
Balloting for 2020 TDRM Executive Committee Election
The Reference Standard
P a g e 5 I s s u e 8 3
In his role as RESTEK’s Business Development Manager for the global Food &
Agriculture market Joe applies his 37 years of analytical chemistry experience
toward observing market needs, identifying product opportunities and overseeing
technical content development for new applications. After receiving his B.S. Degree
in Public & Environmental Health Joe spent the next 19 years of his career working
for some of the nation’s largest environmental testing laboratory companies. As an
analytical chemist his experience includes sample collection, preparation and
analysis having performed methods for analysis of organic and inorganic
contaminants in thousands of water, soil and air samples. Joe has been an
employee-owner with RESTEK for nearly 19 years and has been an invited speaker
on sampling and analytical chemistry topics globally. Serving in volunteer
leadership roles for industry-related organizations he is Board Chairman of the
Independent Laboratories Institute (ILI), Executive Committee member of the American Council of
Independent Labs (ACIL)’s Food Sciences Section, and past-chair of the American Industrial Hygiene
Association (AIHA)’s Sampling and Laboratory Analysis Committee (SLAC). Joe is also an active member of
AOAC International, NACRW and AOCS.
Candidate Profile: Joe Konschnik
The Reference Standard
2020 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting &
Exposition, Building the Future of Analytical Science
The 2020 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting & Exposition, Building the Future of Analytical Science, will be an all-virtual meeting using state of the art technology. The all-virtual meeting will include stakeholder panels, twenty-eight scientific sessions, exhibits, posters and special events. Live participation will be available. The scientific sessions will begin on September 8 and end on September 24. All information on the meeting platform will be available until March 12, 2021. For more information on this year’s meeting. Please visit https://www.aoac.org/annual-meeting-exposition/2020-annual-meeting-exposition/.
P a g e 6 I s s u e 8 3
Join us at these all– virtual TDRM Related and/or
TDRM Member Related Events at the 2020 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting & Exposition
Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 10:00-11:30 am (EST) Botanical Identification Goes Mobile Chairs: Yanjun Zhang, Herbalife Nutrition, Silva Babajanian, Herbalife Nutrition, & Adam Kuszak, NIH Thursday, September 17, 2020, 1:00-2:30 pm (EST) Working Groups, Expert Review Panels and Method Validation: The Role of Reference Materials in the AOAC Process Chairs: Patrick Bird, PMB BioTek Consulting Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 1:00-2:30pm (EST) Probiotics Identification and Quantitation Chairs: Deborah McKenzie, AOAC, Silva Babajanian, Herbalife, & Quanyin Gao, Herbalife Monday, September 21, 2020, 10:00-11:30 am (EST) Analytical Characterization of Dietary Supplements for Public Health Research Chair: Adam Kuszak, NIH Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 1:00-2:30 pm (EST) Beyond Presence and Absence: How Innovative Technology, such as MALDI-TOF and NGS, are Rewriting Industry’s Data Needs Chairs: Ramin Khaksar, Clear Labs & Patrick Bird, PMB BioTek Consulting
The Reference Standard
P a g e 7 I s s u e 8 3
AOAC Annual Meetings & Expositions of Interest
Aug 27-Sep 2, 2021 Boston, MA
Aug 25-Aug 31, 2023 New Orleans, LA
Aug 26-Sept 1, 2022 Scottsdale, AZ
Aug 23-Aug 29, 2024 Baltimore, MD
The Reference Standard
P a g e 8 I s s u e 8 3
Individual Members
A.V. Abraham, Rutherford, NJ, USA
Adam Brock, Madison, WI, USA
Alejandro Osorio-Tellez, Naucalpan,
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
Alexis Neufelder, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ali Kashani, Olympia, WA, USA
Allison Smith, Green Bay, WI, USA
Amit Chandra, Ada, MI, USA
Amy Hernandez, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Andre Montenegro, Milford, MA, USA
Andreas Bubert, Darmstatd, Germany
Andrew Blackwell, Burlington, MA, USA
Andrew Cogswell, FORBES, NSW, Australia
Artem Filipenko, Billerica, MA, USA
Barbara Gerten, Darmstadt, Germany
Beatriz Quinones, Albany, CA, USA
Benjamin Bastin, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Bogulawa Kocot, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Bradley A. Stawick, Bartlett, TN, USA
Brendon D. Gill, Waitoa, New Zealand
Brian Kendall Lane, MS, Gainesville, GA, USA
Brian T. Schaneberg, Ph.D., Seattle, WA, USA
Brianna Buschbach, Wenatchee, WA, USA
Carlos Galera, Camas (Sevilla), Spain
Carrie Crabtree, Tifton, GA, USA
Cedia Boxhill, New Bedford, MA, USA
Chao Liu, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples Republic of China
Charles Cech, Bismarck, ND, USA
Charles Decker, Harrisburg, PA, USA
Charles McGuill, Camarillo, CA, USA
Charlotte Lindhardt, Darmstadt, Germany
Chi Hee Kim, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Christianne M. Rosset, Portage La Prairieq, MB, Canada
Christopher Sharps, Seattle, WA, USA
Christopher Thompson, Lake Forest, CA, USA
Cora Deng, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples Republic of China
Corey Eminger, Winston Salem, NC, USA
Courtney Owen, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Craig Wetterberg, Omaha, NE, USA
Cristina Romero, Madrid, Spain
Daniel Wetsch, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
David Gilles, Brea, CA, USA
David Griffin, Edgewood, MD, USA
Deepika Curole, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Delfina V. Buening, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Denisley Bassoli, Seattle, WA, USA
Dirk Hoegaerts, Leuven, Belgium
Donna M. Scholer, Saint Cloud, MN, USA
Eimear McCall, Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK
Elaine Catherine Marley, Ph.D, Glasgow, UK
Elizabeth Corwin, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Elizabeth Orr, Topeka, KS, USA
Eric Brandon Schwartz, Rockville, MD, USA
Erin Sutphin Crowley, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Euan Ross, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, UK
Eunice Wee Suan Ng, Singapore, Singapore
Francesca Diana, Trieste, Italy
Franck Pandiani, Arcueil, France
Frank Sikora, Lexington, KY, USA
Gaile Dombroski, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Gene Hall, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Geoffrey Moxley, Wake Forest, NC, USA
George Afari, Seattle, WA, USA
Gerardo Quinones, Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Godwin Omorogieva, Lancaster, SC, USA
Grace Liu, Milford, MA, USA
Grace Thompson, Raleigh, NC, USA
Grant Abernethy, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Greg Zimpfer, Denver, CO, USA
Guillermo Franco, Lancaster, SC, USA
Guoqiong Du, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Harvey E. Indyk, Waitoa, New Zealand
Holger Schoenenbruecher, Darmstadt, Germany
Huiyong Ma, Lake Forest, CA, USA
Ida Gitelman, Lancaster, SC, USA
Isaac Lee, Lake Forest, CA, USA
Isabelle Desforges, Marcy L'Etoile, France
J. Dana Shell, Atlanta, GA, USA
Jackie Wood, Palmerston North, New Zealand
James Lindsey, Raleigh, NC, USA
Jason Tang, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Jayharsh Panchal, Bloomington, IN, USA
Jean-Louis Pittet, Marcy L'Etoile, France
Jeanne Li, Suzhou, MD, Peoples Republic Of China
Jeffrey Rowe, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Jenel Lee, Seattle, WA, USA
Jinchuan Yang, Milford, MA, USA
Johan Arturo Zavala, Mexico City, Mexico
John Isaïe Junior Cyprien, Hunt Valley, MD, USA
John Mills, Hazelwood, MO, USA
John Travis, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Justin Bendall , Palmerston North, New Zealand
Justin Wrixon, Windsor, ON, Canada
Kaiser Turabek, Mississauga, ON, Canada
The Reference Standard
P a g e 9 I s s u e 8 3
Individual Members (Continued)
Kali Sorum, Saint Cloud, MN, USA
Kenneth Rosnack, Darlington, PA, USA
Kerri L. LeVanseler, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Kurt Westmoreland, Chicago, IL, USA
Larry Engay, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Laurie Fernholz, Saint Cloud, MN, USA
Leo Li, Changsha, Hunan, Peoples Republic Of China
Leslie Thompson-Strehlow, North Sioux City, SD, USA
Lisa Graham, Ph.D, Wellington, New Zealand
Lorraine Western, Columbus, OH, USA
Louis Maljers, Fremont, CA, USA
Luc Gagnon, Sainte Foy, QC, Canada
Lynne Kuchel, King, NC, USA
Mark A. Goins, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Mark Reynolds, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Martin Easter, Guildford, Surrey, UK
Martin W. Heinrich, Coquitlam, BC, Canada
Matthew Price, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Megan Murn, Saint Cloud, MN, USA
Melissa Hanson, Saint Cloud, MN, USA
Melissa Smith, Winston Salem, NC, USA
Merve Tiltay, Eskisehir, Turkey
Michael Erickson, Dublin, CA, USA
Michael Jones, Lancaster, SC, USA
Michael Thompson, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Miguel Villa, Hazelwood, MO, USA
Mike Branvold, Denver, CO, USA
Mike Clark, Battlefield, MO, USA
Miles Murphy, Billerica, MA, USA
Ming Gao, Crete, IL, USA
Nancy Thiex, Champaign, IL, USA
Naomi Bowling, Lexington, KY, USA
Naomi High, Raleigh, NC, USA
Narendra Meruva, Milford, MA, USA
Nick Collopy, Crete, IL, USA
Nicolas Cartier, Marcy L'Etoile, France
Nicoletta Rizzi, Crema, Italy
Nilmini Wijewickreme, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Nisha Corrigan, M.S., New Castle, DE, USA
Noemí Adriana Arellano, Naucalpan, Estado de México,
Mexico
Pedro Eulogio Aguirre Larrain, LIMA, Peru
Peggy Schuhmann, Dietakon 1, Switzerland
Peter Davis, Augusta, GA, USA
Philippe Gallardo, Singapore, Singapore
Piyush Purohit, Winston Salem, NC, USA
Quanyin Gao, Lake Forest, CA, USA
Rachel DeMorell, Provo, UT, USA
Raymond Allum, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Reagan Converse, Raleigh, NC, USA
Richard Johnson, Hawera, New Zealand
Robert Dabeka, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Robert Jensen, Layton, UT, USA
Rolf Ossmer, Darmstadt, Germany
Ronald L. Johnson, Saint Peters, MO, USA
Rosa Ubillas, Torrance, CA, USA
Roy Weng, Singapore, Singapore
Samuel Santiago, Eppelheim, Germany
Sara Stead, Manchester, Lancs, UK
Sarah Dedonder, Topeka, KS, USA
Sarah Pundt, Norway, IA, USA
Sarita R. Wheeler, Alameda, CA, USA
Scott Clipper, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Scott Hansen, Denver, CO, USA
Season Xie, Hercules, CA, USA
Shannon Bullard, New Castle, DE, USA
Shari Spector, Billerica, MA, USA
Sharon F. Webb, Lexington, KY, USA
Shawn Burton, Winston Salem, NC, USA
Showanna Palmer-Perry, Bolingbrook, IL, USA
Simon Frederic, Combourg, France
Simon Hird, Manchester, Cheshire, MA, UK
Sneh D. Bhandari, Ph.D, Crete, IL, USA
Stan Bailey, Hazelwood, MO, USA
Steve Holroyd, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Steven Gu, Suzhou, Peoples Republic Of China
Tara Crosby, Seattle, WA, USA
Ted Collins, Kernersville, NC, USA
Tennille Marx, Seattle, WA, USA
Thomas Gude, Dietikon, Switzerland
Timothy Cser, Billerica, MA, USA
Timothy Freier, Maple Grove, MN, USA
Timothy Jenkins, Milford, MA, USA
Timothy Wheeler, Hazelwood, MO, USA
Toby Astill, Woodbridge, ON, Canada
Travis Lee Roberts, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Trevor Mercer, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Tyneka Forrest, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Tynisha Smalls, Raleigh, NC, USA
Victoria Watkins, Manhattan, KS, USA
Walter Brent Wilson, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Wendy Lauer, Hercules, CA, USA
Wendy Yuan, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Xin Hui Cheng, Singapore, Singapore
Yili Bai, Torrance, CA, USA
Yolanda Xiong, Changsha, Hunan Peoples Republic Of
China
Yoshiko Hirao, Kyoto, Japan
Yves Babin, Sainte Foy, QC, Canada
Zhengfei Lu, Torrance, CA,USA
The Reference Standard
P a g e 1 0 I s s u e 8 3
Join TDRM on LinkedIn!
Request Membership Here
Interested in Appearing in the Next or Future Newsletters?
Here is your opportunity to appear in the next newsletter. If you would like to
appear in a future issue, please submit a 300 word biography and photo to
[email protected]. Your biography can include your employer/occupation,
education, reason for joining AOAC/TDRM, and your current projects. All
biographies will be reviewed by the EC prior to publication.
New Student Members
David Anderson, Seattle, WA, USA
Grace C. Mwangome, Lynnwood, WA, USA
The Reference Standard
P a g e 1 1 I s s u e 8 3
Member Corner
Congratulations on your TDRM membership! Whether you are a new member or a returning member, we are happy to welcome you. As a member, you may be wondering how you can become more involved in the group. There are a number of ways to become involved with varying time commitments, please feel free to email any member of the board to discuss the opportunities (contact information on page 13). A few examples include:
1. Attend our member meeting at the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, U.S., in September 2020. We will discuss our work from 2020 and our directions for 2021. This is a great opportunity to meet the TDRM leadership and make suggestions.
2. Volunteer! Donna Zink is looking for volunteers to help with the reference material database (http://tdrm.aoac.org/). More details on page 2.
3. Propose a session for a national meeting or a local section meeting. 4. Run for office. Please contact Lars Reimann at [email protected], Past Chair, if
you would like to be considered for a future election, or to suggest a nominee.
To learn more about TDRM, please visit our table at the AOAC Annual Meeting, or send an email to volunteer your ideas and skills or just to ask how you can be more involved.
P l e a s e
c o n t a c t
C h u c k
B a r b e r a t
c h a r l e s .
b a r b e r
@nist.gov
with your
membership
questions.
Membership Chair Wanted!
Do you want to be more involved in TDRM but don’t know what to do? We have a position open for a
membership chair.
Duties: Replying to general email inquiries (about 3 a month), compiling a meeting specific list of
sessions of interest to TDRM members, working with newsletter editor to publicize events, and
welcoming new members.
This position can be expanded to increase member engagement-your ideas are always welcome.
If you have any questions or are interested, please email Chuck Barber at [email protected].
The Reference Standard
Reference Material Resources
Do you ever find yourself looking for basic information about reference materials? Look no further! Ever wonder how to compare a measurement result with a certified value to determine if your method is appropriate? What about how to use a reference material for calibration (including examples)? Ever tried to figure out how to use a reference material to establish traceability? Wait, there’s more! There is a discussion of using reference materials to quantify GMOs in food and feed, and in DNA copy number ratio. European Reference Materials (ERM) even provides a guide on use of their certificates and materials, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has an excellent Frequently Asked Questions section where you can find a plethora of additional information. NIST also released The ABCs of Using Standard Reference Materials in the Analysis of Foods and Dietary Supplements: A Practical Guide in June 2014. Additional RM Resources! The Cooperation in publicly funded reference material production, is a free, open access article available to download at https://link.springer.com. TDRM guidelines: Applications and Resources for Use of Reference Materials: TDRM Guidelines.
P a g e 1 2 I s s u e 8 3
Inés Cereijo Student Award
TDRM sponsors a Student Award raising awareness of the need for method performance evaluation at an early point in a chemist’s career. Because not all colleagues have research facilities or may only be involved in a short-term summer internship, nominees are evaluated based on a report describing either the use of a reference material for method performance evaluation or the development of a new reference material.
· Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible; award based on a report that evaluates the use of a reference material for a specific application; winner will receive 500 USD, a travel grant for the AOAC Annual Meeting, and a one-year AOAC and TDRM membership.
· Nominate someone on the AOAC website by December 31, 2020.
· Please visit the AOAC Awards Program for TDRM.
TDRM Achievement Award
· Award recognizes an outstanding contribution to the use of reference materials in a unique or unusual manner or to the development of reference materials for laboratory use; nominations are based on a short statement describing the unique or significant contribution of the scientist or group of scientists using 150 words or less.
· Statements and up to 2 letters of support should be sent to [email protected] by May 1, 2021.
Nominate a student intern
or colleague for their research!
Nominate a colleague!
The Reference Standard
AOAC Positions
Support
Deborah McKenzie
2019-2020 Executive Committee Chair
Kate Rimmer, NIST
Past Chair
Lars Reimann, Eurofins Scientific, Inc.
Chair Elect
Derrell Johnson, MilliporeSigma
Secretary
Laura Wood, NIST
Treasurer
Olusegun Ajayi, FDA
P a g e 1 3
Members (Elected)
Pearse McCarron, NRC Canada (2018-2021)
Sidney Sudberg, Alkemist Labs (2018-2021)
Patrick Bird, PMB BioTek Consulting (2019-2022)
Gretchen Gutierrez , Matrix Sciences (2019-2022)
Aman Sandhu, IIT Chicago (2019-2022)
Member (Appointed)
Håkan Emteborg, EC-JRC (2020-2023)
Joseph Betz, NIH-ODS (2020-2023)
John Szpylka (2020-2023)
Ancillary Appointed Positions
Information Services Chair
Donna Zink, AIM Research Enterprises
ISO-REMCO Liaison
Pearse McCarron, NRC Canada
Advisor
Wayne Wolf, USDA (retired)
Newsletter Editor
Chuck Barber, NIST
Membership Chair
Vacant
Email [email protected] if
you are interested in
becoming more involved in
the TDRM through the
Executive Committee.
I s s u e 8 3
The Reference Standard
2275 Research Blvd
Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20850-3250
USA
Phone (toll-free): 800-379-2622
Phone (N America): 301-947-7077
Fax: 301-924-7089
E-mail: [email protected]
AOAC INTERNATIONAL
Improving the Quality of Laboratory Measurements
through the use of Reference Materials TECHNICAL DIVISION ON
REFERENCE MATERIALS
AOAC INTERNATIONAL expanded its mission statement
"To promote quality measurements and method validation
in the analytical sciences." Focus has increased on accuracy
of analytical measurements generated by AOAC methods
and the role of reference materials in verification of
accuracy.
The Technical Division on Reference Materials (TDRM)
further develops and maintains AOAC INTERNTIONAL's
status as a recognized worldwide authority on methods
validation and quality analytical measurements through
facilitating the use of reference materials in collaborative
validation, implementation, and routine use of AOAC
methods.
P a g e 1 4 I s s u e 8 3