Global Management
Forming and managing effective global research teams with members located in far-flung countries and different time zones is a
major challenge for lab managers at multinational companies and at companies outsourcing lab work overseas.
Competing Priorities
Doing a good job of establishing project priorities and focusing on the highest-priority projects can enable laboratories to compete
effectively with labs having much larger staffs and budgets.
Lab Manager Academy: Goal Setting
Tips for setting and achieving goals for yourself and you lab.
Into the Field
Increasingly, analysts perform routine analysis where the action islocations of environmental interest, manufacturing suites,
crime scenes, loading docks, and packaging facilitiesthrough transportable instruments.
Specialty Gases
In many applications, continuous emission monitoring is required to collect and analyze at least one sample every fifteen minutes
from industrial processes. High-purity gases are vital for this purpose, as are custom standards for head space analysi
ASK THE EXPERT: How to Overcome Challenges with Microscopy
Dr. Rebecca Williams, director of the Microscopy and Imaging Facility at Cornell University, talks about her role in overseeing the imaging laboratory while pursuing independent research in the field.
Crime Lab Design
Design requirements for forensic laboratories are unique. While forensic labs share certain features with academic, research, and other laboratories, the composition of these elements and the addition of other characteristics make these facilities an
Leaning Toward Lean?
Although the basic concepts and techniques of Lean are straightforward, adapting them to a particular lab situation and integrating
them into a defined process that uses resources well is quite a challenge.
Science Matters: Staffing Companies
Examining four common perceptions that scientific professionals have of staffing
companies.
Evolution of Water Purification Systems
A look at water purification systems from 1700s into the future.