NACRW 2026: Full Schedule

8:20 - 8:30 am
Opening Remarks - Alexandria Bush, Chair, FLAG Works, Inc. Board of Directors

8:35 - 8:40 am
Opening Remarks - Julie Brunkhorst, 2026 NACRW President

8:40 - 8:45 am
Opening Remarks - Holly Lee and Kelsey Powers, 2026 NACRW Program Co-Chairs

Monday July 13, 2026 8:20am - 8:45am CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

8:45am CDT

SESSION 1 - Part 1: Analysis of Chemical Residues in Challenging Food Matrices

Monday July 13, 2026 8:45am - 10:10am CDT

Texas A

8:45 - 8:50 amAgilent 5-min intro8:50 - 9:10 amJeffrey Sayen, Agilent Technologies Inc.Determination of the Geographical Origin of Spices Using ICP-OES, ICP-MS, and PCA Analysis9:10 - 9:30 amHolly Lee, SCIEXQuantitation of polar pesticides in foods of plant origin9:30 - 9:50 amAndy Sandy, Shimadzu Scientific InstrumentsAnalysis of Volatile PFAS in Complex Juice Matrices Using a Simplified HS-SPME...
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Monday July 13, 2026 8:45am - 10:10am CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

10:15am CDT

Coffee Break, Exhibition, and Posters (authors present for odd# posters)

Monday July 13, 2026 10:15am - 10:35am CDT

Texas C

Monday July 13, 2026 10:15am - 10:35am CDT
Texas C

Exhibition

10:40am CDT

SESSION 1 - Part 2: Analysis of Chemical Residues in Challenging Food Matrices

Monday July 13, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am CDT

Texas A

10:40 - 11:00 amZeyu Han, Mérieux NutriSciences, Silliker Canada Co. Ltd.Analysis of Multi-Class Drug Residues and Glucosamine in Animal Feed11:00 - 11:20 amWiley Hall, USDA-ARS-SJVASCThe Identification and Quantification of Persistent Pesticide Residues Resulting from the Treatment of Museum Display Items.11:20 - 11:40 amLihini Tharanga Mendis, Shimadzu Scientific InstrumentsQuantitative and...
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Monday July 13, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

11:45am CDT

Lunch, Exhibition, and Posters (authors present for odd# posters)

Monday July 13, 2026 11:45am - 1:30pm CDT

Texas C

Lunch is on your own.

Monday July 13, 2026 11:45am - 1:30pm CDT
Texas C

Exhibition

12:15pm CDT

SCIEX Vendor Seminar (pre-registration required)

LIMITED

Monday July 13, 2026 12:15pm - 1:15pm CDT

Texas B

Limited Capacity seats available

Monday July 13, 2026 12:15pm - 1:15pm CDT
Texas B

Vendor Seminar

1:30pm CDT

SESSION 2 - Part 1: Analytical and Regulatory Perspectives on PFAS in Food and Food Contact Materials

Monday July 13, 2026 1:30pm - 2:55pm CDT

Texas A

1:30 - 1:35 pmSCIEX 5-min intro1:35 - 1:55 pmTaryn McKnight, Eurofins Environmental TestingAligning Analytical Method Options for PFAS with Evolving Regulatory and Compliance Requirements1:55 - 2:15 pmMargot Lee, Waters CorporationFlame-Broiled and Fluorinated: PFAS Analysis in BBQ Foods Using a Reduced QuEChERS Approach2:15 - 2:35 pmTiffany Liden, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments.Single-System...
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Monday July 13, 2026 1:30pm - 2:55pm CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

3:00pm CDT

Coffee break, Exhibition, and Posters (authors present for even# posters)

Monday July 13, 2026 3:00pm - 3:20pm CDT

Texas C

Monday July 13, 2026 3:00pm - 3:20pm CDT
Texas C

Exhibition

3:25pm CDT

SESSION 2 - Part 2: Analytical and Regulatory Perspectives on PFAS in Food and Food Contact Materials

Monday July 13, 2026 3:25pm - 4:50pm CDT

Texas A

3:25 - 3:45 pmEd George, Thermo Fisher ScientificAutomated Extraction Paired with a Dual-LC Orbitrap Workflow for Targeted PFAS Analysis in Food3:45 - 4:05 pmSeyyedhadi Khatami, BrukerA Rapid Screening Method for PFAS Analysis (EPA 1633a) Using DART/MS4:05 - 4:25 pmMichael Buhrman, Eurofins Food Chemistry TestingSetup and Validation of a Sensitive, Robust and High-Throughput LC-MS/MS Method for...
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Monday July 13, 2026 3:25pm - 4:50pm CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

4:55pm CDT

Exhibition and Posters (authors present for even# posters)

Monday July 13, 2026 4:55pm - 6:00pm CDT

Texas C

Monday July 13, 2026 4:55pm - 6:00pm CDT
Texas C

Exhibition

7:15am CDT

LGC Vendor Seminar (pre-registration required)

LIMITED

Tuesday July 14, 2026 7:15am - 8:15am CDT

Texas B

Limited Capacity seats available

Tuesday July 14, 2026 7:15am - 8:15am CDT
Texas B

Vendor Seminar

7:45am CDT

Early Morning Coffee

Tuesday July 14, 2026 7:45am - 8:15am CDT

Texas C

Tuesday July 14, 2026 7:45am - 8:15am CDT
Texas C

Exhibition

8:00am CDT

Registration

Tuesday July 14, 2026 8:00am - 4:00pm CDT

Prefunction, 4th Floor

Tuesday July 14, 2026 8:00am - 4:00pm CDT
Prefunction, 4th Floor

Registration

8:30am CDT

SESSION 3 - Part 1: Basic 101 in method development, validation and troubleshooting laboratory challenges

Tuesday July 14, 2026 8:30am - 9:55am CDT

Texas A

8:30 - 8:35 amUCT 5-min intro8:35 - 8:55 amChristian Talavera, FDASingle Laboratory Validation of an LC-MS/MS Method for the Determination of Quaternary Ammonium Pesticides in Food8:55 - 9:15 amJulie Kowalski, jkSS, LLCDeveloping a Practical Pesticide Method Development Handbook for Emerging and Complex Matrices: An AOAC CASP Initiative9:15 - 9:35 amTiffany Liden, Shimadzu Scientific...
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Tuesday July 14, 2026 8:30am - 9:55am CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

10:00am CDT

Coffee break, Exhibition, and Posters (authors present for even# posters)

Tuesday July 14, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am CDT

Texas C

Tuesday July 14, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am CDT
Texas C

Exhibition

10:25am CDT

SESSION 3 - Part 2: Basic 101 in method development, validation and troubleshooting laboratory challenges

Tuesday July 14, 2026 10:25am - 11:45am CDT

Texas A

10:25 - 10:45 amKatherine Weddell, Fere Science LimitedAn alternative statistical approach for method development under EU regulation 2021/80810:45 - 11:05 amSue Dantonio, Agilent Technologies Inc.QuEChERS Streamlined: Cut a Step, not corners with the Agilent Multisampler11:05 - 11:25 amAlexis Shelow, RestekAdvancing GC–MS Method Development for Low-Level Analysis: Impacts of Column Chemistry...
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Tuesday July 14, 2026 10:25am - 11:45am CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

11:45am CDT

Lunch, Exhibition, and Posters (authors present for even# posters)

Tuesday July 14, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm CDT

Texas C

Tuesday July 14, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm CDT
Texas C

Exhibition

12:15pm CDT

Agilent Vendor Seminar (pre-registration required)

LIMITED

Tuesday July 14, 2026 12:15pm - 1:15pm CDT

Texas B

Limited Capacity seats available

Tuesday July 14, 2026 12:15pm - 1:15pm CDT
Texas B

Vendor Seminar

1:20pm CDT

SESSION 4: Analytical innovation for a changing world: AI, new technologies and new challenges in classical and emerging analytes

Tuesday July 14, 2026 1:20pm - 2:55pm CDT

Texas A

1:30 - 1:35 pmWaters 5-min intro1:35 - 1:55 pmAndrew Folkerson, SCIEXMaximizing throughput and robustness for long-term food testing on a new generation triple quadrupole mass spectrometer1:55 - 2:15 pmAmadeo R. Fernández-Alba, University of AlmeriaTowards more automated, robust and high-throughput workflows for routine multiresidue pesticide analysis2:15 - 2:35 pmJustin Smolen, Texas A&M...
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Tuesday July 14, 2026 1:20pm - 2:55pm CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

3:00pm CDT

Coffee break, Exhibition, and Posters (authors present for odd# posters)

Tuesday July 14, 2026 3:00pm - 3:20pm CDT

Texas C

Tuesday July 14, 2026 3:00pm - 3:20pm CDT
Texas C

Exhibition

3:25pm CDT

SESSION 5: The past, present and future of natural toxins analysis

Tuesday July 14, 2026 3:25pm - 5:10pm CDT

Texas A

3:25 - 3:45 pmLukas Vaclavik, Eurofins Food Chemistry TestingDevelopment of Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPR®) for Mycotoxin Analysis in Novel Foods and Ingredients: An Update3:45 - 4:05 pmJulie Brunkhorst, Trilogy Analytical LaboratoryMycotoxin Testing: Past to Present, Where Have We Been and Where Are We Now4:05 - 4:25 pmMakda Araya, Waters CorporationAflatoxin Immunoaffinity...
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Tuesday July 14, 2026 3:25pm - 5:10pm CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

5:15pm CDT

Exhibition and Posters (authors present for odd# posters)

Tuesday July 14, 2026 5:15pm - 6:00pm CDT

Texas C

Tuesday July 14, 2026 5:15pm - 6:00pm CDT
Texas C

Exhibition

5:15pm CDT

NACRW Organizing Committee Meeting

Tuesday July 14, 2026 5:15pm - 6:00pm CDT

Texas A

Open to all attendees.

Tuesday July 14, 2026 5:15pm - 6:00pm CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

7:15am CDT

UCT Vendor Seminar (pre-registration required)

Wednesday July 15, 2026 7:15am - 8:15am CDT

Texas B

Wednesday July 15, 2026 7:15am - 8:15am CDT
Texas B

Vendor Seminar

7:45am CDT

Early Morning Coffee

Wednesday July 15, 2026 7:45am - 8:30am CDT

Texas C

Wednesday July 15, 2026 7:45am - 8:30am CDT
Texas C

Exhibition

8:35am CDT

SESSION 6: Nontargeted analysis using high resolution mass spectrometry and other technologies

Wednesday July 15, 2026 8:35am - 9:55am CDT

Texas A

8:35 - 8:55 amFlorencia Jesús, University of AlmeriaExpanding PFAS pesticide monitoring using micro-flow LC-HRMS: a combined targeted and suspect screening approach8:55 - 9:15 amJayesh Gandhi, Metrohm USAAn Exploration of Sample Prep Techniques for Non-targeted Analysis of PFAS using Combustion Ion Chromatography9:15 - 9:35 amYufang Zheng, National Institute of Standards and TechnologyExpanding...
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Wednesday July 15, 2026 8:35am - 9:55am CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

10:00am CDT

Coffee break, Exhibition, and Posters (authors present for all posters)

Wednesday July 15, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am CDT

Texas C

Wednesday July 15, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am CDT
Texas C

Exhibition

10:25am CDT

SESSION 7: Development and application of reference and proficiency test materials

Wednesday July 15, 2026 10:25am - 11:30am CDT

Texas A

10:25 - 10:30 amLGC 5-min intro10:30 - 10:50 amDaryl Staveness, ExciPlex, Inc.Total synthesis as a new path toward natural abundance and isotopically labeled natural toxin reference standards10:50 - 11:10 amHuiChen Stavros, O2si Smart Solutions an LGC Standards CompanyThe Evolution in Designing a Master LC/MS Calibration Solution for Pesticides Containing Over 700 Analytes11:10 - 11:30 amRyan...
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Wednesday July 15, 2026 10:25am - 11:30am CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

11:30am CDT

Lunch, Exhibition, and Posters (authors present for all posters)

Wednesday July 15, 2026 11:30am - 1:30pm CDT

Texas C

Wednesday July 15, 2026 11:30am - 1:30pm CDT
Texas C

Exhibition

1:35pm CDT

SESSION 8: Early Career Scientists in Action: Advancing Contaminant and Residue Analysis

Wednesday July 15, 2026 1:35pm - 2:55pm CDT

Texas A

1:35 - 1:55 pmMarti Z. Hua, Carleton University/National Research Council CanadaIntroducing PFAS-RAD, a Retrospective Analysis Database for targeted screening of legacy and emerging PFAS in food samples by LC-HRMS1:55 - 2:15 pmBikram Subedi, Louisiana State UniversityWastewater Clues in the Drug “Cat and Mouse”2:15 - 2:35 pmAdam R. Wronski, Baylor UniversityTowards Precision-based Source...
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Wednesday July 15, 2026 1:35pm - 2:55pm CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

3:00pm CDT

Poster Awards and Closing

Wednesday July 15, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm CDT

Texas A

Wednesday July 15, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

3:30pm CDT

NACRW 2026 Feedback Meeting

Wednesday July 15, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT

Texas A

Wednesday July 15, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
Texas A

General Sessions

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