Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) 2026

The Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition (EAS) is held each year to provide professional scientists and students continuing education in the analytical and allied sciences through the presentation of symposia of papers, workshops, and short courses. An exposition of apparatus and supplies allied to these sciences is held concurrently with the symposia. For more information, explore the Symposium, Exposition and Short Course menus.

Technical Program

For over 60 years, the Technical Program of EAS has provided cutting-edge information for the analyst with research presentations on practical solutions to problems and discussions of novel technologies. The symposium now typically contains over 350 papers on a wide variety of subjects, from pharmaceutical analysis to art conservation, analytical chemistry education, food analysis, chemometrics, sample preparation, process analysis, forensic analysis, surface analysis, validation, and regulatory topics. The program emphasizes the practical use of a wide swath of technologies (e.g., CE, GC, LC, near-IR, mid-IR, Raman spectroscopy, NMR, mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, microscopy, and sensors) in solving real-life problems faced by scientists in their daily work.

Registration

Attendee Registration for the 2026 EAS will open in July!

Registration fees

Full Conferee

Includes the Technical & Poster Sessions, Exposition Area, Employment Bureau,
Career Development Workshops, Keynote Lecture, and an EAS Souvenir.

• Early rate: $375 until Oct. 15
• Regular rate: $550

Full-Time Student Conferee

Must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student; please provide a copy of your student ID with your registration. Includes the Technical & Poster Sessions, Exposition Area, Employment Bureau, Career Development Workshops, Keynote Lecture, and an EAS Souvenir. 

• $50

Exposition/Networking/Posters

Includes access to the Exposition Area, Employment Bureau, Career Development Workshops, Poster Sessions, Keynote Lecture and an EAS Souvenir. 

Does not include the opportunity to register for Short Courses or attend the full Technical Program or other Special Lectures. 

• $175

High School Student with Seminar

High school students and their high school teachers are required to attend a seminar for this registration category. Proper high school identification is required for students and their teachers. You are entitled to attend a seminar and the Technical & Poster Sessions, visit the Exposition Area, and receive an EAS Souvenir. 

• $0

IN-PERSON Short Course Registration Fees***

Early rate by October 15

• Half-Day Short Course*: $350 
• One-Day Short Course*: $750  
• Two-Day Short Course*: $1,200
• FULL-Time Student** Short Course Fees for One-Day: $125
• FULL-Time Student** Short Course Fee for Two-Day: $225

After October 15

• Half-Day Short Course*: $450
• One-Day Short Course*: $1,100  
• Two-Day Short Course*: $1,500
• FULL-Time Student** Short Course Fees for One-Day: $450
• FULL-Time Student** Short Course Fee for Two-Day: $650

*Please note you MUST register as a Full-Conferee in order to attend an IN-PERSON short course.
**Proof of valid full-time student ID and reference from your professor due at time of registering for a course. 
Space for students has limited availability based on specific course.
*** Price for 1-day and 2-day courses includes breakfast, buffet lunch and 2 coffee breaks. Half-day does not include breakfast or lunch

Abstract submission

Submit your Abstract HERE

Workshops

EAS is committed to your professional development, no matter what stage of your career you are in.  Whether you are looking to enhance your knowledge, develop your professional skills, or present your background and relevant experience to attract a specific audience, EAS has a workshop that will meet your needs.  In today’s workplace, the use of social media sites is an important component of networking and having the skills to navigate them is essential to career success.  EAS Workshops, which are free to all registered attendees, are the place to begin, or continue, to develop these skills.  If you are already registered for EAS and would like to add a workshop to your registration; please send an email to [email protected].

Short Courses

2026 Short Courses will be offered November 15-18, 2026, at the Crowne Plaza Conference Center in Princeton, NJ.  We will offer a variety of our courses.

The short course program has long been an integral part of EAS and provides a valuable service to both students and professionals who seek to refine or augment their scientific development. The Short Course committee strives to offer high caliber courses that align with EAS’s mission and can include fundamental analytical techniques and principles, novel technologies and regulatory affairs.  EAS short courses are designed to help the practicing analyst develop new skills and enhance knowledge. Taught by experts, the short courses emphasize practical knowledge of a variety of important topics to help one keep current with best practices and new techniques. Whether you want to learn a new analytical technology, understand new regulations, explore an analytical field, or just brush up new concepts in your area of expertise, there is a course for you.  EAS’s short courses emphasize: A wide range of topics; interactive discussions; case studies for illustration; and practical and problem-solving tips.

Pricing for 2026 IN-PERSON Short Courses: 

Before October 15, 2026

• One-day course: $750 
• Two-day course: $1,200  

After October 15, 2026

• One-day course: $1,100
• Two-day course: $1,500  

In-person short courses require a Full Conferee registration to the symposium & exposition.  Prices include breakfast, 2 coffee breaks and a buffet lunch.  Register for two courses and receive a $100 discount.

EAS will be offering short course student rates for full-time students (proof of ID required) but you must register in advance.  In-person short courses require a Full-Time Student registration to the symposium & exposition ($50).  Space is limited. 

Students rates

Before October 15, 2026

• One-day course: $125
• Two-day course: $225

After October 15, 2026

• One-day course: $450
• Two-day course: $650

2026 Preliminary List of IN-PERSON Short Courses

These courses below will be offered in-person this November 15-18 at the Crowne Plaza Conference Center; times each day are 8:30am – 5:00pm

2-Day Courses

Basics of T-Ray Metrology and Time-Domain Spectroscopy with Advanced Applications (NEW)

• Anis Rahman (Applied Research & Photonics, Inc.)

Practical LC-MS/MS Method Development and Sample Preparation

• Perry Wang (LC-MS Technical Expert)

HPLC and UHPLC for Practicing Scientists 1 and 2: Fundamentals, Method Development, and Troubleshooting

• Michael Dong (MWD Consulting)

1-Day Courses

Nitrosamine Risk Assessment and Control for Pharmaceutical Products (NEW)

• Jinjian Zheng (Merck & Co., Inc.)

Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (NEW)

• Larry Miller (Novartis)

Leading Labs: Improving Staff Performance and Engagement (NEW)

• Scott Hanton (Lab Manager)

Painless Gas Chromatography Bootcamp – Show Your GC Who’s Boss (NEW)

• Lee Polite (Axion Analytical Laboratories, Inc.)

Advanced Proteomics Sample Preparation: Targeted Enrichment and Micro-to-Nanogram Scale Workflows (NEW)

• Reihaneh Safavisohi (Seton Hall University)

Regulatory Requirements for Therapeutic Peptides

• Shreekant Karmarkar (DAT Pharma Consulting Inc.)

Advances in Portable Spectroscopy: Instruments and Applications

• Richard Crocombe (Crocombe Spectroscopic Consulting)
• Pauline Leary (NOBLE)

Sample Preparation for Chromatography

• Douglas Raynie (South Dakota State University)

Practical NMR Spectroscopy

• Damodaran Achary (University of Pittsburgh)

Introduction to Quantitative Spectroscopy for Quality Assurance in the R&D and Manufacturing Environments

• Deborah Peru (DP Spectroscopy and Training, LLC)

Successfully Implementing Key AQbD Elements in the Current USP and ICH Guidances to Dramatically Accelerate Fit-for-Purpose Analytical Method Development

• Richard Verseput (S-Matrix Corp)

Getting the most from GC and GC/MS

• Gregory Slack (Consultant)
• Nicholas Snow (Seton Hall University)

Analytical Method Validation and Lifecycle Management – FDA, ICH and USP Expectations

• Kim Huynh-Ba (Pharmalytik Consulting)

Chemometrics without Equations (or hardly any)

• Neal Gallagher (Eigenvector Research)

Best Practice Data Analysis for Reliable Chromatographic Results

• Merlin Bicking (ACCTA, Inc.)

Systematic HPLC Troubleshooting: A Practical, Case Study Driven Approach

• Merlin Bicking (ACCTA, Inc.)

Practical Bioanalytical Method Validation by LC-MS/MS

• Perry Wang (LC-MS Technical Expert)

Collecting Infrared Spectra and Avoiding the Pitfalls

• Ellen Miseo (Miseo Consulting)
• Jeff D’Agostino (Specac, Inc.)

PFAS – A Wonder Chemical which became a Nightmare

• Jay Meegoda (NJ Institute of Technology)

Process Analytical Technology: Out of the Lab and into the Line

• James Rydzak (Specere Consulting)

Half-Day Courses

An Overview of Drug Development, Drug Quality, Regulatory, and Quality Control Processes

• Michael Dong (MWD Consulting)

Analytical and Bioanalytical Aspects in ADC Drug Development and Subsequent Regulatory Submission (NEW)

• Xiaohui (Sophia) Xu (Daiichi Sankyo)
• Zhi Chen (Bristol Myers Squibb)

Green Analytical Chemistry

• Douglas Raynie (South Dakota State University)

Venue

• Crowne Plaza Princeton-Conference Center & Hotel
• 900 Scudders Mill Rd, Plainsboro, NJ 08536 
• phone: 609-936-4200