Pittcon, the nation’s premier annual convention and exposition on laboratory science, is happy to announce that the 77th Annual Pittcon, held in San Antonio, Texas, on March 7-11, 2026, was an unlimited success. Hundreds of educational and trade leaders in analytical chemistry and spectroscopy convened on the Henry B. Gonzalez Conference Middle for every week of unparalleled scientific programming and an exposition ground teeming with exercise.
Lots of of exhibitors gathered on the expo ground to showcase their newest improvements in instrumentation, pattern preparation, and laboratory software program. Dozens of latest devices have been launched by a few of the heaviest hitters within the analytical chemistry and spectroscopy trade, together with Shimadzu, Xylem, Waters, and lots of extra.
“It’s at all times a win for us to share our expertise and current new prospects for individuals who might not have recognized it existed,” stated Nicki Janus, Administrative Supervisor with Fritsch Milling & Sizing, Inc. “In my conversations with attendees at Pittcon 2026, it was particularly thrilling to satisfy so many first-time individuals. Their vitality and enthusiasm for what they have been seeing and experiencing made the occasion much more impactful.”
A spike in first-time attendees, in addition to undergraduate and graduate college students, added a youthful vitality to the convention. Tammy Yallum, Government Director of Pittcon, stated, “Right this moment’s college students and early professionals are tomorrow’s consumers and leaders. One in all our objectives is to protect and honor our historical past whereas bringing the following technology into the Pittcon group.”
Some highlights from the Pittcon 2026 program embrace:
- The Wallace B. Coulter Lecture that includes 2018 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Dr. Frances Arnold.
- The Waters Symposium, that includes 2025 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Dr. Omar Yaghi.
- The Inaugural Mary Warga Symposium, celebrating girls’s management and innovation in science, that includes Anne Chow, former CEO of AT&T Enterprise.
On the expo ground, the intense enterprise of scientific inquiry was joined with quite a few enjoyable and entertaining actions, resembling:
- A mascot race that includes Pittcon’s personal Dr. Pete Conn
- The Pittcon Pets play space and adoption zone
- The science of Texas scorching sauce and whiskey with tastings
- A dwell armadillo lecture and meet-and-greet
The following Pittcon will likely be held in Pittsburgh, PA, on April 24-28, 2027. Pittsburgh is the house of the headquarters for Pittcon, and will probably be the primary time in 60 years that Pittcon will likely be held in its residence metropolis. Further info for Pittcon 2027 could be discovered on pittcon.org.