Talk Title : Combining the Selectivity of Polysaccharide-based Chiral Selectors with the Kinetic Performance of Superficially Porous Particles.
Tivadar Farkas has over 30 years of experience in chromatography. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in Analytical Chemistry in 1997 under the guidance of Georges Guiochon. He joined Phenomenex in 1997 as a Senior Scientist, where he was assigned to further the understanding of the column packing process and to improve related technology. For several years he managed the Analytical Support and Development group within R&D at Phenomenex. In this position, he supported the development of novel stationary phases and column formats for both analytical and prep HPLC, including the development of the core-shell particle-based line of columns Kinetex – arguably one of the most recognized brands of UHPLC columns. He also initiated the development of a line of high-performance preparative columns commercialized under the name Axia. For two decades, Tivadar acted as the Senior Managing Scientist of R&D overseeing all major research projects, with a primary focus on the development of the Lux line of chiral HPLC columns.
In addition to his contributions in industry, Tivadar has contributed to journals in the field of separation science, as well as to the major chromatography scientific meetings over several decades. He has co-authored over 65 scientific publications on HPLC column heterogeneity, instrumental aspects of HPLC, developments in core-shell technology and chiral LC separations. Tivadar is also co-inventor to four patents on innovations in the field of separation science.
Currently, Tivadar is associated with the Institute of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Tbilisi State University, Georgia as a Senior Researcher. While he retired from Phenomenex last year, he continues to support various new product development projects as a consultant.