Making Labs Work Podcast
Making Labs Work Podcast
Stories Around Analytical Chemistry
The Making Labs Work Podcast aims to turn private know-how into an edutainment podcast for analytical chemistry by interviewing experts in the field. Join Kurt Thaxton and Jan Garbe-Immel as they investigate deeper into analytical challenges and mysteries such as why copy paper may smell like cat urine or why trash may end up smelling like strawberries.
The Making Labs Work Podcast releases monthly.
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Episode 1: A Talk with Mark Jordi from Jordi Labs 63 analytical techniques to Choose From
Breath Analysis: A Non-Invasive Method for Early Disease Detection
Sensory Chemistry: Coffee, Whiskey, and Food Analysis with Dr. Jess Howell
In the Lab with Emanuela Gionfriddo: A Deep Dive into Micro-extraction with TF-SPME
The Intriguing World of Maotai Spirits, Micro-GC, and PFAS
Episode 5: Uncovering the Secrets of Whiskey with Kevin MacNamara
Episode 4: 40 Years of Anecdotes from Ralf Bremer
Episode 002 – Fungus can make organic side-streams smell like wild strawberries
Episode 1: A Talk with Mark Jordi from Jordi Labs

Kurt Thaxton
Kurt Thaxton is an International Product Manager for GERSTEL, a German manufacturer of thermal desorption, pyrolysis, and other means of sample preparation and sample introduction for GC- and LC-MS. For over twenty years, Kurt has been a user of thermal desorption and pyrolysis as a research scientist at International Paper and later as a Product Specialist for Varian Inc. Later Kurt became involved in both the commercial and technical aspects of these techniques at Markes International and now GERSTEL.
Kurt also serves actively in different capacities at SAE, ASTM, AIHA, and ISO. Kurt has an M.S. in Analytical Chemistry form The Ohio State University where he focused on using mass spectrometry to solve analytical problems; MS remains a central interest and focus of Kurt’s work today.