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Tuesday, June 16, 2026 9:00 am: Registration Desk opens (continental breakfast available) 9:30 am - Noon: Leco Mobile Lab visits (LECO team) 10:00 am: Welcome (Rajni Aneja, CIFS; John Sinnott, CAMPUS; Terry Bates, Quantera Analytical; Melissa Fulmer, LECO) 10:30 am: Using GCXGC Data to Unmask Co-Fermented Coffees: An Analytical Pathway to Distinguishability (Matthew Scimeca, Quantera Analytical) 11:30 am: Bio-break Noon - 1:30 pm: Lunch and Learn with Leco: A Hands On 2D GC-MS Experience (Melissa Fulmer, LECO); networking lunch 1:30 - 4:00 pm: Leco Mobile Lab visits continue (LECO team) 2:00 - 3:00 pm: CNF Tour (attendees will walk from Stocking Hall to Duffield for a window tour of our 17,000 sq.ft. Class 1000 cleanroom, the flagship academic cleanroom for the U.S.; please wear comfortable shoes) (Daniel McCollister, Cornell University) 3:15 pm: Tour of Food Science Facilities in Stocking Hall, including the Sensory Evaluation Center, gallery viewing of the Dairy Pilot Plant and Production Facility, and Teaching Winery (Rajni Aneja, Cornell University) 4:00 - 6:00 pm: Interactive Wine Tasting: The Chemistry of Wine & Networking Reception
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 9:00 am: Registration Desk opens (continental breakfast available) 9:30 am - Noon: Leco Mobile Lab visits (LECO team) 10:00 am: Day 1 Recap, Overview of Day 2 (Rajni Aneja, CIFS; John Sinnott & Donna Howell, CAMPUS) 10:30 am: From Pasture to Palate: The Terroir of Milk and Dairy Products (Nicole Martin, Cornell University) 11:00 am: Materials Research Facilities at Cornell:
- XLEAP - X-rays for Life, Environment, Agriculture, and Plants (Louisa Smieska, Cornell University)
- Proteomics and Metabolomics Resources (Sheng Zhang, Cornell University)
- Electron Microscopy Resources (Mick Thomas, Cornell University)
- MacCHESS - Structural Characterization of Proteins and Biomolecules (Estella Yee, Cornell University)
Noon - 1:30 pm: Networking Lunch 1:30 - 4:00 pm: LECO Mobile Lab visits continue (Leco team) 1:45 - 3:00 pm: CHESS Tour (Max .12) Registered attendees will walk from Stocking Hall to Wilson Lab for a tour of CHESS, one of only a few synchrotron light sources in the world, and the only one on an academic campus. 3:15 pm: Tour of Food Science Facilities in Stocking Hall, including the Sensory Evaluation Center, gallery viewing of the Dairy Pilot Plant and Production Facility and Teaching Winery (Rajni Aneja, Cornell University) 4:00 pm approx: Program closes
This event is open to all attendees at no cost.
Interested in touring the LECO Mobile Lab and/or submitting samples for analysis during the event? Please email Melissa Fulmer at melissa_fulmer@leco.com and Terry Bates at terry.bates@quantera.as to reserve a time slot and coordinate sample submissions. Please download and complete the sample submission form found at this link and include it with your inquiry email.
Visitor parking is available directly across from Stocking Hall in the guest parking lot at the Corner of Judd Falls and Tower Roads (pay by cash at the meter or via the ParkMobile app).
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