Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.

Robert L. Stevenson, Editor Emeritus, American Laboratory

Dr. Stevenson is Editor Emeritus, American Laboratory. He has been involved in developing instrumentation and enabled applications since the late 1960s at firms including Varian, Altex, Bio-Rad, and TosoHaas. Dr. Stevenson has been a regular contributor to American Laboratory since its founding in 1968. He has authored more than 450 papers on new technology and applications.

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UHPLC’s Seven Year Itch: Quo Vadis?
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
At Pittcon in 2004, Waters (Milford, MA) introduced the ACQUITY UPLC chromatograph with a 15,000-psi Pmax, and the rest of the LC world had to play an intense game of catch-up. read more
Highlights From LabAutomation 2011
Friday, April 08, 2011
Automating the laboratory is driven by the desire to reduce costs and improve consistency in results by substituting mechanization for labor. read more
Climbing the Informatics Mountain—It’s Not a Bubble: Highlights From the 2011 Tri-Conference
Friday, April 08, 2011
With each year, Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s (CHI) Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference continues to expand. read more
Highlights from the 21st Annual International Light Scattering Colloquium
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
The new world of very large molecules requires advanced analytics, particularly for structures with a molar mass larger than one million daltons extending up to particles with diameters of 1000 nm. read more
Update on Field Flow Fractionation After 40 Years, Still the Best-Kept Secret in Analytical Chemistry
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
In middle age, field flow fractionation (FFF) is having an identity crisis, although no one seems to notice. read more
Highlights From the 22nd International Ion Chromatography Symposium (IICS 2010)
Friday, January 07, 2011
Many wonder if the time has come to merge ion chromatography (IC) with HPLC. read more
The Role of Analytical Instrumentation in the Life Sciences
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Historically, the life sciences have been qualitative in nature, seeking to identify but seldom understand quantitatively. read more