Interview with Petr Vozka, Cal State LA

We are joined by Petr Vozka, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at California State University, Los Angeles where he leads the Complex Chemical Composition Analysis Lab. Prof. Vozka completed his PhD work at Purdue University, where he also spent time doing post-doctoral research. At Purdue, he first encountered LECO’s separation sciences equipment and progressed his research to Cal State LA as a faculty member in 2020. His research is centered around non-targeted analyses of a wide range of complex mixtures including fuels, products from plastic waste depolymerization, fingerprints, and oil spills. This year, LCGC recognized Prof. Vozka as a Rising Star in Separation Sciences and LECO launched a new laboratory in partnership with Cal State LA with several different pieces of LECO equipment. Links: 2024 Multidimensional Chromatography Workshop: http://www.multidimensionalchromatography.com/ Petr Vozka's Complex Chemical Composition Analysis Lab: https://www.calstatela.edu/research/c3al LECO Separation Science: https://www.leco.com/separation-science