
Dr Joan Stevens
SPE Application Chemist,
Consumables and Supplies Division,
Agilent Technologies, Inc. |

Mr David Jones
Sample Preparation Product Marketing Manager,
Consumables and Supplies Division,
Agilent Technologies, Inc. |
Dr Joan Stevens: Biography
Joan (Joni) earned a Bachelors of Arts in Chemistry from the College of Wooster, a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from The Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy and conducted postdoctoral research at Purdue University.
Joni joined Agilent as an SPE Applications Scientist in the Columns and Supplies Division (CSD) on April 1, 2009. Prior to joining Agilent, Joni was associated with Gilson, Inc. where she worked from 1989 to 2009 in Technical Sales, Technical Support, as well as a Technical Support Manager and an Applications Manager.
During her 19+ years, Joni has worked closely with customers, sales and technical support personnel, as well as state, federal and local government agencies on various projects. She was directly involved with instrument installations, training, support and applications development in sample preparation (solid phase extraction), GPC and HPLC (analytical and preparative). She was directly responsible for the work and applications that were presented at technical conferences in US, Canada and Europe.
Several applications were also published in the area of sample preparation and chromatographic method development. Joni's goals are to involve researchers actively in sample preparation, eliciting an understanding, proof of concepts including method development profiles.
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Mr David Jones: Biography
David received his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and his Master of Science in Analytical Chemistry, both from Brigham Young University.
In 1999, David began working for Varian Inc., which would eventually become part of Agilent Technologies Inc., as a technical support chemist. In 2000, he moved to R&D where he was responsible for the development of several new products ranging from solid phase extraction, liquid/liquid extraction, and filtration to LC columns.
David holds multiple patents and in 2008 was awarded Varian's Innovator of the Year Award. Also in 2008, he completed a Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine University and transitioned into product management.
David has 5 children, and a wife of 15 years. He enjoys hiking, biking and camping with his family, and spends any left over time cooking and eating!
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