1. How did you end up working with LC, GC or mass spectrometry?
We're less interested in the CV than in the turning points — the moment, the person, or the sheer accident that pointed you this way. And what still holds your interest now.
A
2. Is there one paper, book, talk that changed how you think or how you work?
Tell us what it changed, not just what it was. And please give the full reference so we can link to it.
B
3. How do you see AI in our field?
Two parts: what has it changed about your working week, if anything — and where do you think it's heading? "I don't use it, and here's why" is a perfectly good answer.
C
4. You're talking to a student who already loves chemistry. What one piece of advice would actually help them keep going?
Ideally something you wish someone had told you — or something your colleagues might argue with.
D
5. Now the harder one. You're sitting next to someone on a flight who has no interest in science whatsoever. You have two minutes.
E