AOAC CASP Meeting Book

AOAC INTERNATIONAL – Cannabis Analytical Science Program, August 28, 2021, Chair Bios

JULIE KOWALSKI, JA KOWALSKI SCIENCE SUPPORT LLC Julie Kowalski is a technical consultant serving the cannabis and hemp testing markets. She partners with clients offering technical expertise and advise taking advantage of her nearly 20 years of laboratory experience. She specializes in developing fit ‐ for ‐ purpose technical programs and customized training for laboratory staff. Julie has a passion for analytical chemistry and the cannabis industry, starting work on cannabis testing in 2011. She brings a spirit of true collaboration and aptitude to her clients and to the developing cannabis science

community. Julie earned her graduate degree in Analytical Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University. Her professional experience includes troubleshooting, method development and validation for GC, GC ‐ MS, LC, and LC ‐ MS/MS in addition to pesticide residue analysis and chromatography method development. She worked at a technology provider for over ten years and recently served as Scientific Director and Chief Scientific Officer for a cannabis testing lab. She has previously served as the President of the North American Chemical Residue Workshop, served on AOAC Expert Review Panels, the Cannabis Scientific Task Force for Washington State and is currently chairing the AOAC CASP Chemical Contaminants Working Group.

WALTER BRENT WILSON, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Dr. Wilson received his Ph. D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in August 2014, under the direction of Andres D. Campiglia. In February 2015, he was awarded a 2 ‐ year National Research Council post ‐ doctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the direction of Stephen A. Wise and Lane C. Sander.

Dr. Wilson’s work currently focuses on the coordination the Cannabis research program at NIST with a focus on developing Cannabis reference materials, Cannabis Quality Assurance Program (CannaQAP), and development of new analytical methods including LC ‐ UV, LC ‐ MS/MS, and GC ‐ MS). He is an active member of multiple standards organizations including the Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP) of AOAC international. He serves as Chair of the AOAC CASP Proficiency Testing Working Group and a member of the Cannabinoids Expert Review Panel. He was recently recognized in the 50 th anniversary issue of Chromatographia as a Rising Star in Chromatography and completed a two ‐ year appointment as program coordinator/vice president for the Washington Chromatography Discussion Group.