Joachim Weiss studied chemistry at the Technical University of Berlin in Germany, where he also received his PhD degree in Analytical Chemistry. In 2002, he did his habilitation in Analytical Chemistry at the Leopold-Franzens University in Innsbruck, Austria, where he is also teaching liquid chromatography. Since 1982, Dr. Weiss has worked at Dionex - now part of Thermo Fisher Scientific . He currently holds the position of Technical Director for Dionex Products within the Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, located in Dreieich, Germany.