<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Nazmul Alam — Writing</title><description>Essays on analytical chemistry, methods, and careers in industry.</description><link>https://nalam.ca/</link><language>en-ca</language><item><title>Why chemical logic beats instrument time in cosmetic method development</title><link>https://nalam.ca/writing/why-chemical-logic-beats-instrument-time-in-method-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://nalam.ca/writing/why-chemical-logic-beats-instrument-time-in-method-development/</guid><description>A Ph.D. chemist breaks down how chemical logic, not trial and error, cuts LC-MS method development time for cosmetic peptide testing.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LC-MS method development is risk mitigation. Most labs treat it like a recipe</title><link>https://nalam.ca/writing/lc-ms-method-development-is-risk-mitigation-most-labs-treat-it-like-a-recipe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://nalam.ca/writing/lc-ms-method-development-is-risk-mitigation-most-labs-treat-it-like-a-recipe/</guid><description>A method failures taught me one thing: method development is risk mitigation. Most labs skip the work that proves it.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What industry actually wants from analytical chemists</title><link>https://nalam.ca/writing/what-industry-actually-wants-from-analytical-chemists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://nalam.ca/writing/what-industry-actually-wants-from-analytical-chemists/</guid><description>TODO: write a meta description (140 chars max)</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>