Megan L'Heureux

One of the Cannabis Science Conference (CSC) Fall speakers is Autumn Phillips, who works as a Research Chemist and Chemical Hygiene Officer at Inorganic Ventures. She shares more about her background in cannabis science in this conference preview.

Russ Algar, the winner of Spectroscopy’s 2017 Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy Award, is developing fluorescence assays and measurement systems based on quantum dots. One day, these methods may enable smartphone-based medical diagnostics.

In honor of Spectroscopy’s celebration of 30 years covering the latest developments in materials analysis, we asked experts to assess the current state of the art of six key spectroscopic techniques. Here, the experts weigh in on the key challenges in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), and how these problems might be solved.

This symposium was arranged by Jagdish P Singh of Mississippi State University and Richard Russo of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The session will start promptly at 8:30 a.m. today in room 261 with introductory remarks from both Singh and Russo.