Will Wetzel

In this episode of "Pathways in Spectroscopy," John Margeson, Product Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, offers advice to young graduates who want to pursue careers in industry and scientific instrumentation.

Top articles published this week include a couple previews of upcoming “Pathways in Spectroscopy” episodes and an inside look at the role spectroscopy is playing in modern agriculture.

Interested in learning more about ultraviolet–visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy at Pittcon? The Spectroscopy editorial staff has you covered!

In this overview, we explore how spectroscopy is advancing the agriculture industry.

A continuation of our recap of a recent study published in Microchemical Journal highlights the implications of how Raman spectroscopy can help analyze ancient DNA remains.

Space-based monitoring platforms are transitioning from development to early operations. This article highlights a latest announcement from EarthDaily that spotlights a recent success on this front.

In an upcoming multipart interview on "Pathways in Spectroscopy," Ayush Agarwal will discuss his transition from chemical engineering to analytical chemistry.

A recent study shows that non-destructive Raman spectroscopy measurements of protein-to-mineral ratios in ancient teeth can accurately predict endogenous DNA preservation, enabling archaeologists to pre-screen specimens and avoid unnecessary destructive sampling.

In an upcoming multipart interview on "Pathways in Spectroscopy," Saikat Banerjee will discuss his background in spectroscopy and how it led him to his current position as an analytical laboratory manager at DuPont.

Previous “Focus on Quality” columns focused on analytical instrument qualification (AIQ) and computerized system validation (CSV). In this tutorial, we explore the critical frameworks of AIQ and CSV.

In this episode, John Margeson, who is a Product Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific in their Tewkesbury headquarters, discusses the skills and qualifications necessary in order to be a successful product manager for an instrument manufacturer.

This brief tutorial offers an overview of Raman spectroscopy and the scientist responsible for discovering this technique.

Top articles published this week include a couple new “Pathways in Spectroscopy” episodes, an interview with JAAS Prize and Nu Emerging Pioneer award winner David Clases, and a blog post that explores how early scientific ambitions translate to building a career in spectroscopy.

Researchers at Jiangsu University of Science and Technology showed that FT-IR spectroscopy combined with optimized chemometric modeling can rapidly and accurately detect and stage Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus infection in silkworms.

In a recent press release, CEA-Leti announced that a team of researchers from their institution and CEA-IRIG validated what they describe as the first chip-scale, battery-operated electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometer.

A recent review article explores how machine learning (ML)-assisted Raman spectral classification is being used in applications such as biomedicine and material analysis.

A recent study presented an approach combining Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) imaging spectroscopy, histology, and statistical analysis that can identify biochemical spectral markers and distinguish benign from malignant uterine smooth muscle tumors.

Spectroscopy is seeing several important changes in the industry. In this feature, we focus on four topics that have emerged.

In this tutorial, we break down these vibrational spectroscopy advancements and what we can expect in the months and years ahead.

In this episode of “Pathways in Spectroscopy,” episode, Mercedes Bertotto provides insight into the technical, financial, and strategic decisions that new business owners should make in order to ensure the long-term success of their business venture.

In this episode of “Pathways in Spectroscopy,” Mercedes Bertotto, who is the Founder of Vibralytics, discusses translating her scientific and spectroscopic knowledge into a marketable business plan and some of the surprising realities she faced when starting her own venture.

In the final part of our conversation with David Clases at the Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, he reacts to winning both awards and offers his perspective on the key spectroscopic trends this year.

Top articles published this week include the latest “Focus on Quality” column, an interview about handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrumentation, and the latest episode in “Pathways in Spectroscopy.”

A recent study demonstrates that updated predictive models based on NIR spectra can outperform traditional nitrogen-based prescreening methods in identifying samples suitable for radiocarbon dating.

In this “Pathways in Spectroscopy” episode, Mercedes Bertotto, who is the Founder of Vibralytics, talks about the necessary skills spectroscopists need when starting their own business, and what challenges they will need to face head-on during this process.

In this video segment, John Margeson, a Product Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Tewskbury headquarters, discusses the updated software capabilities in the company’s new line of handheld XRF spectrometers.

In this Pittcon preview, we highlight some important talks, workshops, and symposiums happening during the conference.

A 2026 study published in the journal Remote Sensing tested Germany’s EnMAP hyperspectral satellite to see if it could identify and map acid mine drainage (AMD) and associated mineral residues from a legacy sulfide mine in Sardinia, Italy.

In this episode, Mercedes Bertotto, who is the Founder of Vibralytics, discusses her background in spectroscopy, highlighting how her experience working in a national reference laboratory in Argentina led to her next opportunity to work with chemometrics and spectral sensing in the Netherlands.

HÜBNER Photonics has announced the launch of the C-WAVE BTS, which is a continuous-wave (CW), single-frequency titanium:sapphire laser.