Authors
Miguel Sanz-Novo is an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Munich, Germany. He previously served as a Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellow at Centro de Astrobologia and a postdoctoral researcher at Universidad de Valladolid.
Nimesh Khadka, Ph.D. is a Senior Products Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, specializing in advanced spectroscopic technologies and AI/ML-driven chemometric solutions for product applications, product marketing, product development, and new product introduction (NPI). He develops and deploys innovative Raman, FT-IR, and other vibrational spectroscopy solutions to address complex analytical challenges across bioprocessing, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and industrial manufacturing. His expertise includes Process Analytical Technology (PAT), process development, chemometric modeling, machine learning, multivariate data analysis, and digital process analytics for real-time monitoring, process optimization, and automation. Dr. Khadka is passionate about translating cutting-edge science into practical, data-driven solutions and collaborates with customers worldwide to implement advanced spectroscopic technologies that accelerate innovation, improve product quality, enhance process understanding, and enable intelligent decision-making. He holds a Ph.D. in Analytical Biochemistry from Utah State University and a B.S. in Physical Biochemistry from Pokhara University.
Tom Spudich is the Director of the Forensic Sciences Master’s Program and Professor of Analytical Chemistry at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Gerardo Gamez is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry and Graduate Advisor at Texas Tech University.
Kelly Elkins is a forensic scientist and professor of chemistry at Towson University. Before joining Towson University’s Forensic Science faculty, Elkins served as a Fulbright Scholar at the European Media Laboratory and the University of Heidelberg, completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at MIT’s Department of Biology as a Cancer Research Institute Fellow, and was a forensic faculty member and Director of the Forensic Science Program at Metropolitan State College of Denver. She is the author and editor of eight forensic science books. Her research focuses on applying next-generation sequencing and massively parallel sequencing to forensic samples, forensic DNA phenotyping, genetic genealogy, real-time PCR assay development, and novel bioinformatics tools.
Dongxin Zhao is with the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Henan University of Technology, in Zhengzhou, China.
Mary O'Kane is an Application Scientist at Ossila, where she creates, sources, and reviews resources on a wide range of topics to help researchers get the most out of their work, including in the field of fluorescence imaging. She has a master's degree in physics from the University of Sheffield, where she went on to complete a PhD specializing in perovskite solar cells and perovskite precursor inks. Since moving into science communication, Mary has written extensively for the research community, translating complex technical concepts into accessible, practical guides. Her work has appeared in several respected online publications, including IEEE Spectrum, Electronic Design, and the American Solar Energy Society, reflecting her broad expertise across photovoltaics, materials science, and related fluorescence technologies.
Libo Yuan is with the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Henan University of Technology, in Zhengzhou, China
Ayush Agarwal is a postdoctoral researcher at Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung in Berlin, Germany. A Chemical Engineer with a PhD in Energy and a global career spanning India, Sweden, the USA, Switzerland and Germany, Agarwal’s expertise lies in chemical process technologies from laboratory to industrial scale, with specialization in advanced analytical techniques and environmental diagnostics.
Susan Haigney is the Lead Editor of Pharmaceutical Technology.