SciX

This year, the SciX Conference will take place at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Kentucky, from October 5–10, 2025

In a recent announcement, the Coblentz Society, an organization committed to promoting and nurturing young scientists to pursue vibrational spectroscopy, announced that Steven Quarin, a student at the University of Cincinnati, is this year’s recipient of the William G. Fateley Student Award.

The Coblentz Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the application and understanding of vibrational spectroscopy, announced the winners of its 2025 student awards.

As part of our SciX 2024 conference coverage, we recently asked Anita Mahadevan-Jansen of Vanderbilt University about how mentorship has impacted her career and how new scientists can find a mentor.

As part of our SciX 2024 conference coverage, we recently asked Ellen Miseo of Miseo Consulting about how mentorship has impacted her career and how new scientists can find a mentor.

Five invited speakers joined Joseph Smith, the 2024 Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy, on stage to speak about trends in hyperspectral imaging, FT-IR, surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), and more during the conference in Raleigh.

During the conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, experts from universities around the world spoke about their research using Raman, infrared spectroscopy, and more for biomedical imaging.

In this preview to the upcoming SciX 2024 conference next week, Spectroscopy sat down with Frank Vanhaecke to discuss about his educational background and what he is looking forward to about the upcoming conference.

As a preview to the SciX 2024 conference, Spectroscopy sat down with Frank Vanhaecke to discuss about his current research analyzing mercury isotopes.

As a preview to the SciX 2024 conference, Spectroscopy sat down with Ioan Notingher to discuss about what he is looking forward to at SciX 2024.

As a preview to the SciX 2024 conference, Spectroscopy sat down with Ioan Notingher to talk about his research.

As a preview to the SciX 2024 conference, Spectroscopy sat down with Ioan Notingher to talk about his research.

On Monday during the SciX conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, an oral session will take place featuring five talks led by early career researchers from industry and academia. We preview this session here.

The Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS) announced that James Hendler will deliver the keynote address at the SciX Conference this year.

In the final part of our interview with Nick Stone, he discusses standardizing Raman technology across multiple clinical centers, and what it means to him to be attending the SciX Conference as the recipient of the Charles Mann award.

In part 2 of our conversation with Nick Stone, we discuss topics such as machine learning (ML) and spectrometer transferability in clinical settings.

In a preview to the upcoming SciX Conference October 20 to 25 in Raleigh, North Carolina, Spectroscopy sat down with Nick Stone of the University of Exeter to discuss his recent work in oncology and clinical analysis.

In this preview interview for SciX 2024, we talk with Conor Evans of Harvard Medical School about his research with sparse spectral sampling stimulated Raman scattering (S4RS) and his excitement for the upcoming conference.

In this preview interview for SciX 2024, Jason Dwyer of the University of Rhode Island discusses his experience with SERS and his feelings on winning the American Electrophoresis Society's Mid-Career Award.

A collection of our video interviews from SciX 2023 are archived here.

At SciX, Dmitri Kurouski of Texas A&M University will be recognized as the 2023 Spectroscopy Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy Award recipient. Here's a summary of the award session.

At SciX, Johannes Pedarnig of Johannes Kepler University will be recognized as the 2023 SAS and Applied Spectroscopy William F. Meggers Award recipient. Here's a summary of the award session.

At the SciX Conference in Sparks, Nevada, Spectroscopy magazine sat down with Mathew Horrocks of the University of Edinburgh to discuss his research developing and using single-molecule and super-resolution microscopy techniques to study amyloid oligomers and their commonality regarding a variety of neurodegenerative disorders.

At SciX 2023, Robbyn K. Anand will receive the Mid-Career Award from the AES (Electrophoresis Society). Here’s a summary of the award session.

At SciX2023, Maria Montes-Bayón received the Lester W. Strock Award from the New England Society for Applied Spectroscopy. Here’s a summary of the award session.

At the SciX Conference in Sparks, Nevada, Spectroscopy magazine sat down with Karen Esmonde-White of Endress+Hauser to talk about her career transition and how Raman spectroscopy has evolved over the years.

Dennis Hore presented his team’s research on silicone insulators used in the electrical grid and their responses to electrical, chemical, and thermal stress.

Anastasia Rousaki and her team at Ghent University in Belgium are utilizing advanced Raman spectroscopy techniques, including mobile non-invasive methods, to analyze the composition of art from various historical periods, from prehistoric rock art paintings in Patagonia to 19th to 20th century Greek paintings and 21st-century murals in Reggio Emilia, providing insights for art preservation and historical understanding.

On Wednesday October 11th from 8:30–10:10 am, an oral symposium on international mail security will take place. We preview this session here.

In the Chemometrics in Food and Agriculture oral symposia today at SciX 2023, Barry Lavine of Oklahoma State University delivered a talk titled, “Authentication of Edible Oils Using an Infrared Spectral Library and Digital Sample Sets for Calibrated and Uncalibrated Adulterants.” Here is a brief reflection of his talk.