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Top articles published this week include several video interviews from our coverage of the SciX Conference and an inside look at the challenges of developing universal spectral libraries.

Spectroscopy sat down with Renee Romano, a graduate student at The Ohio State University, to discuss the broader implications of her findings, including how they demonstrate the potential of Raman spectroscopy for in situ, real-time monitoring of plant–microbe interactions without destructive sampling.

In this exclusive interview, Nishadi Nadeeshani Moragoda Liyanage, a graduate student at The Ohio State University, outlines how the results of her study help advance our understanding of plasmon-induced electron transfer and its applications in nanoscale optoelectronic and catalytic systems.

As part of our coverage of the SciX Conference, Spectroscopy sat down with Witte, a graduate student at The Ohio State University, to talk about how machine learning (ML) algorithms can differentiate between spectral features associated with radiation dose and those reflecting temporal changes post-exposure, as well as the benefits of using Raman spectroscopy to detect and quantify radiation-induced molecular changes.

At SciX, Zac Schultz of The Ohio State University sat down with Spectroscopy to discuss his work characterizing molecular interactions with localization microscopy techniques, as well as give his thoughts about how spectrally resolved surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) imaging will impact in vitro cell imaging and other application areas.

In this interview segment, Prashant Jain of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign discusses the unique reaction pathways observed in light-driven chemistry on nanoparticles, particularly in CO2 reduction, and the insights gained into the quantum mechanical mechanisms of these reactions.

In this interview segment, Yingchan Guo previews her talk on Thursday and highlights some of the research projects that are ongoing in the Prentice Research Group at the University of Florida.

In this interview segment, Steven Bell, a professor of physical chemistry at Queen's University Belfast, provides an overview of his talk, and he also outlines what attendees can look forward to at this technical session, highlighting the list of speakers and their research interests.

In this video clip, Fay Nicolson, who is a Research Fellow at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, highlights an oral session she is chairing tomorrow that will feature talks about the use of spectroscopy in disease management.

In this interview clip, Yingchan Guo of the University of Florida previews her talk on Tuesday and gives her reaction of the conference thus far.

In this interview segment, Prashant K. Jain, a G. L. Clark Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), recaps his award plenary talk that he delivered at the SciX Conference this year.

Besides the technical program, which encompasses plenary talks, poster sessions, short courses, and many contributed oral presentations, SciX also has several social events for attendees to enjoy in the evenings during the conference week. We highlight these social events here.

As part of the SciX Conference program, a keynote presentation is set to take place on Monday October 6, 2025, from 8:30–9:30 am EST in Ballroom B. This year’s keynote speaker is Michael Gold of Redwire, and he will deliver a talk titled, “Unveiling the Unknown: The Pursuit to Understand UAP’s."

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.