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According to the study, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was used to develop a new semiconductor-based technique for identifying trace chemicals.

Two researchers from Boston University introduce advanced computational methods to push the boundaries of coherent Raman scattering (CRS) microscopy.

A new spectroscopy probe can provide real-time information to help doctors navigate inside the brain when placing electrodes for deep brain simulation treatment for patients afflicted with Parkinson’s disease.

Using synchrotron radiation and simulations via machine learning and thermogravimetric analysis, researchers at Kyushu University determined how to observe proton movement in perovskite-based electrolytes.

A new atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based method allows the study of unbinding a ligand from a protein bound to a surface not only along a single coordinate, but along all three Cartesian coordinates (1).

A new robust Raman flow cytometry platform promises to provide analysis of cellular populations to profile their dynamic metabolic features.

Craig Prater was named the 2023 recipient of the Williams-Wright Award, which is given out annually by the Coblentz Society. He was recognized at Pittcon 2023, which took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Robert Tycko received the 2023 Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award for his contributions in the field of spectroscopy. He was recognized at Pittcon 2023, which took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Thibaut Van Acker has won the European Rising Star Award for 2023. He will receive the award on February 1 at the European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry 2023 (EWCPS 2023) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where he will give a keynote talk, titled, “Pushing the Limits of Elemental Mapping via Laser Ablation – ICP-mass spectrometry with a Nanosecond 193 nm kHz Laser.”

Alexander Gundlach-Graham has won the JAAS Emerging Investigator Award for 2023. He will receive the award on February 3 at the European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry 2023 (EWCPS 2023) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where he will give a keynote talk, titled, “Defining the Limits of Nanoparticle and Microparticle Classification for spICP-TOFMS Analyses.”

Heidi Goenaga Infante has won the 2023 European Award for Plasma Spectrochemistry. She will receive the award on February 3 at the European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry 2023 (EWCPS 2023) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where she will give a plenary talk, titled, “A Journey of Continued Contributions to Plasma Spectrochemistry: Focus on Metrology at the Nanoscale.”

Andreas Riedo of the Physics Institute at the University of Bern, the 2023 winner of the Emerging Leader in Atomic Spectroscopy Award, is using laser ablation–desorption ionization mass spectrometry (LIMS) to chemically analyze complex mineral surfaces found in space exploration.

At the recent Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS), held November 14–16, Donald Dahlberg taught his 20th, and final, short course on chemometrics, called “Chemometrics Without Equations.”

The Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) supports a Student Research Awards program to recognize students involved in research in the broad field of analytical chemistry.

Physical biologist Manu Prakash received the New York Microscopical Society Ernst Abbe Award at an awards session at the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) on Monday, November 14, in Plainsboro, New Jersey.

Rohit Bhargava, a Founder and Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, received the 2022 NY/NJ Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy Gold Medal Award on Wednesday, November 16, in an award session at the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) in Plainsboro, New Jersey.

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Philip J. Grandinetti of the Ohio State University is the winner of the 2022 Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) Award for Outstanding Achievements in Magnetic Resonance.

Richard Crocombe of Crocombe Spectroscopy Consulting has won the 2022 Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) Award for Outstanding Achievements in Vibrational Spectroscopy.

Adam Gilmore, of Horiba Scientific’s Piscataway, New Jersey office, shared the 2022 Japanese Photochemistry Association Technical Award for Fluorescence Instrumentation with Kiyoaki Hara of Horiba STEC, and Yuichi Kitagawa of Horiba Techno Service’s Analytical and Testing Technology Department.

Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, California) is launching a partnership with Delaware State University (DSU) (Dover, Delaware), a prominent historically Black university, to increase the share of underrepresented students entering science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.

Andreas Riedo of the Physics Institute at the University of Bern has won the 2023 Emerging Leader in Atomic Spectroscopy Award, which is presented by Spectroscopy magazine.

Robin F.B. Turner and James M. Piret are the winners of the 2022 William F. Meggers Award, to be presented this fall at the SciX conference.

Lu Wei, an assistant professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, will be presented with the Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy Award at the SciX 2022 conference.

Martin Zanni, who is the Meloche-Bascom professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the winner of the 2022 Ellis R. Lippincott Award.

The 2022 Craver Award will be presented to Wei Min at SciX, taking place October 2–7 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Greater Cincinnati.

Canadian company GHGSat, which specializes in high-resolution GHG monitoring from space, launched three new ABB-built optical sensors into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, USA.

Here, we offer highlights of the 2022 Review of Spectroscopic Instrumentation, which appeared in our May issue.