Spectroscopy Interviews

In the second part of our interview with José Miguel Hernández Hierro, an associate professor at the Universidad de Sevilla, he discusses the scalability challenges in this work, touching upon variables such as raw material variability, extraction efficiency, and storage stability.

What is the impact of portable spectroscopy on archaeology? Christina Ryder, a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University, addresses this question in this interview.

What is the issue with percent nitrogen analysis when analyzing collagen in archaeological bone? Christina Macie Ryder, a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University, explains the main problem.

Can grape pomace be a plant-based alternative to help improve wine stability and sensor quality? José Miguel Hernández-Hierro, who is an associate professor at the Universidad de Sevilla, explains why it might.

Studying archaeological bone is important to learning more about the historical biological record that artifacts alone cannot tell us. Christina Ryder, a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University, explains how to obtain the best collagen signals when studying archaeological bones.

Top articles include an overview of the Artemis II mission, an interview with Christina Ryder about assessing collagen in archaeological bone, and a look at the importance of postdoctoral research.

What predictive modeling strategy works best for radiocarbon dating? According to Christina Macie Ryder, a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University, random forest (RF) models perform better than other modeling strategies such as partial least squares regression (PLSR).

Why is near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy a more useful technique when studying archaeological bone? According to Christina Macie Ryder, a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University, it comes down to the penetration depth.

In this interview clip, Brian R. Strohmeier, who is serving as the President of Pittcon for 2027, discusses what he is seeing from the current job market for spectroscopists.

In this interview clip, Brian R. Strohmeier, who is serving as the President of Pittcon for 2027, discusses what social events are being planned for the conference.

In this “Pathways in Spectroscopy” episode, Saikat Banerjee, Senior Scientist and Analytical Lab Manager at DuPont, discusses the important role that his postdoctoral research experience played in preparing him to be an analytical laboratory manager.

In this interview clip, Brian R. Strohmeier, who is serving as the President of Pittcon for 2027, reacts to Pittcon’s return to Pittsburgh in 2027.

In this interview clip, Brian R. Strohmeier, who is serving as the President of Pittcon for 2027, reacts to Pittcon 2026 and offers his perspective on what made Pittcon 2026 successful.

In this interview clip, Naihao Chiang of the University of Houston discusses how to better improve the performance of scanning ion-conductance microscopy–tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SICM-TERS).

In this interview clip, Lenka Halámková, an assistant professor of high-dimensional data analysis at Texas Tech University, explains the next steps needed in order for attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy and machine learning to become a part of routine forensic and clinical toxicology workflows for opioid exposure.

In this episode of “Pathways in Spectroscopy,” Saikat Banerjee, a Senior Scientist and the Analytical Lab Manager at DuPont, talks about his typical day to day workflow at DuPont as an analytical lab manager.

In this interview clip, Lenka Halámková, an assistant professor of high-dimensional data analysis at Texas Tech University, explains the limitations of her team’s recent study.

In this interview clip, Dmitry Kurouski, an Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, explains how his work is helping to develop a library of spectra and chemometric methods.

In this interview clip, Dmitry Kurouski, an Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, explains the resilience and limitations of near-infrared excitation Raman spectroscopy (NieRS).

In this interview clip, Lenka Halámková, an assistant professor of high-dimensional data analysis at Texas Tech University, explains her team’s data-driven approach when detecting fentanyl in human nails.

In this interview clip, Dmitry Kurouski, an Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, explains why combining near-infrared excitation Raman spectroscopy (NieRS) with partial least squares–discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) created a robust method for identifying dyes.

In this video clip, Naihao Chiang, an assistant professor at the University of Houston, discusses the benefits that tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) and scanning ion-conductance microscopy (SICM) offers in electrolytic environments.

In this interview clip, Dmitry Kurouski, an Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, explains the benefit of using near-infrared excitation Raman spectroscopy (NieRS) over high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for forensic dye analysis.

In this interview clip, Igor Lednev, a Distinguished Professor and Williams-Raycheff Endowed Professor at the University at Albany, State University of New York, talks about the progress made by SupreMEtric LLC, a startup that originated from research at the University at Albany.

In this episode of “Pathways in Spectroscopy,” Saikat Banerjee discusses his background in analytical spectroscopy.