Spectroscopy Interviews

The Spring SciX Conference was held at the University of Exeter from April 14–16th, 2026. One talk discussed using Raman spectroscopy to characterize lithium-ion battery anodes.

Why does integrating a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) assay with a digital microfluidics (DMF) platform improve sensitivity, reproducibility, and throughput when detecting onset of drug-induced liver injury?

Sian Sloan-Dennison, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Strathclyde, highlights the key topics that were discussed at Spring SciX.

Curiosity may kill the cat, but in engineering, it opens up pathways for engineers to pursue other adjacent career paths.

Our coverage of the Spring SciX Conference includes a profile on the current issues of current clinical diagnostics, including how spectroscopy can improve assessment of drug induced liver injury.

Accurate and precise measurements are important in analytical science, as this “Pathways in Spectroscopy” clip explains.

How does hydrostatic pressure regulate deep-sea microbial processes?

Researchers used complementary spectroscopic techniques and computational modeling to investigate how glycerol affects cysteamine dioxygenase (ADO)’s active site, substrate binding, and broader physiological roles in metabolism and oxygen sensing.

Can thiol dioxygenase be a uniquely dual-function enzyme that links metabolism and oxygen sensing?

In this “Pathways in Spectroscopy” episode, Ayush Agarwal, a postdoctoral researcher at the Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing in Berlin, discusses how his background in chemical engineering helped him make the adjustment to analytical spectroscopy and chemistry.

In the final clip of our conversation with Thomas Mayerhöfer, he talks about attenuated total reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy's sensitivity to nanometer-thick layers, and its connection to spectroscopic ellipsometry.

How can micro-particle induced X-ray emission (µ-PIXE) and micro-ion beam induced luminescence (µ-IBIL) spectroscopy improve conservation practices?

In this brief Q&A, Christina Ryder, who is a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University and the lead author of this study, explains the remaining limitations in using NIR spectroscopy for collagen prediction.

Can electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometers be used in beer production? The answer may surprise you.

In this brief Q&A, Christina Ryder, who is a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University and the lead author of this study, explains why restricting sampling to the 2030–2060 nm spectral region was key in avoiding interference from consolidants.

In this “Pathways in Spectroscopy” episode, Ayush Agarwal, a postdoctoral researcher at the Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing in Berlin, talks about the transition from chemical engineering to analytical chemistry and describes what that transition was like.

In this brief Q&A interview, Christina Ryder, who is a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University and the lead author of this study, discusses her team’s findings.

What does the aluminosilicate and carbonate particles on bitumen-coated bandages of mummies tell us about the burial environment?

CEA-Leti’s Moonshot Program is developing compact spectrometer platforms that can operate outside traditional lab environments.

In this interview clip, we explore how an optical model accounts for thin-layer thickness on the order of the penetration depth so spectra reflect partial-reflection effects.

What are the advantages of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)-on-a-chip spectrometers?

This interview explores how micro-particle induced X-ray emission and micro-ion beam induced luminescence spectroscopy can analyze trace elements in mummy samples.

Is sample thickness important for signal detection? The answer is yes, and in this interview segment, Thomas Mayerhofer of Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology explains why.

In this “Pathways in Spectroscopy” episode, Brian Strohmeier, who is Pittcon’s President for the 2027 Conference, talks about his role as Pittcon president, what his main responsibilities are, and the amount of work that is required on his end when planning the 2027 show.

In this interview clip, Thomas Mayerhofer discusses why he re-evaluated the evanescent field in attenuated total reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy.