Spectroscopy Interviews

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.

In this interview clip, Igor Lednev, a Distinguished Professor and Williams-Raycheff Endowed Professor at the University at Albany, State University of New York, discusses the advancements that have resulted from Raman spectroscopy being integrated with chemometrics.

In this interview clip, Lenka Halámková, an assistant professor of high-dimensional data analysis at Texas Tech University, explains how ATR-FTIR spectroscopy captures chemical signatures of fentanyl within the nail’s keratin matrix.

In this interview clip, Igor Lednev, a Distinguished Professor and Williams-Raycheff Endowed Professor at the University at Albany, State University of New York, recaps his talk about the integration of Raman spectroscopy and machine learning for forensic purposes in biomedical applications.

In this video clip from Pittcon 2026, Lenka Halámková, an assistant professor at Texas Tech University, provides an overview of her talk at Pittcon.

How was the Pittcon 2026 experience in San Antonio? In this video clip, Naihao Chiang, an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Houston, addresses this question.

As part of our coverage of the Pittcon 2026 conference, Spectroscopy sat down with Seth Kenkel to talk about his work using nearfield infrared (IR) spectroscopy.

In this episode of "Pathways in Spectroscopy," John Margeson, Product Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, offers advice to young graduates who want to pursue careers in industry and scientific instrumentation.

In this episode, John Margeson, who is a Product Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific in their Tewkesbury headquarters, discusses the skills and qualifications necessary in order to be a successful product manager for an instrument manufacturer.

In this episode of “Pathways in Spectroscopy,” episode, Mercedes Bertotto provides insight into the technical, financial, and strategic decisions that new business owners should make in order to ensure the long-term success of their business venture.

In this episode of “Pathways in Spectroscopy,” Mercedes Bertotto, who is the Founder of Vibralytics, discusses translating her scientific and spectroscopic knowledge into a marketable business plan and some of the surprising realities she faced when starting her own venture.

In the final part of our conversation with David Clases at the Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, he reacts to winning both awards and offers his perspective on the key spectroscopic trends this year.

In this “Pathways in Spectroscopy” episode, Mercedes Bertotto, who is the Founder of Vibralytics, talks about the necessary skills spectroscopists need when starting their own business, and what challenges they will need to face head-on during this process.

In this video segment, John Margeson, a Product Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Tewskbury headquarters, discusses the updated software capabilities in the company’s new line of handheld XRF spectrometers.

In this episode, Mercedes Bertotto, who is the Founder of Vibralytics, discusses her background in spectroscopy, highlighting how her experience working in a national reference laboratory in Argentina led to her next opportunity to work with chemometrics and spectral sensing in the Netherlands.

This dynamic video from the Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry reveal 2026 trends in plasma MS, imaging, and clinical analysis.

In an interview recapping the Photonics West Conference, which took place in San Francisco, California in January, Alexis Hobl of CEA-Leti sat down with Spectroscopy to discuss his work integrating quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) with silicon photonic platforms and how it is evolving mid-infrared (MIR) photonics.

Part 2 of our conversation with John Margeson focuses on how Thermo Scientific’s Niton handheld XRF analyzers are engineered to meet the demanding needs of high-volume scrap recycling.

In this interview segment, Kelly Elkins and Jaden Force of Towson University focus to the challenges forensic scientists face, including how to position themselves for a career in this field.

In a recent interview, we sat down with Kelly Elkins, a Professor of Chemistry at Towson University and Jaden Force, a Graduate Research Assistant at Towson University, to talk about the state of forensics and how they apply spectroscopic techniques in their research.

Discover insights from Tom Spudich on forensic science advancements and challenges as AAFS 2026 approaches in New Orleans.