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.
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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.
In this review article, the authors highlight the latest advancements in infrared (IR) spectroscopy in gas drilling.
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 an upcoming multipart interview on "Pathways in Spectroscopy," Ayush Agarwal will discuss his transition from chemical engineering to analytical chemistry.
In an upcoming multipart interview on "Pathways in Spectroscopy," Saikat Banerjee will discuss his background in spectroscopy and how it led him to his current position as an analytical laboratory manager at DuPont.
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.
This brief tutorial offers an overview of Raman spectroscopy and the scientist responsible for discovering this technique.
Top articles published this week include a couple new “Pathways in Spectroscopy” episodes, an interview with JAAS Prize and Nu Emerging Pioneer award winner David Clases, and a blog post that explores how early scientific ambitions translate to building a career in spectroscopy.
A recent review article explores how machine learning (ML)-assisted Raman spectral classification is being used in applications such as biomedicine and material analysis.
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.
A recent study demonstrated that Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy combined with chemometric modeling can accurately quantify ethanol in beer.
A study published in Food Control shows that near-infrared spectroscopy can accurately and non-destructively authenticate the feeding regime of purebred Iberian pigs in vivo.
This dynamic video from the Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry reveal 2026 trends in plasma MS, imaging, and clinical analysis.
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 video, we preview an upcoming two-part episode of Pathways in Spectroscopy.
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.
A study from the İzmir Institute of Technology published in Food Chemistry shows that combining FT-IR spectroscopy with chemometric modeling enables rapid, non-invasive screening of iron supplements and protein–iron complexes for their ability to restore cellular iron status in iron deficiency anemia models.
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.
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst demonstrated that X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy combined with chemometric modeling can provide a rapid, minimally destructive, and accurate alternative to traditional methods for routine arsenic quantification in rice and rice-based foods.
A new review article explores how integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with established analytical techniques such as spectroscopy, chromatography, mass spectrometry (MS), and sensors is significantly improving the efficiency, accuracy, and scope of food chemistry research and food quality assessment.
Discover insights from Tom Spudich on forensic science advancements and challenges as AAFS 2026 approaches in New Orleans.
In Part III of our conversation with David Clases, we discuss how optical trapping better enables polymer identification via Raman spectroscopy, and where ICP-MS research is heading in the future.