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In the first part of our interview with Ken Marcus of Clemson University, he discusses what he enjoys about the Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry. Marcus also dives into his research and how the instrumentation his group uses allows for better separation of isobars without the need for chemical intervention, enhancing the accuracy of mass spectrometry (MS) readings.

Hunter Andrews, an R&D Staff Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, discusses how other analytical approaches, such as mass spectrometry (MS), chemometrics, and electrochemistry, can help contribute to building better monitoring systems.

At the Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Hunter Andrews, an R&D Staff Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will be giving a talk about using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for molten salt reactor monitoring. Andrews provides a preview of his upcoming talk here.

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The study reveals that leaf spectroscopy far outperforms traditional leaf traits in predicting forest leaf dark respiration across diverse ecosystems, offering a more accurate and scalable approach for improving carbon cycle models.