Do Women in Science Have to Try Harder?
Do women working in science fields have to work harder to gain respect? Jeannette Grasselli Brown, who spent her career in the petroleum industry, will address that question when she kicks off the “Women in Spectroscopy” session this afternoon, in room 268.
Do women working in science fields have to work harder to gain respect? Jeannette Grasselli Brown, who spent her career in the petroleum industry, will address that question when she kicks off the “Women in Spectroscopy” session this afternoon, in room 268.
Anna Donnell and Diane Grob Schmidt, both of the University of Cincinnati, will tackle two other key questions in their talks: What is required to create an environment that encourages and supports women in science? And, What do women have to do to gain technical credibility and excellence? Mary Kate Donais of St. Anselm College will then provide her own advice for dealing with career concerns, suggesting that women in science “take chances and trust their instincts.”
In the other presentations, women will provide perspectives and advice gained from their spectroscopy careers. Fran Adar will share her experience working at an instrumentation company, Jennifer Cossham of Wiley will offer a view into the world of scientific publishing, and Kathy Kalasinsky of the National Institutes of Health will map a journey through spectroscopy that has taken her from physics to chemistry to biology. Sherry Lynn Hemmingsen of Jasco, in turn, will talk about “an unconventional career in teaching.”
Getting accurate IR spectra on monolayer of molecules
April 18th 2024Creating uniform and repeatable monolayers is incredibly important for both scientific pursuits as well as the manufacturing of products in semiconductor, biotechnology, and. other industries. However, measuring monolayers and functionalized surfaces directly is. difficult, and many rely on a variety of characterization techniques that when used together can provide some degree of confidence. By combining non-contact atomic force microscopy (AFM) and IR spectroscopy, IR PiFM provides sensitive and accurate analysis of sub-monolayer of molecules without the concern of tip-sample cross contamination. Dr. Sung Park, Molecular Vista, joined Spectroscopy to provide insights on how IR PiFM can acquire IR signature of monolayer films due to its unique implementation.
