Sanford A. Asher, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), was presented with the Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award on March 8 at Pittcon 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Sanford A. Asher, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), was presented with the Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award on March 8 at Pittcon 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Asher pioneered the development of deep ultraviolet resonance spectroscopy for use in biophysical, physical, and analytical chemistry. His group developed both instrumentation and methodologies for determining protein structure and protein folding. Among the projects Asher and his group have in the works are the development of standoff instruments for the detection of explosive molecules, and the development of novel photonic crystal optical devices and responsive materials.
Asher received his PhD in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts) in applied physics. He is the author of more than 290 publications and holds more than 29 patents in the area of photonic crystals.
Low Water Analysis Reimagined: Instant NIR Measurements for Quality Control & Process Upgrades
March 5th 2024Elena Hagemann, Product Manager for Process Spectroscopy at Metrohm USA, discusses a novel synchronized, automatic calibration data collector. This system eliminates the laborious calibration process of prediction model development without manual sampling. This capability allows moisture measurement systems to be calibrated at the factory down to approximately 7 ppm and to be installed in pipelines and reactors without additional calibration effort.