Coblentz Society News & Events
We’ll share links to interesting news stories, announce Coblentz events, and more.
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2027 Williams-Wright Award Winner
The Williams-Wright Award will be presented to Dr. Xiaoyun (Shawn) Chen at Pittcon 2027. Learn more.
2026 Fateley Award Winner
The Society has announced that the 2026 William G. Fateley Award winner is Lintong Wu, a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more.
2026 Coblentz Student Winners
Jadon Sitton and Ayse Mine Saridag are the winners of the 2026 Coblentz Society Student Awards. Learn more.
ICOB Student Poster Award Winners
The Coblentz Society sponsored the Student Poster Awards at ICOB 2026. The winners were, from left, Alireza Sheikhsofla (Department of Physics, SUNY Albany), Cody Silverman (Department of Chemistry, SUNY Albany), and Dwiti Krushna Das (College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering, SUNY Albany).
2026 Lippincott Award Winner
The 2026 Ellis R. Lippincott Award is Jürgen Popp, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, and Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Germany. Learn more.
2026 Coblentz Award Winner
The Society has announced that the 2026 Coblentz Award winner is Dr. Milan Delor, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University. Learn more.
2026 Craver Award Winner
The Society has announced that the 2026 Craver Award winner is Dr. Rohith Reddy. Learn more.
Interpretation of Infrared and Raman Spectra
Registration is open for the 2026 Courses. Dates for
Glasgow, Scotland, UK will be 10-14 August, 2026. US dates will be 2-6 November in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Legacy of the Coblentz Society
Jerome Workman is writing a series of articles about Icons of Spectroscopy, many of whom served the Society. Scientists who have impacted the field of spectroscopy are profiled here: www.spectroscopyonline.com/columns/icons-of-spectroscopy
Current Issue of Applied Spectroscopy Practica
Practica focuses on publication of practical applications of optical spectroscopy. Learn more.
Honorary Membership
The Board of Management at its discretion, and by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Managers, may elect as Honorary Members of the Society individuals who are deemed to have made outstanding contributions to the field of vibrational spectroscopy or to any other field related to the purposes of the Society. Send nominations to office@coblentz.org.
Coblentz Society Sponsors
The Society has launched a corporate Sponsor program. If you are interested in gaining the benefits of the sponsorship, please contact office@coblentz.org for more information.
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