Schedule of Coblentz Events at SciX
Sunday, October 4
7:15 PM – 9:15 PM
Sunday Student Poster Presentations and Welcome Mixer, Sponsored by FACSS, Coblentz, SAS, and ACS-DAC.
Monday, October 5
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Attend our Annual Members Meeting breakfast to reconnect with old friends and find out what’s new on the horizon for the Society. The breakfast is free to members, but please register so we plan for enough food.
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Award Presentations & Plenary Lectures
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Ellis R. Lippincott Award: Data-Driven Clinical Raman Spectroscopy and the Emergence of Optical Digital Twins, Jürgen Popp, Chair for Physical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Jena, Thuringen, Germany
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Clara Craver Award: Rohith Reddy, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
10:30 AM – 12:10 PM
Ellis R. Lippincott Award Symposium
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
Emerging Applications of Raman Spectroscopy in Forensic Science, Igor K. Lednev, PhD – University at Albany, SUNY
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
NIR at the Point of Need – Expanding the Translational Spectroscopy Landscape, Christian W. Huck, CWH, University of Innsbruck
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM
Expanding the Field of View: Multimodal Strategies for Cancer Imaging and Therapy, Fay Nicolson, PhD – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
Making a strong bridge between spectroscopy and quantum chemistry, Yukihiro OZAKI – Kwansei Gakuin University
11:50 AM – 12:10 PM
FLIM in Neurosurgery, Laura Marcu – University of California Davis
12:10 PM – 1:30 PM
Our ever-popular Speed Mentoring event is back! Please sign up as a mentor or mentee and join the fun! Lunch will be provided for those who pre-register prior to the conference. Sign up at the conference and take your chances. 😊
1:30 PM – 3:10 PM
Clara Craver Award Symposium
1:30 PM – 1:50 PM
Vibrational Photothermal Imaging: from single molecules to human subject, Ji-Xin Cheng – Boston University
1:50 PM – 2:10 PM
Raman2RNA: Non-invasive spatial-omics based on single cell Raman spectroscopy, Peter T. So – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Infrared microspectroscopy: from fundamental science to clinical translation, Rohit Bhargava, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2:50 PM – 3:10 PM
Advanced Microscopy of Skin: Imaging PK/PD and the Treatment of Disease, Conor L. Evans – Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
3:50 PM – 5:30 PM
Coblentz Session on Industrial Vibrational Spectroscopy
3:50 PM – 4:10 PM
Direct Quantification of Wet‑Process Etching Bath Components Using Process Raman Spectroscopy, Elena J. Hagemann, M.Sc.
4:10 PM – 4:30 PM
Transforming Pharmaceutical Development Across Small Molecules, Biologics, and Vaccines via Digitally-Enhanced Process Analytical Technology (PAT), Joseph P. Smith – Merck & Co., Inc.
4:30 PM – 4:50 PM
From Mars to gas pipelines: the evolution of Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS) technology for trace measurement of gas contaminants, Steve Hammond, MBA – Endress+Hauser
4:50 PM – 5:10 PM
Comparison of Spectroscopic and Chromatographic Data for Partial Least Squares Property Modeling Performance of Kerosene-Based Rocket and Jet Fuels, Wenjing Ma – University of Washington
5:10 PM – 5:30 PM
Infrared nanospectroscopy in liquid environment, Artem Danilov, PhD – Attocube Systems Inc
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Opening Exhibit Hall Reception – stop by the booth (#114) to check your membership status, get your tickets for the Wednesday night networking event, pick up a new t-shirt, polo shirt, or cap.
Tuesday, October 6
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Stop by the Coblentz and SAS booths for Headshots! Free for members of either society!
Wednesday, October 7
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
MEMBERS-ONLY RECEPTION! Join us at Great Basin Brewing Co. for food, drinks, and networking. You must be a member in good standing for this event. Check your membership status and get a badge sticker and ticket at the Coblentz booth #114 in the exhibit hall.
Thursday, October 8
10:30 AM – 12:10 PM
Coblentz Session on Photothermal IR Imaging
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
Label-Free AI-Classification of Subcellular Organelles Based on Optical Photothermal Infrared Images, Caitlin M. Davis, PhD – Yale University
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
Mapping Cellular Metabolism with Mid-Infrared Photothermal Microscopy, Yeran Bai – University of Arizona
10:10 AM – 11:30 AM
Correlative O-PTIR and Simultaneous Raman Microspectroscopy for Sub-Micron Particle Characterization in Environmental and Pharmaceutical Systems, Miriam Unger – Photothermal Spectroscopy Corporation
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
A Compact Mid-infrared Spectroscopic Imaging System, Ragib Ishrak – University of Houston
11:50 AM – 12:10 PM
Foundations of Fluorescence-Detected Photothermal Infrared Microscopy, Garth J. Simpson, Ph.D. – Purdue University
1:30 PM – 3:10 PM
Coblentz Session on New IR Techniques and Technologies
1:30 PM – 1:50 PM
Universal Multiple Angle Raman Spectroscopy, Siva Umapathy – Indian Institute of Science
1:50 PM – 2:10 PM
High-Speed Laser-Scanning Submicron Infrared (O-PTIR) and Stimulated Raman (PT-SRS) Platform for Real-Time Label-Free Chemical Imaging, Mustafa Kansiz, PhD – Photothermal Spectroscopy Corporation
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM
Characterization of weathered nonspherical polyethylene terephthalate micro- and nanoplastic particles with Optical Photothermal Infrared Microscopy, Danuta Liberda-Matyja – NIST
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Spiral Scanning Trajectories Enable High-Throughput Mid-Infrared Imaging, Yen-Ting Liu – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2:50 PM – 3:10 PM
Evaluating Raman Limitations and the Advantages of O-PTIR for Micro- and Nanoplastic Identification, Jay R. Anderson – Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
SciX Gala, Theme: Pioneering Spirit of Science
Friday, October 9
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Make plans to stay through Friday morning for SciFri talks featuring Yolanda Fintschenko, Executive Director of i-GATE Innovation Hub who will present “Stay Humble, Start a Company: A scientist’s guide to translating technology to the marketplace for profit, not fun” and and our very own Belinda Pastrana, Chief Scientific / Technology Officer, co-founder and Board member of Protein Dynamic Solutions, Inc. who will present “An Entrepreneurial Journey to Help Improve the Quality of Life of Patients.”