Advancements in Analytical and Bioanalytical Methods

Dr. Heinz Siesler will be participating at the World Conference on Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry held by Scientific Federation. Dr. Heinz Siesler is a Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, since 1987. His main research interests focus on the application of vibrational spectroscopy to chemical and polymer research and quality control. He has written 236 publications (including four monographs) and presented more than 275 lectures worldwide. He received the 1994 EAS Award, the 2000 Tomas Hirschfeld Award and the 2003 Buechi Award in near-infrared spectroscopy and he is a Fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (USA).He held guest professorships in France (1992), Japan (2000-2010) and Austria (2008-2017) and prior to his present academic position he gained extensive industrial experience from 1974-1987 in the Corporate R&D Department of Bayer AG, Germany. He also worked as lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (1972-1974) and as post-doc at the University of Cologne (1970-1972), Germany, after receiving his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Vienna, Austria, in 1970. Dr. Heinz Siesler is going to talk on ‘Handheld Vibrational Spectrometers: State-of-the-Art Instruments and their Realistic Applications.’ A brief summary is presented here.

Over the last decades vibrational spectroscopy (Raman, near-infrared, mid-infrared) is characterized by a multiplicity of hard- and software developments such ashyperspectral imaging, coupling with light-fiber optics and chemometric evaluation routines, but the application of these techniques so far remained a domain for scientists. In contrast, the recent developments of miniaturized, handheld spectrometers show promise for useful every-day-life applications by non-expert user environments. Inside the molecular spectrometer market, the fastest growing segment is miniature spectrometers and this market is expected to reach $ 300m by 2021.This significant growth will not only be based on a wider adoption of spectrometers for industrial process control and in-the-field/on-site testing but also on every-day-life consumer applications like food testing. The presentation will provide an overview on the building principles of the most recently introduced handheld vibrational spectrometers and critically highlight their performance and potential by means of selected application examples.

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