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Full Schedule

  • Monday, October 6, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EDT
    Coblentz Member Meeting and Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    Keynote: Unveiling the Unknown: The Pursuit to Understand UAP’s
  • 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Monday Poster Viewing Session
  • 9:45 AM - 5:30 PM EDT
    Monday Poster Sessions
  • 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    AES02: Electrokinetic Fundamentals
    Chair: Xiangchun Xuan, n/a – CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
    Co-Chair: Tonoy Kumar Mondal, n/a (he/him/his) – University of louisville
  • 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    ATOMIC01: The Versatile Glow Discharge: Beyond the State-of-the-art
    Chair: Gerardo Gamez, n/a – Texas Tech University Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    AWARD04: The Clara Craver Award
    Co-Chair: Prashant K. Jain – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    BIM01: Machine and Deep Learning for Biomedical Diagnostics
    Co-Chair: Thomas W. Bocklitz, PD Dr rer nat habil – Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
    Co-Chair: Oleg Ryabchykov – Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    IR02: Life-science Applications of Photothermal Imaging 1
    Chair: Rohith Reddy, n/a – University of Houston
    Co-Chair: Caitlin Davis, n/a – Yale University
  • 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    MSPEC01: Advances in Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry-Based Separations
    Chair: Gabe Nagy, n/a – University of Utah
  • 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    PMA04: Advancements in Biopharmaceutical Process Monitoring: Cutting-Edge Spectroscopy Techniques
    Chair: Christine Massie, PhD – Sanofi - Process Analytical Technology – Mammalian Platform, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
  • 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    RAMAN01: Emerging Raman
    Chair: Bhavya Sharma, PhD – University of Tennessee
  • 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    SPSJ01: New developments in Electronic Spectroscopy
    Chair: Yusuke Morisawa – Kindai University
    Co-Chair: Ichiro Tanabe, n/a – Rikkyo University
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Coblentz Speed Mentoring Session (Pre-registration required)
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    SciX 2026 Program Team (Section Chair Representatives Only)
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    SciX 2026 Program Team Meeting
  • 12:10 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    AES General Body Meeting
  • 12:10 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Lunch (on your own)
  • 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Lunch & Learn Hosted by Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp. (Pre-Registration Required - Link in Description)
  • 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    CSAS 103: Collecting Infrared Spectra and Avoiding Pitfalls
  • 1:30 PM - 3:10 PM EDT
    AES01: Innovations in Device Fabrication & Applications
    Chair: Stuart J. J. Williams – Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville
    Co-Chair: Raphael O. Oladokun (he/him/his) – West Virgnia University
  • 1:30 PM - 3:10 PM EDT
    ATOMIC11: New Horizons through ICP-TOFMS
    Chair: David Clases, PhD – University of Graz
  • 1:30 PM - 3:10 PM EDT
    AWARD08 - Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy Award
    Chair: Lingyan Shi – UC San Diego
  • 1:30 PM - 3:10 PM EDT
    CHEM01: Old Codes, New Tricks: A Chemometric Odyssey
    Chair: Federico Marini, PhD – Dept. of Chemistry, University of Rome La Sapienza
  • 1:30 PM - 3:10 PM EDT
    FORENS05: Early Career Research in Forensics Sciences
    Chair: Kristen Livingston, n/a – University of Central Florida
  • 1:30 PM - 3:10 PM EDT
    IR03: Life-science Applications of Photothermal Imaging 2
    Chair: Rohith Reddy, n/a – University of Houston
    Co-Chair: Caitlin Davis, n/a – Yale University
  • 1:30 PM - 3:10 PM EDT
    PMA05: Emerging Approaches and Novel Applications of Vibrational Spectroscopy
    Chair: Patrick Wray, MEng, PhD – Bristol Myers Squibb
  • 1:30 PM - 3:10 PM EDT
    RAMAN02: SERS 1
    Co-Chair: ROY GOODACRE, Prof – University of Liverpool
    Co-Chair: Zachary D. Schultz, schultz.133@osu.edu – The Ohio State University
    Co-Chair: Sian Sloan-Dennison, Dr – University of Strathclyde
  • 1:30 PM - 3:10 PM EDT
    SPSJ02: Advancements in UV Raman Spectroscopy: Fundamental Studies and Practical Applications
    Chair: Igor K. Lednev, PhD – University at Albany, SUNY
    Co-Chair: Barbara Rossi, PhD – Elettra Synchrotron
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    SciX Budget & Finance Committee
  • 3:10 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
    Monday Poster Viewing Session
  • 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    AES03: Electrokinetic Commercialization & Industry Applications
    Chair: Alexandra R. Hyler, n/a – CytoRecovery, Inc.
    Co-Chair: Matin Tabarhoseini – Clemson University
  • 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    ATOMIC03: LIBS - From Fundamentals to Real World Applications
    Co-Chair: Hunter B. Andrews, PhD (he/him/his) – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Chair: Zechariah B. Kitzhaber, n/a (he/him/his) – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    BIM02: Spectroscopy and The Role it Plays in Commercialization of NextGen Therapeutics
    Chair: Andrew Whitley, PhD – HORIBA
  • 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    CHEM02: Chemometrics in Forensic Analysis
    Chair: Ruth Smith, n/a – Michigan State University
  • 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    IR05: Nanoscale IR 1
    Chair: Andrea Centrone, PhD – National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Co-Chair: Georg Ramer, Dr. – TU Wien
  • 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    PMA06: Pharmaceutical PAT at 21: Past, Present, Future
  • 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    RAMAN03: SERS 2
    Co-Chair: ROY GOODACRE, Prof – University of Liverpool
    Co-Chair: Sian Sloan-Dennison, Dr – University of Strathclyde
    Co-Chair: Zachary D. Schultz, schultz.133@osu.edu – The Ohio State University
  • 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    SPECIAL03: 100 Years of Quantum Mechanics
    Chair: Lottie Murray, n/a (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
    Co-Chair: Brooke W. Kammrath – University of New Haven andHenry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences
  • 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    SPSJ03: Vibrational Spectroscopy for Health Care, Presymptomatic Disease and Medical Analyses
    Chair: Hidetoshi Sato, n/a – Kwansei Gakuin University
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
    Exhibit Opening Reception