Speaker
Description
Synchrotron infrared spectroscopy is a powerful, label-free technique that provides chemical information from the microscale to the nanoscale, making it especially valuable for life sciences, environmental science, and biomineralization research. At SISSI-Bio, advanced FTIR, microspectroscopy, and nanospectroscopy workflows enable multiscale studies of living cells, microorganisms, biominerals, and environmental samples, including investigations of pollution, carbon cycling, and biomineral formation. This presentation will show how synchrotron-based infrared methods can be combined with correlative and multivariate analysis approaches to extract meaningful information from complex datasets. It will also highlight the use of open-source data analysis tools such as Quasar, for user-friendly analysis of hyperspectral and spectromicroscopy data.