IRDG 202 (2 days)

Day 1: Martin & Willis Programme

• Correlations between reaction profiles and catalyst structure for nitrobenzene hydrogenation over alumina-supported Pd catalysts
  • Clement Morisse (University of Glasgow)
• Real time Raman spectroscopy to understand dissolution performance of amorphous solid dispersions
  • Francesco Tres (University of Nottingham)
• Development of a highly sensitive magnetic nanoparticle-based molecular diagnostics assay
  • Tara Donnelly (University of Strathclyde)
• External cavity – quantum cascade laser based nanospectroscopy of nospectroscopy of fungal hyphae
  • Georg Ramer (Vienna University of Technology)
• Stand-off spectroscopy for the detection of chemical warfare agents
  • Rhea Clewe (Dstl)
• Infrared spectroscopy of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotides in one and two dimensions
  • Niall Simpson (University of Strathclyde)
• Measuring protein glycosylation by tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS)
  • David Cowcher (University of Manchester)
• Relating structure to release rate for ?-irradiated hGH containing PLGA microparticles: ATR-FTIR imaging study
  • Hakan Keles (Sheffield Hallam University)
• Developing novel SERS nanosensors for measuring intracellular redox state
  • Jing Jiang (University of Edinburgh)
• Surfactant adsorption by total internal reflection Raman spectroscopy
  • Alexander Dudgeon (Durham University)
• Towards controllable fabrication of probes for tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
  • Faris Sinjab (University of Nottingham)
• 3D Optical imaging of multiple SERS nanotags in cells
  • Sarah McAughtrie (University of Strathclyde)
• Raman tweezers for immobilisation and analysis of individual prostate cancer cells
  • Stephen Casabella (University of Manchester)

Day 2: IRDG 202 Programme

• Profiling Caramel Colour in the Scotch Whisky Industry using Mid-infrared Spectrometry with an Attenuated Total Reflectance Probe
  • Alison Nordon (University of Strathclyde)
• The inherent problem of transflection infrared and spectroscopy the consequences for spectral-pathology and cytology
  • Peter Gardner (University of Manchester)
• What is it? Where is it? How much is there? – Problem solving in the Pharmaceutical industry using vibrational spectroscopy
  • Stephanie Brookes (AstraZeneca)
• Shining the light on microbial world – the application of Raman micro-spectroscopy
  • Wei Huang (University of Sheffield)
• The long and winding road to clinical application of in vivo Raman spectroscopic diagnosis
  • Nick Stone (University of Exeter)
• Investigating the Role of Structural Water in Enzyme Function using Ultrafast 2D-IR Spectroscopy
  • Neil Hunt (University of Strathclyde)
• What’s That ? (In your pocket) The Next Generation of Chemical Identification
  • Neil Shand (Dstl)
• Controlling Local Plasmon Resonances for Biosensing using Nanofabrication
  • Jon Cooper (University of Glasgow)

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