Demonstrating Sparse Spectral Sampling Stimulated Raman Scattering: An Interview with Conor Evans of Harvard Medical School
During SciX 2024, which will be held from October 20–25, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina, various analytical scientists will be presented with awards for their career achievements. One such award is the Clara Craver Award. Created by The Coblentz Society to recognize young individuals who have made significant contributions in applied analytical vibrational spectroscopy, this award is presented every year at the SciX conference. At this year's SciX, which will be held from October 20 through October 25, in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Clara Craver Award will be given to Conor L. Evans.
Conor Evans is as Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. He also works in the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. His laboratory's research typically focuses on the development and clinical translation of optical tools to address challenges in biomedical research and clinical medicine. They use optical spectroscopy, imaging, and microscopy methods to detect, measure, and quantify what is otherwise invisible to address unmet needs in the care of patients (1). Working with his associates, seeing a need for a new method of chemical imaging that delivers a quick acquisition time, low background, high resolution, and high chemical sensitivity, he recently published a study demonstrating sparse spectral sampling stimulated Raman scattering (S4RS) (2).
To learn more about SciX 2024, you can read our previous interview with Conor Evans or read about another award honoree, Jason Dwyer.
Reference
(1) Conor L. Evans, Ph.D. (He/Him/His). The Harvard Biophysics Graduate Program 2024. https://biophysics.fas.harvard.edu/people/conor-l-evans (accessed 2024-9-26)
(2) Chasse, J. Quantitative Analysis of Drug Tablet Aging with Fast Hyper-Spectral Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy: An Interview with 2024 Craver Award Winner Conor L. Evans. Spectroscopy 2024. https://www.spectroscopyonline.com/view/quantitative-analysis-of-drug-tablet-aging-with-fast-hyper-spectral-stimulated-raman-scattering-microscopy-an-interview-with-2024-craver-award-winner-conor-l-evans (accessed 2024-9-26)
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