Special Sessions (SCix in beta)

We've laid out a great live technical program and hours of on-demand content to go with it, but we're also making space for some extra-special sessions during SciX. Come beta test these additional sessions designed to grab your interest during program intermissions. Too busy? No problem, you can stay focused on the technical sessions and skip this bonus content; build your SciX participation in a way that best suits you!

All times in Eastern Daylight Time. You must be a paying SciX registrant to get access to the event platform and unlock links to the activities below.

When Things Go Wrong: Celebrating Mistakes

Pre-SciX Kickoff on Monday, October 12 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Hosted by: Katherine Hollywood

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2020 has been a year of things going wrong, including not being able to get together in Sparks, Nevada for the SciX Conference. But dealing with setbacks and rejections is part of life, and we thought we should celebrate things that went wrong but led to something going right. Join us to hear panelists tell you about their missteps, serendipitous moments, and surprise twists that have shaped who they are today.

The Great Disruption: How Labs and Classrooms are Finding Creative Solutions in Response to the Pandemic

Pre-SciX Kickoff on Monday, October 12 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm 

Hosted by: Karen Gall

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It's the topic we're all tired of but can't stop talking about: COVID-19 and how it's impacting our work. Hear from individuals in a variety of settings and how they are adjusting to an ever-changing landscape of a global pandemic. From the classroom to the lab and every grant proposal in between, hear what others are doing and leave with ideas you can apply in your professional setting.

Member Society Presidents' Panel

Pre-SciX Kickoff on Monday, October 12 from 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Hosted by: Program Chair Mary Kate Donais

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Hear from FACSS Member Society presidents as they share their challenges, their successes, and their vision for their organizations and the field going forward.

Peer Review and Publication: Fast Facts

Tuesday, October 13 from 12:15 - 1:00 pm

Hosted by: Martha Vardaki

Speaker: Michael Blades, Editor, Applied Spectroscopy

Early career researchers and students will appreciate this session that takes a quick but detailed look at the peer-reviewing system. From publication to reviewing other works, topics to be covered in this interactive session include: How long until my paper is published? What is the exact process? Can anyone review papers? How do I get involved? What is commissioned content? How do you review a manuscript? How do I reply to the reviewers if I'm the author? How much does it cost to publish?

Ask a Government Scientist (Almost) Anything 

Tuesday, October 13 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm

Hosted by: Robert Lascola

Whatever you may know about working in a government lab, it’s certainly only part of the story!  Research covers any scientific field you can think of, ranging from fundamental investigations to applications development, all to promote the well-being of our country.  We’ve assembled a panel of top scientists and rising stars who are eager to tell you about their labs’ missions, the great analytical science that they and their colleagues do, and how to get started and thrive in a government lab career.  Get your questions ready for representatives from:

Spectroscopists in Industry: The Multi-Generational Impact of Clara Craver

Tuesday, October 13 from 4:30 - 5:00 pm

The Coblentz Society has undertaken an effort to record the reminiscences of some of our senior members.  Because Clara Craver was instrumental in the formation of the Society, initial efforts have centered around recording memories of Clara and the vibrational spectroscopy community when Clara was active.  These interviews, with people who knew Clara well, are the basis of Spectroscopists in Industry: The Multi-Generational Impact of Clara Craver.

Spectrochimica Acta B Best Paper Award Session Sponsored by host

Wednesday, October 14 from 9:45 - 10:45 am

Listening to laser sparks: a link between Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, acoustic measurements and crater morphology

Baptiste Chide

Application of gold nanoparticles embedded in the amyloids fibrils as enhancers in the laser induced breakdown spectroscopy for

the metal quantification in microdroplets

Zita Salajkova

Imaging rare-earth elements in minerals by laser induced plasma spectroscopy: Molecular emission and plasma induced luminescence

Michael Gaft

Laser Ablation Based Techniques

Rick Russo