VOLUME 1: THEORY AND INSTRUMENTATION
Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Vibrational
Spectroscopy
Instrumentation for Mid- and Far-infrared Spectroscopy
Instrumentation for Near-infrared Spectroscopy
Instrumentation for Raman Spectroscopy
Time-resolved Spectroscopy
Dichroism and Optical Activity in Vibrational Spectroscopy
Surface-enhanced Vibrational Spectroscopy
Other Instrumental Approaches for Vibrational Spectroscopy
Calibration Procedures and Standards for Vibrational
Spectroscopy
VOLUME 2: SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
Mid- and Near-infrared Transmission Spectroscopy
Mid-infrared External Reflection Spectroscopy
Mid-infrared Internal Reflection Spectroscopy
Diffuse Reflection Spectroscopy
Other IR Sampling Techniques
Raman Spectroscopy
Low Temperature and High Pressure Sampling Techniques
Microscopy
Depth profiling by Vibrational Spectroscopy
Optical Conduits for Vibrational Specroscopy
Hyphenated Techniques
Atmospheric
VOLUME 3: SAMPLE CHARACTERIZATION AND SPECTRAL DATA PROCESSING
Spectra-Structure Correlations
Group Theoretical and Numerical Approaches to the Calculation of
Vibrational Spectra
Discrimant Analysis
Two-dimensional (2D) Analysis
Spectral Enhancement and Band Resolution Techniques
Quantitative Analysis
Anomalies, Atifacts and Common Errors in Using Vibrational
Spectroscopy Techniques
Glossary
VOLUME 4: APPLICATIONS IN INDUSTRY, MATERIALS AND THE PHYSICAL
SCIENCES
Analysis and Characterization of Polymers and Rubbers
Rheo-optical Measurements of Polymers and Rubbers
Materials Science
Spectoelectrochemistry
Process Vibrational Spectroscopy
Atmospheric and Astronomical Vibrational Spectroscopy
Industrial Applications of Vibrational Spectroscopy
Forensic Applications of Vibrational Spectroscopy
Catalysis
Other Applications of Vibrational Spectroscopy
Vibrational Spectroscopy in Education
VOLUME 5: APPLICATIONS IN LIFE, PHARMACEUTICAL AND NATURAL
SCIENCES
Biomedical Applications
Biochemical Applications
Pharmaceutical Applications
Food Science
Agricultural Applications
Abbreviations and Acronyms, Glossary, List of Contributors and
Subject Index
Peter Griffiths obtained his B.A. and D.Phil. from Oxford
University in England. After a two-year post-doctoral stint at the
University of Maryland, he worked with Digilab, Inc. (now the
Spectroscopy Division of Bio-Rad) on the development of the first
FT-IR spectrometer of the modern era. He subsequently held
positions with Sadtler Research Labs, Ohio University and the
University of California, Riverside, before being appointed as
Chair of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Idaho, a
position that he held for eight years. He has co-authored over 240
papers, 25 book chapters and 2 books. The second edition of Fourier
Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, which he wrote with James de
Haseth, will appear next Spring.
Griffiths has received several honors and awards including the
Coblentz Award in 1975, the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh
Award in 1985 and the Prëgl medal of the Austrian Society of
Analytical Chemistry, the Gold Medal Award of the New York SAS and
the University of Idaho Award for Research and Creative Activity,
all in 1995. He was president of the SAS in 1994 and still
maintains an active interest in the Society, including being an
associate editor of Applied Spectroscopy and one of the local
section delegates in the new Governing Board structure.
John Chalmers joined the UK chemical company ICI plc in 1965,
serving his 'apprenticeship' in the infrared laboratory, headed by
the late Harry Willis, of its Plastics Division. In 1988, John
became a Senior Research Scientist and leader of the vibrational
spectroscopy team within the ICI Materials Research Centre, Wilton,
eventually leaving the Company in 1999 as a Business Research
Associate, a scientific ladder appointment he received in 1991.
Since early 2000, John has split his time between roles. He
presently has a part-time Senior Scientific Officer appointment
with Professor Mike Chesters' group in the School of Chemistry at
the University of Nottingham. He also operates independently as a
consultant trading as VSConsultancy.
John has published or co-authored over 50 papers and 12 book
chapters. He has also co-authored 1 book, edited and contributed to
2 more and co-edited this Handbook with Peter Griffiths. John has
been a visiting lecturer to the School of Chemical Sciences,
University of East Anglia. He has been chairman of the U.K.
Infrared and Raman Discussion Group (IRDG) since 1995, a committee
member of the Molecular Spectroscopy Subject Group of the
Analytical Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) since
1998, including a period as its chairman from 1996-1998. He has
been chairman and a trustee of the Association of British
Spectroscopists (ABS) since 1997. John was elected as an
International Delegate Governing Board Member of the Society of
Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) for the period 2000-2002. He became a
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (CChem FRSC) in 1994, and
in the same year was the recipient from the Coblentz Society of the
Williams-Wright Award.
"With few exceptions, the quality of chapter content moves from
good to exceptional." (Spectroscopy, January 2002)
"...will be an enduring reference work for this field for years to
come...it is too valuable...to be shelved only in the library
because it is full of information that can impact one's day-to-day
work...one should think of this handbook as a modestly priced
spectroscopic accessory that can be used to upgrade the
specification of every instrument in the lab by enhancing the
skills and know-how of those who design the experiments, turn the
knobs, and interpret the data."
Applied Spectroscopy
Vol. 57, No. 12
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