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Unlocking Soil Secrets: Advanced Analysis of Soil Surfaces Using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
May 7, 2025

EMSL LEARN Webinar Series

Unlocking Soil Secrets: Advanced Analysis of Soil Surfaces Using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Wednesday, May 7

noon to 1 p.m. PDT

Speakers: Shuttha Shutthanandan, Catherine Pettinger, and Ajay Karakoti

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In this webinar, EMSL materials scientist Shuttha Shutthanandan will provide an overview of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), a widely used surface analysis technique, and will explain how EMSL's new XPS high-throughput soil analyzer can accelerate elemental soil interrogations. EMSL user Catherine Pettinger from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will demonstrate how she used the high-throughput soil analyzer for her research. Ajay Karakoti, a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory materials scientist, will discuss how to leverage artificial intelligence/machine learning tools for XPS surface analysis capabilities.

EMSL LEARN: Unlocking Soil Secrets: Advanced Analysis of Soil Surfaces Using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 7, PST, Speakers: Shuttha Shutthanandan, Catherine Pettinger, Ajay Karakoti.