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14th training on vibrational spectroscopy and chemometrics
For the 14th year, the CRA-W organises a complete training on vibrational spectroscopy and chemometrics. The training will be hosted from 17 to 21 October 2022 by the Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department (Henseval Building) of the Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W) in Gembloux. In this training you will have a complete overview
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Tomas Hirschfeld Award 2022: The winner is…
Congratulations Dr. Wouter Saeys from the KU Leuven, Belgium, as the winner of the Tomas Hirschfeld Award (THA) 2022. This award, sponsored by PerkinElmer (USA), is made in recognition of a significant innovative and/or scientific contribution to near infrared spectroscopy. It awarded on the basis of excellence in research conducted by a scientist of international
Read moreA message from Lola Perez Marin, President-Elect of ICNIRS (2021-2025)
I would like to express my personal sincere thanks to all the NIRS community for the trust and confidence that they have placed in me to be the new President-elect of the International Council of NIRS (ICNIRS). I must say this is a great honour and a big responsibility. I hope I could contribute to
Read moreCongratulations to Vincent Baeten as winner of Tomas Hirschfeld Award 2021
The award ceremony was taken place in Belgium but was broadcast online at the ICNIRS2021 organized by the China team. Pierre Dardenne (President of ICNIRS 2009-2013) (Right) and Stef D’Espallier, regional sales manager of FOSS Benelux (Left) as the sponsor of the award, presented the award to Vincent Baeten (Middle). More information on website
Read moreCongratulations to Prof Yukihiro Ozaki for his Karl Norris Medal!!!
Prof Yukihiro Ozaki received the Karl Norris Medal during the Online ICNIRS2021 Conference. The ceremony was taken place at Nagoya University where Prof Satoru Tsuchikawa, ICNIRS Council Management Committee (CMC) handed over the medal, flowers and took picture together with his team .
Read moreKarl Norris, The Father and Founder of Near-infrared Spectroscopy
Karl Norris passed away on 17 July 2019, aged 98. The World of Near-infrared Spectroscopy will never be quite the same as when he was with us. A number of his colleagues have sent their personal memories of him, and their comments are posted, in alphabetical order, in the form of a commemorative folder, on
Read moreFree access to important NIR spectroscopy resource
The Proceedings of the International Council for Near Infrared Spectroscopy (ICNIRS) conferences are a valuable record of NIR research and development dating back to 1987. Now, IMP Open has made individual chapters from the five Proceedings they have published freely available: 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2017. More information on press release
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