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SPECTRAL EVOLUTION participates in 2016 Microbial Diversity Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, MA
Spectroradiometer capabilities used to analyze microbial colonies by absorption and reflectance measurements in the lab and in situ
Lawrence, MA – September 20, 2016– The Marine Biological Laboratory’s Summer Education Program attracts a large crowd of graduate students, professors and established researchers. This year, SPECTRAL EVOLUTION participated by providing an SR-1900 spectroradiometer for use by course participants in the investigation of microbial colonies in the field and in the lab. The SR-1900 has been used in the course since 2014.
Dr. Kurt Hanselmann of the Microbial Diversity Faculty designed an experimental project for pigment analyses using the SR-1900. “In previous years we have succeeded in developing techniques to analyze microbial pigments by absorption and reflectance measurements without removing samples from culture flasks, colonies on agar plates, filtered residues and samples taken in situ,” Dr. Hanselmann noted. “This year we were successful in adding a new technique – producing pigment spectra from microscopic samples.”
The fiber optic from the SR-1900 was connected to the ocular tube of the microscope. “First we did our normal spectral measurement of the field of sight and then using the microscope and fiber we took a scan of a single organism. This unique application gave us spectra of a single cell,” added Dr. Hanselmann.
The SR-1900 field spectroradiometer has a spectral range of 350-1900nm using a 512
element UV-enhanced silicon photodiode array and a 256-element extended InGaAs photodiode array. It is ideal for use in the field or in the lab and also includes DARWin™ SP Data Acquisition software.
About SPECTRAL EVOLUTION
Established in 2004, SPECTRAL EVOLUTION is a leading manufacturer of laboratory and handheld portable spectrometers, spectroradiometers and spectrophotometers. SPECTRAL EVOLUTION spectrometers are used worldwide for many mission-critical lab and field applications in mining, remote
sensing, vegetative studies, ground truthing, environmental and climate studies, developing satellite calibrations, and more, due to their reliable, robust, rugged design and user-friendly one-touch features.
SPECTRAL EVOLUTION maintains a facility in Lawrence, Massachusetts which houses design, prototyping, manufacturing and service facilities for the instruments that it markets and sells worldwide, either through direct sales, OEM sales or through distributor agents. EZ-ID and oreXpress are trademarks of SPECTRAL EVOLUTION.
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