Precision and Consistency in Raman Spectroscopy

After the first edition of CHARISMA Raman School held at INRiM in Turin (IT) as the preceding satellite event of VAMAS (The Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards) Steering Committee Meeting in 2022, CHARISMA organises the second edition of this well-received event this summer.

CHARISMA Raman School 2024 will be a satellite event of the ICORS 2024 Conference at Sapienza University of Rome. Our goal is to foster an exchange of insights and ideas concerning the most recent advancements in Raman-related research.

The School starts on 28 July 2024 (Sunday), bringing together Raman scholars and manufacturers from around the globe. A practical/hands-on session is planned for 2 August 2024 (Friday) in addition to presentations by expert researchers.

You can enrol in the Raman School 2024 as part of the ICORS2024 Registration procedure, by choosing the optional item under the “Events” section, with a participation fee of 30 euros.

❗ We have reached the maximum number of registrants. You can register for the waiting list below. 🔽

Raman School 2024 focuses on the relevance, impact, needs, state-of-the-art of harmonisation in different techniques and fields of application.

The agenda, list of speakers, and further details are in the works and will be right here shortly. Keep an eye out for updates on this page!

School Topics

• Fundamentals of Raman spectroscopy: setting up a Raman correctly, parameters that affect your data, best practices

• Raman techniques: how to select the adequate technique, what you need for each technique and how and use them correctly

• Data processing and analysis: correction on Raman spectra, how to apply data science

• Raman harmonisation and standards

• In vivo, in situ and operando Raman characterisation

• Applications of Raman spectroscopy and market opportunities

• Raman data repositories and FAIR data

Agenda for Sunday, 28 July

• 9:00-10:45 Sessions 1-3

  • Standards and Calibration, Industrial Implementation and Academic Use (Raquel Portela & Enrique Lozano)

  • Challenges and Prospects in Surface-Sensitive Raman Spectroscopy (Pietro Marabotti )

  • In Situ and Operando Experimental Developments and Planning for Interoperability (Miguel A. Bañares)

• ☕ Coffee break

  Location will follow.

• 11:15-13:15 Sessions 4-7

  • Non-linear Raman Spectroscopy (Giovanni Batignani)

  • Raman Metrology: The goal of SI traceability (Angela Hight-Walker)

  • Towards SERS Standardization for Reliable Sensor Comparability and Quantitative Analysis (Li-Lin Tay)

  • Raman metrology on 2D and 3D nanomaterials (Alessio Sacco)

• 🍝 Lunch

  Location will follow.

• 14:15-16:00 Sessions 8-10

  • Impact of Raman Spectra Pretreatment on Machine Learning Analysis Reliability (Jörg Weber)

  • Raman Imaging: Principle, Applications, and Issues (Katsumasa Fujita & Yasuaki Kumamoto)

  • Infrared and Raman Spectra from First Principles (Lorenzo Bastonero)

• ☕ Coffee & informal question session

  Location will follow.

Agenda Friday, 2 August

• 14:30-17:30: Hands-on session

  Participants will be able to move from station to station and take part in the following demos:

  • Optic-Fibres Based Renishaw Virsa Spectrometer: Technology, Demonstration and Practical Examples (Riccardo Tagliapietra, Renishaw PLC)

  • Acquiring Time and Frequency Domain Raman Spectra via Stimulated Vibrational Spectroscopy (Live Demonstration) (Giovanni Batignani)

  • Turnkey Infrared and Raman Spectra from First-Principles Using the Open AiiDAlab Quantum ESPRESSO App (Lorenzo Bastonero, University of Bremen)

  • CHARISMA Protocols Application from Manufacturers to Final Users (Enrique Lozano + James Thomson)

  • Optimizing Raman Micro-Spectroscopy: Calibration Tools and Other Features of HORIBA’s Raman Systems (Hajar Elazri, Horiba)

• 20:00: Networking over dinner 🥘🕸

Confirmed Speakers

• Alessio Sacco (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, INRiM)

• Angela Hight-Walker (NIST)

• Enrique Lozano (CHARISMA, ELODIZ)

• Giovanni Batignani (Sapienza University Rome)

• Hajar Elazri (Horiba)

• James Thomson (CHARISMA, ELODIZ)

• Jörg Weber (Biophotonics Diagnostics GmbH)

• Katsumasa Fujita (Osaka University)

• Li-Lin Tay (National Research Council Canada)

• Lorenzo Bastonero (Universität Bremen)

• Miguel Bañares (CHARISMA, CSIC)

• Pietro Marabotti (Humboldt University Berlin)

• Raquel Portela (CHARISMA, CSIC)

• Riccardo Tagliapietra (Renishaw PLC)

• Yasuaki Kumamoto (Osaka University)

Do you have questions?

For scientific enquiries

• Miguel A. Bañares (CSIC), miguel.banares@csic.es

• Raquel Portela (CSIC), raquel.portela@csic.es

Organisation and administration

• Cathrin Cailliau (Yordas Group), c.cailliau@yordasgroup.com

• Yasemin Ertugrul (Yordas Group), y.ertugrul@yordasgroup.com