Yvette Mattley of Ocean Optics enthuses that modular spectroscopy is her passion. “I have a front-row seat to watch our amazing customers use spectroscopy in ways and places never imagined,” she says.

She has a 20-year history pioneering miniature spectroscopy and enabling real-world applications across sectors. An author of more than 20 scientific papers, one example investigates spectroscopy for plastics recycling.