Spectroscopy in Pharmaceuticals Hands-on Short Course

Welcome to the University of Maryland School of Ph*rm*cy for the Spectroscopy in Pharmaceuticals hands-on short course.
About this Event

Hands-On Pharmaceutical Spectroscopy Training:
FTIR, Raman, NIR, XRF, PAT, and Chemometrics

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for professionals in regulatory affairs, quality assurance, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical R&D who want practical, hands‑on experience with spectroscopy.

Scientists, engineers, and regulatory reviewers will gain clear insight into how modern tools enhance product quality. New and early-career professionals will appreciate its welcoming, application-focused format.

Course Highlights

• Experience hands-on spectroscopy labs using FTIR, Raman, NIR, and XRF spectroscopy on real pharma samples
• Explore micro-scale insights through micro-Raman mapping
• See real-time process understanding with inline PAT monitoring
• Chemometrics bootcamp: work together through multivariate analysis using pharma‑relevant examples
• Train in small vendor-led groups with applied chemometrics and cross-functional industry focus (30% lecture and 70% hands-on training)

Objectives

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Develop new contacts with faculty and attendees.
• Apply core spectroscopy techniques for material identification, characterization, and process insight.
• Perform and interpret measurements across benchtop, handheld, and in‑process systems.
• Build powerful chemometric models using multivariate regression and classification tools.
• Select effective spectroscopic strategies to solve R&D, quality, manufacturing, and regulatory challenges.