Spectroscopy in Pharmaceuticals Hands-on Short Course

Welcome to the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy for the Spectroscopy in Pharmaceuticals hands-on short course. 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-spectroscopic 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.