Dr. David W. Schiering is a founder and principal of Czitek. He has more than 30 years of experience in the business of instrumentation for chemical measurements. Dr. Schiering has either been a key contributor or leader in the development of ground-breaking vibrational spectroscopy technologies in the fields of infrared microspectroscopy, portable and hand held FT-IR and Raman instruments and methods, vibrational spectroscopy applications in security and defense, and Raman spectroscopy for threat detection in airport screening. He has authored more than 25 publications on various aspects of vibrational spectroscopy, holds a PhD in analytical chemistry from Miami University, where he is also an adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Dr. Schiering has served the Coblentz Society as a member of the Board of Managers from 1993 to 1997 and as secretary from 1991 to 2010. Dr. Schiering has received several awards for his contributions to vibrational spectroscopy including being made a Fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (2018), an Honorary Member of the Coblentz Society (2011), and receiving the Coblentz Society Student Award (1983).