Unlocking the Unknown: New Technologies for Applied Spectral Knowledge

Dr. Steve Buckley is the VP of Product Development and Engineering at Ocean Insight. He has worked in applied spectroscopy for most of the last 25 years, developing systems from the mid-IR to the UV, including imagers, gas detection systems, fluorescence systems, and LIBS systems. Before Ocean, he had co-founded Photon Machines, Inc., which developed LIBS and laser ablation systems. Steve was a tenured professor at UCSD in the MAE Department, and taught for 8 years before entering the commercial world.

Derek A. Guenther has spent over 10 years at Ocean Insight developing and supporting the oxygen and pH sensor products, and today he works with the Lab Services Team helping customers achieve their goals using the full line of Ocean Insight products. He obtained a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Florida with a minor in Inorganic Chemistry. His work at the USF Institute for Environmental Studies focused on development of novel silica-based algaecides targeting invasive species in Florida fresh waterways. His strengths and passions lie in new chemical sensor developments and spectral numerical processing.