Accelerating Soil Health Assessment: High-Throughput Analysis with IR and EPR Spectroscopy
Intro
Discover how Infrared (IR) and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopies enable rapid, multi-parameter soil analysis. This webinar covers practical sample preparation, instrument setup, and calibration strategies for IR, followed by EPR applications in detecting free radicals, transition metals, and environmentally persistent radicals, advancing soil health assessment and contamination monitoring at scale.
Webinar Overview
Join us for an in-depth webinar on accelerating soil health assessment using Infrared (IR) and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Learn how IR enables rapid, multi-parameter analysis of soil properties such as carbon content, clay, pH, and cation exchange capacity from a single spectrum, along with strategies for robust calibration and transferability. Explore EPR applications for detecting free radicals, transition metal ions, and surface-stabilized environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) in soil, which impact pollutant transformation and environmental health. This session will demonstrate how IR and EPR deliver fast, cost-effective, high-throughput soil characterization to support classification, management decisions, and sustainable soil health monitoring.
Tuesday, February 24 2026
11 AM EST | 5 PM CET
What to Expect
Discover how IR and EPR spectroscopy enable rapid, high-throughput soil analysis. Learn practical sample preparation, calibration strategies, and applications for assessing carbon, clay, pH, and contaminants. Explore EPR’s role in detecting free radicals, transition metals, and environmentally persistent radicals - advancing soil health monitoring and sustainable management.
Key Learning Points
- Practical tips for sample preparation and instrument setup for IR and EPR spectroscopy
- Strategies for building robust calibrations and ensuring transferability across Bruker IR spectrometers
- Applications for determining carbon, clay content, pH, and more, all from a single spectrum
- How EPR reveals free radicals, pollutant degradation pathways, and transition metal ions
- Insights into environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) and their role in soil health
Who Should Attend?
- Environmental researchers studying contaminants, free radicals, and transition metals in soils
- Laboratory professionals and technicians interested in high-throughput IR and EPR spectroscopy workflows
- Soil scientists and agronomists seeking advanced tools for soil health assessment
Speakers
Dr. Kalina Ranguelova
Senior EPR Applications Scientist, Bruker BioSpin
Dr. Kalina Ranguelova has been an EPR Applications Scientist at Bruker BioSpin Corporation since 2011. She completed her Ph.D. at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, where her research focused on the structure of inorganic copper complexes using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. After holding research positions at CUNY and the National Institute for Environmental Sciences, where she studied free radical biology and EPR spin trapping as a method for measuring reactive oxygen species (ROS), she joined Bruker. In her current role as an Applications Scientist, she focuses on developing new applications for EPR in various fields and providing customer support and training.
Dr. Sergey Shilov
Product Manager, Bruker OpticsDr. Sergey V. Shilov is the Product Manager for North America at Bruker Optics. He earned his Ph.D. in physics from the Russian Academy of Sciences. Before joining Bruker in 2000, Dr. Shilov conducted research in Leipzig, Germany, and at Syracuse University in the United States. At Bruker, he leads initiatives to develop and support advanced applications for FTIR and Raman spectroscopy. He has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications and has been an invited speaker at numerous international conferences. His scientific interests include time-resolved FTIR spectroscopy, surface science, polymer analysis, and applications in life sciences.