Dr. E. Neil Lewis: Received his Ph.D. in chemistry from the Polytechnic of Wales in the UK and did his postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the USA. He was tenured by the NIH in 1992 holding the position of Senior Biophysical Researcher. He is the founder of several high technology companies, including Spectral Dimensions, Inc., a company that developed hyperspectral imaging systems, and he has been at the forefront of the development of these technologies. He has authored more than 70 papers, book chapters and patents and has received numerous awards for his contributions including the Meggers Award in 1992, and again in 1994, presented by the Society for Applied Spectroscopy; the Heinrich Award in 1995 presented by the Microbeam Analysis Society; the Washington Academy of Sciences Outstanding Contribution to the Physical Sciences Award in 1997 and the 2004 Williams-Wright Award presented by the Coblentz Society to a person who has made significant contributions to the field of vibrational spectroscopy while working in industry. In 2007 he was awarded an Honorary D.Sc. from the University of Glamorgan, and in 2009 he received the Association of Analytical Chemists Anachem Award for outstanding contributions and leadership in the area of spectroscopic imaging. In 2011 he received the Ernst Abbe Memorial Award presented by the New York Microscopical Society for contributions to the field of microscopy. After the sale of Spectral Dimensions, Inc. to Malvern Instruments Ltd. he was appointed to Malvern’s Board of Directors and holds the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Director, Bioscience Development Initiative.

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