Dr. Mark L. Norman is a Senior Field Applications Scientist and Optical Technology Subject Matter Expert for 908 Devices. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from West Virginia Wesleyan College and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His graduate research focused on the infrared spectroscopic properties of stratospheric aerosols, and he is an author on seven peer-reviewed publications, including a 2003 collaboration with global climatology scientists from NASA. Since his professional career began in 2001, Dr. Norman has worked with detection technologies for emergency response, and he is an inventor on two patents for the development of hazardous gas and vapor identification systems. He has developed and delivered numerous scenario-based training courses for chemical detectors and has taught chemical science courses including General Chemistry and Quantitative Chemical Analysis at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. In addition to FTIR and Raman optical technologies, Dr. Norman’s other areas of analytical expertise include IR lasers, broadband and hyperspectral IR imaging, high-pressure mass spectrometry, and chemical sensing.