The Royal Society of Chemistry has named Prof. Yiping Zhao among the 2025 Outstanding Reviewers for its flagship journal Chemical Society Reviews. This recognition highlights exceptional contributions to the peer-review process, honoring reviewers who demonstrate outstanding diligence, timeliness, and expertise in evaluating scientific manuscripts. Each year, the journal selects a small group of reviewers whose efforts significantly enhance the quality and integrity of published research. The...

We are pleased to announce a new publication from our group in Analytical Chemistry, entitled " Comprehensive Open-Source Ecosystem for Raman and SERS Spectroscopy: Introducing SpectraGuru ", highlighting recent progress in improving the reproducibility and transparency of Raman and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) data analysis through the development of the SpectraGuru platform. Raman and SERS spectroscopy are widely used across chemistry, materials science, biology,...

We are excited to share our latest publication (open-access) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C , titled “ Understanding SERS Spectral Shape Variability through Substrate Optics, Molecular Orientation, and Unsupervised Clustering .” The paper presents a combined experimental and chemometric study that explains why SERS spectra often change in shape, not just in intensity, even when the same molecule is measured on the same general type of substrate. What We Did Using 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)...