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Derek Guenther
Ocean Insight

Derek GuentherDerek Guenther has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, with a minor in inorganic chemistry, from the University of South Florida (USF). His work at the USF Institute for Environmental Studies focused on novel silica-based algaecides targeting invasive species. Guenther’s strengths and passions lie in new chemical sensor development and spectral numerical processing. He has spent over 15 years at Ocean Optics developing and supporting optical oxygen, pH, and SERS-based sensor products. Today, he works with the strategic marketing and lab services teams helping customers achieve their goals.

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October 2025
From Takeout to Transmission: Plastic Migration in the Spectral Spotlight
Few materials have undergone as dramatic a shift in public perception over recent decades as plastics. Once celebrated for reducing reliance on paper products, plastics are now widely recognized for...
March 2025
Sweet Insight: Broadband Reflection Spectroscopy for Glucose Analysis
With almost a half-billion people globally managing diabetes, and with a cost of over $750 billion annually, the need to monitor blood glucose levels in a convenient and cost-effective way has never...
October 2024
Using Broadband Spectroscopy to Detect PFAS in Drinking Water and Real-World Samples
As the years go by and the world understands more clearly the negative impact of the various chemicals and products that sustain modern standards of living, the impact on our drinking water has...
October 2023
Comparison of Broadband Spectroscopy Techniques for Rapid Detection of Urea in Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid
Each year about 2 million patients worldwide are affected by kidney failure and find themselves in need of dialysis. While traditional hemodialysis is still used in most cases, peritoneal dialysis...
April 2023
PCR-Based Analysis of a Common Fluorescein Derivative Using Broadband Spectroscopy Platforms
PCR-based testing has rapidly increased in popularity and development since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many new techniques are leveraging the latest performance advancements offered by...
October 2022
Analysis of Common Dyes Using Steady-State and Time-Resolved Spectroscopy
Modern hematology and histology rely heavily on various dyes and stains to understand what is happening in samples of blood and biological tissue. The systems and components used to analyze these...
October 2021
Raman Spectroscopy Rapidly Detects COVID-19
Rapid detection is a key tool in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic to accurately trace where the virus has been and where it may transmit to next. Derek Guenther presents a surface-enhanced...

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