ABOUT US:

Rogue River Spectroscopy is an analytical service and consulting firm offering infrared spectroscopy services to industries such as:

Aerospace
Chemical Processing
Food/Pharmaceutical
General Manufacturing
Litigation Support
Forensics
Oil & Gas Exploration and Production
Primary Material Processing
Transportation
High Tech Industries

Founder and Director of Rogue River Spectroscopy is Mary Carrabba, Ph.D. Dr. Carrabba is actively involved in the Society for Applied Spectroscopy, having served as Chair of the Baltimore/Washington Section, National Treasurer, and Governing Board representative. She currently edits the ‘Spectroscopists’ Calendar’ column for the Society’s journal Applied Spectroscopy. Dr. Carrabba is also a member of the American Chemical Society, the Microbeam Analysis Society and currently serves on the Board of Managers for the Coblentz Society.

For the past 16 years*, Dr Carrabba has pursued interests in the application of vibrational spectroscopy to forensic and industrial problem solving. She holds undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry/Biophysics and Criminology, a Master’s degree in Forensic Science, and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry.

Her graduate research, conducted at the FBI Academy, focused on the application of infrared microscopy to forensic textile fiber examinations. She joined the FBI Laboratory in 1991 as a chemist specializing in the infrared analysis of trace evidence.

The many notable cases Dr. Carrabba worked on include the World Trade Center Bombing, Oklahoma City Bombing, the O.J. Simpson case and the Unabomber investigation.

In 1997 Dr. Carrabba joined Hewlett-Packard as a failure analysis engineer. There she specialized in the application of infrared, Raman and UV/visible spectroscopies to manufacturing problems in the thermal inkjet cartridge industry and worked on various HP Research and Development projects.

*See Publications and Presentations for more of Dr. Carrabba’s areas of expertise.