Cicely Rathmell

As the Vice President of Marketing at Wasatch Photonics, Cicely plays a crucial role in promoting the company’s products and driving marketing strategies, bridging the gap between cutting-edge technology and its real-world impact. Her expertise spans areas such as spectroscopy, optical filters, fiber optics, optical coherence tomography and ultrafast lasers. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physics and Chemistry from the University of New Brunswick, and a Masters in Physics from McMaster University. She is passionate about making complex scientific concepts accessible to a wider audience.

Cicely is a seasoned journalist and an expert in the field of spectroscopy. With a passion for connecting people and technology, she has made significant contributions to the scientific community. She has written extensively for publications such as Photonics.com and Spectroscopy. Her articles cover topics ranging from nanostructured SERS substrates to the application of Raman spectroscopy in the food industry. She has also written about the development of diode array spectrometers in the 1990s, and how these instruments revolutionized spectroscopy by providing instant spectra in a compact, low-cost footprint. See a full list of citations here.