Research summary

Selected peer-reviewed publications

Kate Lepore, M. Darby Dyar, &  Cai R. Ytsma (2023) Sharing calibration information among laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instruments using spectral line binning and calibration transfer. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 211, 106839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2023.106839 

M. Darby Dyar, Molly McCanta, Antonio Lanzirotti, Cody J. Steven, & Cai R. Ytsma (2023) Calibration for iron redox state and oxygen fugacity in silicate glasses from x-ray absorption spectroscopy. Chemical Geology, 635, 121605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121605 

Kate Lepore, M. Darby Dyar, & Cai R. Ytsma (2023) Effect of plasma temperature on major element prediction accuracy from laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(8), e2023GL102919. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL102919 

Cai R. Ytsma & M. Darby Dyar (2022) Calculations of and effects on quantitative limits for multivariate analyses of geological materials with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 191, 106395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2022.106395 

Kate Lepore, Cai R. Ytsma, & M. Darby Dyar (2022) Quantitative prediction accuracies derived from laser-induced breakdown spectra using optimized multivariate submodels. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 191, 106408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2022.106408 

M. Darby Dyar & Cai R. Ytsma (2021) Effect of data set size on geochemical quantification accuracy with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 177, 106073. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2021.106073 

Cai R. Ytsma et al. (2020) Accuracies and detection limits of major, minor, and trace element quantification in rocks by portable laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 171, 105946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2020.105946 

Cai R. Ytsma & M. Darby Dyar (2019) Accuracies of lithium, boron, carbon, and sulfur quantification in geological samples with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy in Mars, Earth, and vacuum conditions. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 162, 105715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2019.105715 

Cai R. Ytsma & M. Darby Dyar (2018) Effects of univariate and multivariate regression on the accuracy of hydrogen quantification with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 139, pp 27-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2017.11.010 

Additional research

Theses

Medication patterns in COVID-19 patients: Are primary care providers prescribing recommended treatments?

University College London M.Sc. in Health Data Science (Distinction), shareable on request

Univariate and multivariate quantification of hydrogen, lithium, boron, carbon, and sulfur under vacuum and in Earth and Mars atmospheres using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy 

Smith College B.A. in Chemistry (High Honors), https://scholarworks.smith.edu/theses/2077/

Selected conference abstracts

Ana Torralbo, Cai R. Ytsma, et al. (2023) Defining and redefining human disease at scale in the UK Biobank: a framework for disease phenotyping algorithm development and evaluation. AMIA 2023 Annual Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana.

G. Alemmano et al. (2023) Laboratory VNIR emissivity of Venus analog rocks and the VEM on VERITAS and the VenSpec-M on EnVision calibration and data verification plan. SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2678683 

Cai R. Ytsma et al. (2020) Updated effects of bulk composition on prediction accuracy of trace and minor elements using an Olympus portable XRF. 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2020/pdf/1038.pdf 

C.J. Leight, Molly C. McCanta, Cai R. Ytsma, & M. Darby Dyar (2020) Use of multivariate analysis to characterize glass composition and concentration in volcanic tephra deposits. 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2020/pdf/2381.pdf 

Kate H. Lepore, Brenna Koretke, A. Eli Geist, Cai R. Ytsma, & M. Darby Dyar (2020). Effects of baseline removal, sample size, and correlated channel information on LIBS model accuracies for minor and trace element quantification. 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2020/pdf/1030.pdf 

Cai R. Ytsma, Joel Hurowitz, & M. Darby Dyar (2019) LIBS and PIXL predictions accuracies for Ni, Mn, S, and major elements: A comparative study using the same standards. 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2019/pdf/1080.pdf 

Kate H. Lepore, J. Mackie, M. Darby Dyar, Cai R. Ytsma, and Caleb I. Fassett (2017) Unreported emission lines of Ce, La, Pb, Rb, Se, Sr, Y, and Zr detected using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2017/pdf/1293.pdf