François R. Doucet earned his Ph.D. and master’s degree in analytical chemistry from the University of Montreal and has 26 years of expertise in LIBS. He also excels in the fields of atomic emission, laser ablation, spectroscopy, chemometrics, nuclear forensics, and process chemistry. He is the co-author of several active patents. He enjoys alpine skiing, mountain biking, and playing hockey. Notably, he has attempted to analyze (almost) anything using LIBS; ask him about your analytical challenges, and you might be surprised by his answer.