s e n s i n g a p p l i c a t i o n s w h e r e images c o m e from s p a c e c r a f t p r o b e s a n d e a r t h s a t e l l i t e s . W e e x p e c t t h a t image a n a l y s i s will b e c o m e a s t a n d a r d tool of t h e a n a l y t i c a l chemist, in t h e f u t u r e as m o r e t y p e s of a n a l y t i c a l i n s t r u m e n t a t i o n a r e d e v e l o p e d or modified t o p r o d u c e h i g h e r - d i m e n s i o n a l images.
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Mark G. Moran is a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Washington. His re search interests include newer meth ods of analysis of chemical data, of experimental design, and of mass spectrometry. Mr. Moran is support ed with a research assistantship from the Office of Naval Research.
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