Dr. Lenka Halamkova is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Toxicology at Texas Tech University. Prior to joining TTU, Dr. Halamkova worked as a Research Scientist at SUNY Albany from 2013 to 2020. Dr. Halamkova completed her Ph.D. in 2006 at Masaryk University in Czech Republic. The Halamkova lab specializes in developing statistical and machine learning methods for large-scale vibrational spectroscopic data. Previously as a Research Assistant Professor at Clarkson University, her research included the biofuel cells controlled by biochemical signals, biocomputing based on enzymes and logical gates, bioelectronics and biosensors. Dr. Halamkova has received two awards from “Nadání, Josefa, Marie a Zdeňky Hlávkových” Foundation.