Editor's comments

Several participants asked for the definition of ESR. ESR is an acronym which stands for ‘Early Stage Researcher’. According to the EU community, ESRs shall, at the time of recruitment by their host organization, be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and have not been awarded a doctoral degree. These scientists form the next generation of spectroscopists who are expected to animate and enrich the future of our community. Knowing better their work will allow not only allow them to establish networking contacts but also generate future opportunities and stimulate new research ideas and concepts. Dr. Weiyang Li, who was educated in China and in Belgium (Louvain-la-Neuve), returned to his home country to take an assistant professor position at the Liaoning Petrochemical University which was founded in 1950 in Dalian, China. We wish him much success!