William G. Fateley: Scholar, Editor, and Innovator in Vibrational Spectroscopy

This article profiles William G. Fateley, whose career bridged the theoretical foundations of vibrational spectroscopy and the practical realities of instrument design, remote sensing, and reference publishing. From his coauthored work on selection rules and group frequencies to his advocacy of Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and his pioneering work in Hadamard transform spectrometry, Fateley’s influence continues through the resources he left behind and the students and colleagues he inspired.