Hi,

If my memory is correct there was a period of time you were taking request for improvements on Athena. This may be too late however I would like to see the LCF function of Athena capable of running multiple models  (sequential models e.g. Sample A followed by B, C...) using a similar set of standards. For instances, I may have 25-40 spectra (environmental samples), one set of standards which may be plausible, and currently I have to run the model wait for the LCF model for sample A to finish before starting Sample B. If there was a way to write a script or add the functionality of multiple scans from the same set of standards, I (and maybe others) could set up a computer and leave for several hours instead of returning every 5-30 mins to execute a new LCF model. A conversation was posted about running models with a large number of standards (and whether it was appropriate), similarly running multiple samples is cumbersome.

In a related comment I have tried to take advantage of access to high speed computing, but Athena's code does not appear to be capable of taking advantage of increased resources (either RAM and CPU) in order to decrease computational time.

 All the same thanks (to the many of you working on Ifeffit) for the shareware and all your support.

Thanks for your time.

Respectfully,
Bradley W. Miller, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Land Remediation and Pollution Control Division
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