Adulteration in lavender and discovery of synthetic markers.

Prabodh Satyal, PhD is a chemist recognized worldwide for his work on essential oil purity, adulteration, and advanced fragrance analytics.
He has analyzed more than 300,000 essential oils, published over 250 research articles, and helped redefine how authenticity and provenance are measured in the global aromatic industry. As Chief Scientific Officer at the Aromatic Plant Research Center in Utah, he develops automated GCMS systems that identify synthetic markers, mixed origins, chiral signatures, and quality deviations with high precision.
His work supports universities, government agencies, and private-sector partners in building laboratories with low operating costs and the fastest global turnaround times, expanding access to high-quality analytical testing across communities and continents.

Prabodh also has extensive experience in analytical chemistry of perfumes, profiling natural and synthetic aroma molecules, characterizing trace-level impurities, and verifying fragrance authenticity for major brands. His expertise includes GCMS, GCFID, chiral separations, isotopic analysis, and formulation evaluation, supporting the perfume industry with scientific clarity on composition, stability, degradation pathways, and regulatory compliance.

He is a global activist for the purity of essential oils, promoting honest trade, scientific transparency, and education. He speaks internationally on essential oil chemistry, distillation technology, adulteration detection, and supply chain integrity.