Scott's expertise is in polarized light microscopy. He has applied this discipline in materials science and contamination analyses. He is a recognized expert in pharmaceutical particulate matter control using solid-state analytical approaches. He serves the pharmaceutical, instrumentation and food industries. Scott is an experienced teacher and lecturer in microanalytical disciplines, primarily optical microscopy, electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and knowledgeable in optical crystallography, particle size, physical character determination, X-ray diffraction and thermal analysis.