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**Sensing and Instrumentation Technologies for Food Safety**www.ars.usda.gov/nea/barc/emfsl/sensingtech The EMFSL Sensing Technologies group focuses on the development of optical sensing methods for non-destructive, rapid, and/or automated inspection and screening of food materials and food processing equipment to reduce food safety risks. Research areas include: Hyperspectral and multispectral imaging using visible/near-infrared reflectance and UV/violet-excitation fluorescence
Whole-surface inspection of fresh produce for contamination detection
Raman chemical imaging for food authentication and adulterant detection
Handheld fluorescence imaging for cleaning and sanitation inspection (patented)
Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) imaging for in-field contamination inspection for fresh produce
Automated hyperspectral platform for monitoring food safety and plant health of space crop production systems *** this ongoing project received the Federal Laboratory Consortium 2023 interagency partnership award ***
Gradient temperature Raman spectroscopy (GTRS)
Online poultry wholesomeness inspection (patented and licensed) **Current project, 2021 - 2026:** Advancement of Sensing Technologies for Food Safety and Security Applications Previous project, 2016 - 2021:Sensing Technologies for the Detection and Characterization of Microbial, Chemical, and Biological Contaminants in Foods Previous project, 2011 - 2016:Development of Sensing and Instrumentation Technologies for Food Safety and Sanitation Inspection in Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Processing
 **Research Scientists**
 Moon S. Kim, PhD, Lead Scientist & Research Physical Scientist
Insuck Baek, PhD, Research Mechanical Engineer
Kuanglin (Kevin) Chao, PhD, Research Agricultural Engineer
Jianwei (Tony) Qin, PhD, Research Agricultural Engineer
 **Research Support Staff**
 Diane E. Chan, MS, Agricultural Engineer
 **Postdoctoral Researchers, Research Associates and Students**
 C. Leigh Broadhurst, PhD
Chansong Hwang
Andrew Van Tassell
Wei Wang
 **Visiting Scientists**
 Sungyeon Kim, PhD
 **Tellus and and (archived) Agricultural Research Magazine articles and press releases featuring EMFSL Sensing Technologies research** **Tellus, November 2021**: **Watch What You Eat . . . From Space**
Press release, January 19, 2007: Space-Age Tools Boost Food Safety, Quality
**Agricultural Research Magazine, January 2007**: **Machine's Eye View of Poultry and Produce**


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