This research is open only to US citizens.
Research focuses on developing chemical sensors for toxic gases and liquid analytes.
Emphasis is placed on developing and incorporating unique, thin-film chemistries into a variety of different chemical sensor formats, including fiber optics, chemiresistors, quartz crystal microbalances, and surface acoustic wave devices. The goal of these projects is to miniaturize chemical analyses for onsite, real-time sensing applications. To achieve sufficient selectivity, sensor arrays may be necessary. Multivariate approaches to data analysis and identification are also being investigated. Pattern recognition and neural network methods have been demonstrated in previous projects.