Collaborators
Industrial Partners
ExxonMobil, U.S.
FEI Company, U.S.
Agilent, U.S.
Bruker Optics, Germany and U.S.
Alpes Lasers, Switzerland
OmniGuide, U.S.
Infrared Associates, U.S.
Global FIA, U.S.
Remspec, U.S.
Academic Partners
Dr. Brian MacCraith
National Centre of Sensor Research
Dublin City University, Ireland
Topic: Optical sensor technology
Dr. Jerome Faist
Mesoscopic Physics Group
University Neuchatel, Switzerland
Topic: Quantum cascade lasers and thin film mid-infrared waveguides
Dr. Douglas Eaton
Center of Molecular and Cell Signaling
Emory University, U.S.
Topic: Imaging nanobiosensors for monitoring ATP release at epithelial cells (cystic fibrosis)
Dr. Reinhard Niessner
Institute of Hydrochemistry
Technical University Munich, Germany
Topic: Sensors for water quality monitoring and molecularly imprinted polymers for endocrine disruptors
Dr. Estelle Gauda
Department of Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins University, U.S.
Topic: Microbiosensors for ATP release studies at carotid body preparations under oxygen tension
Dr. Rudolf Krska
Center for Analytical Chemistry, IFA Tulln, Austria
Topic: Molecularly imprinted polymers for mycotoxin analysis
Dr. Abraham Katzir
Applied Physics Group
Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Topic: Mid-infrared chemical sensors based on silver halide waveguides
Dr. Peter Haring
Department of Electrical Engineering and Informatics
University Siegen, Germany
Topic : THz sensing platforms and nearfield imaging for biomolecule (e.g. DNA) detection
Dr. Armin Lamprecht
Frauenhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques, Germany
Topic: Mid-infrared sensor systems
Dr. Wolfgang Waldhauser
Leoben Laser Center, Joanneum Research, Austria
Topic: Diamondlike (DLC) coatings on mid-infrared waveguides
Dr. Gunther Wittstock
Institute of Physical Chemistry
University of Oldenburg, Germany
Topic: Simulation of bifunctional atomic force scanning electrochemical microscopy (AFM-SECM) experiments
Dr. Nan Jokerst
Department of Electrical Engineering
Duke University, U.S.
Topic: Microfabricated opical chemical CMOS sensors
Dr. Richard Palmer
Department of Chemistry
Duke University, U.S.
Topic: Mid-infrared catheter spectroscopy for in-vivo atherosclerotic plaque analysis
Dr. Michael Jakusch
Environmental Research
Austrian Research Centers Seibersdorf, Austria
Topic: Molecular dynamics simulations of molecularly imprinted polymers
Dr. Wolfgang Schuhmann
Institute of Analytical Chemistry
Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Topic: Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM)
Dr. Roger Narayan
Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, U.S.
Topic: Doped diamondlike (DLC) coatings for mid-infrared spectroelectrochemistry
Dr. Hideko Yamanaka
Instituto de Qu’mica de Araraquara
Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil
Topic: Electrochemical DNA microbiosensors for hepatitis C detection
Dr. Guenter Gauglitz
Institute for Physical Chemistry
University of Tuebingen, Germany
Topic: Molecularly imprinted polymers for optical sensor technology
Researchers At Georgia Tech
Dr. Art Janata and Dr. Mira Josowicz, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Topic: Electrochemical DNA microbiosensors for hepatitis C detection
Dr. Thomas DiChristina, School of Biology
Topic: Development of atomic force scanning electrochemical microscopy (AFM-SECM) for studying the biogeochemistry of anaerobic bacteria
Dr. Peter Hesketh, School of Mechanical Engineering
Topic: Batch fabrication of bifunctional atomic force scanning electrochemical microscopy (AFM-SECM) probes
Dr. Facundo Fernandez, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Topic: Online coupling of molecularly imprinted solid phase extraction (MISPE) with liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC-MS)
Dr. Dennis Hess, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Topic: Fluorocarbon polymers for chemical sensing in harsh environments
Dr. Ching-Hua Huang, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Topic: Molecularly imprinted polymers for endocrine disruptors and NDMA formation from water soluble polymers
Dr. Mustafa Aral, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Topic: NDMA formation from water soluble polymers
Dr. Oliver Brand, School of Electrical Engineering
Topic: CMOS based chemical sensors
Dr. Andrei Fedorov, School of Mechanical Engineering
Topic: Simulation of bifunctional atomic force scanning electrochemical microscopy (AFM-SECM) experiments
Dr. Martial Taillefert, School of earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Topic: Amalgam microelectrodes
