Preliminary Program subject to change
18J02 Sensors- Real Time Sensors for Rapid Detection and Monitoring of Chemical and Biological Agents
OverviewThe session focuses on detection and monitoring of explosives, propellants and other energetic materials, and biological agents such as bacteria, virus and proteins. Abstracts are also requested in the general area of real time detection and monitoring of chemicals in process streams.
Primary SponsorResearch and New Technology Committee (18j)

Chair

Veera Boddu
Principal Investigator/Research Engineer
Environmental Processes Branch
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center
2902 Newmark Drive
PO Box 9005
Champaign, IL 61822
Phone Number: 217-398-5511
Fax Number: 217-373-3430
Email: veera.boddu@erdc.usace.army.mil

CoChair

Venkat Bhethanabotla
associate professor
Chemical Engineering Department
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Ave.
Tampa, FL 33620
Phone Number: 813-974-2116
Email: bhethana@eng.usf.edu

CoChair

Sharon Robinson
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
PO BOX 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6181
Phone Number: 865-574-6779
Email: robinsonsm@ornl.gov
Welcoming Remarks
Recent Advances in Sensor Technology to Mitigate Terrorist Threats in Potable Water Distribution Systems
Mark D. Ginsberg, Facilities Division, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, CERL, 2902 Newmark Drive, Champaign, IL 61822 and Janet L. Jensen, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010
Effect of Sensing Materials for Detecting Chemicals by Qdlts Method
Jose Rodriguez1, Yu Ning Hsu2, Tushar K. Ghosh1, Dabir S. Viswanath3, Sudarshan K. Loyalka2 and Mark A. Prelas3, (1)Nuclear Science & Engineering Institute, University of Missouri, Engineering Building East, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)University of Missouri, Engineering Building East, Columbia, MO 65211, (3)Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute, University of Missouri, Engineering Building East, Columbia, MO 65211
Self-Cleaning Sensors for Removing the Oil Traces from the Carbon Charcoal Filters
Sekar Balusamy, Environmental, ECO-FRIEND INC, Calgary, Canada, 224 Citadel Pass Court, NW, Calgary, AB T3G 3V2, Canada
Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Nanostructured Polymer Systems
Ravi Shankar1, Tushar Ghosh1 and Richard Spontak2, (1)Fiber & Polymer Science Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (2)Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695
Break
Hyperspectral Signatures for Differentiating Live from Dead Endospores
Charles (Mike) M. Reynolds1, JE Anderson2, GC Koenig1 and DB Ringelberg1, (1)US Army Engineer Research & Development Center-Cold Regions Research and Development Center, 72 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH 03755, (2)TEC, ERDC, Alexandria, VA
Detection of Explosives by Qdlts Method
Jose Rodriguez1, Yu N. Hsu1, Tushar K. Ghosh1, Dabir S. Viswanath2, Mark A. Prelas2, Tammy Pond3, Ambrose Wolf3 and Sudarshan K. Loyalka4, (1)Nuclear Science & Engineering Institute, University of Missouri, Engineering Building East, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute, University of Missouri, Engineering Building East, Columbia, MO 65211, (3)Nuclear Science & Engineering Institute, University of Missouri, Kansas City Plan, Columbia, MO 65211, (4)University of Missouri, Engineering Building East, Columbia, MO 65211
Biosensors for Real Time in Situ Monitoring of Munitions
Denise K. MacMillan, Environmental Chemistry Branch, Engineer Research and Development Center, 420 S. 18th Street, Omaha, NE 68102, Albania

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