CBE - Electrochemical Sensing of Dissolved Species in Water

Water quality is essential for human and environmental health and various industrial applications, however the sensing of dissolved species in water with low cost has historically been challenging. Today, recent advances in low cost electronics and nanotechnology now make low cost sensing of aqueous media a possibility. In this project, we are researching the robustness and sensitivity of new electrochemical sensing devices. This project has multiple subparts with varying tasks, including: i. electrode and permselective membrane material synthesis and characterization, ii. electrochemical data acquisition and analysis, iii. creation of computational framework and methodology for the automated processing of datasets acquired in high-throughput experiments. The student should specify what part(s) of the project that they are interested in participating in.

Students should be interested in continuing research for multiple semesters. This project is in collaboration with the Myung Research Group. During the academic year, the large majority of students in the group participate in research for credit (which may not count towards graduation requirements). Paid opportunities may be available for the summer.