(Sensor Division Outstanding Achievement Award) IoT Enabled Turnkey Solution for Detection of Multiple Vapor Phase Analytes in Real-World Conditions

We are at the cusp of a massive technological expansion, enabled by the possibility of manipulating and interrogating matter at atomic/molecular level, and conveying the outcome of their molecular information to macroscale observers paving the way for ubiquitous sensing. For example, the full potential of the emerging areas such as Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities, smart homes, autonomous vehicles, additive manufacturing, precision agriculture, fertilizers, wearables, clean energy, long-term environmental monitoring, security etc. cannot be achieved without the mass deployment of inexpensive, miniature turnkey sensor systems capable of generating high fidelity big data for analysis by advanced analytics in real time. Microelectronics plays a critical role in development of such Turnkey solution. By employing micro nano fabrication techniques and development of new semiconductor materials such lithium tantalate, lithium niobate, and micro hotplate fabrication technologies, it is possible to develop sensor arrays with unprecedented capabilities. Such a sensor arrays are then integrated with FPGA, micrococontrollers, power sources and IoT in order to develop turnkey solution for Detection of Multiple Vapor Phase Analytes in Real-World Conditions. The Big Data generated is then analyzed by Artificial Intelligence/Machine learning techniques. Such turnkey solutions have the potential to change the world.

This talk focuses on development of micro-hot-plate-based Turnkey solution and a teaser of:1. lithium tantalate-based sensor arrays; 2. A Turnkey Palm Size Gas Pre-Concentrator System; and 3. IoT Enabled Turnkey System for Destruction, Removal and Monitoring of Micro-Nano Plastics and PFAS from Tap Water with Integrated Sensor Array