Electrical & Computer Engineering Seminar
Suresh Dhaniyala, Ph.D.
Bayard D. Clarkson Distinguished Professor in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
Clarkson University
Will present a talk entitled:
IoT air quality sensors: From prototype to production
Friday, March 10th, 2023
Friday 4pm
CAMP 176
Also via zoom: https://clarkson.zoom.us/j/97883816982?pwd=SkFaQlUraW40QVByM2orS05FRU9RQT09
Abstract: The recent explosion of low-cost sensing technologies has revolutionized air monitoring and democratized access to pollution data at hyper-local level. Measurements with these emerging sensors have enabled determination of hot spots with bad air quality, identification of local micro-emission events such as trash burning, provide air quality data at global locations where such information is otherwise unaffordable, etc. The deployment of these sensors, however, also come with new challenges. These revolve around data accuracy, long-term sensor stability, biases in sensitivity to different emission sources, etc. In this talk, Dr. Dhaniyala will discuss sensing technologies that enable real-time measurements of different air pollutants, focusing in particular on aerosol sensing. Dr. Dhaniyala will detail his group’s efforts to develop new sensors starting from the prototype stage and moving towards production. Dr. Dhaniyala will also describe their efforts to evaluate the performance sensors in the lab and extract science from their field measurements.
Short Bio. Suresh Dhaniyala is the Bayard D. Clarkson Distinguished Professor in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering and co-director of the Center for Air and Aquatic Resources Engineering and Science (CAARES). He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis in 1998 and was a post-doctoral scholar in Chemical Engineering at California Institute of Technology before joining the faculty at Clarkson University. Dr. Dhaniyala’s technical expertise is in fundamental aerosol science, with a particular focus on the indoor air modeling, design and development of novel air quality and bioaerosol sensors, sensor integration with building management systems, and atmospheric aerosol sampling. Dr. Dhaniyala has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, 3 book chapters, and delivered more than 50 invited presentations and over 250 conference presentations/publications. He serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Aerosol Science and Technology (AST) and has previously served on the UN committee for safety of Mars sample return, chaired the NASA committee on evaluation of Mars2020 contamination control procedures, and as a director and secretary on the board of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR).
*Co-Sponsored by IEEE student branch and HKN
