Publications

Journal Articles

Loo, S.M., J.P. Cole, and M.M. Gribb, "Hardware/Software
      Codesign in a Compact Ion Mobility Spectrometer Sensor
      System for Subsurface Contaminant Detection," EURASIP
      Journal on Embedded Systems, vol. 2008, Article ID 137295,
      8 pages, 2008. doi:10.1155/2008/137295.

Moeller, K., J. Besecker, G. Hampikian, A. Moll, D. Plumlee, J.
      Youngsman and J.M. Hampikian, "A prototype continuous
      flow polymerase chain reaction LTCC device," Materials
      Science Forum, 2007, Vols. 539-543, 53-528.

Kuang, W., W. J. Kim and J. D. OBrien, Finite-difference time
      domain method for non-orthogonal unit cell two-
      dimensional photonic crystals, IEEE Journal of Lightwave
      Technology, Vol. 25, Issue 9, September 2007, pp: 2612-
      2617

Kanu, A.B., H. H. Hill, M.M. Gribb, and R.N. Walters (2007),
      “A small ion mobility spectrometer sensor for detecting
       environmental soil-gas contaminants,” Journal of
       Environmental Monitoring, 9:51-60, DOI:10.1039/B61049.

Imonigie, J.A., R.N. Walters and M.M. Gribb (2006), “Rapid
      isothermal gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method
      for validating a small ion mobility sensor,” Instrumentation
      Science and Technology, 34, 677-695.

Conference Papers

Besecker, J., K. Moeller, K. Cornell, and G. Hampikian,
       "Development of a bioterrorism agent multiplex PCR for use
       in a novel ceramic biodetector," presented at the American
       Society of Microbiology 107th General Meeting, May 21-25,
       2007, Toronto, Canada.

Kuang, W., C. Sparks and L. Bollschweiler, “Development of
       metallic periodic structures for surface plasmon polariton
       sensor,” Proceedings of the Environmental Sensing
       Symposium, Boise State University and Inland Northwest
       Research Alliance, Boise, Idaho, Oct. 25-26, 2007.

Sevier D., Ryan, K.P., Gribb, M.M., Loo, S.M., Hill, H. H., “A
      Novel Subsurface Ion Mobility Spectrometer Sensor System,”
      Proceedings of the Environmental Sensing Symposium, Boise
      State University and Inland Northwest Research Alliance,
      Boise, Idaho, Oct. 25-26, 2007.

Hill, Herbert, K. Kaplan and P. Dwivedi, “Non-invasive methods for
      monitoring environmental exposure through metabolomics,”
      Central and Eastern European Conference on Health and the
      Environment, October, 2006.

Besecker, Jason and Greg Hampikian, “A novel multiplex PCR
      assay for 3 Class A bioterrorism agents,” American Academy
      of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting, poster accepted,
      February 2007, San Antonio, TX.

Moeller, K., J. Besecker, G. Hampikian, A. Moll, D. Plumlee, J.
       Youngsman, and J. M. Hampikian, “A prototype continuous
       flow polymerase chain reaction LTCC device,” Proceedings
       of the THERMEC ‘2006 Conference, Minerals, Metals and
       Materials Society, July 4-6 2006, Vancouver, Canada.

Loo, S.M., J. Cole, R.Youngberg, J. Baker, M.M. Gribb,
       “Field-programmable gate array in a miniature ion mobility
       spectrometer sensor system,” Proceedings of the
       2006 International Conference on Embedded Systems &
       Applications, June 26-29, 2006, Las Vegas, NV.

Jaques, B., H. Weston, D.G. Plumlee and A. J. Moll, “Advanced
       fabrication techniques for an ion mobility spectrometer for
       low-temperature co-fired ceramics,” Proceedings of the
       IMAPS/ACerS 2nd International Conference and Exhibition
       on Ceramic Interconnect and Ceramic Microsystems
       Technologies, International Microelectronics and Packaging
       Society and the American Ceramics Society, April 25-27
       2006, Denver, CO.

Moeller, K., J. Besecker, G. Hampikian, J. M. Hampikian, A. Moll,
       D. Plumlee, and J. Youngsman, “Prototype continuous flow
       polymerase chain reaction LTCC device: Design, fabrication
       and biocompatibility issues.” Proceedings of the
       IMAPS/ACerS 2nd International Conference and Exhibition
       on Ceramic Interconnect and Ceramic Microsystems
       Technologies, International Microelectronics and Packaging
       Society and the American Ceramics Society, April 25 - 27
       2006, Denver, CO.

Plum, T.J., Saxena, V., Jessing, J.R., (2006) “Design of a MEMS
       Capacitive Chemical Sensor based on Polymer Swelling,”
       Proceedings of the IEEE/EDS Workshop on Microelectronics
       and Electron Devices (WMED), IEEE Electron Devices
       Society, April 14, 2006, Boise ID.

Saxena, V., Plum, T.J., Jessing, J.R., and Baker, R. J., (2006)
      “Design and Fabrication of a MEMS Capacitive Chemical
       Sensor System,” Proceedings of the IEEE/EDS Workshop
       on Microelectronics and Electron Devices (WMED), IEEE
       Electron Devices Society, April 14, 2006, Boise ID

Saxena, V., and Baker, R. J., (2006) “Indirect Feedback
       Compensation of CMOS Op-Amps,” Proceedings of the
       IEEE/EDS Workshop on Microelectronics and Electron
       Devices (WMED), IEEE Electron Devices Society, April 14,
       2006, Boise ID.

Sevier, D., M. M. Gribb, R. N. Walters, J. Imonigie, K. Ryan, H.
       Hill, F. Hong, J. Baker, S. M. Loo, “An in-situ ion mobility
       spectrometer sensor system for detecting gaseous VOCs in
       the vadose zone,” Proceedings of the Fourth International
       Conference on Unsaturated Soils, G. A. Miller, C. E.
       Zapata, S. L. Houston, and D.G. Fredlund, Eds., ASCE
       Geotechnical Special Publication No. 147(1), April 2-6,
       2006, Carefree, AZ, 225-234 (refereed).

Gopinath, A.V. and D.D. Russell, “An inexpensive field-portable
       programmable potentiostat,” The Chemical Educator, 2006,
       11, 1-6.

Plumlee, D., J. Steciak, A. Moll, “Development of an ion mobility
       spectrometer in low temperature co-fired ceramic tape,”
       Proceedings of the Thirtieth International Symposium on
       Combustion, The Combustion Institute, July 2004, Chicago,
       IL.

Plumlee, D.G., M. Tam, P. Dwivedi, H.H. Hill Jr, J. Hartman and
       A.J. Moll, “Ion mobility spectrometer fabricated in low
       temperature co-fired ceramics,” Proceedings of the 36th
       International Symposium on Microelectronics, International 
       Microelectronics And Packaging Society (IMAPS), 240-245,
       Nov. 16-20, 2003, Boston, MA.

J.A. Hartman, J. Baker, M. Gribb, H.H. Hill, J. Jessing, A. Moll, W.
       Prouty, D. Russell, “A Miniaturized Ion Mobility
       Spectrometer (IMS) Sensor for Wireless Operation”, FAME
       (Frontiers in Assessment Methods for the Environment)
       Symposium, Sponsored by NSF, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
       August 10-13, 2003

Plumlee, D.G, Tam, M, Dwivedi, P, Hill, H. H, Hartman, J. A, and
       Moll, A. J, "Ion Mobility Spectrometer Fabricated in LTCC",
       IMAPS Ceramic Interconnect Technology Conference,
       Denver, CO, April 7-9, 2003.

Krishna, T.V., J. Jessing, D.D. Russell, J. Scaggs, L. Warner, J.
       Hartman, Modeling and design of polythiophene gate
       electrode chemFET for environmental pollutant sensing,
       IEEE 803-7972-1/03, 2003.

Hartman, J., W. Prouty, A. Moll, H. Hill, and M. Gribb: Control
       and Signal Processing for an IMS Sensor, International
       Society of Ion Mobility Spectrometry (ISIMS), 2003.

Master of Science Theses and Project Reports

Eruvuru, S., Sensing Circuit for Ion Mobility Spectrometer, M.
       Engr. Project Report, Electrical and Computer Engineering,
       Boise State University, July 2005.

Gopinath, A.V., Micro-controller Based Potentiostat, M. Sc.
       Thesis in Electrical Engineering, Boise State University,
       November 2004.

Plumlee, D.G., Fabrication of a Miniature Ion Mobility
       Spectrometer in Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramics, M.
       Sc. Thesis, Mechanical Engineering, Boise State University,
       June 2003.

Prouty, W., Embedded System Design for Multi-purpose Sensors
       to Detect and Analyze Environmental Contaminants, M. Sc.
       Thesis, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boise State
       University, 2003.

Ryan, K., A Gas Sampling Module for a Subsurface Ion Mobility
       Spectrometer, M. Sc. Thesis, Civil Engineering, Boise State
       University, 2006.