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Journal Articles

Kuang, W. (submitted), “Numerical Considerations on Applyling FDTD for Surface Plasmon-Polariton (SPP) Devices Simulations,” Optics Express.

Kanu, A.B., M.M. Gribb, and H.H. Hill (accepted, July 2008), "Optimal Resolving Power for Ambient Pressure Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS)", Analytical Chemistry. Anal. Chem., 2008, 80 (17), pp 6610-6619, DOI: 10.1021/ac8008143. Internet: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ac8008143

Loo, S.M., J.P. Cole and M.M. Gribb (2008), "Hardware/software codesign in a compact ion mobility spectrometer sensor system for subsurface contaminant detection," EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems, 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 (2007), "A prototype continuous flow polymerase chain reaction LTCC device," Materials Science Forum, 539-543, 53-528.

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.

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

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

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

Sparks., C., et al., “Development of Metallic Periodic Structures for Surface Plasmon Polariton Sensor,” BSU student research conference, April 2008.

Kuang, W., Sparks, C., Bollschweiler, L., “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.

Besecker, J., Moeller, K., Cornell, K., Hampikian, G., "Development of a Bioterrorism Agent Multiplex PCR for Use in a Novel Ceramic Biodetector," Proceedings of the American Society of Microbiology 107th General Meeting, Toronto, Canada,
 May 21-25, 2007.

Besecker, J., Hampikian, G., “A Novel Multiplex PCR Assay for 3 Class A Bioterrorism Agents,” Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, February 2007.

Hill, H.H., Kaplan, K., Dwivedi, P., “Non-Invasive Methods for Monitoring Environmental Exposure through Metabolomics,” Proceedings of the Central and Eastern European Conference on Health and the Environment, October, 2006.

Moeller, K., Besecker, J., Hampikian, G., Moll, A., Plumlee, D., Youngsman, J., Hampikian, J.M., “A Prototype Continuous Flow Polymerase Chain Reaction LTCC Device,” Proceedings of the THERMEC 2006 Conference, Minerals, Metals and  Materials Society, Vancouver, Canada, July 4-6 2006.

Loo, S.M., Cole, J., Youngberg, R., Baker, J., Gribb, MM., “Field-Programmable Gate Array in a Miniature Ion Mobility Spectrometer Sensor System,” Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Embedded Systems & Applications, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 26-29, 2006.

Jaques, B., Weston, H., Plumlee, D.G., Moll, A.J., “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, Denver, Colorado, April 25-27, 2006.

Moeller, K., Besecker, J., Hampikian, G., Hampikian, J.M., Moll, A., Plumlee, D., Youngsman, J., “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, Denver, Colorado, April 25-27, 2006.

Plum, T.J., Saxena, V., Jessing, J.R., “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, Boise, Idaho, April 14, 2006.

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

Saxena, V., Plum, T.J., Jessing, J.R., Baker, R.J., “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, Boise, Idaho, April 14, 2006.

Sevier, D., Gribb, M.M., Walters, R.N., Imonigie, J., Ryan, K., Hill, H., Hong, F., Baker, J., Loo, S.M., “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), Carefree, Arizona, April 2-6, 2006 (refereed).

Plumlee, D., Steciak, J., Moll, A., “Development of an Ion Mobility Spectrometer in Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic Tape,” Proceedings of the Thirtieth International Symposium on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, Chicago, Illinois, July 2004.

Plumlee, D.G., Tam, M., Dwivedi, P., Hill Jr, H.H., Hartman, J., Moll, A.J., “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, Boston, Massachusetts, Nov. 16-20, 2003.

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

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

Krishna, T.V., Jessing, J., Russell, D.D., Scaggs, J., Warner, L., Hartman, J., "Modeling and Design of Polythiophene Gate Electrode chemFET for Environmental Pollutant  Sensing," IEEE 803-7972-1/03, 2003.

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



Master of Science Theses and Project Reports

Besecker, J. "Bio-terror agent multiplex PCR detection compatible with low temperature co-fired ceramic," Boise State University, 2008.

Cole, J., “The use of a field programmable gate array in a compact ion mobility spectrometer sensor system for subsurface volatile organic compound detection,” Boise State University, 2007.

Kumar, B. “Electrospray ion mobility spectrometry for detection and separation of explosives and anions in liquid samples,” Chemistry Department, Washington State University, 2007.

Saxena, V., “Indirect feedback compensation technique for multi-stage operational amplifiers,” Boise State University, 2007.

Plum, T., “Design and fabrication of a MEMS chemicapacitive sensor for the detection of volatile organic compounds,” Boise State University, 2006.

Ryan, K., "A gas sampling module for a subsurface ion mobility spectrometer", M. Sc. Thesis, Civil Engineering, Boise State University, 2006.

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.

 

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