We are thrilled to announce that Zahra Bahrami has recently published an important paper in Advanced Optical Materials. Her research introduces a novel solution-processed hybrid phototransistor that combines semiconducting carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) …
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LPES Lab Engages Young Minds at Thoreau Elementary Family Science Night
On November 19, 2024, the LPES Lab participated in the Thoreau Elementary Family Science Night, bringing hands-on science and engineering to the curious minds at Thoreau Elementary School. Through engaging activities like a conductive maze, …
LPES Lab at the 2024 Wisconsin Science Festival
On October 15, 2024, LPES Laboratory had the privilege of participating in the Wisconsin Science Festival. During the event, we engaged young students by showcasing various scientific concepts and technologies. Our demonstrations included the natural …
Soil Sensing Work Selected for the Cover of Advanced Materials Technologies
Our paper on using PVDF membranes to enable direct nitrate sensing in soil media has been selected as the cover article for the September issue of Advanced Materials Technologies. Congratulations to Kuan-Yu Chen and all …
Open Postdoc Position (early 2024)
We have a current post-doctoral position open for a funded research project involving printable sensors. Specifically, the project’s goal is to optimize a capacitive/triboelectric pressure sensor for high temporal resolution measurements. The project has both …
IEEE Sensors Letters Paper on Capacitive Sensors
Congratulations to LPES Postdoc Neda KaramiMohammadi on publishing her most recent work on sensor design in IEEE Sensors Letters. Neda will present the paper at the IEEE Flexible, Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPs) conference in …
Vanessa Barton awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Congrats to Vanessa on being awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship!
Nano Letters Paper on Solution-Processed Silicon Carbide Electronics Published
Our lab has recently published a paper in the journal Nano Letters that presents diodes fabricated using Silicon Carbide nanowire inks. Specifically, we focus on the resilience of various device parameters in harsh environments. There is …
Graduating Students!
Aaresha Biswas and Muhammadeziz Tuxuniyazi have successfully completed their degrees! Aatresha defended her master’s thesis titled “Inkjet Printed Soil Sensors for Nitrate Leaching Quantification”. Muhammadeziz defended his Ph.D. dissertation titled “Printed nanomaterial-based sensors: from biosensing …
Andrews’ group receives funding to continue work on soil sensors
The Andrews’ research group has received funding from USDA and NSF to continue their work on developing new soil sensing technologies to enable low-cost, distributed soil moisture and nutrient monitoring.