Abstract: The world is emerging from the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic, caused by the global spread of the SARS-Cov-2 virus, has illustrated the poor performance of existing monitoring approaches whose aim is to quantify the environmental aspects of such dissemination. Recent advances in both nanotechnology and biotechnology, however, enable the development of novel alternatives, are more sensitive and potentially more cost-effective than existing approaches. In this presentation, we will present work conducted to design and test plasmonic and nanopore-based platforms for detection of both current (SARS-Cov-2) and emerging (influenza and antimicrobial resistant organisms), pandemic threats in both water and air.

This seminar is hosted by Environmental and Ecological Engineering.