Sensors for Energy and the Environment

We link low-power sensors together for applications in energy and the environment. Such networks combine microfabricated and off-the-shelf parts. Small wireless radios enable high-density sampling at lower cost than ever before, leading to both water quality improvement and greater understanding of fundamental environmental processes such as sediment transport.

This project bridges the size spectrum from nanoscale engineered sensor materials, to microscale data-conversion components on a circuit board, to global transmission of environmental data over the internet. See this IEEE Spectrum slideshow and podcast for more on these projects in the Ohio River area.

O’Toole, M. G. 2015. “Near-Infrared Harvesting Surfaces Using Gold Nanoplate Thin Films.” Presented at the 4th International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, August 11.
Kulkarni, A., C. Harnett, and K. Welch. 2015. “EMF Signature for Appliance Classification.” IEEE Sensors Journal 15 (6): 3573–81. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2014.2379113.
Stewart, R., J. Fox, and C. Harnett. 2014. “Estimating Suspended Sediment Concentration in Streams by Diffuse Light Attenuation.” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 0 (0): 04014033. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000887.
Stewart, Robert L., James F. Fox, and C. K. Harnett. 2013. “Sensor Network for Suspended Sediment Monitoring.” Presented at the Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, Lexington, KY, March.
Stewart, R., J. Fox, and C. Harnett. 2013. “Development and Implementation of Wireless Environmental Sensor Network for Measuring Fluid and Water Quality Fluxes in Watersheds.” In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2013, 1433–40. American Society of Civil Engineers. http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/9780784412947.141.
Stewart, Robert L., James F. Fox, and Cindy K. Harnett. 2013. “Time-Average Velocity and Turbulence Measurement Using Wireless Bend Sensors in Open Channel with Rough Bed.” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. http://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000725.
Kona, Silpa. 2012. “Graphene on Plastic: A Low Cost Substrate for Vapor Sensors.” Poster presented at the 17th Annual Kentucky EPSCoR Conference, Lexington, KY, May 17.
Kona, Silpa, and Cindy K. Harnett. 2012. “A Low Cost Construction Method for Graphene Based Resistive Chemical Sensors.” Presented at the American Physical Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR12/Session/H12.14.
Kona, Silpa, and Cindy K. Harnett. 2012. “Graphene in Plastic Packages: A Low Cost Construction Method for Resistive Chemical Sensors.” In MRS Proceedings, 1407:mrsf11-1407. http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S1946427412006616.
“SALAMANDER Sensors Web Site.” 2012. Salamander Sensors Web Archive. 2012. http://salamandersensors.org.
Harnett, Cindy. 2012. “Sensors Everywhere.” 2012. http://sensorseverywhere.wordpress.com.
Lucas, T. M., and C. K. Harnett. 2011. “Control of Electrolysis-Generated Microbubbles for Sensor Surface Passivation.” Applied Physics Letters 98 (1): 011915–011915. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3541448.
Harnett, C. K. 2011. “Open Source Hardware for Instrumentation and Measurement.” IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Magazine 14 (3): 34–38. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=5773535.
Harnett, Cindy K., Matthew T. Schueler, Nick R. Blumenthal, Kristy L. Hopf, Jimmy F. Fox, and Sruti Pulugurtha. 2011. “Calibration and Field Deployment of Low-Cost Fluid Flow-Rate Sensors Using a Wireless Network.” Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions On 60 (2): 633–41. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=5491170.
Kulkarni, Anand Sunil, Karla Conn Welch, and Cindy K. Harnett. 2011. “A Review of Electricity Monitoring and Feedback Systems.” In Southeastcon, 2011 Proceedings of IEEE, 321–26. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=5752958.
Kulkarni, Anand S., Karla Conn Welch, and Cindy K. Harnett. 2011. “Modeling Human Behavior for Energy-Usage Prediction.” In HCI International 2011–Posters’ Extended Abstracts, 298–302. Springer. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-22098-2_60.
Harnett, Cindy. 2010. “Nanotechnology in Environmental Sensors.” IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine 13 (2): 8–12. https://doi.org/10.1109/MIM.2010.5438331.
Harnett, C. K., E. V. Moiseeva, B. A. Casper, and L. J. Wilson. 2010. “Microscopic Containers for Sample Archiving in Environmental and Biomedical Sensors.” In Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2010 IEEE, 328–31. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=5488211.
Harnett, C. K. 2010. “Open Wireless Sensor Network Telemetry Platform for Mobile Phones.” Sensors Journal, IEEE 10 (6): 1083–84. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=5443727.
Harnett, C. K., N. Blumenthal, J. F. Fox, S. Pulugurtha, and K. L. Hopf. 2009. “Wireless Sensor Network for Calibration and Deployment of Low-Cost Fluid Flow-Rate Sensors.” In Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2009. I2MTC’09. IEEE, 411–16. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=5168484.
Harnett, C. K. 2008. “Determining the Physical Sequence of Sensors on a Serial Bus with Minimal Wiring.” Sensors Journal, IEEE 8 (4): 382–83. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=4455490.
Harnett, C. K., S. M. Courtney, and C. J. Kimmer. 2008. “SALAMANDER: A Distributed Sensor System for Aquatic Environmental Measurements.” In Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings, 2008. IMTC 2008. IEEE, 1787–92. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=4547334.
Harnett, C. 2008. “Interfacing Microfabricated and Nanomaterial-Based Sensors with a Modular Environmental Monitoring System.” In University/Government/Industry Micro/Nano Symposium, 2008. UGIM 2008. 17th Biennial, 120–22. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=4573216.
Morales, Alfredo M., John D. Brazzle, Robert W. Crocker, Linda A. Domeier, Eric B. Goods, John T. Hachman Jr, Cindy K. Harnett, Marion C. Hunter, Seethambal S. Mani, and Bruce P. Mosier. 2005. “Fabrication and Characterization of Polymer Microfluidic Devices for Bio-Agent Detection.” In MOEMS-MEMS Micro & Nanofabrication, 89–94. http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=859608.
Kempster, Jeffrey. n.d. “Kempster Informatics Capstone.” Kempster Informatics Capstone. http://enter77.ius.edu/~jkempste/home/index.php.

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