Laser Applications to Chemical, Security and Environmental Analysis
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Laser Applications to Chemical, Security and Environmental Analysis
11 July 2022 – 15 July 2022 Hyatt Regency Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, British Columbia Canada
LACSEA addresses all aspects of optical techniques and instrumentation for chemical, security, and environmental analysis. The meeting covers diagnostics of combustion and industrial process gases, atmospheric sensing and monitoring, and the analysis of gases that may contain chemical or biological agents. Sensing of liquids (e.g., aerosols) and solids (e.g., particulates or explosives) is also discussed.
Topics include exciting new developments in analytical spectroscopy, ultrafast lasers, frequency combs, and miniaturization using optical approaches spanning the VUV to THz spectral range.
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Topics include exciting new developments in analytical spectroscopy, ultrafast lasers, frequency combs, and miniaturization using optical approaches spanning the VUV to THz spectral range.
Speakers
- Brian Bentz, Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, United States
Optical Characterization of the Sandia Fog Facility for Computational Sensing - Benjamin Boehm, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
Investigation of Flame-Wall Interactions by Means of Optical Diagnostics - Christina Dugan, Air Force Institute of Technology, United States
Spectroscopic Methods for Rapid Field Forensic Analysis of Nuclear Debris - Marilena Giglio, Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Recent Advances in Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Sensing for Environmental Monitoring Applications - Christopher Goldenstein, Purdue University, United States
Broadband Ultrafast-Laser-Absorption Measurements of Non-Boltzmann CN Behind Strong Shock Waves - Florence Gregson, University of British Columbia, Canada
Studying the Evaporation and Crystallization of Aerosol Droplets in an Electrodynamic Balance - Benjamin Halls, Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, United States
High-Speed Object Tracking Using Flash X-Ray Radiography - Fabian Hampp, Universität Stuttgart, Germany
Machine Learning Based Data Analysis for Optical Diagnostics - Sivanandan Harilal, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States
Optical Spectroscopic Tools for Standoff Uranium Detection - Kyle Hartig, University of Florida, United States
Laser Ablation Spectroscopy Techniques for Nuclear Applications - J. Luke Hill, US Air Force Research Laboratory, United States
Hypersonic Laminar, Transitional, and Turbulent Boundary Layer Measurements using FLEET Velocimetry - Cuong Le, Lunds Universitet, Sweden
Applying Online Raman Spectroscopy to Study Aerosol Soot Nanoparticles - Marco Marangoni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Coherent Raman Metrology of Molecular Hydrogen: Application to the Q(1) 1-0 Line - Yi Mazumdar, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
Holographic Techniques for Shockwave and Thermal Distortion Cancellation - Brendan McGann, US AFRL Wright Patterson, United States
LIBS for in Situ Fuel-Air Ratio Measurements in High-Speed Propulsion - Detlef Mueller, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
LITES: A Lidar Facility for Vertically Resolved Observations of the Chemical Characteristics of Aerosol Pollution in the Atmosphere - Ashwin Rao, Air Force Institute of Technology, United States
Enabling High-Fidelity Spectroscopic Analysis of Plutonium with Machine Learning - Michael Scherman, Office Natl d'Etudes Rech Aerospatiales, France
Hybrid fs/ps-CARS : From Combustion Study to Hyperspectral Microscopy - Domenik Schleier, Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands
Photoelectron Photoion Coincidence Spectroscopy - An Emerging Technique - Vandana Sharma, Indian Inst of Technology, Hyderabad, India
Generation of Hard X-rays from Micro Particles and its Applications - Mitchell Spearrin, University of California Los Angeles, United States
Multi-Dimensional Tomographic Laser Absorption Imaging of Gases in the Mid-Wave Infrared - Eliel Villa-Aleman, Savannah River National Lab., United States
Raman Spectroscopy Characterization of Nuclear Materials and Soot from High Explosives - Hongpeng Wu, Shanxi University, China
Multiple-Sound-Source-Excitation Quartz Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Based on a Single-Cell Spot Pattern Multi-Pass Cell - Masaki Yumoto, RIKEN, Japan
Non-Destructive Ethylene Gas Detection Released from Plants Using Mid-IR Quantum Cascade Laser Spectroscopy - Zhili Zhang, University of Tennessee Knoxville, United States
Stereoscopic 3D Multiplexed Structured Image Capture (3D MUSIC) - Vassilia Zorba, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States
Long-Range Femtosecond Laser Propagation for Remote Sensing of Elements and Isotopes in Solids
Committee
- Joakim Bood, Lunds University, Sweden, General Chair
- Frank Beyrau, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany, General Chair
- Paul Hsu, Spectral Energies LLC, USA, General Chair
- Christoph Arndt, DLR, Germany, Program Chair
- Anna-Lena Sahlberg, Lunds University, Sweden, Program Chair
- Anil Patnaik, Air Force Institute Technology, USA, Program Chair
- Christopher Abram, Princeton University, USA
- Weidong Chen, Universite du Littoral, France
- Jun Chen, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China
- Chloe Dedic, University of Virginia, USA
- Aamir Farooq, King Abdullah Univ of Sci & Technology, Saudia Arabia
- Benoît Fond, ONERA, France
- Yi Gao, Shanghai Jiao. Tong University, China
- Mark Gragston, University of Tennessee Space Institute, USA
- Naibo Jiang, Spectral Energies, USA
- Johannes Kiefer, University of Bremen, Germany
- Waruna Kulatilaka, Texas A&M University, USA
- Ellen Mazumdar, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
- Jerry Meyer, US Naval Research Laboratory, USA
- Thomas Seeger, Universität Siegen, Germany
- Michael Shattan, National Nuclear Safety Administration, USA
- Vincenzo Spagnolo, Politecnico di Bari, Italy
- Caroline Winters, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
- Lars Zigan, Bundeswehr Universität München, Germany
Plenary Session
Juliet Gopinath
University of Colorado Boulder
From water filtration to autonomous navigation: Using photonics to enable new sensing modalities
Light can be used for exquisite sensors that can measure rotation, materials, range, chemical composition, and even the workings of the brain. Recent advances have enabled new modalities of ranging and detection of membrane fouling.
About the Speaker
Juliet Gopinath is the Alfred T. and Betty E. Look Professor of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering and Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder. She received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at MIT. She was a member of the technical staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory from 2005 to 2009. Since then, she has led a research group at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her current research interests include ultrafast lasers, nonlinear optics, mid-infrared materials, spectroscopy, orbital angular momentum and adaptive optical devices. She has published 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 90 conference presentations. She is the recipient of an R&D 100 Award (2012) and is an Optica Fellow. She served as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Photonics Society Journal (2011-2017), the Associate Director for Cubit (2019), and currently is an Associate Editor for Optica.
Joseph Shaw
Montana State University, USA
Optical Exploration of the Natural World
I will describe lidars and passive sensors I have developed to explore the natural world. Examples range from lidars for mapping insects in the air or fish in lakes to radiometric and polarimetric imaging for measuring atmospheric radiation.
About the Speaker
Joseph Shaw is the Director of the Optical Technology Center, Distinguished Professor of Optics and Photonics, and Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, USA. Dr. Shaw develops optical remote sensing instruments for applications ranging from laser detection of fish from airplanes to measuring clouds for climate science. He also is a passionate photographer and loves to use his pictures to teach about optics in nature. He is the author of the 2017 book, Optics in the Air, which shows and explains numerous photographs of beautiful optical phenomena that can be seen in nature. Recognition for Dr. Shaw's contributions to optics research and education include the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the Vaisala Award from the World Meteorological Organization, and the Award for Excellence in Talent Development from the University Economic Development Association. He received the 2019 G. G. Stokes Award from SPIE for outstanding contributions to optical polarization. Dr. Shaw is a Fellow of both the Optica (formerly OSA) and the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).
Special Events
Optical and Photonic Technologies Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic Needs (Joint AIS and Sensors)
Monday, 11 July 10:30 – 12:30
The photonics community has made a tremendous impact in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. These powerful optical and photonic technologies include everything from the development of rapid diagnostic tools to address the testing crisis to wide-spread population immunity screening sensors, from imaging and analytical tools used in fundamental virology research to vaccine and drug development, and from intensive-care patient monitoring sensors to decontamination and sterilization devices. A joint session between Optical Biological and Chemical Sensors and Applied Industrial Spectroscopy will bring leading researchers from industry, government, and academia to highlight the most recent technological developments that not only address current challenges of COVID-19, but also better prepare our communities for the future healthcare crises. This special session encourages abstracts that focus on current and evolving technologies that may result in sensitive, rapid, low-cost diagnostic tests, analytical platforms enabling new drug and vaccine discovery, sensors that monitor patients and guide therapies, and more.
Speakers:
Derek Guenther, Ocean Insight, USA
Valerio Pruneri, ICFO, Spain
Small form factor flow virometer for SARS-CoV-2
Holger Schmidt, University of California Santa Cruz, USA
Optofluidic sensors for single SARS-CoV-2 biomarker analysis
Agri-Photonics Panel Discussion
Monday, 11 July 16:30 – 18:30
Continuation of discussion from Agri-Photonics I and Agri-Photonics II sessions.
Speakers
Aparajita Bandyopadhyay, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Alexsandar Rakic, University of Queensland, Australia
Bassam Saadany, Si-Ware Systems, Egypt
Quantum Sensing Discussion
Tuesday, 12 July 11:00 – 12:30
This special session will provide an overview of the fundamentals of quantum sensors using atoms, ions, and solid-state defects and their state-of-the-art performances and applications. The overview will be followed by an audience Q&A and a panel discussion with quantum researchers on various topics, including optics-related challenges in quantum sensing and career paths in quantum.
Moderators:
Jennifer Choy, University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA
Sara Mouradian, University of Washington, USA
From Student to Career: A Look Inside Different Career Paths
Tuesday, 12 July 14:00 – 16:00
Students can ask questions and hear from professionals in different fields about the steps they took in choosing their career paths, what it takes to be successful in their field, and what a typical work day is like and how it differs from graduate school.
Speakers
Scott Davis, Vescent Photonics, USA
Mark Zondlo, Princeton University, USA
Jaakko Lehtinen, Gasera, Finland
Michelle Bailey, NIST, USA
Derek Guenther, Ocean Insight, USA
Recent Advances in Free-Space Optical Communications
Wednesday, 13 July 09:30 – 11:00
Join the Laser Systems Technical group for a special talk led by Szymon Gladysz followed by a networking reception. With several major companies like SpaceX, Facebook, Google, and hundreds of smaller companies pursuing several concepts involving laser communications technology, Gladysz will discuss the recent advances in free-space laser communications in atmospheric and underwater environments. Please use this link to RSVP: https://bit.ly/3NpKmcM.
Speaker:
Szymon Gladysz, Head of the Adaptive Optics Group, Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation, Germany
