AVS 50th International Symposium
    Homeland Security Topical Conference Wednesday Sessions

Session HS+MM-WeA
Detection of Explosives and Other Chemicals for Homeland Security

Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 2:00 pm, Room 309
Moderators: R. Cavanagh, National Institute of Standards and Technology, R.T. Lareau, Transportation Security Administration


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2:00pm HS+MM-WeA1
MEMS Chemical Sensors for Homeland Security
D.C. Meier, National Institute of Standards and Technology, C.J. Taylor, Pomona College, R.E. Cavicchi, Z. Boger, S. Semancik, National Institute of Standards and Technology
2:20pm HS+MM-WeA2
Development of a Piezoelectric Microphone for Trace Gas Detection
R.G. Polcawich, P. Pellegrino, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
2:40pm HS+MM-WeA3
Fabrication, Packaging and Testing of Micronozzles for Gas Sensing Applications
S. Li, University of Maryland, College Park, C.B. Freidhoff, R.M. Young, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Inc., R. Ghodssi, University of Maryland, College Park
3:00pm HS+MM-WeA4
Characterization of Portal-Based Trace Explosive Detection Systems
G. Gillen, R.A. Fletcher, S.V. Roberson, C. Zeissler, E.S. Etz, J. Verkouteren, M. Verkouteren, E.S. Windsor, G.A. Klouda, National Institute of Standards and Technology, R.T. Lareau, Transportation Security Administration
3:20pm HS+MM-WeA5 Invited Paper
Polymer Electronics for Ultra-Sensitive Chemical and Biological Sensors
T.M. Swager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4:00pm HS+MM-WeA7
DIOS-MS and LC-DIOS-MS for Chemical Analysis
Z. Shen, C. Fish, University of California, San Diego, G. Siuzdak, M.G. Finn, The Scripps Research Institute, J.E. Crowell, University of California, San Diego
4:20pm HS+MM-WeA8
A Novel Chemical Detector Using Cermet Sensors and Pattern Recognition Methods
S.L. Rose-Pehrsson, Naval Research Laboratory, J. Ziegler, General Atomics, M.H. Hammond, Naval Research Laboratory, D. Gary, K. Caudy, General Atomics
4:40pm HS+MM-WeA9
Chemical Warfare Agent Detection Using Random Networks of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
E.S. Snow, J.P. Novak, E.J. Houser, Naval Research Laboratory
5:00pm HS+MM-WeA10
Carbon Nanotubes for Molecular Sensors and Electronic Circuit Elements
M.J. Bronikowski, D.S. Choi, M.E. Hoenk, B.D. Hunt, R.S. Kowalczyk, E.W. Wong, A.M. Fisher, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, B. Rogers, J.D. Adams, University of Nevada, Reno, J. Xu, Brown University, J.F. Davis, L.W. Epp, D.J. Hoppe, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology