Our research is focused on the development of new or novel chemical analysis instrumentation, including design, fabrication and characterization…with the ultimate goal of advancing chemical analysis in terms of sensitivity, simplicity, data quality, throughput and lower cost. We use and fabricate modular components such as light sources, sample cells, spectrometers, detectors, analog-digital converters and software development to construct novel devices that are applied to problems of chemical, biological, clinical, environmental or industrial significance. Students that conduct research in our lab become knowledgeable about the latest technology used in sophisticated instrumentation and the underlying physical phenomena on which chemical analysis methods are based. Our research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security and Winthrop's NIH-INBRE.