Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Summer Quarter Research: Personal Exposure Monitor for Assessment of Aerosol Exposure of Asthmatic Children



Asthma is a disease which affects millions of people worldwide. Many of those affected are children, causing a great deal of stress for their parents and caretakers. In recent years, medical professionals have been able to discover more about the causes of asthma, but much is still unknown. Of particular interest to researchers is the role the environment plays in causing asthma attacks. A team of electrical and mechanical engineering students will design and build small monitoring devises used in the epidemiological studies for assessment of personal exposure to biological aerosols. The design will integrate electrical and mechanical components needed for operation of a small pump and data acquisition.

Contact: Dr. Igor Novosselov,