Mentor: John Breen, Providence College
Project Location
Providence College
Project Description
In my lab, we are working to develop fluorescence based sensing platforms for phosphate and nitrate. To date, our focus has mainly been on using low cost, fluorescent, carbon nanodots for these methods. Work in the group involves the preparation of carbon nanodots, assessing the functional groups on the surface of the nanodots, and crafting methods using these carbon nanodots to measure phosphate or nitrate in laboratory experiments which we hope lead to simple “dip-stick” sensors.
RI NSF EPSCoR is supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation under EPSCoR Cooperative Agreements #OIA-2433276 and in part by the RI Commerce Corporation via the Science and Technology Advisory Committee [STAC]. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation, the RI Commerce Corporation, STAC, our partners or our collaborators.