Sensors for Agriculture

Tuesday, October 29, 2013: 08:45-16:45

Franciscan A, Tower 1, Ballroom Level (Hilton San Francisco Union Square)

Chairs:

Bryan A. Chin and Aleksandr Simonian, Ph.D.

08:45

Welcoming Remarks

09:00

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Current Sensor Research and Future Needs in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Food Systems
Daniel Schmoldt, PhD, National Institute of Food & Agriculture

09:40

2806

Hyperspectral Imaging Techniques for Quality and Safety Inspection of Agro-Food Products
Moon Sung Kim, Ph.D., USDA-ARS; Kuanglin Chao, Ph.D., USDA-ARS; Alan Lefcourt, Ph.D., USDA-ARS; Diane Chan, M.S., USDA-ARS

10:20

Break

10:35

2807

Nanobiosensing Technology for Foodborne Pathogen and Toxin Detection
Bosoon Park, Ph.D., United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service

11:15

2808

Biosensor Funding At the National Science Foundation
Alexander Revzin, PhD, National Science Foundation

11:55

Intermission

14:15

2809

Center for Produce Safety - Industry Wide Research Needs
Bonnie Fernandez-Fenaroli, Center for Produce Safety

14:55

2810

Microcantilever Sensors Loaded With Sensing Nanomaterial for On-Site Detection and Monitoring of Trace-Level Bio/Chemical Molecules
Xinxin Li, PhD, State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

15:35

Afternoon Break

15:45

Panel Discussion