This group conducts research and development in quantum electronics, in particular laser spectroscopy applied to sensitive, selective and real-time trace gas detection, and laser applications in environmental monitoring, chemical analysis, industrial process control, and medical diagnostics.
October 14th, 2009 - Rice LSG participates in the Rice ECE Affiliates Day. (Photos)
September 2009 - Rice LSG's portable and precise gas sensor based on Farday Rotation could monitor pollution and detect disease.
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- ScienceCodex
- Xenophilia
Sept 21st, 2009 - Rice LSG is mention in an article for its collaboration with Dr. Wysocki's group at Princeton on a Faraday Rotation based sensor for detecting NO.
Sept 16th, 2009 - Rice LSG is mention in an article on Princeton's website for its role in the development of a Faraday Rotation base dector for NO.
August 13th, 2009 - Rice LSG is featured in Dateline Rice Article.
August 2nd to 7th, 2009 - The Rice LSG participates in the MIRTHE Summer Workshop '09. Dr. Anatoliy Kosterev gave a lecture on the fundamentals of QEPAS, and Jim Doty recieved a commendation for "significant research contributions during the academic year."
July 22nd, 2009 - Lewicki et al. "Ultrasensative detection of nitric oxide at 5.33 μm by using external cavity quatum cascade laser-based Faraday rotation spectroscopy." was published online in PNAS' early edition.
June to August 2009 - The rice Laser Science Group hosted Sidney Malack from Binghamton University. He helped develop a minuature multipass pass cell for the detection of a CO2.
November 2004 - Dr. Frank Tittel is mentioned in an Scientific American article on the use of QCL's to study volcanoes.
Last updated: Oct. 30th, 2009