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ALERT SPARC Webinar Series 2020

ALERT hosted the online webinar series, SPARC (Seminars to Promote ALERT Research and Collaboration), beginning in June and continuing through the end of September, resulting in eight webinars over a four-month period with an average of fifty attendees per event. SPARC features some of ALERT’s researchers presenting their work with industry and government partners. As the ALERT Technology Showcase for 2020 was postponed due to COVID-19 limitations, the webinar series allowed for a forum to present the Center’s successful research partnerships and engage external audiences from academia, industry, and government who would typically attend the in-person showcase. ALERT plans to build on these success stories at the 2021 ALERT Technology Showcase.

To access the full set of SPARC presentations, slides, and the speaker bios below, please visit https://alert.northeastern.edu/sparc/ 

On the Fusion of X-Ray Data Types for Enhanced Materials Characterization
Dr. Eric Miller, Professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University
Dr. Dan Strellis, Senior Director R&D, Rapiscan Systems

BIPASS: Battery with Integrated Processing and Sensing System
Dr. Otto Gregory, Distinguished Engineering Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island
Dr. Brian Berland, Chief Technology Officer, ITN Energy Systems

Autonomous Raman Microscopy System for the Analysis of Trace Residues on Surfaces by Non-Expert Users
Dr. Eric Miller, Professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University
Dr. Romain Blanchard, Senior Director of the Safety & Security branch at Pendar Technologies

Sparse Angle Volumetric Reconstruction for Air Cargo CT
Dr. David Castañón, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Boston University
François Zayek, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Astrophysics Inc.

Near-Zero Power Integrated Microsystems for the IoT
Dr. Matteo Rinaldi, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
Dr. Zhenyun Qian, Research Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University

Ion Mobility Spectrometer (IMS): One Stop Shopping For All Detection Needs
Dr. Jimmie Oxley, Professor of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island
Dr. Miriam Fico, Principal Scientist of Physical Sciences, Smiths Detection

Hybrid X-ray Transmission + Diffraction Systems for Aviation Security and Beyond
Dr. Joel Greenberg, Associate Research Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University
Dr. David Coccarelli, Vice President of Operations, Quadridox, Inc.
Dr. Christopher Gregory, Principal Scientist for Imaging, Smiths Detection

Trace Explosives Sampling for Security Applications (TESSA): A Contact Sampling Task Order
Dr. Steve Beaudoin, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
Dr. Alan Smith, Analytical Laboratory Manager, Signature Science, LLC