MARCH 10-12, 2026 | RALEIGH, NC
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  Chemical, Physical  
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Sensors are everywhere in the environment and equipment around us and even within our own bodies; and they are expected to become even more omnipresent! They are the enablers that trigger alarms and processes to keep our world running smoothly, and they conserve resources and assets by managing them more efficiently. In the medical arena sensors are increasingly essential tools in the detection and monitoring of a wide range of conditions. In this symposium we place a special focus on sensors that are enabled by novel measurement physics or chemistry and in particular, by emergent areas of nanotechnology. Specific topics that we would like to consider in this symposium include the following: 


Topics & Application Areas
  • Novel Chemical & Physical Sensors
  • Photonics Sensors
  • Defense Applications
  • Environmental Sensing for Healthy Surroundings & Early Remediation
  • Sensors for Predictive Maintenance of Equipment
  • Sensors for Increased Transportation Fuel Efficiency
  • Novel Sensing & Related Instrumentation
  • Distributed Sensing Methods & Strategies
  • Sensors at Harsh Environment Conditions
  • Biosensors & Medical Applications
  • Contact tracing with enhanced privacy
  • Other
 

Symposium Co-Chairs


Zehra Parlak

Zehra Parlak

CEO

Qatch Technologies

Amay Bandodkar

Amay Bandodkar

Assistant Professor,

North Carolina State University


Key Speakers


Roozbeh Ghaffari

Roozbeh Ghaffari

CEO/Co-Founder

Epicore Biosystems

Yalcin Yamaner

Wearable Ultrasound for Personalized Physiology Monitoring in Extreme Environments

Yalcin Yamaner

CEO/Co-founder,

Clearsens Inc.


Netz Arroyo-Curras

Monitoring the Movement of Molecules in the Body via Real- time Aptamer-based Sensors

Netz Arroyo-Curras

Associate Professor,

UNC Chapel Hill

Aaron Franklin

Aaron Franklin

Professor

Duke University


Radislav Potyrailo

Next generation gas sensors: rivers of discovery and mountains of opportunity towards positive societal impact

Radislav Potyrailo

Senior Principal Scientist,

GE Vernova



 
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2026 Symposium Sessions

Tuesday March 10

Wednesday March 11

1:30Next-Generation Sensors for Real-World Monitoring
4:00Sensors - Posters

Thursday March 12

9:00Molecular and Physiological Sensors for Precision Health
10:00Wearable Sensor Technologies for Extreme Environments

2026 Symposium Program

Tuesday March 10

Wednesday March 11

1:30Next-Generation Sensors for Real-World MonitoringMarriott University A
Session chair: Zehra Parlak, Qatch Technologies
Tackling Leakage, Drift, and Variation in Printed Carbon Nanotube-based Electronic Biosensors
A. Franklin, Duke University, US
Microwave-Based Scanner for Foodborne Ripening Detection
A. Gomez, J. Raj, G. Korstjens, N. Alsbou, M. Khandaker, University of Central Oklahoma, US
Next generation gas sensors: rivers of discovery and mountains of opportunity towards positive societal impact
R.A. Potyrailo, GE Vernova Advanced Research Center, US
A Novel Approach for the At Home Detection of PFAS in Drinking Water
R. Ozdemir, D. Young, framergy, Inc., US
Mechano-gated Ionic Diodes with Threshold-triggered Current Modulation
H. Choi, Y.M. Kim, H.C. Moon, D.H. Kim, North Carolina State University, US
An Artificially Intelligent Raman Spectrometer for Jet Fuel Quality Assurance in a Field Setting
J. Bosarge, T. Summe, Forward Edge-AI, Inc., US
AI-Driven Heat Monitoring and Predictive Modeling for Resilient Urban Transit Systems
H. Norouzi, A. Bah, M. Muntaha, L. Metlitsky, R. Blake, City University of New York, US
4:00Sensors - PostersExpo Hall AB
A New MEMS-Based Interfacial Force Microscope
J. Cielo, M. Cullinan, University of Texas at Austin, US
Leveraging High Resolution Data from Garmin Smartwatches using AlphaWear
M. Hegarty-Craver, D.S. Temple, D.E. Dausch, H.J. Walls, E.A. Preble, M.D. Boyce, R.P. Eckhoff, RTI International, US
Modulated Electromagnetic Tracking and Localization (METAL™): Relative Navigation using Artificial Magnetic Fields
J. Fisher, M. Spence, T. Ulm, Waystone Technologies, US
A nanoparticle-enabled atomic emission spectroscopy approach of target cell detection
K. Liu, M.M. Mckenna, K.H. Fansler, D. Pappas, NaMi Diagnostics, US
Development of Short Wavelength Sensors for UV And X Ray Radiation Based on Rare-Earth Doped Compounds
D. Patel, Oakwood University, US
Sensor Based on a Weakly Asymmetric Semiconductor Double Quantum Dot: Numerical Modeling of Nanoscale Impact and Macroscopic Response
I. Filikhin, T. Zatezalo, E. Umukoro, and B. Vlahovic, North Carolina Central University, US
SalivaSens: Hormone monitoring using at-home saliva sensing floss
C. Vannucci, Tufts University, US

Thursday March 12

9:00Molecular and Physiological Sensors for Precision HealthMarriott University A
Session chair: Amay Bandodkar, North Carolina State University
Advanced Wearable Microfluidic Systems for Remote Hydration and Health Management
R. Ghaffari, Northwestern University, US
Monitoring the Movement of Molecules in the Body via Real- time Aptamer-based Sensors
N. Arroyo-Curras, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US
Integrated Point-of-Care Biosensors for Pharmacological Adherence and Pathogen Biomarker Monitoring
M.F. Smiechowski, E. Akkari, Guild BioSciences, US
10:00Wearable Sensor Technologies for Extreme EnvironmentsMarriott University A
Session chair: Amay Bandodkar, North Carolina State University
Wearable Ultrasound for Personalized Physiology Monitoring in Extreme Environments
F.Y. Yamaner A.O. Biliroglu, J. Currens, V. Papadopoulou, R. Moon, O. Oralkan, Clearsens Inc., US
Using Wearable Sensors to Measure the Thermal Burden of Protective Garments
M. Hegarty-Craver, H.J. Walls, RTI International, US
Multimodal Haptic Feedback Device for Environment Monitoring
B.E. Uzunoglu, O. Ojuade, M. Aleem, L.C. Hsiao, V. Misra, A.J. Bandodkar, North Carolina State University, US
Automated, Dynamic Optical Biosensing Device for Continuous Organ Assessment During Machine Perfusion
A. Anzum, S. Nelluri, A. Lewandowski, A.D. Ortega-Zambrano, A. Vazquez-Guardado, North Carolina State University, US



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