CEEE/CEU Course                  Baltimore Section of the IEEE

 

Title:       Bioprocessing and Biomedical Instrumentation – Miniaturization and Cost Reduction

 

Eligible for 0.4 Continuing Education Units  (CEUs) =  4 Professional Development Hours

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Speaker:  Dr. Yordan Kostov, Ph.D.

 

Assistant Director
Center for Advanced Sensor Technology

 

Research Professor
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering

 

Affiliate Professor

Dept. Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

University of Maryland Baltimore County 

 

 

Abstract

Bioinstrumentation targets measurement of concentrations of variety of parameters, from bioprocessing parameters like pH, dissolved oxygen, etc., to measurements of measurements of prion concentrations, antibodies, antigens, allergens, etc.  One of the most versatile approaches to the task is to use light as a probing method. Light-matter interaction is one of the fundamental physical interactions, and therefore it is used in numerous scenarios. With the advent of semiconductor light sources and photodetectors, it became possible to shrink the standard instrumentation to wearable, low cost formats. A number of examples regarding such instrumentation are given.

 

The course will be presented by means of ca. 150 slides in the Pioneer Hall of the National Electronics Museum. Course participants will be given a chance to discuss their own projects. Networking is strongly encouraged.

 

 

Instructor’s Bio

 

Education and training: 
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, 1999-2000 (post doctoral)

Institute for Technical Chemistry, University of Hannover, Germany - 1995

Ph.D., Chemical/Electrical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1995 
M.S., Electrical Engineering, Odessa Polytechnical Institute, Odessa, Ukraine, 1987 

Employment History:

Research Professor

University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2012-present

 

Assistant Director

Center for Advanced Sensor Technology,

University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2005-present

 

Research Associate Professor

University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2007-2011

 

Research Assistant Professor

University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2000-2006

 

Chief Assistant Professor,
Sofia Technical University, Bulgaria, 1997-1999

 

Senior Assistant Professor,
Sofia Technical University Bulgaria,, 1996-97

Assistant Professor,

Sofia Technical University Bulgaria,1995-96

Research Fellow

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1993-1995

 

UHF Technology Engineer,
Institute Electron, Sofia, Bulgaria,1987-1990
 

RESEARCH AREAS: 

 

Biomedical optical measurements:

Fluorescence lifetime, ratiometry and polarization-based methods and devices
Absorption-based spectroscopy methods and devices
Mathematical modeling of chemical sensors;

 

Probe Chemistry: new chemical probes and methods, probe immobilization

 

Instrumentation: low-cost chemical sensors and devices

 

Biomaterials: new materials and methods for tissue scaffoldings preparation

 

 

Learning event description

A 4-hour workshop targeting a broad range of fellow members from areas like EE, ECE, BME, CS, sensors, who would like to improve their knowledge of bioprocessing and biomedical instrumentation, with special emphasis on miniaturization.

 

Logistics/Schedule

The workshop is scheduled to take place at the National Electronics Museum (NEM)

1745 W Nursery Rd

Linthicum, MD 21090 

https://www.nationalelectronicsmuseum.org/

on Saturday, June 17, 2017, 10 am – 2 pm.

It will be advertised through the Section’s Newsletter. Registration will be done through vTools.

 

Agenda:

10 am – 12 noon         Measurement of concentrations and bioprocessing parameters like pH, dissolved oxygen, antibodies, antigens, allergens, etc.  Using light as a probing method. Light-matter interaction.

12 noon – 12:15 pm    Break

12:15 pm – 2 pm         Semiconductor light sources, photodetectors and sensors. Shrinking the standard instrumentation to wearable, low cost formats.

 

Registration:  

 

The course is free of charge and is sponsored by the Baltimore Section of the IEEE. All course applicants should register through vTools.

https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/    or directly at:

https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/44775

 

Attendees can obtain a CEU credit and a certificate from the IEEE by sending an email in advance to Boris Gramatikov (bgramat@jhmi.edu, subject: “CEEE”) indicating IEEE status and IEEE membership number. Non-members who wish to attend and receive a CEU certificate should also bring a check for $9 to the course.

All attendees who apply for a CEU certificate should complete the evaluation forms at the end of the course.

All course applicants should register through vTools. No exceptions will be made.