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
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.