Workshop
Microsensors
- manufacture and applications -
http://www.erc.montana.edu/CBEssentials-SW/MicrosensorWorkshop/Microsensors_workshop03.pdf
August 11 - 15, 2003
The Center for Biofilm Engineering
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT, U.S.A
Overview
Microsensors (pH, dissolved oxygen, ion selective microelectrodes etc.,)
are becoming indispensable tools for studying biofilms and small biological
samples. The goal of this workshop is to provide the participants with the
knowledge necessary to design, manufacture, and apply such
microsensors. Lab sessions and lectures will illustrate the
electrochemical principles of the measurements, explain how microsensors
are manufactured, and demonstrate how they are applied to study biofilms.
The workshop is offered by the Biofilm Structure and Function Research
Group at the Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State
University. Members of this group have extensive experience in
constructing microsensors, probing biofilms, and in computing numerical
parameters characterizing biofilm activity. For detail description of our
activities, please see http://www.erc.montana.edu/. The activities include
4 days of lectures and lab sessions, and a one-day field trip to
Yellowstone National Park.
Lecture topics
? Basic electrochemistry needed to understand microsensor operation
? Potentiometric microsensors
? Amperometric microsensors
? Fiber optic microsensors
? Components of microelectrodes, where to buy and how to stock
? Description of construction process
? Electrometers and picoammeters ? basic principles and how to use
them with microsensors
? Dissolved oxygen, H2O2, H2S, pH, CO2, diffusivity, local mass
transport microsensors
? The last lecture session will introduce biofilm reactors, biofilm
sampling and quantifying biofilm structure
Laboratory sessions and demonstrations
? Construction and use of oxygen microsensors
? Construction and use of H2O2 microelectrodes
? Construction and use of pH microelectrodes with liquid ion
exchanger membranes
? Measurement of dissolved oxygen profiles in a biofilm
? Construction and use of fiber optic microsensors
? Computer assisted micromanipulation and data acquisition
? Calculating kinetic parameters from oxygen concentration profiles
Instructors
Zbigniew Lewandowski is the workshop director and a professor of Civil
Engineering and Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State
University. He is also the principal investigator of the Biofilm Structure
and Function Research Group at the Center for Biofilm Engineering. He has
15 years of experience in studying biofilms and has co-authored more than
60 papers on using microsensors to study biofilms.
Haluk Beyenal is an assistant research professor of Chemical Engineering at
the Center for Biofilm Engineering. He has conducted research on biofilms
since 1990, and on microsensors and biofilm structure and function since
1996. He has co-authored more than 25 publications on biofilms.
Location
The workshop will be held at the Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana
State University. The campus is located at the center of the Bozeman area,
in the beautiful Gallatin Valley, nestled in the Northern Rocky
Mountains. Directions and a map of the area will be sent to you with your
registration materials.
Accommodations
Participants are encouraged to stay at one of the following hotels due to
their close proximity to the Montana State University campus.
Best Western ? City Center Motel, 507 W. Main St., Bozeman, MT (406)
587-3158
(within walking distance of the campus)
Holiday Inn ? 5 Baxter Rd., Bozeman, MT (406) 587-4561
(the hotel will provide transportation to the campus)
Fee and registration
The number of participants is limited and reservations will be accepted on
a first come, first served basis. Therefore, pre-registration is
necessary. In order to pre-register, please call or e-mail Dr Haluk
Beyenal (contact information is given below). Once pre-registered, you
will receive a confirmation number. No payments will be accepted without a
confirmation number! The payment must be received by June 9, 2003. The
cost of the workshop is $2,500, which includes all workshop materials, the
field trip to Yellowstone National Park (lunch and dinner provided), a
final farewell dinner, a continental breakfast in the mornings, and coffee.
The fee may be paid by check, money order, credit card or purchase order
(made payable to Center for Biofilm Engineering). To register please
complete the registration form and return it with the fee to Dr Haluk Beyenal.
Cancellation
The organizers reserve the right to cancel the workshop because of
insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. If the program
is cancelled, the organizers will refund all registration fees, but can not
be held responsible for any other related costs, charges, or expenses,
including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies.
Refunds will be made for cancellations by registrants received in writing
by July 1, 2003. The participant has to pay $50 as an administrative fee if
he/she cancels by July 1, 2003. After that, the participant or
organization will be held responsible for the entire fee. Anyone who is
registered but cannot attend may send a substitute.
For more information, please contact one of the following;
About program content
Professor Zbigniew Lewandowski - Civil Engineering
Center for Biofilm Engineering
Montana State University-Bozeman
366 EPS - P.O. Box 173980
Bozeman, MT 59717
Phone : 406-994-4770/Fax: 406-994-6098
E-mail : zl at erc.montana.edu
About registration
Haluk Beyenal
Research Assistant Professor
P. O. Box 173980
Center for Biofilm Engineering
Montana State University
366 EPS Building
Bozeman, MT 59717
Telephone #: (406) 994 2269 or 6028
Fax #: (406) 994 6098
beyenal at erc.montana.edu
The deadline for the registration is June 9, 2003
Registration form
Workshop on microsensors ? manufacture and applications
August 11 ? 15, 2003
The Center for Biofilm Engineering
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT, U.S.A
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P. O. Box 173980, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University
366 EPS Building, Bozeman, MT 59717
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beyenal at erc.montana.edu
Additional conditions
The registrants are responsible for accommodations, meals, and
transportation. The organizers are not liable in case of an accident. It is
therefore important that the participants carry appropriate health and
travel insurance.
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