David Benirschke Email and Phone Number

Advisor: Professor Scott HowardResearch is focused on the development of a mid-infrared, spectroscopic imaging platform to be used for trace explosive detection at checkpoints (e.g. airports or train stations).In conducting this research I have: Designed, constructed, and characterized a mid-infrared, trace explosives detectionplatform at a price point lower than any other research group utilizing a low-costmicrobolometer detector and quantum cascade laser (QCL)… Show more Advisor: Professor Scott HowardResearch is focused on the development of a mid-infrared, spectroscopic imaging platform to be used for trace explosive detection at checkpoints (e.g. airports or train stations).In conducting this research I have: Designed, constructed, and characterized a mid-infrared, trace explosives detectionplatform at a price point lower than any other research group utilizing a low-costmicrobolometer detector and quantum cascade laser (QCL) source.Developed expertise with commercial FTIR systems and accessories for routinespectral measurements and substance identication.Completed a plethora of programming projects in both Python and MATLABranging from numerical analysis to creating interfaces for a thermal imager,including wireless data transfer and operator friendly graphical user interface(GUI). Show less

Conducted research in electromagnetically measuring the tension of mylar straws for use in a particle detector for the Muon-to-electron-conversion experiment (Mu2e). This procedure allowed the straws to remain in the detector during the measurement process.