Professor Raj Mutharasan of the department of chemical and biological engineering was featured in the L.A. Times on October 9th, 2006. After the recent attention given to food-borne pathogens in the media nationwide, Professor Mutharasan's research on detecting food-borne pathogens was cited for finding a method of detecting individual bacterium in food samples. Dr. Mutharasan’s research group is studying the use of piezoelectric-excited millimeter-sized cantilever sensors to detect pathogens and toxins such as E. coli and salmonella. The goal of this research will be for widespread use of the sensor infood processing plants to reduce the chance of contamination spreading to consumers.

To read the article published in the L.A. Times, click on the following link: Microbes, as a Target.