Detecting Explosives To Save Lives In War Zone
SubTopics
VSEPR theory, Geometry of Molecules
Featured Scientist
- Stefanie Sydlik MIT graduate student ’12 in Prof. Tim Swager’s Lab View Stefanie Sydlik's Personal Story
Description
Stefanie explains how her research on designing sensors for explosives depends on the principles of VSEPR (valence shell electron pair repulsion) theory. Stefanie’s sensor design amplifies small-scale changes in bond angles following interaction with a target molecule, and she hopes that her work will lead to better detectors for landmines and improvised explosive devices.
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