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| Frank Tittel |
| J.S. Abercrombie Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor of Bioengineering |
| Bio Statement: |
| Professor Tittel is J. S. Abercrombie Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has been involved in innovative development in quantum electronics and laser technology since the discovery of the laser in 1960. Prof. Tittel with Rice chemist, Prof. Robert Curl, have developed very compact, tunable infrared laser sources that are being applied to ultra-sensitive, selective and real-time trace gas detection in collaboration with various NASA groups, including the NASA-Johnson Space Center in Houston. The other projects are concerned with the application of these sources as sensors for air quality measurements in the Gulf Coast region, carbon dioxide, isotopic ratio measurements with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, and process control in the petrochemical industry. Furthermore, with groups at both Baylor College of Medicine and the VA Medical Center, Houston. Prof. Tittel is investigating the quantification and monitoring of gases important in human physiology, particularly nitric oxide and carbon monoxide. Prof. Tittel received his BA, MA and PhD degrees from Oxford University.
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Professor Frank Tittel has been involved in many innovative developments in quantum electronics and laser technology since the discovery of the laser in 1960, ranging from basic research in nonlinear optics, novel solid state and gas laser development, to applied spectroscopy. Current research activities by Prof. Tittel together with Robert Curl of the Chemistry Department has led to the development of several advanced state-of-the-art computerized laser spectrometers. The most recent designs utilize state-of-the-art telecommunications technology and novel quantum cascade lasers to achieve compact, robust instrumentation that can be deployed for field applications by NASA, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the National Institute of Health. In recent years, sensitive, selective and real time gas detection and quantification has been demonstrated for gas concentrations ranging from the part per million to the part per trillion levels in ambient air using laser absorption spectroscopy with fiber amplified diode lasers and quantum cascade lasers. For further details concerning research activities and publications by the Rice Laser Science Group, see http://www.rice.edu/~lasersci
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