Professor Julian Gardner
The project: Electronic noses for environmental monitoring
The project involves the development of an electronic nose to detect odours associated with diseases in plants. The approach is to create sensors based on high frequency piezoelectric devices coated with selective coatings. The signals from an array of sensors are then processed using AI methods.
For further information about this project, contact Professor Gardner
The project: Using smells to diagnose diseases
You sense of smell can be affected by certain diseases like Covid but also longer term, such as dementia and Alzheimer's. We are developing a small portable device that can emit smells and assess the loss of smell in people. The work is supported by a company called OW Digital Smell based in London.
For further information about this project, contact Professor Gardner
The project: Smart Environmental Sensors
There is an increasing need to measure the quality of air both inside homes, cars and outside. This project is about developing new MEMS-based sensors that can measure the quality of air. The target pollutants are compounds like CO2, VOCs, and PMs. The low-cost devices can be linked to mobile phone apps and then to the cloud for remote sensing.
For further information about this project, contact Professor Gardner
Note: Should your application for admission be accepted, you should be aware that this does not constitute an offer of financial support. Please refer to the scholarships & funding pages.
The University of Warwick provides an inclusive working and learning environment, recognising and respecting every individual’s differences. We welcome applications from individuals who identify with any of the protected characteristics defined by the Equality Act 2010.