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Laurie Locascio
Dr.
Laurie Locascio is a Project Leader and Biomedical Engineer
in the Analytical Chemistry Division within the Chemical
Science and Technology Laboratory at NIST. She has published
more than 60 papers, and has filed for 6 patents in the
fields of microfluidics, biosensors and sensor/flow systems.
Her current research efforts involve the design and application
of microfluidic chemical systems, also known as "lab-on-a-chip"
devices.
This
work focuses on the development of new methods for microfabrication
and microsystems integration; development of fundamental
methods for accurately measuring flow and temperature in
microsystems; development of new methods for improved microchemical
separations and detection; and the development of microscale
methods to facilitate single molecule measurement and manipulation.
Much of her earlier work involved the development of new
methods for low-level detection of clinical and environmental
analytes utilizing biological receptors for analyte recognition
and employing both optical and electrochemical elements.
Some
of her honors and awards include the following; US Department
of Commerce Certificate of Recognition 1987, 1989, 1990;
US Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award,1991; and National
Institute of Standards & Technology Applied Research Award,
1993; and National Tour Speaker for the Society of Applied
Spectroscopy, 1994. Dr. Locascio is a member of the journal
of Analytical Chemistry Editorial Advisory Board, the American
Chemical Society, the American Association for the Advancement
of Science, and Sigma Xi, and is a participant in review
panels for the ATP, DAPRA, NSF and NIH. Dr. Locascio is
a co-chair of the 2003 Gordon Research Conference on the
Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics.
Contact:
Molecular
Spectrometry and Microfluidic Methods Group
Analytical Chemistry Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive
Mail Stop 8394
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8394
phone: 301/975-3130
fax: 301/977-0587
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