people: L. Senesac

Dr. Larry Senesac

Dr. Larry Senesac is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He is currently working as a visiting scientist at ORNL.

He received a joint B.S. in Mathematics and Engineering Physics and his Ph.D in Physics (1997) from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

In 2003, he received an R&D 100 Award for the development of a MEMS microcantilever array based, uncooled infrared imaging system.

Dr. Senesac's research is currently focusing on the use of micro-mechanical and nano-mechanical sensors for the detection of chemical and biological materials.

His areas of expertise include instrument design and electronics, visible and IR optics, spectroscopy, computer interfacing for instrument control and data acquisition, Fourier analysis of single and multi-dimensional data, and pattern recognition algorithms including artificial neural networks.

Selected Publications:

L.R. Senesac, D. Yi, and T. Thundat, “Receptor-free nanomechanical sensors”, Reliability, Packaging, Testing, and Characterization of MEMS/MOEMS VI – Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6463 (2007).

L.R. Senesac, P. Dutta, P.G. Datskos, and M.J. Sepaniak, “Analyte Species and Concentration Identification Using Differentially-Functionalized Microcantilever Arrays and Artificial Neural Networks”, Analytica Chimica Acta, 558 (2006) pp. 94-101.

P. Dutta, L.R. Senesac, N.V. Lavrik, P.G. Datskos, and M.J. Sepaniak, “Response Signatures for Nanostructured, Optically-Probed, Functionalized Microcantilever Sensing Arrays”, Sensor Letters, 2 (2004) pp. 1-8.

L.R. Senesac, J.L. Corbeil, S. Rajic, and P.G. Datskos, “IR Imaging Using Uncooled Microcantilever Detectors”, Ultramicroscopy, 97 (2003) pp. 451-458.

L.R. Senesac, R.H. Farahi, J.L. Corbeil, D.D. Earl, S. Rajic, and P.G. Datskos, “Fabrication of integrated diffractive micro-optics for MEMS applications”, Optical Manufacturing and Testing IV - Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 4451 (2001) pp. 295-305.

P.G. Datskos, S. Rajic, M.J. Sepaniak, N. Lavrik, C.A. Tipple, L.R. Senesac, and I. Datskou, “Chemical detection based on adsorption-induced and photoinduced stresses in microelectromechanical systems devices”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 19(4) Jul/Aug, pp. 1173-1179 (2001).

P.G. Datskos, S. Rajic, L.R. Senesac, and I. Datskou, “Fabrication of Quantum Well Microcantilever Photon Detectors”, Ultramicroscopy, 86, 191-206 (2001).

W.E. Blass, J.J. Hillman, A. Fayt, S.J. Daunt, L.R. Senesac, A.C. Ewing, L.W. Jennings, J.S. Hager, S.L. Mahan, D.C. Reuter, and J.M. Sirota, “10 ?m Ethylene: Spectroscopy, Intensities and a Planetary Modeler's Atlas,” J. Quant. Spec. Rad. Tran. 71, 47-60 (2001).

W. E. Blass, L. Jennings, A. C. Ewing, S. J. Daunt, M. C. Weber, L. R. Senesac, S. Hager, J. H. Hillman, D. C. Reuter, and J. M. Sirota, “Absolute Intensities in the ?7 Band of Ethylene: Tunable Laser Measurements Used to Calibrate FTS Broadband Spectra”, J. Quant. Spec. Rad. Tran. 68, 467-472 (2001).

P. G. Datskos, S. Rajic, L. R. Senesac, D. D. Earl, B. M. Evans III, and J.Corbeil, “Optical Readout of Uncooled Thermal Detectors”, Infrared Technology and Applications XXVI – Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 4130 (2000) pp.185-197.

L. R. Senesac, W. E. Blass, G. Chin, J. J. Hillman, and J. V. Lobell, “Controlling chaotic systems with occasional proportional feedback”, Review of Scientific Instruments , 70 (March 1999).

L. R. Senesac, W. E. Blass, G. Chin, and J. J. Hillman, “Stabilizing Lead-Salt Diode Lasers: Measuring and Controlling Chaotic Frequency Emission”, Proceedings of the 4th Experimental Chaos Conference , World Scientific Publishers (1998).

G. Chin, L. R. Senesac, W. E. Blass, and J. J. Hillman, “Stabilizing Lead-Salt Diode Lasers: Understanding and Controlling Chaotic Fre¬quency Emission”, Science , 274 (1996) 1498.