Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts from both industry and academia, Acoustic Wave Sensors provides an in-depth look at the current state of acoustic wave devices and the scope of their use in chemical, biochemical, and physical measurements, as well as in engineering applications. Because of the inherent interdisciplinary applications of these devices, this book will be useful for the chemist and biochemist interested in the use and development of these sensors; the electrical engineer involved in their design and improvement; the chemical engineer and the biotechnologist interested in using them for process monitoring and control; and the sensor community at large.

Author Biography

Antonio Ricco received BS and PhD degrees in Chemistry from UC Berkeley (1980) and MIT (1984), respectively. He directed Stanford's National Center for Space Biological Technologies from 2004 - 2007; since 2007, he has served as NASA Ames Research Center's Chief Technologist for Small Payloads while on assignment from Stanford University. He has been an editor of the Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (JMEMS) since 2000. At NASA, Tony works with teams that develop, launch, and operate remote, autonomous bioanalytical and spectroscopy systems for fundamental space biological and astrobiological studies, serving as chief technologist for multiple successful CubeSat spaceflight missions incorporating living organisms. He is presently adapting these spaceflight technologies to the challenge of searching for molecular indicators of the presence of life on our solar system's "icy worlds", in particular Europa, Enceladus, and Mars' permafrost regions.