1. University of Virginia Gabriel Laufer University of Virginia, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Charlottesville, VA 22904 Passive Stand-Off Detection of Chemicals Acknowledgement: Support by the Virginia Center for Innovative Technology and Avir, LLC

2. University of Virginia

3. Properties of sensors for domestic defense applications Sensitivity  existing passive remote sensors, Fast (0.1-1 sec), Multi-chemical (weapon agents + simulants), Robust – few (or no) moving parts, no fine alignment, Simple to operate, Output easy to interpret, Low cost (low level of approval), Low energy (commercially available battery), Imaging capabilities (desirable).

4. University of Virginia Prototype of a single-chemical DAR

5. University of Virginia University of Virginia Remote Sensing Experiment  Sponsors: NSROC, NASA, VSGC, SEAS, VEF, MAE.  Previous mission launched from NASA Wallops Island on an Orion single stage sounding rocket.  Future experiment: video camera, and five photodiodes for ocean chlorophyll measurements  Gas filter correlation radiometer for measurement of methane in the stratosphere

6. University of Virginia  Mostly undergraduate project, 18 students + 1 grad student in AY 2001-02, over 60 during the last 4 years.  Interdisciplinary, including remote sensing, telemetry, space technology, mechanical design, system integration. (Shown L/R: Gaby Laufer, Jeff Dawson and Sarah Armstrong)