NanoSense Go: Portable Environmental Gas and Particle Sensors

Successful applicants will join VinUniversity as Master’s students /  Research Assistants at the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), VinUniversity.

📍 Project Information 

As air pollution and environmental challenges continue to intensify, there is an increasing demand for real-time, accurate, and deployable air quality monitoring systems. However, conventional monitoring devices are often bulky, expensive, and difficult to scale for widespread use. 

This project focuses on developing next-generation portable environmental sensing systems capable of detecting gases and airborne particles in real time. The approach integrates advanced nanomaterials with sensing technologies such as quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), along with gas, optical, and humidity sensors within a compact platform. 

Students will be involved in the full development pipeline, including sensor fabrication, electronics integration, data acquisition and signal processing, as well as designing and 3D-printing protective enclosures for real-world deployment. The project bridges materials science, sensing technologies, and Internet-of-Things (IoT) systems, targeting applications in environmental monitoring, public health, smart cities, and industrial safety. 

Research team: Prof. Simon Park (Principal Investigator) | Dr. Kumar Vikrant 

📍 Research Objectives 

The project focuses on the following key objectives: 

(i) Develop high-sensitivity nanomaterial-based sensors for detecting gases and airborne particles 

(ii) Integrate multiple sensing modalities (QCM, gas, optical, humidity) into a compact system 

(iii) Build real-time data acquisition and signal processing systems 

(iv) Design and fabricate deployable sensor enclosures using 3D printing 

(v) Develop IoT-based applications for environmental monitoring and early warning 

Through these efforts, the project aims to translate fundamental sensing principles into practical, deployable technologies for real-world impact. 

📍 Project Contact 

For further information about the project, please contact Prof. Simon Park via email [email protected]

Graduate Admissions Contact 

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