96-Well Plate Optical Sensor Project
Engineering
Senior Capstone Project
The 96-Well Plate Optical Sensor Project is an undergraduate senior project to develop a sensor system for an ongoing collaboration with NASA Ames. The Autonomous Adaptive Directed Evolution Chamber (AADEC) is a device that can influence the evolution of single cell organisms through the use of controlled feedback. Our project will provide the necessary sensors to determine optical density, temperature, and photosynthetic properties of the microorganisms. In addition, our project will provide the necessary software to control the sensor system, communicate information with the existing AADEC hardware, and log readings taken from the sensor system. These readings can be used to determine culture growth rate and provide data to the additional AADEC hardware which influences cell growth.
