Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID DC_2023_PRWRERI_02

Rapid, Portable and Low-Cost Water Quality Sensor Using Artificial Intelligence

Institute: District of Columbia
Year Established: 2023 Start Date: 2023-09-01 End Date: 2024-08-31
Total Federal Funds: $22,843 Total Non-Federal Funds: $26,881

Principal Investigators: Pedro Resto Irizarry

Project Summary: Conventional methods for fecal bacteria testing in water have high sensitivity and specificity but provide delayed responses. Advances in rapid-prototyping, microfabrication, and microfluidics have allowed the development of specific, sensitive, and robust biosensors that are capable of detection using small sample volumes and little reagents, with little or no sample preparation and can provide information using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in real-time. This proposal is for the continued development of a platform for rapid in situ bacteriological detection of ambient water samples. This proposal is a continuation of a PRWRERI FY 2022 funded proposal.