Heavy Metal (Cd, Pb, Hg) detection in buffer and soil solutions  

• Project 1: Developing Low-Cost Potentiostat for Heavy Metal Detection

• Developing an affordable micro-fluidic potentiostat platform for electroanalytical techniques for continuous and automatic heavy metal sensing, leveraging a custom-built circuit featuring Teensy microcontroller for streamlined system operations, achieving reliable and efficient performance

• Developed and implemented potentiostat control code for Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV), Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (ASV), and Cyclic Voltammetry (CV)

• Designed and implemented a multi-threaded microcontroller (MCU) based file management system code for efficient data logging and analysis, integrating Python scripts to enable seamless data processing and compatibility with diverse analytical tools.

• Conducted testing and data acquisition on a microfluidic platform using carbon electrodes, analyzing performance and benchmarking results against industrial potentiostat to drive system improvements

• Project 2: Heavy Metal detection in buffer and soil solutions using nanostructured boron doped diamond electrodes

• Conducted over 1000 electrochemical experiments for heavy metal ions over utilizing electrochemical analysis techniques including Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV) and Fast-Scan Cyclic Voltammetry (FS-CV) using nanostructured boron doped diamond electrodes

• Prepared and analyzed experimental data using MATLAB, generating detailed graphical outputs to optimize system performance and to identify the most effective working electrode with its key characteristics

• Designed a housing structure for BDD sensors and water filters using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software, enabling efficient soil water extraction through 3D Printing.