SCOTT T. SANDERS - PI
Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, CA 2001
M.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, CA 1998
B.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineering Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN 1997
Positions held:
Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin – Madison 2001 - present
Research Assistant Stanford University, Stanford, CA 1997 - 2001.
Undergraduate Researcher Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL. 1995-1997.
Honors and Awards:
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2003
The Silver Medal of the Combustion Institute (best paper presented at the 28th Symposium on Combustion , 2000)
Chuck Hawley Memorial Speaker Award, Stanford University, 2000
Recent Related Publications:
Kranendonk, L.A., Bartula, R.J., and Sanders, S.T., “Modeless operation of a wavelength-agile laser by high-speed cavity length changes,” Optics Express, in press, 2005.
Walewski, J.W., and Sanders, S.T., “Rapid wavelength-scanning laser system based on soliton self-shift and its application for broadband spectroscopy, “ Applied Physics B, 2004.
Kranendonk, L.A., Walewski, J.W., Kim, T., and Sanders, S.T., “Wavelength-agile sensor applied for HCCI Engine Measurements,” Proc. Comb. Symp, Vol. 30, pp1619-1627, 2005
Walewski, J.W., Sanders S.T., “High-resolution wavelength-agile laser source based on pulsed super-continua,” Applied Physics B, 79, 415-418, 2004.
Kranendonk, L.A., Caswell, A.W., Myers, A.M., and Sanders, S.T., "Wavelength-Agile Laser Sensors for Measuring Gas Properties in Engines," SAE Journal of Engines 112 (3), 2003. Also published as SAE Paper 2003-01-0744, 2003.
Sanders, S. T. "Wavelength-Agile Fiber Laser using Group Velocity Dispersion of Pulsed Super-Continua and Application to Broadband Absorption Spectroscopy," Applied Physics B 75, 2002.
Patents issued: 1; Pending: 3
Professional Service:
Technical reviewer for: National Science Foundation, US Civilian Research and Development Foundation, Applied Optics, Applied Physics B, Society of Automotive Engineers (World Congress)
Professional Societies:
Optical Society of America (OSA)
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
The Combustion Institute
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Research Interests:
Professor Sanders’ primary research focus is the development of a new class of optical sensors that employ “wavelength-agile” light sources. Wavelength-agile sources can sweep their color through a broad range (e.g., the entire visible spectrum) in a very short time (e.g., 1 s). Recently he has developed six new strategies for generating wavelength-agile light. With these new techniques, the ability to monitor gas, liquid, and solid properties (such as temperature, density, composition, and strain) with microsecond time response has been demonstrated. Currently, these sensors are being applied to many internal combustion engine problems in the Engine Research Center at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. However, the same wavelength-agile sources are also showing promise for applications ranging from biological sensing to data storage.
Consulting Activities:
Advanced Projects Research, Inc. (APRI)