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July 2015
Prof. Karl Booksh named 2015 ACS Fellow
Karl Booksh, professor of analyti-
cal chemistry in the Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
which is housed in The Univerity
of Delaware’s College of Arts and
Sciences, specializes in developing
in-situ chemical sensors to moni-
tor environmental, biomedical and
industrial processes. The ACS Fel-
lows program recognizes members
for outstanding achievements in and
contributions to science, the pro-
fession and ACS.The 2015 Class of
Fellows includes 78 scientists and
engineers from academia, industry, government labs and small business.
Press Release, University of Delaware July 13, 2015
MyDx Announces the Release of Its First Chemical
Analyzer for Consumers
MyDx, San Diego CA, uses interchangeable sensors to test solids, liq-
uids and gases of interest to reveal their chemical composition. Started
as a crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo, MyDx incorporates propri-
etary “electronic nose” technology formerly used by NASA. Samples
“sniffed” by the sensor are sent via Bluetooth to the MyDx App, giving
users a chemical profile of a sample and asking them,“How did this
make
y
ou feel?” or “What did it help you relieve?”
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