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Master's Thesis Presentation July 10: Adam Croteau

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By Jenn Ambrose

Adam Croteau is pursuing his master of science in electrical and computer engineering at Boise State University.  Join us at 10 AM on Friday, July 10, for a presentation of Croteau's thesis Design and Characterization of Low-Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Arrays for Killing and Removing Bacterial Biofilms. 


Image of a Floating Plasma Line
Image of a Floating Plasma Line

Cold atmospheric pressure (CAP) plasma has found novel uses in the electronics, medical, and food processing industries. CAP devices that can remove or etch away bacterial biofilm are free from harmful cleaning chemicals and completely renewable. Devices such as these represent the next step in medical and agricultural sanitation and disinfection and are currently under testing and optimization at Boise State University. 

Image of a Plasma Array
Image of a Plasma Array
This research highlights the current state-of-the-art in dielectric barrier discharge CAP devices at Boise State. Single line discharge devices and plasma arrays have been designed, tested, and have shown preliminary bacterial biofilm removal capabilities. The design, performance, and efficacy of these devices are presented.

SPEAKER BIO | Adam Croteau earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Eastern Washington University before moving to Boise to work on his master of science in electrical and computer engineering. Croteau's interests lie in automatic control systems, plasma systems, and design of experiments, things he wishes to pursue further in his professional career. 

Croteau is supported in his master's research by ECE professor Dr. Jim Browning and his supervisory committee members, professor of chemistry Dr. Ken Cornell and associate professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering Dr. Don Plumlee.

This is a remote presentation. Tune in using this link: https://boisestate.zoom.us/j/94506685731?pwd=dlcwNUdxRHUwYXQ5STRHOVlDamhUUT09

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