Lab-on-chip sensors for environment, fisheries and aquaculture science applications
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Southampton
Department Name: Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Abstract
This studentship will work with and be supported by CEFAS which works to secure healthy and sustainable marine and freshwater environments so that current and future generations can prosper. This requires investigation and management of:
climate change impacts and adaptation
marine planning and environmental licensing
sustainable fisheries management
marine biodiversity and habitats
fish and shellfish health and hygiene
emergency response.
To support this mission, the student will assist in the acquisition of high quality data on the environment and ecosystems. To improve and increase data CEFAS, NOCS and UoS are developing new sensors such as Lab-on-chip sensors that mix seawater with reagents in microfluidic channels causing an optical response in proportion to target concentration. Of particular interest is application to high accuracy measurement of nutrients and the carbonate (CO2 in water) system. These technologies are becoming mature and are performing routine measurements in the Christchurch estuary, and in the deep sea in research programs. As a proof of concept, the student will integrate nutrient and carbonate sensors into the CEFAS SmartBuoys (which are autonomous systems are moored, automated, multi-parameter recording platforms used to collect marine environmental data http://www.cefas.defra.gov.uk/our-services/monitoring-and-mapping/autonomousmonitoring/smartbuoys.aspx) and adapt the sensors for this target platform and CEFAS applications. This will enable rigorous performance analysis to provide evidence for wider uptake in further programs.
climate change impacts and adaptation
marine planning and environmental licensing
sustainable fisheries management
marine biodiversity and habitats
fish and shellfish health and hygiene
emergency response.
To support this mission, the student will assist in the acquisition of high quality data on the environment and ecosystems. To improve and increase data CEFAS, NOCS and UoS are developing new sensors such as Lab-on-chip sensors that mix seawater with reagents in microfluidic channels causing an optical response in proportion to target concentration. Of particular interest is application to high accuracy measurement of nutrients and the carbonate (CO2 in water) system. These technologies are becoming mature and are performing routine measurements in the Christchurch estuary, and in the deep sea in research programs. As a proof of concept, the student will integrate nutrient and carbonate sensors into the CEFAS SmartBuoys (which are autonomous systems are moored, automated, multi-parameter recording platforms used to collect marine environmental data http://www.cefas.defra.gov.uk/our-services/monitoring-and-mapping/autonomousmonitoring/smartbuoys.aspx) and adapt the sensors for this target platform and CEFAS applications. This will enable rigorous performance analysis to provide evidence for wider uptake in further programs.
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE/N012070/1 | 01/10/2016 | 31/03/2025 | |||
| 1792122 | Studentship | NE/N012070/1 | 01/10/2016 | 30/12/2020 | Phillipa Simpson |
| Description | - Development and evaluation of augmented reality technology smartphone apps for public engagement with environmental data and technology research |
| Amount | £3,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2019 |
| End | 07/2020 |
| Description | SmartBuoyAR- Development and evaluation of augmented reality technology smartphone apps for public engagement with environmental data and technology research |
| Organisation | CAD Schroer GmbH |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Lead project from concept, through funding process and delivery. Development of technical content for smartphone app, organisation and supply of equipment to outreach events. Staffing outreach events. Coordination of project team across multiple institutions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CAD-Schroer GmbH - ~£7k of technical development of app software and hosting of app on secure sites. AR/VR use and expertise, travel costs and attendance at outreach events. Loan of high specification computing equipment for engagement work and pilot studies. Training and development on showcasing virtual reality and augmented reality apps and technology to the general public. University of Southampton - Public Engagement with Research Development Fund grant - £3.5K, expertise and advice on public engagement and access to University of Southampton Schools Partnership and Outreach contacts. Hosting website and IT support for project. Cefas - promotion of project, information on existing SmartBuoy project, access to comms infrastructure for promotion of project NOCS - staffing, travel and equipment to engagement events, Open Day events, comms expertise and promotion of project. Contacts and advice on public engagement within oranisation |
| Impact | Smartphone augmented reality app product for future use in public engagement 'Public Engagement Event: Super Science Saturday' - Natural History Museum, Oxford - leader of stand 'Ocean Robots' using interactive virtual and augmented reality technologies on measuring marine pollution 'Public Engagement Event: National Oceanography Centre Open Days 2017, 2018 & 2019 - Ocean Technology and Engineering group showcase stand - 'Ocean Sensors and Robots' - National Oceanography Centre, UK Public Engagement Event: Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase, 2019 Education event/training: presentation at RSC Education: Enhancing Your Chemistry Teaching, Winchester Science Museum, November 2019 - 'SmartBuoy AR - Potential for use of Augmented Realities for engaging schoolchildren in Environmental Chemistry' |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | SmartBuoyAR- Development and evaluation of augmented reality technology smartphone apps for public engagement with environmental data and technology research |
| Organisation | Centre For Environment, Fisheries And Aquaculture Science |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Lead project from concept, through funding process and delivery. Development of technical content for smartphone app, organisation and supply of equipment to outreach events. Staffing outreach events. Coordination of project team across multiple institutions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CAD-Schroer GmbH - ~£7k of technical development of app software and hosting of app on secure sites. AR/VR use and expertise, travel costs and attendance at outreach events. Loan of high specification computing equipment for engagement work and pilot studies. Training and development on showcasing virtual reality and augmented reality apps and technology to the general public. University of Southampton - Public Engagement with Research Development Fund grant - £3.5K, expertise and advice on public engagement and access to University of Southampton Schools Partnership and Outreach contacts. Hosting website and IT support for project. Cefas - promotion of project, information on existing SmartBuoy project, access to comms infrastructure for promotion of project NOCS - staffing, travel and equipment to engagement events, Open Day events, comms expertise and promotion of project. Contacts and advice on public engagement within oranisation |
| Impact | Smartphone augmented reality app product for future use in public engagement 'Public Engagement Event: Super Science Saturday' - Natural History Museum, Oxford - leader of stand 'Ocean Robots' using interactive virtual and augmented reality technologies on measuring marine pollution 'Public Engagement Event: National Oceanography Centre Open Days 2017, 2018 & 2019 - Ocean Technology and Engineering group showcase stand - 'Ocean Sensors and Robots' - National Oceanography Centre, UK Public Engagement Event: Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase, 2019 Education event/training: presentation at RSC Education: Enhancing Your Chemistry Teaching, Winchester Science Museum, November 2019 - 'SmartBuoy AR - Potential for use of Augmented Realities for engaging schoolchildren in Environmental Chemistry' |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | SmartBuoyAR- Development and evaluation of augmented reality technology smartphone apps for public engagement with environmental data and technology research |
| Organisation | National Oceanography Centre |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Lead project from concept, through funding process and delivery. Development of technical content for smartphone app, organisation and supply of equipment to outreach events. Staffing outreach events. Coordination of project team across multiple institutions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CAD-Schroer GmbH - ~£7k of technical development of app software and hosting of app on secure sites. AR/VR use and expertise, travel costs and attendance at outreach events. Loan of high specification computing equipment for engagement work and pilot studies. Training and development on showcasing virtual reality and augmented reality apps and technology to the general public. University of Southampton - Public Engagement with Research Development Fund grant - £3.5K, expertise and advice on public engagement and access to University of Southampton Schools Partnership and Outreach contacts. Hosting website and IT support for project. Cefas - promotion of project, information on existing SmartBuoy project, access to comms infrastructure for promotion of project NOCS - staffing, travel and equipment to engagement events, Open Day events, comms expertise and promotion of project. Contacts and advice on public engagement within oranisation |
| Impact | Smartphone augmented reality app product for future use in public engagement 'Public Engagement Event: Super Science Saturday' - Natural History Museum, Oxford - leader of stand 'Ocean Robots' using interactive virtual and augmented reality technologies on measuring marine pollution 'Public Engagement Event: National Oceanography Centre Open Days 2017, 2018 & 2019 - Ocean Technology and Engineering group showcase stand - 'Ocean Sensors and Robots' - National Oceanography Centre, UK Public Engagement Event: Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase, 2019 Education event/training: presentation at RSC Education: Enhancing Your Chemistry Teaching, Winchester Science Museum, November 2019 - 'SmartBuoy AR - Potential for use of Augmented Realities for engaging schoolchildren in Environmental Chemistry' |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | SmartBuoyAR- Development and evaluation of augmented reality technology smartphone apps for public engagement with environmental data and technology research |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Lead project from concept, through funding process and delivery. Development of technical content for smartphone app, organisation and supply of equipment to outreach events. Staffing outreach events. Coordination of project team across multiple institutions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CAD-Schroer GmbH - ~£7k of technical development of app software and hosting of app on secure sites. AR/VR use and expertise, travel costs and attendance at outreach events. Loan of high specification computing equipment for engagement work and pilot studies. Training and development on showcasing virtual reality and augmented reality apps and technology to the general public. University of Southampton - Public Engagement with Research Development Fund grant - £3.5K, expertise and advice on public engagement and access to University of Southampton Schools Partnership and Outreach contacts. Hosting website and IT support for project. Cefas - promotion of project, information on existing SmartBuoy project, access to comms infrastructure for promotion of project NOCS - staffing, travel and equipment to engagement events, Open Day events, comms expertise and promotion of project. Contacts and advice on public engagement within oranisation |
| Impact | Smartphone augmented reality app product for future use in public engagement 'Public Engagement Event: Super Science Saturday' - Natural History Museum, Oxford - leader of stand 'Ocean Robots' using interactive virtual and augmented reality technologies on measuring marine pollution 'Public Engagement Event: National Oceanography Centre Open Days 2017, 2018 & 2019 - Ocean Technology and Engineering group showcase stand - 'Ocean Sensors and Robots' - National Oceanography Centre, UK Public Engagement Event: Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase, 2019 Education event/training: presentation at RSC Education: Enhancing Your Chemistry Teaching, Winchester Science Museum, November 2019 - 'SmartBuoy AR - Potential for use of Augmented Realities for engaging schoolchildren in Environmental Chemistry' |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Validation of Lab on Chip nutrient sensors on Cefas SmartBuoys |
| Organisation | Centre For Environment, Fisheries And Aquaculture Science |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Lead project, preparation and delivery of sensors, technical integration and software development to enhance technology for this application, deployment, collection, analysis and reporting of data. Analysis of samples. Reference data collection and sampling on ship, analysis and reporting of samples. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to SmartBuoy platforms and research vessel, deployment expertise, telemetry costs, provision of historical data from SmartBuoy programme. Setting up and provision of data from reference sensors/parameters. Industrial supervision of project. |
| Impact | AtlantOS 633211 deliverables report - H2020 WP 6.3: 'Validation of sensor and instrumentation innovations' Section 4.1. https://www.atlantos-h2020.eu/download/deliverables/AtlantOS_D6.3.pdf Conference - Marine Autonomy Technology Showcase 2017 - speed talk 'Acquisition of high-quality data for lab-on-chip sensors' Poster: First International AtlantOS Symposium: 25-28 March 2019 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France 'Validation of in-situ data from 'lab-on-chip' nutrient sensors' Marine Autonomy Technology Showcase 2019 - 'SmartBuoyAR: Augmented Reality for Showcasing Marine Technology' Poster: RSC EnvChem 2019 - 'Validation of in-situ data from 'lab-on-chip' nutrient sensors' Poster: Marine Autonomy Technology Showcase 2018 - 'Sensors for the Sea: Validating New Technology to Monitor the Oceans' Poster: CTBTO (Comprehensive Nuclear test ban treaty organisation) 2018 'Sensors for the Sea: Validating New Technology to Monitor the Oceans' Poster: Marine Autonomy Technology Showcase 2017 - 'Validation of Autonomous Nitrate Sensors: An in-situ technology experiment on Cefas SmartBuoys Multidisciplinary - Marine science, policy, chemistry, engineering |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Validation of Lab on Chip nutrient sensors on Ferrybox |
| Organisation | Centre For Environment, Fisheries And Aquaculture Science |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Lead project. Provision and integration of sensors, data collection, validation and analysis, reporting. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to research vessel and Ferrybox system. Access to reference data collected by Ferrybox system. |
| Impact | Poster: First International AtlantOS Symposium: 25-28 March 2019 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France 'Validation of in-situ data from 'lab-on-chip' nutrient sensors' Poster: RSC EnvChem 2019 - 'Validation of in-situ data from 'lab-on-chip' nutrient sensors' Poster: Marine Autonomy Technology Showcase 2018 - 'Sensors for the Sea: Validating New Technology to Monitor the Oceans' Poster: CTBTO (Comprehensive Nuclear test ban treaty organisation) 2018 'Sensors for the Sea: Validating New Technology to Monitor the Oceans' |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Super Science Saturday - stand on 'Ocean Robots' (Natural History Museum, Oxford) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Stand on Ocean Robots using Virtual Reality and Augmented reality software for 'Super Science Saturday' run by the Natural History Museum, Oxford. Funded by PERu Dev Grant 'SmartBuoyAR' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/super-science-saturday-oceans |