Funded Researchers
Rajeev Ram
- Principal Investigator for the Physical Optics and Electronics (POE) Group
- Professor of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Rajeev J. Ram is professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT where he is a MacVicar Fellow. His group works on optical biosensing and microfluidic control of cellular processes. In addition to his work on microfluidics, his group has worked on rapid optical analysis techniques. They demonstrated the first quantitative Raman analysis in situ within a bioreactor—a technique that is now widely used in pharmaceutical production. Ram’s group has developed Raman for the quantification of metabolites in microbial and mammalian cell culture as well as for medical applications. Recently, his group has been working on the development of a new architecture for Raman spectroscopy that uses tunable lasers to miniaturize and simplify Raman measurements with the hope of making this technology widely available.
J-WAFS-funded projects
- Persistent monitoring of nitrogen waste products in the environment
- Accurate optical sensing for efficient fertilizer use and increased yield in small farms