24-645 Special Topics -Air Pollutant Sensor Design and Application

12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

In this course, students will be instructed in the development, testing, and deployment of air quality monitoring networks. Key topics will include introduction to EPA regulations for air pollutants and the measurements used to monitor compliance with those regulations operating principles behind standard EPA measurements and emerging sensors emissions of pollutants effects of pollutants on human health and climate sensor calibration and maintenance data collection, processing, and interpretation. Statistical treatment of data will also be discussed. A major focus of this class will be a teambased project, in which students design, construct, and deploy small, lowcost air pollutant sensors. The course assumes understanding of thermodynamics, basic chemistry, and computer programming.

Prerequisites: 09-105 and 15-110 and 24-221

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