Professor Burke presented his talk: “Quantum sensors in biology: Challenges and Opportunities” at an invitation only workshop on quantum bio-sensing in Washington, DC. The workshop was sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and included in person participants from around the world, including USA, Germany, Italy, and Australia.
“Quantum sensors in biology will enable new non-invasive was to study cellular properties such as pH, bio-electricity, and ROS”, said Burke. “It is an honor to be invited to a workshop of the world’s experts in this rapidly grown field.”
Professor Burke, as advisor of the UCI HAM radio club (an official ARRL chapter), kicked off the new academic year with a new student president. The students checked the antennas on the top of the MTSB building, and calibrated some of the radio equipment in the “shack”.
Students interested in joining the club should contact professor Burke.
Professor Burke provided assistance to the campus fire authorities using his drone.
His flights provided aerial footage of the “Fuel Modification Zone”, a region of reduced vegetation around a residential neighborhood on the UCI campus (University Hills) to prevent risk of fire to homes. This was used to coordinate the fire prevention plan and issues among the following stakeholders: The UCI Emergency Preparedness department; The Homeowners’ Representative Board (HRB); Orange County Fire Authority; UCI Police Department; CERT preparedness personnel; and interested homeowners.
Professor Burke is an FAA licensed drone pilot (part 107).
BurkeLab took delivery and installation of an Airy scan super-resolution microscope for live cell microscopy this week. The equipment will allow sub-wavelength imaging of living cells and organelles such as mitochondria. It contains an integrated, CO2 and temperature controlled incubation chamber for supporting cell vitality during measurements. The purchase was supported by a US Army Research Office DURIP grant.
Professor Burke presented the group’s latest findings at this premier international conference on microwaves and their applications to the life sciences.Professor Peter Burke (UC Irvine), and Profs. Henri Happy, Kamel Haddadi, and Didier Theron (University of Lille, IEMN, Lille, France) at the opening session of EUWM in Paris, France, 2019.
