Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment

[an NSF Graduated Center] MIRTHE+Photonics Sensing Center advances mid-infrared photonics, and develops novel light sources and ultra-sensitive chemical senior systems for environmental, medical, and security applications. The main focus is on breakthrough technological innovation as well as affordability and the widespread commercialization of its technologies. MIRTHE+ is a graduated NSF Engineering Research Center led by Princeton University with core partner universities that include Rice University, Texas A&M University, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Johns Hopkins University and the City College of New York. Through collaboration with academic partners, industry, and government laboratories, MIRTHE+ offers numerous research, technology transfer, and education and outreach opportunities. MIRTHE+ graduated from its 10th year as an NSF Engineering Research Center On October 31 2016 and expanded its photonic footprint beyond mid-infrared advancing the knowledge and technology pertaining to mid-IR and other photonic technologies for health, the environment, security, defense, process control, and instrumentation including materials, light sources, detectors, sensing systems, and sensing applications. MIRTHE+ provides interdisciplinary and practice oriented education for a diverse U.S. workforce and seeks to educate the public about chemical sensing with applications in environment, homeland security, and health. The Center encompasses a world-class team of engineers, chemists, physicists, environmental and bio-engineers, and clinicians.