University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Team members: Logan Liu, Tristan Wietsma, Manas Ranjan Gartia
MoboSens is a smartphone-based water sensor which enables anyone to test the quality of water and utilizes social media to empower people to become active participants in their environmental communities. This low-cost and simple to use device currently detects nitrate concentrations accurately and looks to expand to measure heavy metal, carcinogens, and bacteria in water. The nanotechnology-enabled sensor allows ‘citizen scientists’ to use smartphones to collect, share and post data regarding stream quality and drinking water safety on social media.
Project Site: http://nanobionics.mntl.illinois.edu/mobosens
Meet the Winners
2013 Winner ColdTrace: Wireless Vaccine Monitoring Nithya Ramanathan President & Founder 
2013 Winner ColdTrace: Wireless Vaccine Monitoring Martin Lukac CTO 
2013 Winner MoboSens – Mobile Water Sensor Logan Liu Assistant Professor 
2013 Winner MoboSens – Mobile Water Sensor Tristan Wietsma Informatics Scientist 
2013 Winner MoboSens – Mobile Water Sensor Manas Ranjan Gartia Ph.D. Candidate 
2013 Winner G-Fresnel Cell-phone Spectrometer Zhiwen Liu Associate Professor 
2013 Winner G-Fresnel Cell-phone Spectrometer Perry S. Edwards Ph.D. student 
2013 Winner G-Fresnel Cell-phone Spectrometer Chuan Yang Ph.D. Candidate
From Wired to Wireless
The story behind the Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project winners’ trophy
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