Sensor Systems Laboratory Staff

David E. Cooper, Laboratory Director
R&D program management with technical expertise in applied experimental physics; photonics; laser spectroscopy; optical sensor and systems development; chemical and biological warfare defense; biosensors and medical devices; optical remote sensing technology; program management

Robert Balog, Program Manager - Biosensors and Systems Program
Biochemistry and biochemical engineering; biosensor development; surface functionalization; photolithographic synthesis of high-density oligonucleotide microarrays; DNA probe design

Jeannie Haushalter, Senior Research Chemist
Analytical chemistry; Raman spectroscopy and surface enhanced Raman scattering; surface chemistry and chemical sensor systems

Alexander Hallock, Research Engineer
Physical chemistry; experience in the use of SERS for the sensitive detection of chemical and biological targets; PNA capacitor microarrays for the electronic detection of DNA analytes

Martha-Helene Stapleton, Research Physicist
Biosensor development; optimization of nanoscale components; chemical and biological warfare defense; counterproliferation

Paul Kojola, Senior Research Engineer
Design of digital and analog circuits; microprocessor and control boards; Altera CPLD; C, Pascal, Forth, Fortran and assembly language programming; PC board layout

Eric Lavelle, Research Engineer
Optical remote sensing; prototype system development and testing; expertise in lasers, optics, electronics, and programming

Janice Li, Research Engineer
Electrical and bioengineering; optical biosensors; sensor modeling, analysis, and optimization

Grant Meyer, Research Engineer
Applied physics and biomedical engineering; biosensors, nanotechnology and microsystems

William B. Murphy, Program Director - Chemical Sensors and Systems Program
Organic chemistry; sensor and systems development for intelligence and defense applications; chemical and biological warfare defense applications

Jeremy Pett, Research Engineer
Applied experimental physics; optical remote sensors; prototype development and testing; data analysis and processing

Gary A. Rundle, Research Engineer
Design and development of advanced biological agent detection products, bio-medical instrumentation, and optical components; fluidics and mechanical systems; materials studies; career product life tests

Chris B. Smith, Senior Research Engineer
Electrical engineering; digital signal processing; image processing; data acquisition; instrumentation, and medical devices.

Jan van der Laan, Senior Research Engineer
Optical sensors, remote and in situ sensors involving active and passive technology (primarily for chemical and biological warfare defense and metical applications); spectroscopic and biosensor systems; differential absorption lidar (DIAL) systems; non-linear optics; fiber-optic sensors; radio communications; electromagnetic pulse (EMP) analysis; ionospheric sounders and radar

Jay Wei, Research Engineer
Electrical engineering and biomedical engineering; bio-instrumentation and analytical techniques

Angela Zapata, Program Manager - Micro-Devices Program
Analytical chemistry; sensor systems for chemical and biological warfare defense, medical diagnostics, and space exploration

Contact Us
Dr. David E. Cooper, Director
Sensor Systems Laboratory
Physical Sciences Division
650-859-3742
david.cooper@sri.com