Developing a novel electronic nose to combat the illegal trade of the native Australian reptile, Tiliqua rugosa

Project Member(s): Ueland, M.

Funding or Partner Organisation: RSPCA Australia (2019 RSPCA Australia Alan White Scholarship for Animal Welfare)
RSPCA Australia (2019 RSPCA Australia Alan White Scholarship for Animal Welfare)

Start year: 2020

Summary: 1. To modify the current NOS.E prototype to selectively detect live reptiles in transit. 2. To implement the NOS.E to detect live reptiles in a real-world setting.

FOR Codes: Sensor technology (incl. chemical aspects), Analytical chemistry not elsewhere classified, Sensor Technology (Chemical aspects), Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity, Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences, Terrestrial systems and management not elsewhere classified

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.