Developing an electronic nose for frontline detection of illegal forest products

Project Member(s): Ueland, M.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (New Frontiers in Research Fund)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (New Frontiers in Research Fund)

Start year: 2023

Summary: This project will generate the first e-nose on the global market to mimic a dog’s nose for sensitivity with the increased value of rapidly identifying illegal products for apprehension and prosecution of the offenders. The e-nose would be employed by provincial and federal border enforcement agencies in Canada to regulate the import, export and interprovincial transportation of species covered by international treaties. It would also be employed on a global scale, including for island nations such as Australia, where forestry crime can lead to significant biosecurity threats.

FOR Codes: Other environmental management , Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences, Sensor technology (incl. chemical aspects), Separation science

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.