William Buttner, Ph.D.
Research Professor of ChemistryDirector, International Center for Sensor Science and Engineering
Office: 322 Life Sciences Building
Office Hours:
Phone: 312.567.5875
Fax: 312.567.3494
Email:
buttner@iit.edu
Web:
Buttner's Web page
Expertise
Education
- B.S, Loyola University of Chicago
- Ph.D, Michigan State University
Curriculum Vitae
Research & Major Accomplishments
The Research in Dr. Buttner’s Group within the Chemistry Division of IIT focuses on the development of new chemical sensors and chemical-sensor methods to address unique analytical problems. Current research projects emphasize the use of advanced materials and structures to produce chemical sensors for applications ranging from biomedical, energy, and security. Since 2005 Dr. Buttner has been the director of the International Center for Sensor Science and Engineering (ICSSE) at IIT, which allows for intra-divisional and inter-divisional collaborations at IIT, as well as external collaborations on sensor-related research.
Current Projects
Awards/Honors
Patents
Books
Selected Publications
- Orthogonal Gas Sensor Arrays with Intelligent Algorithms for Early Warning of Electrical Fires, with Ming Ni and Joseph R. Stetter Sens and Act B (2007, in press)
- Detection of Proteins and Bacteria Using an Array of Impedance Sensors, with Victor H. Pérez-Luna, Manav Mehta, SaeWeon Roh, Joseph R. Stetter, and William R. Penrose, Biosensors and Bioelectronics (2007, in press)
- “Surface Characterization and Manipulation of SWCNT for Sensor Applications” with G-H Chung, L.Evans, G. Hunter, J R. Stetter, J-S Jeong, J. Xu and Rong Wang Transactions of the Electrochemical Society vol. 1 Issue 21, pp. 9-15, 2006.
- “Amperometric Sensor for Selective and Stable H2 Measurements”, with Yen T. Chao, Joseph R. Stetter, and Sheng Yao, Sensors & Actuators B, 106 (2005) 784-790.
