Dr. Evangelyn C. Alocilja

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Department of Homeland Security through the National Center for Food Protection and Defense: Development of a multiplex bio-barcode DNA biosensor for Bacillus anthracis detection without PCR amplification, $180,000, 2007 to 2009.
Department of Homeland Security through the National Center for Food Protection and Defense: Development of biologically modified electrically-active magnetic nanoparticles (nano-BEAMs) for direct capture and concentration of B. anthracis spores and cells in various food matrices, $150,000, 2007 to 2009.
21st Century Jobs Fund, Michigan Economic Development Corporation: Fundamental Studies on Multifunctional Electrospun Nanofibers for Sensor Applications, $659,677, 2007 to 2009.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Rapid and quantitative detection of Helicobacter pylori and E. coli O157 in well water using a nano-wired biosensor and QPCR, $600,000, 2006 to 2009.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality: Rapid detection system for viable E. coli in surface water, $100,228, 2006 to 2008.
Center for Water Science: Emerging waterborne viruses in Michigan waters: development of DNA-based detection tools for surveillance and assessing risk, $111,000, 2006 to 2008.
National Science Foundation: Development of Forward Error-Correcting Multi-Array Biosensor Based on Molecular Bio-Wires, $270,000, 2006 to 2009.
Department of Homeland Security - National Center for Food Protection and Defense: Biosensor development for food protection and defense, $213,743, 2005 to 2008.
National Science Foundation (NSF): Nanoscale design of aqueous carbon nanotube-reinforced molecular transducer for biosensor design, $160,000, 2005 to 2006.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Development of a Field-based Biosensor to Enhance the Epidemiological Studies of BVDV, $326,000, 2005 to 2007.
MAES-USDA: Development of a multi-array biosensor for food safety and bio-security, 2005 to 2006.
MAES-USDA: Development and application of biosensors for detection of animal diseases, 2005 to 2006.
National Science Foundation: NER: Nanoscale design of aqueous carbon nanotube-reinforced molecular transducers for biosensors, $160,000, 2005 to 2008.
Michigan Animal Industry Initiative: Biosensor development for agro-security, Phase II, $25,000, 2004 to 2005.
Michigan Animal Industry Initiative: Biosensor development for agro-security, $28,350, 2003 to 2004.
USDA-NRICGP: Conductometric biosensor for foodborne pathogen detection in fresh produce, $90,000, 2003 to 2005.
USDA: Development of a biosensor for rapid detection of viruses, $14,910, 2002 to 2003.
Lemelson Foundation-National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance: Agen BioSense: Development of a prototype biosensor, $12,575, 2002 to 2004.
USDA National Integrated Food Safety Initiative: Chemiluminescence Detection of Microbial Contaminants on Fresh Produce, $325,284, 2000 to 2004.
National Pork Producers Council: Rapid Detection of Pathogenic Contamination in Pork for HACCP Monitoring, $18,727, 2000 to 2001.
Michigan Animal Industry Initiative: In vivo Detection of E. coli O157:H7 in Lambs as Ruminant Model of Cattle, $48,730, 2000 to 2001.
Michigan Animal Industry Initiative: Identification and Differentiation of Foodborne Pathogens Using SPR Biosensor, $8,836, 2000 to .
Michigan State University: Development of a "Lab-on-Chip" Biosensor for Food and Environmental Safety, and Biosecurity, 2000 to 2006.
USDA Higher Education Challenge Grants: Student Portfolios to Encourage Learning in Biological Engineering, $184,112, 1999 to 2002.
Management of Technology and Innovation, College of Engineering: Design Improvement and Marketing Potential of the E. Coli O157:H7 Sniffer, $8,700, 1999 to .
USDA-Funds for Rural America (FRA): National Center for Manure and Animal Waste Management, Co-PI, a consortium of 14 US institutions, based at North Carolina State University, $3,840,000, 1999 to 2003.
Department of Agricultural Engineering: Use of SPR-based biosensor for the early detection of foodborne pathogens, $3,000, 1999 to 2000.
Michigan Plant Initiative Program (GREEEN): Early detection of pathogenic contamination in packaged plant food products as post-harvest HACCP protocol. Part 1. Contamination from Salmonella typhimurium, $80,000, 1999 to 2001.
Manure Management - Michigan Animal Industry Initiative: Development of a phosphorus balance swine model, $11,330, 1998 to .
Michigan Potato Industry Commission: Development of a low cost, real-time, on-site electronic nose system for rapid and early detection of spoilage in stored potatoes. Part 1. Laboratory model, $5,000, 1998 to 1999.
Michigan Animal Initiative Program: Development of a 'breath test' for the early detection of E. coli O157:H7 and other Shiga toxin-producing strains. Part 1. In vitro Detection and Differentiation, $33,094, 1998 to 2000.
College of Engineering/Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University: Summer Internship, $4,000, 1997 to .
Michigan Animal Industry Initiative: Optimization of Whole-Farm Management for Zero-Excess Manure P and N Nutrients in Dairy-Crop Operations, $89,030, 1996 to 1998.
College of Engineering/Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University: Summer Internship, $4,000, 1996 to .
Michigan Animal Initiative Program: Phosphorus Balance Model of a Dairy-Crop System, $50,000, 1995 to 1996.
USAID: Printing Funds to convert Ph.D. thesis manuscript into a monograph, 1987 to .

• Torres-Chavolla, E., Alocilja, E.C. (2008) Aptasensors for detection of microbial and viral pathogens, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
• Okafor, C.,, Grooms, D.,, Alocilja, E., Bolin, S. (2008) Fabrication of a Novel Conductometric Biosensor for Detecting Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Antibodies, Sensors, 8 (9), 6015-6025
• Yuk, J.S.,, Jin, J.H.,, Alocilja, E.C.,, Rose, J. (2008) Performance enhancement of polyaniline-based polymeric wire biosensor., Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 24, 1348-1352
• Zhang, D, Carr, D.J.,, Alocilja, E.C (2008) Fluorescent bio-barcode DNA assay for the detection of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis., Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 24, 1377-1381
• Pal, S., Alocilja, E.C (2008) Electrically-Active Polyaniline Coated Magnetic (EAPM) Nanoparticle as Novel Transducer in Biosensor for Detection of Bacillus anthracis Spores in Food Samples., Biosensors and Bioelectronics
• Liu, Y.,, Gore, A.,, Chakrabartty, S.,, Alocilja, E.C. (2008) Characterization of sub-systems of a molecular bio-based biosensor device., Microchimica Acta, 163, 49-56.
• Jin, J.H.,, Zhang, D, Alocilja, E.C., Grooms, D. (2008) Label-free DNA sensor on nano-porous silicon-polypyrrole chip for monitoring Salmonella species., IEEE Sensors Journal, 8 (6), 891-895.
• Zhang, D., Alocilja, E.C. (2008) Characterization of nano-porous silicon-based DNA biosensor for the detection of Salmonella Enteritidis., IEEE Sensors Journal, 8 (6), 775-780.
• Pal, S.,, Setterington, E, Alocilja, E.C (2008) Electrically-Active Magnetic Nanoparticles for Concentrating and Detecting Bacillus anthracis Spores in a Direct-Charge Transfer Biosensor., IEEE Sensors Journal, 8 (6), 647-654.
• Pal, S.,, Ying, W.,, Alocilja,E.C.,, Downes, F.P. (2008) Sensitivity and Specificity Performance of a Direct-Charge Transfer Biosensor for Detecting Bacillus cereus in Selected Food Matrices., Biosystems Engineering Journal, 99: (4), 461-468
• Cabaraban, M.T.,, Khire, M.V.,, Alocilja, E.C. (2008) Aerobic in-vessel composting versus bioreactor landfilling using life cycle inventory models., Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Journal,, 10 (1), 39-52
• Alocilja, E.C. and, Muhammad-Tahir, Z. (2008) Label-free microbial biosensors based on conducting polymers., In: M. Zuorob et al. (ed). Principles of bacterial detection: biosensors, recognition receptors, and Microsystems,, Springer, New York (bookchapter)
• Alocilja, E.C (2008) Biosensors for detecting pathogenic bacteria in the meat industry, In: F. Toldrá. (ed.), Meat Biotechnology, Springer, New York (bookchapter)
• Yang Liu,, Shantanu Chakrabartty, Evangelyn C.Alocilja (2008) A Multiplexed Biosensor based on Biomolecular Nanowires, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems , Seattle, USA
• Liu, Y.,, Chakrabartty, S.,, Alocilja, E.C. (2007) Fundamental building blocks for molecular bio-wire based forward-error correcting biosensors,, Nanotechnology Journal, 18, 4240-4217
• Alocilja, E.C (2007) Case Study on Problem-based Learning in a Bio-resource Optimization Course., International Journal of Engineering Education, 1-6
• Muhammad-Tahir, Z., Alocilja, E.C.,, Grooms, D.L (2007) Indium Tin Oxide-Polyaniline Biosensor: Fabrication and Characterization, Sensors Journal, 7, 1123-1140.
• Pal, S., Alocilja,E.C., Downes, F.P. (2007) Nanowire Labeled Direct-Charge Transfer Biosensor for Detecting Bacillus species, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 22, 2329-2336
• Jin, J.H.,, Wong, K.,, Xagoraraki, I.,, Rose, J.B.,, Alocilja, E.C. (2007) Label Free DNA-Porous Silicon Biosensor for the Detection of Enteric Adenoviruses,, 107th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Liu, Y.,, Gore, A.,, Chakrabartty, S.,, Alocilja, E.C. (2007) A Molecular Bio-wire based Multi-array Biosensor with Integrated potentiostats, Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference,Montréal, Canada, Nov.2007, 29-32 pages
• Okafor, C.C.,, Grooms, D.L.,, Alocilja, E.C. (2007) Detection of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis antibodies in bovine serum using a conductometric biosensor., International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Japan, Oct. 29-Nov. 2
• Pal, S.,, Hummel, E. B.,, Alocilja, E. C (2007) Synthesis of a nano-electromagnetic polymer and its application in a DCT biosensor, NSTI Nanotech Conference and Trade Show, 2007, 485-488 pages
• Alocilja, E.C, McLean, T (2007) Bioluminescent Sensors for Onsite Non-specific Screening of Toxic Agents in Food and Water, IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security, 16-17 May 2007, Boston-Woburn, MA, 204-208 pages
• Zuo, Y., Chakrabartty, S., Muhammad-Tahir, Z., Pal, S., and Alocilja, E.C. (2006) Spatio-temporal Processing for Multi-channel Biosensors using Support Vector Machines, IEEE Sensors Journal, 6 (6), 1644-1651
• Kindschy, L., Alocilja, E.C. (2006) Development of a molecularly imprinted biomimetic sensor, Biotechnology Progress, 7, 1630-1642
• Gore, A., Chakrabartty, S., Pal, S., Alocilja, E.C. (2006) A multi-channel femtoampere-sensitivity potentiostat array for biosensing applications, IEEE Sensors Journal, 53 (11), 2357-2363
• Meeusen, C, Alocilja, E, Osburn, W. (2005) Detection of E. coli O157:H7 Using Miniaturized Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor, Transactions of the ASAE, 48 (6), 2409-2416
• Rodriguez-Lopez, M, Alocilja, E.C. (2005) Embedded DNA-polypyrrole model biosensor for rapid detection of Escherichia coli, IEEE Sensors Journal, 5 (4), 733-736
• Muhammad-Tahir, Z, Alocilja, E.C., Grooms D.L. (2005) Rapid detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus as surrogate of bioterrorism agents, IEEE Sensors Journal, 5 (4), 757-762
• Radke, S, Alocilja, E.C. (2005) A Microfabricated Biosensor for Detecting Foodborne Bioterrorism Agents, IEEE Sensors Journal, 5 (4), 744-750
• Mathew, F. and Alocilja, E.C. (2005) Porous silicon-based biosensor for pathogen detection, Biosensors and Bioelectronics Journal, 20 (8), 1656-1661
• Kindschy, L., Alocilja E.C. (2005) A molecularly imprinted polymer on indium tin oxide and silicon, Biosensors and Bioelectronics Journal, 20 (10), 2163-2167
• Radke, S, Alocilja, E.C. (2005) A High Density Microelectrode Array Biosensor for Detection of E. coli O157:H7, Biosensors and Bioelectronics Journal, 20 (8), 1662-1667
• Muhammad-Tahir, Z, Alocilja, E.C., Grooms D. (2005) Polyaniline synthesis and its application in biosensor, Biosensors and Bioelectronics Journal, 20 (8), 1690-1695
• Mathew, F, Alagesan, D, Alocilja, E.C. (2004) Chemiluminescence detection of viable Escherichia coli in fresh produce obtained from different sources, Journal of Luminescence, 19, 193-198
• Radke, S, Alocilja, E.C. (2004) Design and Fabrication of a Micro-Impedance Biosensor for Bacterial Detection, IEEE Sensors Journal, 4 (4), 434-440
• Muhammad-Tahir, Z, Alocilja, E.C. (2004) A Disposable biosensor for pathogen detection in fresh produce samples, Biosystems Engineering Journal, 88 (2), 145-151
• Mathew, F, Alocilja, E.C. (2004) Enzyme-based detection of Escherichia coli, Transactions of the ASAE, 47 (1), 357-362
• Kindschy, L. and Alocilja, E.C. (2004) A Review of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Biosensor Development for Food and Agricultural Applications, Transactions of the ASAE, 47 (4), 1375-1382
• Radke, S. and Alocilja, E.C. (2004) Development of E-team to Commercialize Engineering Research, 2004 ASEE Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, ASEE Publications
• Alocilja, E.C (2004) Development of biologically active organic nanotransducers, 2004 Joint International Meeting - 206th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society/2004 Fall Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan,
• Alocilja, E.C, Ritchie, N, Grooms, D. (2003) Protocol development using an electronic nose for differentiating E. coli strains, IEEE Sensors Journal, 3 (6), 801-805
• Younts, S, Alocilja, E.C, Osburn, W, Marquie, S, Gray, J, Grooms, D. (2003) Experimental use of a gas sensor-based instrument for differentiation of E. coli O157:H7 from non-O157:H7 E. coli field isolates, Journal of Food Protection, 66 (8), 1455-1458
• Muhammad-Tahir, Z, Alocilja, E.C (2003) Fabrication of a disposable biosensor for Escherichia coli O157:H7 detection, IEEE Sensors Journal, 3 (4), 345-351
• Muhammad-Tahir, Z, Alocilja, E.C. (2003) A conductometric biosensor for biosecurity, Biosensors and Bioelectronics Journal, 18 (5-6), 813-819
• Alocilja, E.C, Radke, S (2003) Market Analysis of Biosensors for Food Safety, Biosensors and Bioelectronics Journal, 18 (5-6), 841-846
• Mathew, F.P., Alocilja E.C. (2003) Fabrication of porous silicon-based biosensor, IEEE Sensors Conference, October 21-24, 2003, IEEE Publications, 293-298 pages
• Younts, S., Alocilja, E.C., Osburn, W.N., Marquie, S. Grooms, D.L. (2002) Differentiation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from non-O157:H7 E. coli serotypes using a sensor-based, computer-controlled detection system, Transactions of the ASAE, 44 (5), 1681-1685
• Alocilja, E.C. (2002) Principles of Biosystems Engineering, 2nd edition, Erudition Books, ISBN=1-58692-364-1
• Muhammad-Tahir, Z. and Alocilja, E.C. (2002) Fabrication of a membrane strip immunosensor, IEEE Sensors Conference, Orlando, Florida,12-14 June 2002, IEEE Publications
• Tuang, F.N., Rademaker, J.L.W., Alocilja, E.C., Louws, F., and DeBruijn, F.J. (1999) Identification of Bacterial rep-PCR Genomic Fingerprints Using a Backpropagation Neural Network, FEMS Microbiology Letters, 177 (2), 249-256
• Alocilja, E.C (1998) An Optimization Model for Zero-Excess Phosphorus Management, Agricultural Systems Journal, 57 (4), 585-597
• Alocilja, E.C. (1998) Zero-Excess Manure Management Through Dairy Ration Management, Transactions of the ASAE, 41 (2), 497-501
• Prathapar, S.A., W.S. Meyer, J.C. Madden, E.C. Alocilja (1997) SWAGMAN Options: A Hierarchical Multicriteria Framework To Identify Profitable Land Uses that Minimize Water Table Rise and Salinization, Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computation, 83, 217-240
• Alocilja, E.C., Von Bernuth, R.D., and Beede, D.K. (1997) Managing Dairy-Crop Production Systems for Zero-Excess Phosphorus: A Multi-criteria Optimization Approach. In P.S. Teng et al. (eds), Applications of Systems Approaches at the Farm and Regional Levels, Kluwer Academic Publishers (bookchapter)
• Alocilja, E.C. and J.T. Ritchie (1992) Multicriteria optimization for a sustainable agriculture. In Penning de Vries et al (eds), Systems Approaches for Agricultural Development, Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers (bookchapter)
• Alocilja, E.C., J.T. Ritchie, and B. Baer (1991) Structured programming in simulation models In Hodges, T. (eds), Predicting Crop Phenology, Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press (bookchapter)
• Alocilja, E.C. and J.T. Ritchie (1991) A model for the phenology of rice In Hodges, T. (eds), Predicting Crop Phenology, Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press (bookchapter)
• Alocilja, E.C. and J.T. Ritchie (1990) The application of SIMOPT2:RICE to evaluate profit and risk in rice production, Agricultural Systems Journal, 33, 315-326
• Alocilja, E.C. (1990) Process Network Theory, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, IEEE, 66-71 pages
• Alocilja, E.C. and J.T. Ritchie (1988) Upland rice simulation and its use in multicriteria optimization, Hawaii, IBSNAT Project, 95 pages
• Ritchie, J.T., E.C. Alocilja, U. Singh, and G. Uehara (1987) IBSNAT and the CERES-Rice model, Weather and Rice, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines, International Rice Research Institute (bookchapter)