Gerard Wysocki

Gerard Wysocki is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Princeton University, affiliated with the Princeton Materials Institute (PMI) and the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI). He serves as Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies and Director of the MIRTHE+ initiative. His research focuses on mid-infrared laser spectroscopic instrumentation for chemical sensing applications in environmental monitoring, biomedical diagnostics, and industrial processes.

Education:

• Ph.D., Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria (2003)
• M.S., Electronics, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland (1999)

Research Interests:

• Development of tunable mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) for high-resolution spectroscopy
• Wireless sensor networks for distributed trace-gas monitoring
• Faraday rotation spectroscopy for paramagnetic gas detection
• Frequency comb spectroscopy for multi-species chemical analysis
• Integration of photonic technologies for field-deployable sensors

Key Projects:

• Drone-assisted methane leak localization using CLaDS
• Portable CO₂ sensor nodes for environmental monitoring
• Medical breath analysis via Faraday rotation spectroscopy
• Combustion diagnostics for HOx radical detection

Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (2010)
• Masao Horiba Award (2010)
• STAR Program Early Career Award (2012)

Labs & Teams:

• Princeton University Laser Sensing (PULSe) Lab
• Collaborations with NASA, Cleveland Clinic, and industry partners