Dipen N. Sinha, Ph.D.

Dipen Sinha has been with the Los Alamos National Laboratory since 1980. He is the Leader of the Sensors and Micromanipulation Technology Team in MPA-11. His research includes the development of NDE techniques for chemical weapons (CW) treaty verification and related areas. Previous to the Swept-Frequency Acoustic Interferometry (SFAI) Technique for noninvasive chemical identification, he had also developed the Acoustic Resonance Spectroscopy (ARS) technique for CW verification.

His present interests include adapting the ultrasonic spectroscopy techniques that he has developed, for biomedical and environmental sensor applications, monitoring industrial process and quality control applications, down-hole petroleum monitoring, structural integrity of natural gas pipelines, and a wide range of sensors in many areas of science and technology. His primary interest is in developing sensors that can solve real-life problems related to national security, public health, and industry.

He has published over 80 papers in refereed journals in the areas of dynamics of phase transitions, ultra-high speed measurements, high-temperature superconductivity, chemical sensors, instrumentation, and ultrasonic spectroscopy. He is the co-editor of the Handbook of Elastic Properties of Solids, Liquids, and Gases, Volume IV, Academic Press (2001); He received the 1990 Research & Development 100 award for the development of a Solid-State Nitrogen-Dioxide Sensor. In 1992, he received the Popular Science 100 award for developing the Acoustic Salmonella Detector. In 1995, he received his second R&D 100 award for developing the ARS chemical fill detector. In 1997, he received Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Distinguished Performance Award for his seminal contributions in developing novel techniques in the area of nondestructive evaluation. In 2000, he received his third R&D 100 award for leading the development of the Advanced Non-Destructive Evaluation System for stand-off identification of chemicals inside sealed container. He also received LANL’s Distinguished Licensing Award in 2002 for successfully transferring technology that he developed to the industry. He holds several patents (16 awarded and four pending) in the area of sensors.