Dr. Kelly has over 30 years experience in developing sensors and spectroscopic instruments used to study a wide variety of organic and inorganic surface phenomena. He has published widely, and holds numerous patents in the fields of electron optics, thin film synthesis, and electron spectrometers. He will participate in the CCNE-TR program by assisting in the development of biosensors, and by evaluating their performance using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, secondary ion mass spectrometry, and other surface sensitive techniques.