Nano-plasmonics and Opto-electronic Sensing Group (NANOS)

I am a physicist and engineer driven by a fascination for harnessing light as a diagnostic tool. My research integrates applied optics, materials engineering, and bio-chemical sensing to develop fiber-integrated nano-sensor systems for healthcare, environmental monitoring, and agro-food safety.

I currently lead a DFG funded and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation–funded project on Lab-on-Fiber systems for on-site breath analysis, enabling personalized monitoring of breath volatile organic compounds for respiratory health management.

Dr. Sruthi Prasood Usha
0431 880-6285, Kaiserstr. 2, R. A-116a
24143, Kiel

Research Interests

  • Nanoplasmonic and fiber-integrated sensor systems
  • Colorimetry, Immunoassay and Nano-engineered interfaces (MOFs, AuNPs, bioinspired materials)
  • Point-of-care diagnostics and digital safety technologies
  • Breath VOC biomarkers for clinical screening and therapy monitoring
  • In-situ Battery safety monitoring and sustainability
#FiberOptics #LabOnFiber #BreathAnalysis #VOC #MOFs #AuNPs #PhotonicSensors #PersonalizedHealthcare

News

  • 2026 — Group Leader & PI - DFG funded Miniaturized Sensor System
  • 2026 — Fund for Female Post Doctoral Researchers Aiming for Habilitation
  • 2025 — Co-chair for Sensors and Sensor Systems in Breath Summit-2025, Innsbruck, Austria
  • 2024 — Humboldt-funded Lab-on-Fiber Project (2024 - present)
  • 2024 — CAU Advance Award - Development of Own Research Profile
  • 2024Early Career Award, KiNSIS
  • 2023 — Bioinspired Chemical Assays - (Contribution to EU SOILMONITOR project 2023-2025)
  • 2022 — SERB-ACS Research Competition Award
  • 2021 — DST-SERB funded Sensors for Food Safety and Monitoring, Environmental Sustainability Project
  • 2019 — Research Award for Best Doctoral Thesis, IIT Delhi