SupraSensor Technologies company, whose sensors detect nitrate levels in soil, got its start in a UO Chemistry and Biochemistry research lab.

“Carroll discovered the molecule now used in the sensor when he was a graduate student studying supramolecular chemistry — the interactions between molecules — with UO chemistry professors Darren Johnson and Mike Haley. The three researchers are the company’s co-founders.

Read more in the following articles:

UO startup’s sensor could slash pollution, save billions –http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/03/uo-startups-sensor-could-slash.html

UO technology spinout gets Oregon BEST award for field testing –
http://around.uoregon.edu/content/uo-technology-spinout-gets-oregon-best-award-field-testing

From Lab to Field – http://projects.registerguard.com/apf/region/from-lab-to-field/