Alan Gelperin
Encyclopedia
Dr. Alan Gelperin is a scientist
and biologist
currently at Princeton University
and Monell Chemical Senses Center
. He specializes in electronic olfaction and computational neuroscience
.
He is most notable for his efforts in creating robots with electronic noses which can localize odors, and for the invention of a supermarket
fruit and vegetable scanner that does not use barcodes but instead scans by scent.
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
and biologist
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
currently at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
and Monell Chemical Senses Center
Monell Chemical Senses Center
The Monell Chemical Senses Center is a non-profit independent scientific institute located at the University City Science Center research campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
. He specializes in electronic olfaction and computational neuroscience
Computational neuroscience
Computational neuroscience is the study of brain function in terms of the information processing properties of the structures that make up the nervous system...
.
He is most notable for his efforts in creating robots with electronic noses which can localize odors, and for the invention of a supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
fruit and vegetable scanner that does not use barcodes but instead scans by scent.