UMSL's Zhi Xu Wins
2004 Entrepreneur-of-the-Year Award

Dr. Zhi Xu, Associate Professor of Chemistry at UMSL, received the 2004 Entrepreneur-of-the-Year Award from UM President Elson Floyd at the April 6th Technology Transfer Showcase. Dr. Xu's work focuses on optical spectroscopy, which measures the emission and absorption of light, and has applications in many fields. He discovered and developed a new ultra-sensitive spectrophotometer that has the potential to increase the sensitivity of such instruments by at least 100 fold and ultimately by as much as 1000 fold over the best devices that are available today. A commercial product from this technology will be launched by early summer, with expected annual licensing revenue in the mid-six figures.

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