U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Research Chemists Drs. Caite Bresnahan and Tim Schutt developed this molecular model to tune the binding material interactions with specific contaminants. The ERDC team, which also included Research Chemist Dr. Matthew Glasscott and Materials Scientist Dr. Jared Cobb, partnered with researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory to develop the photonic integrated circuit, a new technology that captures and detects harmful water-borne contaminants in the environment.