UND has been awarded a $7.6 million contract by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center to develop a Contamination and Sanitation Inspection system. The project aims to design and build portable inspection scanners capable of detecting invisible contamination on surfaces. The scanners also have the ability to document cleanliness and deactivate potential threats using UVC radiation. The project’s principal investigator is Kouhyar Tavakolian, director of UND’s BioInnovation Zone. The technology primarily targets institutional kitchens, restaurants, and food processing industries.