Electrochemical sensors are sensitive and selective analytical tools, that have been established unequivocally for the evaluation and monitoring of analyte species in the environment, in food, in water and the health industry. Her trending research focuses on the integration of these sensors with microelectromechanical support towards the development of current tools for real time, real world deployment. The primary focus of the SARChI chair in Analytical Systems and Processes for Priority and Emerging Contaminants (ASPPEC) is the integrated application of analytical tools and technology to develop early warning systems for trace-level detection and quantification of critical contaminants. These systems are primarily electrochemically driven, but draw on a wide range of supporting analytical techniques and energy sources for feasible outcomes. Baker was appointed as Fellow in Residence on the Paris-Seine Initiative for Excellence (2020) and launched the first International associated laboratory (LIA) partnership between South Africa and France. The LIA is an esteemed research, teaching and training laboratory without walls, which offers internationalisation opportunities for participating researchers and students alike.

-University of the Western Cape