The Department of Chemistry

Past Analytical/Materials Seminar Series

Held in the FALL and SPRING semesters

Shortcut to: Spring 2012; Spring 2011; Fall 2010


FALL SEMESTER 2012

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Mon., October 1, 2012

Professor Michael Serpe
Dept. of Chemistry, University of Alberta
Fun with Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Microgel-Based Etalons

 

Wed., October 24, 2012

Dr. Andreas Hermann
Dept. of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Cornell University
Binary and Ternary Lightweight Compounds -- Computational Investigations from H to O


Spring Semester 2012

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Wed., February 29, 2012

Professor Stefan H. Ruhl
Dept. of Oral Biology, University at Buffalo
Control of Oral Biofilm Formation on Biomaterials by Chemical Surface Modifications

Wed., March 7, 2012

Professor Olivia Graeve
Materials Science & Engineering, Alfred University
Ionic Concentration Effects on Reverse Micelle Size and Stability: Implications for the Synthesis of Nanoparticles

Wed., April 4, 2012

Professor Peter M. A. Sherwood
Surface Science, Corrosion and Materials Science, Oklahoma State University
Using Valence Band Photoelectron Spectroscopy to Identify Subtle Chemical Differences

Wed., April 11, 2012

Professor Robert W. Meulenberg
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Maine
Electronic Structure and Magnetic Properties of Nanocrystals and their Assemblies

Wed., April 18, 2012

Professor Christopher J. Collison
Department of Chemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology
Strategies for Improved Efficiency and Sustainability of Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaic Devices

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Spring Semester 2011

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Fri., January 14, 2011

Professor Larry W. Burggraf
Dept. of Engineering Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology
Positron Chemistry at AFIT

February 16, 2011

Professor Mahesh Mahanthappa

Dept. of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin - Madison

The Middle Matters: New Finds in ABA Triblock Copolymers

February 23, 2011

Dr. Peter B. Crowley

School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, Galway

Exploring the Protein Surface:  In the Test Tube and Inside Cells

March 2, 2011

Professor Michael A. Brook

Dept. of Chemistry, McMaster University

Interfacial Structuring Using Silicon Chemistry

March 30, 2011

Professor Michael S. Milligan

Dept. of Chemistry, SUNY College at Fredonia

Screening for Emerging Contaminants in Great Lakes Fish

April 6, 2011

Professor Alan J. Rabideau

Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering Dept., University at Buffalo

Geochemical Modeling of Innovative Groundwater Treatment at the West Valley Demonstration Project

May 25, 2011

Professor Gary W. Small

Dept. of Chemistry and the Optical Science Technology Center, The University of Iowa

Environmental Remote Sensing by Passive Infrared Spectroscopy

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Fall Semester 2010

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September 1, 2010

Professor Sherri A. Mason

Environmental Sciences Program, SUNY College at Fredonia

Investigations in Atmospheric Chemical Kinetics

September 8, 2010

Professor Richard G. Hennig

Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University

Predicting Structure Formation Across Length Scales - From Crystal Structures to Nanoscale Assembly of Hybrid Materials

September 23, 2010

Dr. Fergus Keenan

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Research Applications of ICP/MS with Laser Ablation and HPLC Systems

October 6, 2010

Professor Alex Adronov

Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University

Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Well-Defined Polymers

October 20, 2010

Professor Geoffrey Hutchison

Dept. of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh

Computational Design and Selection of Optimal Organic Photovoltaic Materials: Finding Needles through the Haystack

November 10, 2010

Professor Joshua Goldberger

Dept. of Chemistry, The Ohio State University

Hierarchical Self-Assembly for Optoelectronics and Medicine (Abstract)

December 1, 2010

Professor Nathan P. Mellott

Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Alfred University

Multifunctional, Sol-Gel Based Thin Films on Glass

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