The Department of Chemistry

Past Analytical Seminar Series

Held in the SPRING semesters only


Shortcut to Spring 2007; Shortcut to Spring 2008; Shortcut to Spring 2009


Spring Semester 2010 (Download PDF)

February 24, 2010

Professor Magnus Bergkvist

College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, University at Albany

Bioinspired Approaches for Engineering Nanomaterials

March 3, 2010

Professor James Olson

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University at Buffalo

Biomarkers of Organophosphorus Pesticide-Induced Neurotoxicity

March 10, 2010

Professor Heather Sheardown

McMaster University

Forged Marriages Between Unlikely Partners to Create New Ophthalmic Materials

March 31, 2010

Professor Tiffany A. Mathews

Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University

Analytical Neurochemistry: Unraveling How Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Influences Dopamine Neurotransmission

April 7, 2010

Professor Travis S. Bailey

Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University

Highly Distensible, Nanostructured Elastic Hydrogels from Self-Assembled Block Copolymer Melts

April 14, 2010

Dr. Frank L. Dorman

Director of Technical Development, Restek Corporation

Prediction and Optimization of Chromatographic Separations Based on the Selectivities of Recent Stationary Phase Technologies

May 5, 2010

Professor R. Kenneth Marcus

Department of Chemistry, Clemson University

Capillary-Channeled Polymer (C-CP) Fiber Stationary Phases for Separations and Solid Phase Extraction of Proteins


Spring Semester 2009 (Download PDF)

March 4, 2009

Dr. Edward Furlong

Water Resources Division

U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO

Analysis and Environmental Chemistry of Emerging Contaminants: An Overview of USGS Research and Recent Findings

March 18, 2009

Professor Robert Brainard

College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany, NY

Kinetics, Chemical Modeling and Lithography of Novel Acid Amplifiers for use in EUV Photoresists

March 25, 2009

Professor Tracy Bank

Department of Geology, University at Buffalo

Applications of Atomic Force Microscopy in Geochemistry

April 1, 2009

Dr. Mehran Alaee

Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Research Division, Environment Canada, Burlington, ON

The Role of Mass Spectrometry in Environmental Analysis, From the Golden Era to Renascence of Environmental Mass Spectrometry

April 22, 2009

Dr. Jeffrey Linhardt

Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, NY

Analysis of Polymers for Ophthalmic Applications

May 6, 2009

Dr. Larry Carr

Brookhaven National Laboratory, SAS Speaker

Infrared and THz Spectroscopy Using Synchrotron Light at  the NSLS (Abstract)

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Spring Semester 2008 (Download PDF)

February 20, 2008

Dr. Yong Guo
Johnson & Johnson
Maximizing the Separation Power of Liquid Chromatography

February 27, 2008

Professor David C. Muddiman
Department of Chemistry North Carolina State University
Chemical and Mass Spectrometry Advances for Improved Clinical Proteomic Measurements: Making an Impact Through the Chemistry Porthole and Building Diverse Research Themes

March 19, 2008

Dr. Gary A. Baker
Surface Chemistry & Catalysis Group, Chemical Sciences Division Oak Ridge National Laboratories
Title TBA

April 2, 2008

Professor Zhiqun Lin
Materials Science and Engineering Department Iowa State University
Learning from 'Coffee Rings': Formation of Ordered Structures by Evaporation Induced Self-Assembly
(Co-sponsored with UB Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering)

April 9, 2008

Dr. J. Larry Campbell
Product Applications Group MDS Analytical Technologies
Unlocking the Hidden Assets in Proteomic LC-MS/MS Experiments

April 23, 2008

Dr. X. Michael Liu
Bausch & Lomb
Gel Permeation Chromatography with Triple Detection

April 30, 2008

Professor John D. Brennan
Department of Chemistry McMaster University
Entrapment of Biomolecules in Silica Materials for the Development of Bioanalysis Tools

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Professor Steven D. Brown
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware
Glucose Monitoring in vitro and in vivo for Chemometrics
(Co-sponsored with the Niagara Frontier Section, Society for Applied Spectroscopy)

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Spring Semester 2007 (Download PDF)

January 31, 2007

Dr. Chiedza Maponga
Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, University of Zimbabwe
Research Associate, Department of Pharmacy Practice, University at Buffalo
Post-Marketing Quality Assurance of Generic Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource Limited Settings

February 7, 2007

Professor Aaron Wheeler
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto
Recent Advances in Microfluidics: From High-Reaching Droplets to Intelligent Worms

February 21, 2007

Professor Paul M. Zelisko
Department of Chemistry, Brock University
Silicone-Protein Interactions

March 7, 2007

Professor Gabriela C. Weaver
Department of Chemistry, Purdue University
Control of Protein Structure by Electronics, by Stereoelectronic Effects, and by Phosphorylation

April 4, 2007

Professor Timothy G. Strein
Department of Chemistry, Bucknell University
Recent Progress with CE: (1) In-capillary Reactions with Stacking and
(2) NMR to Study Chiral Recognition in MEKC

April 11, 2007

Professor Maryanne M. Collinson
Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University
Templating Silica: New Routes to New Materials to New Applications

April 18, 2007

Professor David H. Garabrant
School of Public Health, The University of Michigan
The University of Michigan Dioxin Exposure Study

April 25, 2007

Professor Xiangqun Zeng
Department of Chemistry, Oakland University
Study of Molecular Interactions at Modified Electrode Interfaces for Sensor Applications

TUESDAY, May 22, 2007

Professor Charles T. Campbell
Department of Chemistry & Center for Nanotechnology, University of Washington
Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Sensing: Kinetics of Binding at the Solid/Liquid Interface, with Applications to High-Throughput Microarrays

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