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Past Invited Seminar Speakers – Academic Years
Department of Chemistry - Seminar Archive
Seminar Series for Academic 2012-2013 Calendar Year
Fall 2012
August 31, 2012
No Seminar, Chemistry Faculty MeetingSeptember 7, 2012
No SeminarSeptember 14, 2012
Triet Truong, Wright State University, Graduate Student,"Custom oligonucleotide synthesis: an organic process for assembling the building blocks of life."
September 21, 2012
Professor Neil Danielson, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio"Chromatographic Fractionation of Asphaltenes, the Cholesterol of Petroleum "
September 28, 2012
Dr. Ioana Pavel Sizemore, Wright State UniversityOctober5, 2012
Mark Duffy, Wright State University, Graduate Student"Dental Materials"
October 12, 2012
CancelledDr. Pavel Anzenbacher, Jr., Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
"Polymer Reactors and Sensors"
October 19, 2012
Tahiru Sulley Addo, Wright State University, Graduate Student,"High Speed Scanning Probe Microscopy"
October 26, 2012
Dr. Rebecca Peebles, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois"Revealing Molecular Secrets Using High Resolution Microwave and Infrared Spectroscopy: CH-pi Interactions, Tunneling, and a Few Surprises"
November 2, 2012
Professor Bruce S. Ault, Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati"Spectroscopic Studies of the Chemistry of Ozone: Applications to
Atmospheric Chemistry and Semiconductors"
November 9, 2012
Bill Barrow, Wright State University, Graduate Student"Hazardous Waste in Ohio"
Joe Krol, Wright State University, Graduate Student
"Congested Aromatic Molecules"
November 16, 2012
Dr. Andy Tao, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IndianaNovember 23, 2012
Holiday, University Closed November 30, 2012
Cancelled December 7, 2012
Mary Abraham, Wright State University, Graduate Student, "Smart Polymers: What, How, and Why"
Spring 2013
January 11, 2013
No Seminar, Chemistry Faculty MeetingJanuary 18, 2013
Dr. Bryan Eigenbrodt, Air Force Research Laboratory/Propulsion Directorate "Correlating Electrochemical Performance with In Situ Raman Spectroscopy in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells"January 25, 2013
Dr. David Turner, Air Force Research Labs, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Nanoelectronics Branch, Material and Manufacturing Directorate "Surface Modification with Covalently Tethered, Heteroleptic Ruthenium Complex with Isomerization Capabilities upon Irradiation, [Ru{(HS-CH2)2-bpy}2{pox}]"February 1, 2013
No SeminarFebruary 8, 2013
Dr. Jeremy Driskell, Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University“Quest for a Rapid and Simple SERS-based Immunoassay”
February 15, 2013
Dr. David Firsich, Inorganic Specialists, Miamisburg, OH"Architecture Options for Carbon Nanotube Papers: Gradient Surface Area Paper and Other Varieties"
February 22, 2013
No SeminarMarch 1, 2013
No Seminar, Spring BreakMarch 8, 2013
Ryan Oostendorp, Wright State University, Graduate Student"The Ramberg Baekland Reaction"
Hunter Cooke, Wright State University, Graduate Student
"Healing Polymers"
March 15, 2013
Cancelled Dr. Dennis Bong, Department of Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Cancelled
March 22, 2013
Fadwa Constandinidis, Wright State University, Graduate Student "F.U.N. with Sulfonamides: Functionality, Utility, New Chemistry" "Ashley" Huong Hoang, Wright State University, Graduate Student,
"PEM Fuel Cells: Today; power for some. Tomorrow; power for many."
March 29, 2013
Kyle Knisley, Wright State University, Graduate Student, TBA Kevin Dorney, Wright State University, Graduate Student, "FORCE SPECTROSCOPY: Optical Tweezers and Using Piconewtons to "Boss Around" Molecular Systems"
Markeata Lee, Wright State University, Graduate Student, "Quantification of Volatile Compounds in Flavored Beverages using Head Space Solid Phase Microextraction"
April 5, 2013
Dr. Joan Esson, Department of Chemistry, Otterbein University"Potentiometric Polymer Membrane Based Electrodes for Clinical Applications"
April 12, 2013
Honors Student Presentations at Wright State Research Celebration Ryan Selhorst, Undergraduate Chemistry Major,
"Introducing Chemical Diversity to Poly(arylene ether)svian–phenyl– 3,5– difluorobenzene Sulfonamides,"
Laura Bailey, Undergraduate Chemistry Major,
"Kinetics of Collisional E-V Energy Transfer from Cl* to CO2"
"Introducing Chemical Diversity to Poly(arylene ether)svian–phenyl– 3,5– difluorobenzene Sulfonamides,"
Laura Bailey, Undergraduate Chemistry Major,
"Kinetics of Collisional E-V Energy Transfer from Cl* to CO2"
April 19, 2013
Super Fantastic Chemistry Picnic
Dr. McGowin, Dr. Aga
Dr. McGowin, Dr. Aga
