Materials After Dark "MAD" Seminar
Our quarterly seminar series features guest speakers with expertise in a wide range of subjects, presented at a level appropriate for an interdisciplinary audience. The atmosphere is informal, and all talks are open to the public. For more information, contact us.
2012
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Tami Lasseter Clare, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Portland State University, "Rethinking conservation of public artwork: developing high-performance coatings and monitoring their efficacy in the field" | ||
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Brian Rusk, Research Associate, Geology Department, Western Washington University, "An introduction to Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)" |
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Dr. Bart Bartlett, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan, "Designing Metal Oxides for High Performance, Visible Light Photocatalysts: toward Solar Z-Scheme Water Splitting" |
2011
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Dr. Byron Gates, Professor, Chemistry Departemnt, Simon Fraser University and 4D Labs, "Understanding and Controlling the Surface Chemistry of Materials" |  |
Dr. Miriam Deutsch, Professor of Physics, University of Oregon, "Nanostructured, disordered silver films-shedding new ight on an old material" |
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Dr. Kevin J. Smith, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and the Clean Energy Research Centre, University of British Columbia, "Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation Kinetics and Catalysts for Hydrogen Storage on Organic Liquids." |
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Dr. Brett Helms, Staff Scientist, The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories, "Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Nanomaterials as Dynamic Probes of Physical States in Live Cells" |
2010
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Dr. Teri W. Odom, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, "Concentrating Light using Anisotrophic Nanopyramidal Shells."
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2009
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Dr. Wayne E. Jones, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of New York, Binghamton, "How Small Can You Go? Molecular Wires and Devices in the Modern World." |
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Dr. Kimberly Gray, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, "Energy and the Environment: The Central Challenge of Sustainability." |
2008
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Dr. Subir Banerjee, Distinguished Professor and Director, Institute for Rock Magnetism, University of Minnesota: "Iron oxide nanoparticles at the intersection of the earth's lithosphere and atmosphere: Keepers of the history of environmental change?" |
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Dr. Jin Zhang, Professor of Chemistry, UC Santa Cruz: "Novel Optical Properties and Emerging Applications of Nanomaterials." |
2007
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Dr. Larry Kazmerski, Director, National Center for Photovoltaics, National Renewable Energy Laboratory: "Solar Photovoltaics Technology: At the Tipping Point." |
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Dr. Allison Campbell, Director, William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: "Biomineralization to Biomaterials: A Science to Solutions Example." |
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Dr. Tom Pratum, Chemistry Department, Western Washington University: "NMR - It's not just for liquids. A non-invasive way to look at complex solids of natural and man-made origin." |
Dr. Keith McCrea, Polymer Technology Group Inc., Berkeley, CA: "Surface Chemical Control and Analysis of Biomedical Materials: A Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy Study." |
2006
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Prof. Stephanie Brock, Chemistry Department, Wayne State University: "Magnetic Nanoparticles and Nanocomposite Magnets." |
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Prof. J. Ping Liu, Physics Department, Wayne State University: "When Size Really Matters: Synthesis & Properties of Transition Metal Phosphide Nanoparticles & Metal Chalcogenide Nanonetworks." |
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Prof. Brad Johnson, Physics Department, Western Washington University: "Nanotechnology." |
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Prof. Bernie Housen, Geology Department, Western Washington University: "Bacterially-produced nanophase magnetic minerals: Terrestrial examples and Martian possibilities." |
2005
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Prof. Alan Van Orden, Chemistry Department, Colorado State University: "Materials Analysis of Electronic Energy Transport in Individual Semiconductor Nanoassemblies." |
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Prof. Steve Dillman, Engineering Technology Department, Western Washington University: "Naturally Derived Antioxidants for Polymers." |
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Prof. Mark Bussell, Chemistry Department, Western Washington University: "Catalysts for Fuel Cells." |
